Russian Offensive Marketing campaign Review, September 8, 2024
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Davit Gasparyan, and George Barros
September 8, 2024, 5:45 pm ET
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Central Intelligence Company Director (CIA) William Burns cautioned the West in opposition to fear about boilerplate Russian nuclear saber-rattling, which ISW has lengthy known as a part of a Kremlin effort to advertise Western self-deterrence and affect key moments in Western coverage debates about toughen for Ukraine. Burns said all through a panel with United Kingdom Secret Intelligence Provider (MI6) Leader Richard Moore on September 7 that Russian President Vladimir Putin will proceed to factor periodic threats of direct disagreement in opposition to the West however that those threats will have to no longer intimidate the West.[1] Burns said that the CIA had assessed that Russian forces could have thought to be the usage of tactical nuclear guns in Ukraine within the fall of 2022 and that he used to be involved with Russian International Intelligence Provider (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin at the topic.[2] The CIA’s overview of imaginable Russian readiness to make use of tactical nuclear guns in Ukraine within the fall of 2022 corresponded with intensified Russian rhetoric about nuclear disagreement amid the a success Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in Kherson and Kharkiv oblasts.[3] This rhetoric used to be most likely extra part of a regimen data operation designed to discourage Western safety help to Ukraine than a hallmark of Russian readiness to make use of nuclear guns, on the other hand.[4] The Kremlin has time and again invoked thinly veiled threats of a nuclear disagreement between Russia and the West all through key moments in Western political discussions about additional army help to Ukraine, equivalent to within the fall of 2022, to urge worry amongst resolution makers.[5] ISW continues to evaluate that Russia may be very not going to make use of nuclear guns in Ukraine or in other places.[6]
Russian milbloggers proceed to supply insights into how the Kremlin is co-opting choose milbloggers to keep an eye on the unfold of data in Russia. Distinguished Russian milblogger Alexander Sladkov claimed on September 7 that former Russian Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu and his crew within the Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) punished milbloggers, together with Sladkov, for being “too frank and vicious” about Russian army disasters and failures.[7] Sladkov claimed that the Russian Primary Army Prosecutor’s Place of work opened a legal case in opposition to him for discrediting the Russian army at an unspecified time, probably a number of months in the past all through Shoigu’s tenure within the Russian MoD. Sladkov implied, on the other hand, that the All-Russian State Tv and Radio Broadcasting Corporate, for which Sladkov works as a battle correspondent, and the Russian Presidential Management stopped the case and “secure” him. Sladkov claimed that Russian MoD officers beneath Shoigu, a lot of whom Russian government have arrested for bribery and fraud in fresh months, have been hypocritically looking to train milbloggers the best way to “act morally” and “state-like.” Sladkov complained that Russian MoD officers have been looking to punish milbloggers even though choose milbloggers had individually met with Russian President Vladimir Putin 4 instances to tell Putin about problems at the frontline and inside the Russian MoD. Sladkov claimed that milbloggers “breathed a sigh of reduction” with the appointment of present Russian Protection Minister Andrei Belousov, whom Sladkov praised for “significantly expanding” the Russian army’s functions. Sladkov’s anecdote and point out of the Russian Presidential Management suggest that the Kremlin intervened and spared Sladkov (and different Russian milbloggers) from legal prosecution, most likely as a part of a Kremlin effort to co-opt pliable milbloggers who tended to be crucial of the Russian state’s habits of the battle in Ukraine, to make sure that they don’t pose a legal responsibility to the Kremlin at some point.[8] The Kremlin started an effort to co-opt pliable Russian milbloggers in past due 2022 and continues to make use of awards to co-opt Russian milbloggers and purchase their loyalty.[9] The Russian state-funded Union of Reporters awarded Russian milblogger Yevgeny Poddubny with the Team spirit Prize on September 8 for “demonstrating braveness” whilst uncovered to threat all through skilled tasks and for “demonstrating a civic place in protecting the liberty of speech.”[10] ISW assessed in 2022 and 2023 that the Kremlin used to be looking to co-opt Sladkov and Poddubny, either one of whom up to now have been extra crucial of the Russian army’s disasters in Ukraine prior to being co-opted.[11]
The Kremlin has no longer but succeeded in co-opting or silencing all Russian milbloggers, on the other hand. Any other Russian milblogger, who’s incessantly brazenly crucial of the Kremlin and Russian MoD, posted 3 since-deleted movies on September 8 by which he claimed that “traitors are sitting within the Kremlin” and that Russian government have “got rid of” and imprisoned “inconvenient other people,” equivalent to imprisoned ardent nationalist and previous Russian officer Igor Girkin.[12] The management that runs the milblogger’s channel later posted an audio recording on September 8, claiming that the milblogger used to be emotional because of his robust nationalism.[13] The management claimed that the majority Russians in non-public have mentioned one thing to “discredit” others, most likely in an try to save you Russian government from charging the milblogger with discrediting the Russian army.
