(Dan Tri) – The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that Ukraine’s air defense was exhausted, leading to the Russian Federation’s slow but confident victory on all fronts.

Russian military motor vehicles were destroyed by Ukraine (Illustration: Kanal 13).

ISW assesses that the coverage of Ukraine’s air defense forces is increasingly narrowed, scattered and inconsistently arranged along the front, which is contributing to Russia’s increase in attacks with controlled and glide bombs.

Thanks to the advantage of air strikes that have significantly weakened Ukraine’s forward positions, Russian ground forces are actively attacking and winning slowly but surely.

ISW experts recall that the Russian army used glide bombs to create an important tactical turning point in the process of capturing Avdiivka in mid-February.

According to military analysts, Moscow forces appear to be using this tactic again in offensive operations near Chasov Yar.

Russian attacks have forced Ukraine to make difficult decisions between providing air defense to protect populated areas in the rear and combat zones in the front, and Russia appears to be

Notable comments in ISW’s April 11 report:

First, on the night of April 10 and early morning of April 11, the Russian military carried out a series of large-scale missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, causing significant damage and possibly causing damage.

Second, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said Kiev needs more Patriot air defense complexes to protect both densely populated areas and frontline areas.

Third, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) passed a new mobilization law on April 11, which is an important step in resolving Ukraine’s personnel problems in the context of front-line protection units

Fourth, General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of the US European Command (EUCOM) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), said that EUCOM and NATO are strengthening their ability to respond to the `threat`.

Fifth, Ukraine and Latvia signed a bilateral security agreement on April 11, which provides Latvia’s long-term security commitment and support to Ukraine.

Friday, Russian authorities conducted an anti-terrorism operation and reportedly killed two terrorist suspects in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic on April 11.

Seventh, Russian troops recently made confirmed advances near Kreminnaya, toward Chasov Yar west of Bakhmut and in the administrative border areas of Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions on April 11.

Eighth, the exiled Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported on April 11 that Russian courts have reduced sentences in more than half of criminal cases against Russian veterans and active duty soldiers related to the war.