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The Russians may deploy their airborne divisions from Zaporizhzhia Oblast to the east. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: ISW reported that Russian military forces may be transferring elements of the 76th and 7th Airborne Divisions from Zaporizhzhia Oblast toward Ukraine's east, likely to bolster and intensify current offensive operations.
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War think the Russians have delayed their advance and are preparing reserves to attempt to move from their salient north of Avdiivka towards Toretsk to supplement Russian offensives at Chasiv Yar.
"The part (of Ocheretyne) in which the enemy is located is under our fire control. All steps are being taken to push the enemy out of there," Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, said on April 27.
Russian forces pose a real threat of capturing the settlement of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, although they may not be able to do so quickly. The capture of Chasiv Yar would allow Russian forces to launch further offensives against the towns that form a significant defensive belt of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast.
Despite indications that Russia is planning a renewed summer offensive, Ukraine will likely be able to curtail the effects of the renewed offensive if anticipated U.S. military aid arrives promptly, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed on April 21.