Will they come from the north and east? New RF attack

In a new offensive against Ukraine, which the Russian troops are preparing, the invaders can simultaneously attack from two directions – from the north and from the east.

Russia does not plan to stop the war against Ukraine, and is preparing for new offensives, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

“According to the estimates of the military intelligence of Ukraine, the Russians in 2023 and in the future will try to continue to conduct offensive operations. They have failed to achieve their goal in any of the directions. They understand that they are losing , but they do not plan to end the war,” said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Andrei Chernyak. – We are considering the possibility that they could come at the same time from the north or east.”

Conquerors’ plans

An intelligence official noted that our military is prepared for any scenario.

He also added that Russian troops will probably try to hold the land corridor in Crimea and capture the entire Donetsk region. At the same time, Chernyak doubted that the invaders could cross the Dnieper to retake Kherson.

Bakhmut all?

Recently, the Russians have been most actively attacking the Bakhmut region of the Donetsk region, where they are literally advancing on the corpses of their own soldiers. According to British intelligence, the period of the most intense attacks by Russian forces near Bakhmut is over and further Russian victories in this area, at least in the near future, are unlikely.

Intelligence said that in mid-December, regular Russian soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner group increased the frequency of infantry attacks on positions around the city, but provided very little support to the infantry.

“Over the past 10 days, Ukraine has sent significant reinforcements to the defense of this sector and the frequency of attacks by Russian troops seems to have decreased compared to the peak in mid-December … Russia’s offensive operations in this area is now underway. out of the highest level of a platoon or platoon squad. In the coming week, Russia is unlikely to achieve significant progress near Bakhmut,” the analysis said. Intelligence adds that both the Russian and Ukrainian sides have suffered heavy losses in these battles.

Lugansk region

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, said that fierce battles were also fought on the Svatovo line -Kremennaya, as well. such as in the direction of Lisichansk, Lugansk region.

“The most difficult situation remains in the Soledar-Bakhmut-Mayorsk section. There, the enemy is really trying to advance on his corpses, but the units of the Defense Forces, at the cost of excessive effort, are stopping the enemy’s offensive. In the direction of Donetsk, we were able to hold positions around Avdiivka and continue counteroffensive operations. We safely held defensive lines in the direction of Zaporozhye and tried to protect Kherson from enemy shelling, mainly those civilian and critical city infrastructure. The situation on the border of the Republic of Belarus is fully under control,” Zaluzhny said.

The head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration, Serhiy Gaidai, said that the Kremennaya-Svatovo highway is under fire control of the Ukrainian defenders, and now the logistics of the invaders has become more complicated.

Gaidai said that the Russians are on the verge of a nervous breakdown, because the local population of the occupied territories is suppressed, and people are suspected of collaborating with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.