Russia's spring-summer offensive is at peak intensity with forces 'expending resources rather than accumulating', Ukrainian command says

Russian forces have launched their spring-summer offensive in Ukraine and the frontline situation is tense, but the Russians are taking significant losses, Viktor Trehubov, head of the communications department of Ukraine's Joint Forces, said on the national joint 24/7 newscast cited by Ukrinform.

"As of now, they are already on the offensive — this is the active phase of Russia's spring campaign. It is unlikely to intensify further, because it is already at peak intensity," Trehubov said. "The thing is, once they've run out of steam, they'll go and get reinforcements and then try, perhaps, to do something in the summer. At the moment, they are not accumulating resources but rather expending them."

Russian forces are still making only limited use of armoured vehicles because their effectiveness is low, Trehubov said. "Any attempt to add more layers of protection to a tank and turn it into something resembling an anthill is still ineffective. It just means one more drone will be used against it. As a result, armoured vehicles are used minimally, while motorised equipment is used only to a limited extent."

The battlefield is highly saturated with drones of multiple types, Trehubov said, and a growing role for ground robotic systems is expected. Warm, dry weather is also helping increase drone activity for strikes against fixed and moving targets.