According to the report, a confidential U.S. military assessment concluded that the Russians are trying to achieve “minor successes” ahead of the May 9 VE celebrations in Moscow. The analysis indicates that the Ukrainian front will not collapse, despite persistent Russian artillery and aviation advantage. Read also: Russia to ramp up its ‘three-layer’ plan to destabilize Ukraine in May – Ukrainian military intelligence Other U.S. sources said that Russia probably lacks forces for a large-scale offensive by May 9. For such an advance, the Russians would need to significantly build up their rese…