The milbloggers’ insights into such incidents counsel that the Kremlin is making an attempt to co-opt milbloggers or inspire them to self-censor, versus a extra competitive coverage of direct censorship. The preliminary e-newsletter of the milblogger’s crucial movies demonstrates how the Kremlin has no longer been a success at co-opting or silencing all the Russian data house, however the channel’s later retraction of the movies means that the Kremlin has been a success at coercing milbloggers (and their administrative groups) to self-censor out of worry of punishment. Sladkov’s claims in regards to the Russian Presidential Management’s intervention into his case and Putin’s consideration to milblogger court cases additional counsel that Putin didn’t toughen the Russian MoD’s earlier makes an attempt to at once censor milbloggers, who prefer a coverage aimed toward co-opting outstanding milbloggers, most likely as a way to care for a veneer of freedom of speech in Russia and save you an inadvertent viral unfold of explicitly censored dissident subject material. ISW not too long ago assessed that the Kremlin will most likely proceed its efforts to ascertain complete management over the Russian data house at some point however continues to be delicate to the feelings of the Russian ultranationalist milblogger group.[14]
The Russian Investigative Committee is investigating a “mass brawl” between Russian ultranationalists and Central Asian citizens in Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai, amid higher xenophobia in opposition to migrants and ethnic minorities in Russia. The Investigative Committee said on September 8 that its Krasnodar Krai place of job is investigating a mass brawl in Afipsky between native citizens and “other people of non-Slavic look.”[15] Photos printed on September 8 purportedly from the incident in Afipsky presentations a big crowd of other people and restricted preventing.[16] The regional Ministry of Inside Affairs (MVD) reported that regulation enforcement detained 43 other people on the scene of the combat.[17] Russian opposition outlet SOTA famous that the Russian ultranationalist on-line group “Russian Sword,” which espouses xenophobia in opposition to migrants and ethnic minorities in Russia, promoted the incident and most likely influenced extra ultranationalists to sign up for the gang. SOTA additionally reported {that a} subscriber to the Russian Sword on-line group claimed that Russian government performed a raid in opposition to migrant communities after the brawl.[18] SOTA famous that participants of any other Russian far-right ultranationalist on-line group, the “Russian Group,” have up to now arranged demonstrations in opposition to migrants.[19] BBC Russian Provider reported in June 2024 that associates of Russian Tsargrad outlet founder and Russian Orthodox nationalist Konstantin Malofeev based the “Russian Group” undertaking in past due 2020.[20]
Ukrainian officers persevered to announce a sequence of appointments amongst senior participants of the Ukrainian cupboard on September 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed presidential decrees on September 8 appointing Iryna Vereshchuk and Viktor Mykyta to the positions of Deputy Heads of the Presidential Place of work and appointing Oleksandr Kamyshin and Dmytro Lytvyn as his advisors.[21] Kamyshin will advise Zelensky on strategic problems, and Lytvyn will advise him on communications. Zelensky reassigned Mykyta from his earlier place because the Head of the Zakarpattia Oblast Army Management on September 8 and Vereshchuk resigned from her earlier submit as Ukrainian Minister for Reintegration of Quickly Occupied Territories (TOT) on September 3.[22]
Key Takeaways:
Central Intelligence Company Director (CIA) William Burns cautioned the West in opposition to fear about boilerplate Russian nuclear saber-rattling, which ISW has lengthy known as a part of a Kremlin effort to advertise Western self-deterrence and affect key moments in Western coverage debates about toughen for Ukraine.
