began the 192nd day of the military invasion of Russia in Ukraine. The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its traditional daily summary writes that the fatigue of Russians from the war will interfere with the form of new military units, and there will be more and more false statements about the failure of the counterattack of Ukraine near Kherson, experts predict.
Experts write that in Russia public support for war is gradually decreasing, they refer to the results of a survey of the Levada Center. According to the survey, at the end of August, 76% of respondents support the actions of the Russian army, including 46 percent of participants who have chosen the option “definitely support”. In March, these indicators were 81% and 53%, respectively.
“This is a slight deterioration, and it will not have a significant impact on the ability of the Kremlin to wage war. However, the decrease in support and fatigue from the war will probably impede Russia’s efforts to recruit and the formation of new units,” the BBC quotes these reports.
In addition, it is noted in the summary, the Russian authorities and their proteges in the captured Ukrainian territories are promoting the narrative that the counterattack of Ukraine in the Kherson region only harms Kyiv. Experts give an example a statement by the Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey Shoigu, who stated that attempts at the offensive are leading to huge losses for Ukraine.
“I emphasize that this action is planned by the Office of Zelensky for the sole purpose of creating the illusion of the ability of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces from Western curators,” says the Russian minister.
Experts believe that Russian sources will probably continue to spread these false statements in order to gain benefits from the silence of Ukraine.
It also says that Russian troops are conducting ground operations south and northeast of Bakhmut, along the western and northern outskirts of Donetsk.
Authors of the summary also commented on the on the eve of Ukrainian intelligence intelligence information that Russia can attract an additional 300-350 thousand military personnel from the provision units in Russia, Syria, Armenia, Tajikistan, Karabakh and Kazakhstan. In their opinion, these figures do not quite accurately reflect the fact that parts of the security involved in hostilities will not generate significant combat power and are necessary to support combat, educational and other operations.