"Russia Concerned Over Ukraine's Possible Counteroffensive"

Reports of a possible counteroffensive by Ukraine's Armed Forces are causing "considerable concern" in Russia's information space, according to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War. The Russian military command may need to commit a significant number of forces to the frontline to prevent culmination or launch renewed offensive operations, but it is unlikely that such forces exist at sufficient scale to do either. The report also highlights other key takeaways, including the formation of a Wagner Group-affiliated private military company in occupied Crimea and limited attacks by Russian forces along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line.