Russian occupiers are storming Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in three regions at once
Over the past few days, the Russian army has carried out several platoon-level assaults in three regions of Ukraine. However, these attacks are unlikely to have a significant impact on the course of the occupiers’ spring-summer offensive in 2026.
This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Geolocated videos from April 18 and 19 indicate that Russian troops carried out several attacks.
Specifically, these include two mechanized assaults of approximately platoon size east of Chasovoy Yar, a motorized assault using Ural trucks and motorcycles near Svyatopetrivka, and another mechanized assault in the Kucherov area of the Kursk region.
The ISW emphasizes that it has found no evidence that these assaults led to any tactically significant gains, and three of the four assaults apparently did not extend beyond the line of contact.
Analysts suggest that these actions may have been of a reconnaissance nature—to identify Ukrainian positions and test defenses ahead of possible larger offensives.
The Russians may also have conducted opportunistic assaults aimed at exploiting tactical advantages near Chasiv Yar, Sviatopetrivka, and Kucheriv.
The report notes that Russia may conduct similar assaults across the entire front line to disperse Ukrainian forces and divert them from key areas, particularly the Sloviansk region.
At the same time, the ISW emphasizes that to achieve a tangible effect, the Russian army will have to deploy significantly more forces and resources over an extended period.
Additionally, analysts note that Russia is attempting to create the impression of a simultaneous offensive on multiple fronts, but such actions scatter resources and yield no significant results.
An exception may be the area northwest of Huliaipole.
“Only the offensive northwest of Huliaipole took place in an area where, according to reports, Russian troops have reinforced their positions with strategic reserves, and Russian forces continue to face difficulties in achieving their objectives for the spring-summer offensive,” the report states.
As a reminder, agents of the “ATESH” movement carried out another successful sabotage operation behind Russian lines. This time, their target was a substation in the Voronezh region; its destruction disrupted the supply of Russian troops in the Kharkiv direction.
According to the DeepState monitoring project, Russian troops were able to advance near two villages in the Sumy community close to the state border over the past day.
In Zaporizhzhia, the occupiers seized a church and banned worshippers from praying.
