Ukraine’s counterattacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are burning Russia’s operational reserves — ISW says Russia’s spring offensive may be spoiled
In the Oleksandrivka direction Russian forces have switched from offense to active defense.
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Ignoring the counteroffensive to its north, a Russian field army grinds toward Verkhnia Tersa
Despite the chaos all around it, the Russian 5th Combined Arms Army is determined to capture a key Ukrainian fortification in the southeast.
ISW: Russia’s army can’t sustain multi-pronged offensives due to manpower and equipment strain
A push toward Ukraine’s heavily fortified Fortress Belt would force Moscow to drain even more troops and equipment.
ISW: Russia masses nine brigades on a 41‑kilometer strip — Huliaipole axis in Zaporizhzhia Oblast faces major pressure (MAP)
Russian forces are pushing deeper toward Zaporizhzhia's Huliaipole and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's Velykomykhailivka, using airstrikes and bad weather to blind Ukrainian drones.