Ukrainian strike on Russian missile depot, ammunition destroyed for 3 months: ISW

With Russian forces firing an average of 10,000 shells a week, that would be the equivalent of two to three months of shells, Kiviselg said, adding that the impact would be felt on the front lines in the coming weeks.

ISW experts agreed that the Russian attacks could be affected for two to three months and said that continued attacks by Ukraine would put wider operational pressure on the Russian military.

Hitting military installations and other targets deep inside Russia is a strategy Ukraine has used to put pressure on Moscow, forcing it to disperse its weapons.

However, Ukraine was barred from using its arsenal of long-range missiles supplied by the West to target strategic targets inside Russia and had to rely on domestically produced drones and weapons.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on the US and other Western allies to lift these restrictions.

In a late-night speech on Saturday, Zelenskyy said he would continue to talk with Ukraine’s partners and allies, including US President Joe Biden, to convince them of the need for “full-range” capabilities.

He told CNN last Friday that lifting the restrictions was a “key” part of the victory plan he will present to US officials this week and that he hoped his case would be heard.