Currently, the occupiers are fighting fierce battles to completely destroy and capture Donbass.
Russia wants by the end of May completely to seize Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and in early summer to intensify hostilities in the south, declaring the so-called “People's Republic of China” in Kherson region, said MP, representative of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Sergei Rachmanin on air “Radio NV”.
“They want to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It was planned to do so by May 9 in order to declare victory for the whole world, but now they have slightly adjusted their plans. If they don't manage to do it, and they don't succeed, they want to complete this task by May, “the deputy said.
He goes on to predict that Russian troops are stepping up in the south with a desire to reach the border of the Kherson region and proclaim the so-called “People's Republic of China.”
aggressive and less loyal than they had hoped, “Rakhmanin said.
He added that Russia had planned to take Zaporizhia, Odessa and Mykolaiv over the summer and build a corridor to Transnistria, but they would implement these plans. after the capture of Donbass.
“But now they are also planning several offensives in the southern direction, in particular in the direction of Zaporozhye and Kryvyi Rih. These are so-called tactical attacks – they want to distract the attention of the Armed Forces in order to prevent the transfer of reserves to the Slobozhansk direction and in the area of Operation Allied Forces, to prevent the Armed Forces from counterattacking, “said the expert.
Rakhmanin He noted that the Russian army did not have the ability to conduct offensive operations in several directions at the same time, so they decided to act consistently. Now the first and most important task for them is Donbas.
“For the Russians, achieving the planned success in the Donbass is extremely important, so they do not stop at anything. … Their tactics have changed. They try to make the most of their advantage in air and heavy weapons. That is, first the aircraft is working very hard, then – long-range artillery, volley fire systems, then – tanks, and already in these gaps that appear, trying to enter the motorized infantry. They are trying to inflict maximum fire damage on the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There has never been such a dense fire, massive, concentrated use of artillery and aircraft in previous battles in the northern, southern or Slobozhansk directions. They are trying to oust our military from positions that have previously completely destroyed them. … For Ukrainian troops, this is a serious test of the ability to conduct such fierce positional, defensive battles under very heavy fire, given that the advantage in the air, unfortunately, the Russians are very significant, on the one hand, and on the other – they more ammunition, “the deputy said.
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