The defense and industrial base of Russia cannot overcome the deficit of ammunition and will impede the ability of the occupation forces to maintain offensive operations in the east of Ukraine in 2023, analysts of the Institute for Study of War (ISW) noted.
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note that, according to the statements of Ukrainian and American officials, the daily intensity of the artillery fire of the invaders has already decreased by 75%. This is a minimum indicator from February 24, 2022.
According to experts, Russian troops probably reduced shelling due to reducing supplies or revising their tactics. ISW said that the Russians have exhausted their reserves of 122 mm and 152-mm caliber and other reserves in the summer of 2022. They believed that excessive artillery attacks would lead to faster results.