Russian milbloggers proceed to supply insights into how the Kremlin is co-opting choose milbloggers to keep an eye on the unfold of data in Russia.
The Kremlin has no longer but succeeded in co-opting or silencing all Russian milbloggers, on the other hand.
The milbloggers’ insights into such incidents counsel that the Kremlin is making an attempt to co-opt milbloggers or inspire them to self-censor, versus a extra competitive coverage of direct censorship.
The Russian Investigative Committee is investigating a “mass brawl” between Russian ultranationalists and Central Asian citizens in Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai, amid higher xenophobia in opposition to migrants and ethnic minorities in Russia.
Ukrainian officers persevered to announce a sequence of appointments amongst senior participants of the Ukrainian cupboard on September 8.
Russian forces performed counterattacks in Kursk Oblast amid persevered Ukrainian offensive operations within the house on September 8.
Russian forces not too long ago complicated close to Toretsk and marginally complicated close to Chasiv Yar.
A Russian milblogger who previously served as a “Typhoon-Z” unit teacher claimed on September 8 that the Russian army must give a boost to the learning of drone unit commanders.
We don’t file intimately on Russian battle crimes as a result of those actions are well-covered in Western media and do indirectly have an effect on the army operations we’re assessing and forecasting. We can proceed to judge and file at the results of those legal actions at the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian inhabitants and in particular on fight in Ukrainian city spaces. We totally condemn Russian violations of the rules of armed warfare and the Geneva Conventions and crimes in opposition to humanity despite the fact that we don’t describe them in those stories.
Ukrainian Operations within the Russian Federation
Russian Primary Effort – Japanese Ukraine (constituted of 3 subordinate primary efforts)
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #1 – Push Ukrainian forces again from the global border with Belgorod Oblast and way inside tube artillery vary of Kharkiv Town
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #2 – Seize the rest of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into jap Kharkiv Oblast and encircle northern Donetsk Oblast
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #3 – Seize the whole thing of Donetsk Oblast
Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Marketing campaign
Russian Mobilization and Pressure Technology Efforts
Russian Technological Diversifications
Actions in Russian-occupied spaces
Ukrainian Protection Commercial Base Efforts
Russian Data Operations and Narratives
Important Job in Belarus
Ukrainian Operations within the Russian Federation
Russian forces performed counterattacks in Kursk Oblast amid persevered Ukrainian offensive operations within the house on September 8. Ukrainian forces reportedly persevered to assault southwest of Korenevo close to Snagost and Vishnevka; northwest of Sudzha close to Malaya Loknya; north of Sudzha close to Maryevka; northeast of Sudzha close to Martynovka; and southeast of Sudzha close to Cherkasskaya Konopelka on September 7 and eight.[23] Russian forces reportedly performed counterattacks in Korenevo; east of Korenevo close to Olgovka; and southeast of Sudzha close to Cherkasskaya Konopelka.[24] Russian assets claimed that Russian forces regained misplaced positions south and east of Korenevo, inside Shtepukhovka (northeast of Korenevo), and close to Malaya Loknya.[25] A Russian milblogger claimed that Pogrebki (northwest of Sudzha) is a contested “grey zone.”[26] Parts of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (Black Sea Fleet, Southern Army District [SMD]) are reportedly running in Kursk Oblast, and parts of the Russian one hundred and fifty fifth Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet, Japanese Army District [EMD]), are reportedly running close to Krasnooktyabrskoye (southwest of Korenevo).[27] Ukrainian army observer Kostyantyn Mashovets said on September 8 that the Russian army command is redeploying one airborne (VDV) regiment and reconnaissance battalion of the 106th VDV Department from the Siversk and Kramatorsk instructions and a minimum of one self-propelled artillery battalion from the 20 th Motorized Rifle Department (eighth Blended Palms Military [CAA], Southern Army District [SMD]) from the Kurakhove course to Kursk Oblast.[28]
