Russia’s Second Army is Barely Holding Up

However, Ukraine cannot take advantage of this opportunity

Table created by author. 1st and 2nd Army size data from public sources. 3rd Army size is author’s expectation

Having failed to unseat Kyiv with a 150,000 strong force, Vladimir Putin doubled the size of his army and scaled down the scope of his objectives, hoping to finally achieve success. But the Russians couldn’t even cross the Bakhmutka river and encircle the Ukrainians on the other side.