Russia is likely trying to divert Ukrainian troops by moving towards Kharkiv, according to a defense think tank.
Russia currently lacks the troops to capture or encircle Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, according to the latest report from the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington D.C.-based think tank.This is despite Russian forces launching a two-pronged attack into Kharkiv Oblast on Friday which the ISW said made 'significant tactical gains.
'In particular, the ISW noted the Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate estimates Russia currently has around 35,000 troops stationed on the border of Kharkiv Oblast, substantially less than the roughly 300,000 a Russian opposition news publication suggested would be needed to take the city of Kharkiv.
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