Ukrainian Armed Forces conduct offensive operations despite snowy weather - ISW

Meanwhile, due to bad weather conditions, there has been a significant decrease in the Russian shelling of the right bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region.

During a meeting on November 20 with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed the importance of enhancing Ukraine's capabilities ahead of the winter conflict.

ISW experts report that Russian and Ukrainian troops face challenges in controlling drones, including for artillery fire adjustments, due to harsh weather conditions across the front line.

The ISW predicts that the wintry weather conditions could bring a resurgence of active hostilities, and continuous rainy conditions are unlikely to impede Ukrainian and Russian offensives.

ISW's key findings

• The Russian Ministry of Defense and government officials are working to mitigate Russian anxiety regarding Ukraine's Kherson region operations.
• According to Gallup, Russian society's faith in the Russian army decreased slightly in 2023.
• German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius revealed a new military assistance proposal for Ukraine while visiting Kyiv on November 21.
• Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused the West of destabilizing the South Caucasus region by furnishing weapons to Armenia.
• On November 21, Russian troops carried out offensive operations on the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line and in the Bakhmut area, making progress in certain sections.

Previously, it was reported that Ukrainian soldiers attacked a Russian troop concentration from the 810th Marine Brigade in the Kherson region, resulting in dozens of fatalities and hundreds of injuries.