Russia using new mass assault tactics on battlefield, Kyiv says


A resident stands next to burned cars at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov

KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces are trying out a new tactic of larger-scale assaults involving several hundred troops, according to Ukraine's military, as Kyiv girds for a new offensive push from its bigger adversary more than three years into a full-scale war.

The change signals a possible break with the tactics which Russia has leant on for over two years, sending in tiny groups of infantry to seep slowly through Ukrainian lines.

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