Attacks that have recently intensified in Crimea could force Russia to withdraw some of its front-line forces to defend the peninsula, which it annexed in 2014, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in an assessment from Saturday to Sunday.

Russian officials in Crimea are likely to consider beefing up security on the peninsula after attacks on Russian military infrastructure, and such measures could draw Russian security forces away from the front lines, a US think tank said.

The general headquarters of the Russian fleet in Sevastopol was attacked by a drone on Saturday, an incident also confirmed by the governor of Crimea, who initially said that Russian forces were unable to shoot it down and hit the roof of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet. .

A Russian official later retracted his statement and said a navy air defense post shot down the drone, which landed on the roof and caught fire.

Images on social media showed a loud explosion and a cloud of smoke around the headquarters, with the drone exploding rather than being shot down.

A similar attack occurred at the end of July on the occasion of the Day of the Russian Navy.

Russia’s continued failure to stop attacks on Crimea may also cause discontent in Russian society.

By the way, the governor of Crimea asked the population to stop filming drone attacks.

Information from the latest ISW assessment of the war in Ukraine:

• Russian officials in Crimea have reported another drone attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and are likely considering increasing security on the peninsula.

• Russian troops launched unsuccessful attacks on the eastern axis.

• Russian forces launched limited unsuccessful attacks north of the city of Kharkiv.

• Russian troops could not advance after several assaults to the northwest of the city of Kherson and to the east of the city of Mykolaiv.

• Ukrainian troops continued to strike ammunition depots and positions of Russian troops in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

• Russian forces and separatists continue mobilization efforts, including forced mobilization in the occupied territories and publicity campaigns.

• The Russian occupation authorities continued coercive measures to force citizens to cooperate with the occupation administrations.

• Conditions in the occupied territories continued to deteriorate, indicating ineffective management

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