Ukrainian State Border Provider Spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on September 8 that the Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast is permitting Ukrainian forces to build fortifications at once at the Ukrainian-Russian border in Sumy Oblast, versus farther from the border, as Ukrainian forces should do in different border spaces because of Russian shelling.[29]
Ukrainian forces proceed to focus on Russian floor traces of communications (GLOCs) in close to rear spaces in Kursk Oblast. A Ukrainian supply posted pictures on September 8 of Ukrainian forces destroying a bridge around the Seim River north of Karyzh, Glushkovsky Raion.[30]
Ukrainian forces reportedly performed drone moves in opposition to Belgorod Oblast on September 8. Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed that Ukrainian moves brought about a hearth at a hangar at an unspecified plant in Nikolskoye and a gas garage web page in Volokonovsky raion.[31] The Russian MoD claimed on September 7 and eight that Russian forces destroyed 3 Ukrainian drones over Belgorod Oblast.[32] Russian milbloggers posted pictures purportedly of the hearth on the gas garage web page.[33]
Russian Primary Effort – Japanese Ukraine
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #1 – Kharkiv Oblast (Russian function: Push Ukrainian forces again from the global border with Belgorod Oblast and way to inside tube artillery vary of Kharkiv Town)
Preventing persevered north and northeast of Kharkiv Town on September 8, however there have been no showed adjustments to the frontline. Russian forces performed floor assaults close to Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv Town) and Hlyboke (north of Kharkiv Town) on September 7 and eight.[34] A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully attacked with two armored cars close to Lypsti (north of Kharkiv Town).[35] Ukraine’s Kharkiv Workforce of Forces reported that Russian forces performed a TOS-1A thermobaric artillery strike in opposition to the Mixture Plant inside central Vovchansk.[36]
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian function: Seize the rest of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into jap Kharkiv Oblast and northerly Donetsk Oblast)
Russian forces persevered offensive operations alongside the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on September 8 however didn’t make any showed advances. Russian forces persevered floor assaults northeast of Kupyansk close to Synkivka; east of Kupyansk close to Petropavlivka; southeast of Kupyansk close to Stepova Novoselivka, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, and Tabaivka; northwest of Svatove close to Stelmakhivka and Hlushkivka and within the course of Lozova; west of Svatove close to Andriivka; southwest of Svatove close to Cherneshchyna; northwest of Kreminna close to Novosadove, Nevske, and Makiivka; west of Kreminna close to Torske; and southwest of Kreminna close to Dibrova on September 7 and eight.[37] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces proceed to focus on Ukrainian pontoon crossings around the Oskil River.[38]
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #3 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian function: Seize the whole thing of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas)
Russian forces persevered offensive operations northeast of Siversk close to Hryhorivka, east of Siversk Verkhnokamyanske, and southeast of Siversk close to Spirne and Vyimka on September 7 and eight.[39]
Russian forces not too long ago marginally complicated north of Chasiv Yar and persevered offensive operations within the house on September 8. Geolocated pictures printed on September 8 signifies that Russian forces not too long ago made marginal features in fields north of Kalynivka (north of Chasiv Yar).[40] Russian forces persevered offensive operations close to Chasiv Yar, north of Chasiv Yar within the course of Mayske, and southeast of Chasiv Yar close to Andriivka and Klishchiivka on September 7 and eight.[41]
