The purpose of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is not the capture of Kharkiv: the expert told about the plans of the enemy in the north

The Russian soldiers want to put the Ukrainian command in front of the dilemma - to continue defense operations in the Donbass with the transfer of additional forces or to transport them to Kharkiv region, said military expert Alexander Musienko. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation want to half -point Kharkiv. According to a military expert, the head of the Center for Military Legal Research Alexander Musienko, it is traced from the point of view of the logic of hostile forces involved.

He reported this in the comment "RBC-Ukraine" on May 12. "The strategic goal is Kharkiv's half -point. Not fighting for the city and its admiration, but half -point from the northern, eastern and western direction. This is traced from the point of view of the logic of the forces involved," - said Alexander Musienko. He noted that there are doubts about whether the opponent will be able to accomplish a strategic task.

In particular, the success of the task for Russians will depend on the speed and volume of assistance packages, the readiness of the Ukrainian command to act and to transfer forces from Donetsk region to northeast. Musienko is convinced that the enemy wants to put a Ukrainian command in front of a dilemma, which needs to be protected, namely whether defense operations in the Donbass with the overturning of additional forces, or still transfer them to Kharkiv region.

"But the main reason for the offensive is the half -point of Kharkiv. In this sense, the distraction of the troops is one of the element of the large -scale operation, the beginning of which we see," the military expert added. We will remind, on May 12, a representative of GUR MOU Andriy Yusov informed that intelligence knew about the plans of the Russians on the offensive in Kharkiv region. He noted that fierce battles, which are involved in the region, continue in the region.