The General Staff has several scenarios for an attack on the Russian Federation – media

The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky, considered several scenarios for the invasion of Russia. He shared his plans with a small group of generals and security officials. The Economist reported this on Sunday, August 18, citing sources.

It was noted that neither the head of the Presidential Office Andrei Ermak nor Ukraine’s Western partners knew about the upcoming offensive in the Kursk region of Russia. According to the publication, Syrsky, wise from past experience, decided to keep his plans secret.

“Most of the reconnaissance is taken by military intelligence the Main Intelligence Directorate is included in the process only at a final stage,” said the material.

Several scenarios for an offensive strike against the weakest points of the Russian line were considered: an attack on the Bryansk region in the north; offensive in the Kursk region; a combination of these two options; or something else. The main goal is to divert Russian troops from the Donetsk region and create bargaining chips for future negotiations.

According to The Economist, Syrsky distracted the enemy by hiding the arrival of the most experienced divisions participating in the battles. The reinforcements were deployed in the forests near the border of the Kursk region under the guise of defense against a suspected Russian attack on Sumy. At the same time, information appeared in the Ukrainian media about an imminent Russian invasion.

“The round took place about a week and a half before the start of the Kursk operation. The Russians continue to believe that we are just defending the border,” one of the sources told The Economist.

The soldiers themselves began to suspect that something serious was going on in early August, when they were suddenly given equipment. In particular, new helmets with built-in headphones, as well as new assault rifles. They conducted training on models, which, they later realized, were Russian villages. The 80th Brigade began to prepare for the second wave of attack.

The publication added that Commander-in-Chief Syrsky allocated most of the attacking forces specifically for this second wave and, perhaps for this reason, Russia initially considered the breakthrough not too serious.

We remind you that the head of the military administration of the city of Sumy, Alexey Drozdenko, said that the offensive in the Kursk region is only the first stage of the operation.

The operation in the Kursk region. Online