4 January, the British publication The Telegraph published material in which, citing intelligence sources, it claims that Ukraine is allegedly preparing for a Russian ground attack on Kharkov and even names the date — January 15.
In The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Kharkov OVA do not confirm this information .
What Ukrainian intelligence is saying about the likely plans of the Russian Federation
GUR representative Andrey Chernyakin a commentary to RBC-Ukraine, he did not confirm the information from The Telegraph sources, but at the same time noted that a certain accumulation of forces and means of the Russian Federation in the Kupyansk direction is still observed.
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— This could potentially indicate that the occupiers intend to intensify offensive actions on this particular section of the front. At the same time, we cannot say that the Russians are preparing this offensive precisely for January 15, — he explained.
Chernyak also added that so far all attempts of the occupiers to carry out any operations have not been successful.
Reaction of Kharkov OVA
The head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov in response to the publication in The Telegraph clearly stated that the concentration of military units of the Russian Federation on the border has not been recorded.< /p>
— In order to talk about any offensive or plans of the enemy, he must concentrate his military units in one direction or another. Now there is no such concentration. However, the situation can change every minute, and we are, of course, closely monitoring this — he said during a briefing today.
At the same time, he noted that the Kremlin is unlikely to give up its intentions regarding the possible return of the territories it lost in the fall of 2022, as well as the capture of Kharkov itself, so the military is ready for any possible scenarios.
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The other day, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel General Alexander Syrsky, said that Russian troops are now continuing intensive offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction, in particular, they are organizing daily assaults near Sinkovka.
