'The overall Russian spring offensive is likely approaching culmination,' the think tank said.
Ukraine said on Monday the small eastern town of Avdiivka could soon become a"second Bakhmut." The British defense ministry said on Monday that Russian forces had reportedly"made creeping gains" in the Ukrainian-held Donbas city of Avdiivka, located about 90 kilometers south of Bakhmut.
The think tank noted Avdiivka Mayor Vitaly Barabash told AFP on Monday that Russian forces are increasingly using Kh-59, Kh-101, Kh-555 and S-300 missiles in the Avdiivka area.are Russian air-launched cruise missiles, carried and launched by bomber aircraft, and used as long-range standoff weapons. It is a conventional version of the Kh-55, and was accepted for service in 2004. Compared to the Kh-55, it has improved accuracy and increased range.
The S-300 is Soviet-era surface-to-air missile system that was first put into operation in the late 1970s, while the Kh-59 is an air-to-surface guided missile.
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