How strikes by Western weapons against the Russian Federation will change the nature of the war – ISW report

At the same time, Western restrictions on strikes on Russian territory limit the capabilities of the Armed Forces in developing adequate strike packages.

Ukrainian troops began to use Western systems for attacks on military facilities on the territory of Russia. This creates wider opportunities for the Armed Forces to successfully conduct a multi-disciplinary, large-scale modern war.

This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

According to analysts, the series of Ukrainian strikes on the territory of Russia on November 19-20 indicates the beginning of the use of Western long-range weapons by the Defense Forces to create more complex and effective strike “packages”.

The report says that during the attacks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, used long-range attack drones and Storm Shadow missiles, and struck a variety of military targets in the Russian…