Offense

Meanwhile, Colonel Pavel Fedosenko believes that enemy troops will be in the Dnieper, Kharkov and Krivoy Rog in a few weeks if they are not stopped in the Donbass.

Russia has gathered around 50 thousand new residents, which they plan to move across the border to attack the Kharkov region. The offensive actions of the enemy in this direction could begin in the middle of May, says the commander of the Kraken special forces, Konstantin Nemichev, whose words are quoted by The Economist.

At the same time, he notes that the enemy will not be able to approach the regional center, as the Ukrainian defense is now much stronger, itThere are three lines of fortifications to stop the enemy’s advance.

The inhabitants can try to isolate Kharkov to cut off the main road to Kyiv, or move forward 10 km until the outskirts of the city are within artillery range.

Journalists from the publication visited Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, and visited the headquarters of the air defense battalion of the 92nd brigade, which is currently fighting for nearby Chasov Yar.

According to the commander of the brigade Pavel Fedosenko, the goal of the battles for Chasov Yar to prevent Russian troops from advancing and capturing the main cities. Destruction of enemy forces in Donbass is essential: if the enemy is not stopped near Konstantinovka and Druzhkovka, then in a few weeks he will be in the Dnieper, Kharkov and Krivoy Rog.

According to the commander, the probability that the Russian Federation will be able to capture the remaining territories of the Donetsk region is 70%.

At the same time, the colonel believes that the Russian Federation, despite its current advantage in weapons and manpower, may have reached its peak: if a few weeks ago Russian infantry, supported by up to two dozen armored vehicles, attacked both. to three hours, now he attacks about once in five days, using motorcycles and ATVs, that is, the enemy tries to move forward in small groups finding weak points.

The material also says that the soldiers and generals with whom the journalists of the publication spoke over the past week say that Ukraine does not have the resources now to reach the 1991 borders.

“I recommend everyone who talks about the borders of 1991 to go to Bakhmut”said Colonel Alexander Timchenko, commander of the air defense unit.

Earlier in the National Security and Defense Council, referring to the operation of the Russian army in the north, saidthat there is no immediate threat to Kharkov and Sumy, but that the border areas could become a war zone.

At the same time, analysts at the American Institute for the Study of War questionablethat the Kremlin intends to capture Kharkov. According to experts, the Russian army does not have reserves for this purpose.

Author:
Artem Malinovskiy