The Russian military command is preparing to involve all mobilized soldiers currently in Crimea in combat operations on Ukrainian territory starting in early April. The main goal of this decision is to enhance the offensive potential, particularly of the 810th Separate Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, which has suffered significant losses in battles.
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“Russian troops previously failed to conduct simultaneous offensive actions on different sections of the front, and it is unlikely that they will be able to make significant efforts to advance in the fortress belt area, competing with Ukraine’s recent successes in the Hulyaipole and Oleksandrivka directions,” analysts summarized.
According to information provided by the spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, mobilized soldiers who have undergone training in Crimea will be transferred to the Ukrainian front and to the Kursk direction, where units of the same 810th brigade are operating, starting in early April. The key reason is the significant losses among Russian military personnel and the inability to recruit the necessary number of volunteers.
Plans for Reorganization and Further Troop Transfers
The Russian Federation also intends to reorganize the 810th Marine Brigade into a full-fledged division. If this occurs, it will become the tenth new maneuver division created by the Russian Federation since 2022.
Due to the effective actions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, Russian troops are unable to launch a full-scale offensive. For this reason, the Russian command has decided to redeploy units of the 55th and 120th Marine Divisions to the area of responsibility of the 29th Combined Arms Army in the Oleksandrivka and northern part of the Hulyaipole direction, where they may be engaged in combat operations as early as April.
The Impact of Losses on Offensive Capability
At the same time, the Southern Military District, operating in the western Zaporizhzhia region and the Kherson direction, is forced to draw reserves from the Moscow Military District due to significant losses. Such losses compel the Russian command to choose between holding positions against Ukrainian counterattacks and conducting offensive operations. The redeployment of forces is reflected in the overall weakening of units that could participate in the spring-summer offensive on fortress cities.
Previously, the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine led to the destruction of starting positions that the Russian command had prepared back in 2025, which significantly affected subsequent attempts at an offensive and caused large losses among Russian personnel.