Whether to wait for a new offensive of the Russian Federation on Kyiv is not yet clear, since the actions of the aggressor can be unpredictable. In order to at least slightly clarify the situation, we have collected what they say about this in the Kiev military administration, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Office of the President of Ukraine, the Pentagon and the US presidential administration.

Kyiv Regional Military Administration.

The head of the Kiev Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Pavlyuk assures that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing everything possible to keep the enemy away from the capital. That is, a second attack does not exclude.

" Therefore, new defensive lines are being intensively equipped now, which we have pushed as far as possible away from Kyiv in order to prevent either the possibility of artillery shelling or the entry of troops. Believe me, the Armed Forces are doing everything to prevent the enemy even close to Kiev. This is a lot of work, and I think we will carry it out in the coming weeks.. These lines are also occupied by troops,"

Pavlyuk stressed that Ukraine should be ready for any development of scenarios.

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Oleksandr Gruzevich, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, believes that after the regrouping of troops, Russia may repeat an attempt to attack the capital of Ukraine in order to capture it.

According to him, the enemy had two strategic goals: to reach the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and capture the capital.

" Now he will redirect his forces in order to achieve at least one goal.. The likelihood that if he will be successful, I doubt it, then there is still a chance that there will be an attempt to attack Kyiv. According to the remaining forces, that one of the options for the development of events, after the regrouping, will be a second attempt to capture the capital. Definitely. This will allow the enemy to create his own conditions in order to come out as "

The general added that the enemy left a "

At the same time, a third of the Russian troops advancing from Belarus, the Ukrainians have already defeated.

" From the point of view of strategy and tactics, discount that he will repeat his offensive. Because if we transfer all our forces to the east to defend him, he has the opportunity to " But we won't buy it. We are taking all measures to defend Kyiv and the region,"

Ministry of the Interior (MIA).

Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky believes that the risk of a second offensive by Russian troops on the capital cannot be completely ruled out.. Despite, in particular, the fact that the damage to the runways at the Gostomel airport did not allow the Russian Federation to advance on Kyiv and the landing was impossible.

" It was supposed to be the " Their task was to save the runway for landing here and unloading equipment.. They didn't succeed. It won't be possible next time either,"

According to Monastyrsky, his ministry is considering various "

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Office of the President.

Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the presidential office, believes that the chances of another attempt by Russia to seize Kyiv are minimal.

" But from a military point of view, it’s more foolish than taking defensive lines and areas with bloody losses, and then leaving them as a result of defeat, retreating, and then taking them again... it was easier to hold on, retreating a little, or standing still - this is complete idiocy.

However, Arestovich does not completely exclude the possibility of an attempt by the Russian Federation to attack the capital again.. He estimates this probability at 1%.. But he is confident that in the event of an offensive, Russian troops will be defeated..

US Department of Defense (Pentagon).

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Russian President Vladimir Putin "

" But he was wrong,"

National Security Adviser to the President of the United States.

National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan believes that if Russia succeeds in capturing the entire Donbass, then it can go further inland. In any case, there is still a risk of air and missile attacks on Kiev, Odessa, Kharkov and Lvov.