Russian tactic is to destroy frontline with artillery and glide bombs - Colonel Grant

He spoke about this on Espreso TV.

"We know they've been mobilizing, and you mentioned training, but if they haven't had time to train people properly, and we haven't seen any evidence of quality training on the Russian side in the recent period. I mean, the tank crews obviously don't seem to know what they're doing, and the armored vehicle crews don't either. You can see this from the videos, and the soldiers are not fighting coherently

So, the Russian tactic at the moment is to use their artillery and glide bombs to destroy the front as much as possible, making it impossible for Ukrainian soldiers to stay in trenches, and then to attack with as many people as possible. I don't think that's going to change," said the colonel.

According to him, the ability of the Ukrainian army to use artillery and counter-battery fire to destroy Russia's artillery potential may change.

"Now, where are they going to attack? I have no idea. Maybe they don't even know yet, but you can be sure that if they have the numbers, they're going to continue the attack wherever they perceive it to be weakest. That's Russian policy. They push, probe, and then reinforce success.

So, none of us will know, because what we don't know, and what no analyst knows very well, is how many soldiers Ukraine has on the ground in different places. There are definitely some weak areas; we know this because soldiers are reporting it on Facebook and elsewhere. But do the Russians understand where those weak areas are? I don't know. We will only find out in due time when they attack and where they put their energy. Until that point, I think it's foolish to speculate," Glenn Grant concluded.

• On May 10, 1,775 civilians were evacuated from the areas of Kharkiv region that are constantly under intense Russian fire.
• On the night of May 11, the Russian army dropped glide bombs at Kherson region, killing one civilian and wounding the other.