Russian forces not too long ago complicated in jap Toretsk and persevered offensive operations within the house on September 8. Geolocated pictures printed on September 8 signifies that Russian forces not too long ago complicated in jap Toretsk.[42] Russian forces persevered offensive operations close to Toretsk, south of Toretsk close to Nelipivka, and southwest of Toretsk close to Sukha Balka on September 7 and eight.[43] Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces persevered counterattacks in Niu York (south of Toretsk) on September 8 and complicated to central Niu York on September 7.[44] ISW has seen geolocated pictures of Ukrainian forces not too long ago counterattacking in northwestern Niu York and keeping up positions within the agreement however has but to watch visible affirmation of Ukrainian forces not too long ago regaining further floor in Niu York.[45]
Russian forces reportedly persevered to advance within the Pokrovsk course however didn’t make any showed features on September 8. A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces complicated nearer to Hirnyk (southeast of Pokrovsk), even supposing ISW has no longer seen visible affirmation of this declare.[46] The Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) claimed that Russian forces seized Novohrodivka (southeast of Pokrovsk), and ISW assessed that Russian forces most likely seized town as of September 2.[47] Russian safety forces reportedly instructed Kremlin newswire TASS that Russian forces are making an attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces in Selydove (southeast of Pokrovsk). Then again, ISW has but to watch definitive affirmation of Russian forces running within the the city or making advances north or south of town that might threaten Ukrainian forces with attainable encirclement.[48] A Ukrainian soldier said that Russian forces had encircled an unspecified selection of wounded Ukrainian squaddies close to Zhelanne Pershe (southeast of Pokrovsk), even supposing ISW has no longer seen affirmation of this file or visible proof of Russian features that might counsel that Russian forces have encircled any Ukrainian positions within the house.[49] Russian forces persevered offensive operations east of Pokrovsk close to Zelene Pole, Vozdvyzhenka, and Hrodivka and within the course of Novotroitske and southeast of Pokrovsk close to Novohrodivka, Selydove, Mykhailivka, Dolynivka, Ukrainsk, and Halytsynivka on September 7 and eight.[50] Russian milbloggers claimed on September 7 and eight that Ukrainian forces are proceeding to counterattack close to Selydove.[51] Parts of the third “Atlant” Motorized Rifle Battalion of the Russian thirty fifth Motorized Rifle Brigade (forty first Blended Palms Military [CAA], Central Army District [CMD]) are reportedly running in Hrodivka.[52] Ukrainian army observer Kostyantyn Mashovets said that Russia’s Central Grouping of Forces is completing the recovery of the 1437th Motorized Rifle Regiment (which Mashovets known as a part of the forty first CAA) after offensive operations within the Pokrovsk course in August 2024 rendered the regiment fight useless and that the Russian army command will quickly recommit parts of the 1437th Motorized Rifle Regiment to preventing within the house.[53]
Russian forces didn’t make any showed features west of Donetsk Town on September 8 amid persevered offensive operations within the house. A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces complicated additional in northwestern Krasnohorivka, even supposing ISW has no longer seen visible affirmation of this declare.[54] Russian forces persevered offensive operations close to Krasnohorivka and Heorhiivka on September 7 and eight.[55] Parts of an unspecified separate tank battalion of the 20 th Motorized Rifle Department (eighth CAA, Southern Army District [SMD]) are reportedly running close to Krasnohorivka.[56]
Russian forces persevered offensive operations southwest of Donetsk Town close to Kostyantynivka, Vodyane, and Vuhledar on September 7 and eight however didn’t make any showed features.[57] Parts of the Russian BARS-23 (Russian Military Battle Reserve) detachment are reportedly running within the Vuhledar course.[58]
Russian and Ukrainian forces didn’t file any preventing within the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border house on September 8.
Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis (Russian function: Take care of frontline positions and protected rear spaces in opposition to Ukrainian moves)
Positional engagements persevered in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 8, however there have been no showed adjustments to the frontline. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces complicated in Robotyne and seized two strongholds west of Novoprokovka (northeast of Robotyne), even supposing ISW has no longer seen visible proof of those claims.[59] Preventing persevered close to Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka (northeast of Robotyne) on September 8.[60]
Positional engagements persevered in east (left) financial institution Kherson Oblast on September 7 and eight, however there have been no showed adjustments to the frontline.[61] Russian milbloggers proceed to assert that Russian forces are running at the Dnipro River Delta islands.[62] Tank parts of the Russian 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade (forty ninth Blended Palms Military [CAA], Southern Army District [SMD]) reportedly proceed running within the Dnipro (Kherson) course.[63]
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Marketing campaign (Russian Function: Goal Ukrainian army and civilian infrastructure within the rear and at the frontline)
Russian forces performed a sequence of missile and drone moves in opposition to Ukraine at the night time of September 7 to eight. The Ukrainian Air Pressure reported that Russian forces introduced 4 Kh-59 cruise missiles from Belgorod Oblast and 23 Shahed-136/131 drones from Kursk Oblast and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea.[64] The Ukrainian Air Pressure said that Ukrainian forces shot down one Kh-59 missile and 15 Shahed drones over Odesa, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. The Ukrainian Air Pressure additionally said that two Shahed drones and 3 Kh-58 missiles didn’t achieve their objectives, most likely because of Ukrainian digital battle (EW). The Ukrainian Air Pressure reported that an unspecified selection of Russian drones entered Romanian airspace, and the Romanian Ministry of Protection (MoD) reported {that a} Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and most likely fell into an uninhabited house.[65]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on September 8 that Russian forces introduced over 800 float bombs, virtually 300 Shahed drones, and over 60 missiles of quite a lot of sorts in opposition to Ukraine inside the previous week (September 2-8).[66]
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said on September 8 {that a} Russian drone crashed in jap Latvia on September 7 and that Latvian government are investigating the incident.[67] Rinkevics said that the selection of such incidents is expanding alongside NATO’s jap flank. Latvian Nationwide Armed Forces Commander Lieutenant Common Leonids Kalnins said that initial data signifies that the drone had no “antagonistic objectives” and that it didn’t purposefully fly into Latvian airspace.[68]
Russian Mobilization and Pressure Technology Efforts (Russian function: Enlarge fight energy with out accomplishing common mobilization)
A Russian milblogger who previously served as a “Typhoon-Z” unit teacher claimed on September 8 that the Russian army must give a boost to the learning of drone unit commanders.[69] The milblogger complained that drone unit commanders shouldn’t have satisfactory wisdom about drone era and that this ends up in unjustified Russian workforce and drone losses. The milblogger claimed that drone unit commanders incessantly don’t remember the fact that adjoining Russian devices’ digital battle (EW) methods have an effect on drone operations and incessantly take a look at to succeed in fight duties with low-quality drones. The milblogger claimed that commanders have no idea the best way to combine drone operations into attack movements for fireplace toughen and that commanders forget about Ukrainian functions for figuring out and putting Russian drone operators.
Russian Technological Diversifications (Russian function: Introduce technological inventions to optimize methods to be used in Ukraine)
Russian design bureau MiS displayed a modernized model of the MiS-35M strike and reconnaissance hexacopter on the “Dronnitsa-2024” all-Russian accumulating of fight drone operators on September 8.[70] The modernized drone reportedly features a payload capability of as much as 4.2 kilograms and higher resistance in opposition to digital battle (EW).
Ukrainian Protection Commercial Efforts (Ukrainian function: Broaden its protection business base to turn out to be extra self-sufficient in cooperation with US, Eu, and global companions)
ISW is postponing publishing protection of Ukrainian protection business efforts till additional understand.
Actions in Russian-occupied spaces (Russian function: Consolidate administrative management of annexed spaces; forcibly combine Ukrainian electorate into Russian sociocultural, financial, army, and governance methods)
ISW isn’t publishing protection of occupied spaces as of late.
Russian Data Operations and Narratives
Not anything vital to file.
Important task in Belarus (Russian efforts to extend its army presence in Belarus and extra combine Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks and Wagner Workforce task in Belarus)
Ukrainian State Border Provider Spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on September 7 that there are these days no Russian forces in Belarus that would threaten Ukraine.[71] Demchenko said that there have been 10,000 to twelve,000 Russian workforce deployed to Belarus in 2023 for joint army workout routines and coaching however that the Russian army command regularly withdrew these kinds of forces and didn’t redeploy new forces to the realm. Demchenko said that the Russian troops nonetheless situated in Belarus are most commonly logistics devices that don’t pose a risk to Ukraine.
Notice: ISW does no longer obtain any categorised subject material from any supply, makes use of handiest publicly to be had data, and attracts broadly on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media in addition to commercially to be had satellite tv for pc imagery and different geospatial records as the foundation for those stories. References to all assets used are supplied within the endnotes of each and every replace.
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