ISW key takeaways from russian offensive campaign assessment

The Institute for the Study of War’s daily analysis for today notes:

Russian forces currently appear able to sustain only two significant offensive operations in Ukraine, both in Donetsk Oblast, and the Russian offensive remains likely to culminate before seizing additional significant population centers.

Ukrainian forces may have launched a localized counterattack southwest of Izyum.

Russian forces attacked settlements east of Siversk and northeast and southeast of Bakhmut.

Ground fighting is ongoing north of Kharkiv City.

Ukrainian forces struck the Antonovsky Bridge for the third time in ten days on July 27, likely rendering it unusable.

The Mari El Republic north of Kazan sent two volunteer battalions to train and is forming a third battalion to deploy to Ukraine.

Russian occupation authorities are importing Russians to work in occupied territories due to a lack of Ukrainian collaborators.

Mariupol occupation authorities continue withholding humanitarian aid to force civilians to cooperate with and work for the occupation administration.