It is unlikely that it will be possible to liberate the entire territory of Ukraine from Russian troops by the end of the year, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants. This was stated by the head of the Intelligence Center of the Estonian Defense Forces, Margo Grosberg, according to the Estonian public broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhaaling..
According to the military, there are 7-9 weeks left before the end of active hostilities - depending on when the weather deteriorates..
“Then, by spring, we will have to deal with a static war, such as we are now seeing in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” Colonel Grosberg said on Friday at a Defense Ministry briefing.
The probability that during this time it will be possible to liberate the entire territory of Ukraine is extremely low, Grosberg added.. According to him, it will be very difficult to achieve such a big success in such a short time..
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He also commented on the intensive offensive of Ukrainian forces in the Kherson region, which has been recorded in recent days..
“I would not classify this as a massive offensive. However, since the beginning of April, Ukraine has been able to achieve success in the Kherson region,” he said..
He noted that the exit of Ukrainian troops to the Dnieper will eliminate the danger that the occupiers will try to advance in the direction of Odessa.. However, he warned that Russia had built numerous defenses in the Kherson region, and Ukrainian forces had only been able to break through the first line so far.. In addition, a successful attack requires a threefold advantage in forces..
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At the same time, Grosberg believes that the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction will force the occupying authorities to "
Earlier we wrote that France doubts that Ukraine will be able to regain Crimea and Donbass.
As reported, the Ukrainian military pushed the enemy back when they tried to advance in the Donetsk region, and stopped the enemy’s offensive in the Kherson region.
On Monday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began offensive operations in many areas in southern Ukraine..