Kremlin head Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to seize the entire territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine by March. This was stated by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Chernyak, the press service of intelligence reports..

According to him, there are signs that the Russian Federation is preparing for a new attempt at a massive offensive and the capture of eastern Ukraine..

“We observe that the Russian occupation troops are redeploying additional assault groups, units, weapons and military equipment to the east.. According to the military intelligence of Ukraine, Putin gave the order to seize the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions by March,” Chernyak said..

He also noted that Russia uses the territory of Belarus to train mobilized soldiers, but does not have enough forces and means to launch a massive attack on Ukraine in this direction in the coming weeks..

According to intelligence, as of today, there are no formed enemy strike groups..

“There is no threat of involving Belarus in a full-scale invasion on the side of Russia against Ukraine,” Chernyak said, but added that these are also, of course, risks that need to be taken into account..

Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko has already reported on the next movement of enemy equipment. According to him, on the night of February 2, the invaders brought up to 20 tanks to villages north of Mariupol..

" Nikolskoye and the area in the direction of Volnovakha, frankly tell the locals (especially after being treated to vodka) that they received an order to take Ugledar and Zaporozhye during February, ”the report says..

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Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that the Russian Federation could launch a new offensive around the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.. The Kremlin could mobilize 500,000 troops. According to him, the occupiers can try to carry out an offensive in two directions: in the east or in the south..

What news can we expect from the front in the coming months? Both sides pulled up reserves, reinforced the troops with equipment, both are practically ready for the offensive. Who will attack first and destroy the enemy defenses with decisive breakthrough actions? Who will choose the option of a defensive operation in order to weaken the enemy in his offensive and then overcome in a counter-offensive operation? About the key factors and prerequisites for making fateful decisions at the front - in the article by Major General Sergey Savchenko "