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Russian invaders, unfortunately, have enough manpower to go ahead on the offensive. The American Institute for the Study of War warns that this could happen in the Lugansk region.
This was commented on by the head of the Lugansk Police Department Serhiy Gaidai on the air of the telethon, Channel 24 reports.
Gaidai noted that the enemy is constantly bringing up reserves of both equipment and personnel. However, it is still too early to say that the Russians have a “shock fist” ready. The head of the Lugansk OVA suggested that the main forces of the newly mobilized would finish their training in February, and then they would be brought to the Luhansk region.
Everything will depend on what happens with the de-occupation at the moment when additional reserves are brought in. Because in the Luhansk region from the Kharkiv direction the situation is difficult, but controlled. Step by step, meter by meter, our Defense Forces are advancing forward,” Sergei Gaidai emphasized.
He explained that from the side of the Donetsk region, in Belogorovka, our defenders are firmly holding positions, and in the Svatovsko-Kremensk direction, step by step. step by step, the Ukrainian military is succeeding.
What is known about the new offensive of the Russians in the East
- ISW analysts in a fresh report assessed the risk of a new offensive by the troops Russia. In their opinion, the enemy can conduct several stages of offensive operations, culminating in the complete capture of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, butit is unlikely that the occupiers will be able to hold these positions.
- According to Ukrainian intelligence , the main battlefield, where decisive and heavy battles will take place, will be concentrated precisely in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which the Russians are trying to completely occupy.