ISW analysts have noted that Russian troops have taken advantage of a tactical advantage north-west of Avdiivka, where they are continuing to exert pressure, but the ultimate goal of the invaders in this sector of the line of contact remains unclear.
Ukrainian intelligence officials identified three Russian efforts to destabilize Ukraine and achieve victory, and both Ukrainian and US intelligence officials issued assessments about the battlefield situation that are consistent with prior ISW forecasts
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Vladimir Putin appears to have tellingly renewed his favor for his former bodyguard, Tula Oblast Governor Alexei Dyumin, according to the latest report of the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War released on May 2.