Is the Russian Federation to start a new offensive on Kharkiv or Kiev: in the GUR commented
In the media, more and more information is contained that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation may allegedly launch a new offensive against Ukraine in the northeast direction. However, according to Skibitsky, the Russian Federation is not capable of carrying out two simultaneous strategic operations. At the beginning of a full-scale invasion of the enemy there were two strategic directions: "Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv region is a Western strategic direction.
Cities where active fighting is current one direction. It has neither troops, nor forces, nor means to perform a powerful offensive operation in the western strategic direction, "Skibitsky explained. He also added that the occupiers have no strategic reserves. Today, the 18th Army, the 25th Army and the 3rd Army Corps are all fighting against Ukraine, so there are no reserves. The strategic operation also involves 20 km deep advancement.
The invaders stormed Avdiivka for more than four months, so the strategic offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is not going on. "The main efforts of the Russians are now concentrated in Avdiivka, Kupyansk, Lyman. Why? Because the task standing and the next half a year will remain unambiguous territories.
The enemy seized part of the Kherson region, part of Zaporizhzhya, and they will try to keep them, because they need a land corridor to the Crimea, the system of logistics that goes through Crimea, ammunition, equipment, personnel in the southern direction. We destroy, they do not carry anything. We will remind, the chief of GUR Kirill Budanov predicted a new counter -offensive of the Armed Forces in 2025.