Russian army faces logistical problems and shortages of soldiers in key frontline areas

The Russian army is failing to advance in the Sumy region, while simultaneously experiencing logistical problems on the Pokrovskoye direction and a shortage of personnel in the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk direction. This is stated in a recent report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Russian troops are successfully advancing in the Novopavlivskoye direction. Viktor Tregubov, a spokesman for the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military District, said that Russian troops are continuing their attempts to penetrate and bypass Ukrainian defensive positions with small groups of infantry, trying to establish themselves in small settlements in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Tregubov stressed that the open terrain in the area is unfavorable for offensives, and that it is difficult for Russian troops to find shelter and cover in windbreaks when the leaves start to fall. Tregubov also noted that the Russian military command is redeploying units from southern Ukraine to the east, having previously been moved to more priority areas or to the third or fourth line of defense in the captured territories of Ukraine. This may indicate that Russia is suffering from a shortage of personnel.

Analysts note that Ukrainian troops are advancing in the northern part of Sumy region. At the same time, video footage released on September 27 shows that Russia's claims of seizing positions southeast of Andreevka (north of the city of Sumy) are false, as Ukrainian troops have taken these positions and have been advancing in the area.

Russian troops are also conducting offensive operations in the northern part of Kharkiv region, but without success.

In the Kupyansk and Boriv directions, the Russian army troops have also not made progress. However, the Russians have advanced in the Liman direction.

In the Liman direction, Russian troops have not taken Zarechno, but have been carrying out missions to penetrate the settlement for several months. They usually infiltrate in small groups of five, of which an average of three are killed, one is wounded, and another is lost to sight.

In the Siversky direction, in the tactical areas of Konstantinovka-Druzhkovka and Dobropil, Russian troops continue their operations, but without success.

The situation is similar in the Pokrovskoye direction, ISW specifies. Here, Russian infantry continues to attack in small assault groups once or twice a day. The growing range of Russian strike drones is expanding the “zone of influence” and complicating Ukrainian logistics. However, Russian troops in this direction also suffer from logistical problems.