Including Kharkiv: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can prepare an offensive on five sides - FT

According to Alexander Sirsky, the situation in eastern Ukraine has aggravated significantly. In the publication, this is associated with the re -election of Vladimir Putin, headed by Russia. He became bolder. At the same time, Ukrainian and Western officials told reporters that the Russian Federation is probably preparing for a large -scale offensive operation at the end of spring or summer. The enemy wants to seize more territories of Donetsk region, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson region.

The Russian Federation "annexed" them to its composition in September 2022. Ukrainian officials are concerned that the Russian Federation can also plan a storm of Kharkiv, for this purpose hundreds of thousands of soldiers are mobilized, and the city is fired at rockets. At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of reducing the possibilities of air defense after numerous missile attacks of the Russian Federation. So Ukraine needs help with air defense.

Also, the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces stated that warm and dry weather contributes to the promotion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as most open areas of the terrain have become accessible to tanks. Now the main forces of the invaders are concentrated around the city of Yar. The city is bombarded with faves and cubicles.

"If Russia takes the city, it will potentially be able to increase the speed of promotion deep into the Donetsk region within the expected summer offensive," said Senior Researcher at the Eurasia Institute of Foreign Policy. He also added that an immediate increase in ammunition supply may be critical for Ukrainian defenders. For the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the capture of the time ravine can give fire control over Konstantinovka, Druzhkivka and Kramatorsk.