Russian forces are deploying tactical and operational reserves to support and potentially escalate the pace of their ongoing offensive operations in eastern Ukraine, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The Institute cites information from Ukrainian military observer Kostiantyn Mashovets, who noted that the Russian military command is deploying tactical and operational reserves for offensive operations in the Lyman direction, near Bakhmut, as well as in the west and southwest of the Donetsk region. This deployment aims to hinder Ukrainian forces from stabilizing t…