Estonian intelligence said that the war in Ukraine will take place in a static form until spring. The end of active hostilities depends on when the weather deteriorates.
Estonia doubts that Ukraine will liberate the entire territory during this time
This was stated by the head of the Intelligence Center of the Estonian Defense Forces Margo Grosberg. In his opinion, there are 7 to 9 weeks left before the end of active hostilities.
According to Grosberg, the hostilities will depend on when the weather deteriorates.
Then by the spring we will be dealing with a static war, which we are now seeing in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions,” he said.
At the same time, the head of Estonian intelligence doubts that during this time it will be possible to liberate the entire territory of Ukraine . He emphasized that it would be extremely difficult to achieve great success in a short period of time.
Ukraine will eliminate the threat to Odessa
Grosberg commented on the offensive of Ukrainian forces in the Kherson region
I would not classify this as a massive offensive. But since the beginning of April, Ukraine has been able to make progress in the Kherson region,” he said.
The head of Estonian intelligence stressed that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops to the Dnieper would eliminate the danger that Russian troops would try to advance towards Odessa. He also added that it would be difficult for the occupiers to cross the Dnieper.
For your information. It is known from official sources that the Armed Forces of Ukraine control the logistics of Russians in the occupied Kherson region.
In the end, Grosberg emphasized that Ukraine's successes in the Kherson region and an increasingly intense offensive will reduce the occupants' ability to hold a pseudo-referendum.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense also announced that active hostilities would end before the end of the year
- Head Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, predicted in June that by the end of 2022, active hostilities would drop to almost zero.
- Budanov noted that, starting from August 2022, events will take place that will show the whole world the beginning of a turning point.
- In July, Budanov noted that in August there would be the first visible results of a full-scale war in favor of Ukraine. He also once again stressed that by the end of the year, active hostilities should decrease.
