RF trying to change reality with baseless propaganda – ISW

"Russia is trying to present the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson region with an instant defeat, which is a deliberate obscuration of reality."

This is the leitmotif of some other analytical notes from specialists of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

"Complex counteroffensives cannot be resolved in a day or within a few days, and Russia's presentation of Ukraine's immediate defeat due to Ukraine's lack of permanent claims to territorial acquisitions is a deliberate obfuscation of reality," American analysts noted.

However, ISW researchers point to the fact that Russian and puppet officials are strengthening their positions on the Ukrainian counteroffensive, arguing that it will weaken the Ukrainian military.

At the same time, Russian bloggers increased the spread of false information narratives about the September 1-2 counteroffensive, as the information space surrounding the success and pace of the Ukrainian counteroffensive remained vague. ISW emphasizes that the Russians will likely continue to spread these narratives to exploit Ukraine's operational silence.

Russian forces continued to strike Ukrainian rear areas along the GLOC ground lines of communication and may have strengthened the southern axis by redeploying equipment from Russian rear areas in Donbas and Crimea.

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