Zaporizhzhia will be the target of a Putin “war machine” that is putting more pressure on the conflict. Russian threat also in Donetsk.
A Russia is preparing to launch nova offensive em Zaporizhzhiaone of the cities already badly affected in the war in Ukraine and declared annexed by the President of Russia.
It is a new “Kremlin wave” in southern Ukraine, at a time when “Vladimir Putin’s war machine is pressing with more strength and destroying Ukrainian morale”, indicates the .
The newspaper highlights that, last year, Ukraine’s (which was a failure) generated news for practically every square meter of conflict.
But now, the Russia is reacting and almost no one is paying attention.
According to Ukrainian intelligence services, the Kremlin operation could involve up to 130,000 soldiers.
The Ukrainians will already be building new “walls” around Zaporizhzhia, such as mines and anti-tank obstacles, indicates the .
But it is not known moment exact attack. Some Ukrainian military sources doubt it will be in the near future.
“The Russians are not ready to attack yet, but when they are, the first blow will be the strongest”, commented a Ukrainian commander.
Kursk
One of the reasons that point to a postponement of this apparent offensive is Kursk.
There will be almost 60,000 Russian soldiers – and thousands more Ukrainians – involved in this bloody battle in Russia, from where more than 100,000 people have already been displaced.
Ukraine Kursk in August but, three months later, it is clearly retreat.
According to a senior Ukrainian military official, quoted in the agency, the Ukraine has already lost more than 40% of its territory which he had conquered at Kursk. It controlled a maximum of 1,376 km2, now it stands at 800 km2.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to get Ukrainians out of Kursk before his inauguration. Donald Trump as president of the USA, on January 20th.
Kiev’s idea was to reduce Russian attacks in eastern and northeastern Ukraine, force Russia to retreat – and have an extra advantage in an eventual peace negotiation.
But will not be working: the Russian army is advancing on Donetsk and eastern Ukraine in general.
At this point, the biggest threat is in Kurakhov (as Zelenskyy has already admitted), where Russia advances about 200 to 300 meters per day and has already entered some critical areas.
Conquering Kurakhove would be important for the Kremlin, as it would be more accessible to Pokrovsk logistics centerin the Donetsk region.
In total, Russia will have 575,000 troops in Ukraine. But he wants to practically reach 700,000 soldiers.
