cover image: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment  Kateryna Stepanenko, Frederick W. Kagan, and George Barros

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment Kateryna Stepanenko, Frederick W. Kagan, and George Barros

16 May 2022

Ukrainian artillery struck Russian armor and positions approximately 65 km north of Izyum with support from Ukrainian drones.10 The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces suffered losses and retreated from an occupied settlement east of Izyum, likely due to a Ukrainian airstrike.11 Social media also observed Ukrainian fixed-wing aircraft striking the Russian salient in the Izyum area. [...] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted an unsuccessful assault southwest of Donetsk City, likely to secure the N15 highway to Zaporizhia City.18 Russian forces conducted an unsuccessful attack on Avdiivka from the west.19 Pro-Russian Telegram channels claimed that units of the Donetsk People’s Republic advanced in the eastern Avdiivka area.20 Pro-Russian Telegram channe. [...] Ukrainian forces destroyed the dam at the Mironovskyi reservoir, 5 km north of Svitlodarsk, on May 14 to cause flooding that will likely slow down Russian advances to the north.22 5 Institute for the Study of War & AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2022 6 Institute for the Study of War & AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2022 Supporting Effort #1—Mariupol (Russian objective: Capture Mariupol and reduce. [...] The Zaporizhia Military Administration reported that Russian forces dug trenches in southern Melitopol along the Molochna River and in villages 30 km south of the city.31 ISW previously reported that Russian forces reportedly also created trenches 35 km east of the Kherson Oblast border.32 The Ukrainian General Staff noted that Russian forces are also creating reinforced concrete structures in Myk. [...] Russian forces are also attempting to restart operations at an auto parts plant in Zaporizhia Oblast in an effort to start military production in the region.34 12 Institute for the Study of War & AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2022 13 Institute for the Study of War & AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2022 Immediate Items to Watch • Russian forces will likely complete their withdrawal from the vicinit.

Authors

Jacob Taylor

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