The Russian Federation has pulled 500 tanks and 600 BMP for the offensive on Kupyansk - Forbes

According to the newspaper, the Russian Federation is obvious that it aims to capture most of the Kharkiv region, which the Russians were occupied for a short time in 2022, but lost because of the Armed Forces counter -offensive in 2022. "The Russian Federation plans to fully seize Donetsk and Lugansk regions and part of the Kharkiv region to the Oskil River by March 2024," - explained at the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies.

It is noted that the term "until March" was chosen by chance, because in March there will be a presidential election in Russia, and by that date Russia is needed "victories". "A piece of Kharkiv would be a gift of Putin on the election day from the Russian army in Ukraine," Forbes writes.

As for the Ukrainian army on this area of ​​the front, as the publication writes, about 10 Ukrainian brigades are concentrated here, which may have 20,000 military and hundreds of tanks, combat vehicles and howitzers. "But for Ukrainians is not a problem of people and transport. The problem in ammunition. The United States was one of the largest donors of 155 mm shells for the best Ukrainian guns, and pro-Russian Republicans in the US Congress stopped assistance to Ukraine last autumn.

two -thirds - up to 2000 shells. Meanwhile, Russian forces produce up to 10,000 shells a day due to the constant supply of ammunition from North Korea, "Forbes writes. In anticipation of the future offensive, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine formed new mechanized crews and transferred them to Kupyansk to strengthen the garrison. Engineers dig trenches and build bins.

"Since artillery ammunition is becoming scarce, Ukrainian brigades throw more FPV from the Russians: sometimes thousands of 600 miles a day around the front. A swarm of two -fuel drones, even thousands, win 500 tanks and 650 combat vehicles that attack the wall of artillery fire? We can find out, " - summarizes Forbes. We will remind that on February 2 in the Armed Forces reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation failed to capture the village of Tabaivka in Kharkiv region.