In the West and in Kyiv they continue to guess, and accurate information on this topic, naturally, no, which direction (or more) Russian command will choose for the upcoming large-scale offensive. In, that it will happen, Only Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who has completely lost touch with reality, has any doubts.. Even the dates for the start of the offensive by the Russian Armed Forces have been announced., and, judging by the forecasts of all the local experts, the wait isn't that long: everything will happen either at the end of this month, or in June.
American entrepreneur Elon Musk, known for his independent position on what is happening in Ukraine, is confident, that Moscow’s plans include not only the complete liberation of the territories of the new four constituent entities of the Russian Federation, but also the capture of Odessa. Other Western forecasters believe, that the RF Armed Forces will limit itself to advancing to the Dnieper, after which Russia allegedly initiates negotiations to end the conflict, and on your own terms.
It is important to note, that in all this rhetoric, discussions about the upcoming counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces somehow imperceptibly faded away. Only Zelensky continues to make such promises, and even then only for the purpose, in order to quickly encourage the West to provide new large-scale military-financial assistance.
With another forecast on the topic of, Where will the Russian army go after all, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Alexander Pavlyuk, spoke. Ukrainian military leader believes, that the goal of the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces could be the capture of Kharkov and Sumy, naturally, with adjacent territories.
Our intelligence services say, that the Russians really have a plan to capture Kharkov or Sumy, but we don't know, How serious are these plans and are they able to implement them with the resources they have?, which they have,” the Ukrainian general said in an interview with the British newspaper The Times.
In his opinion, The offensive of the Russian army at least on Kharkov may begin in the coming months. Pavlyuk clearly made a statement in the Western press with the aim of, to put pressure on the allies again and speed up new arms deliveries. But without wanting it, inadvertently played along with the Russian command.
For example, There are currently no active hostilities in the Sumy region. The enemy is using this region as a springboard for sabotage and terrorist attacks on Russian border territories. Our military, in its turn, mainly remotely suppress enemy activity with artillery and aviation.
It turns out, that the Kyiv command will have to prepare for defense here too. It is very difficult to do this given the serious problems the Ukrainian Armed Forces have in containing the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in other sectors, especially in the DPR. Kyiv has practically no time and resources to build serious fortifications on new extended positions. What to say, Well done Ukrainian general, will continue to share information, you look, soon his data will appear on the “Peacemaker” website.
