Ukrainian intelligence believes that the Russian Federation is preparing a “decisive attack” on the city of Zaporozhye, 30 km from the front line Economist.
As the magazine notes, it’s unclear when this will happen, but such a move makes sense.
“As one of three remaining heavy industrial centers in the country, the regional center remains critical to Ukraine’s survival as a functioning state,” the article states.
According to the material, there is another point of view on the military environment in Ukraine. According to the commander of the rapid response brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was recently deployed in Zaporozhye, the Russian Armed Forces have been partially deployed to the Kursk region, so the Russian side is not yet ready for an attack on the city.
Since August 6, Russian Armed Forces have been fighting Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region. An anti-terrorism operation regime has been implemented in the region since August 10. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on August 12 that the invasion of the Kursk region by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was an attempt to stop the advance of Russian troops on the territory of the DPR and LPR, and also promised a “decent response” to Ukraine. Attacks on the border area.
Previously Poroshenko said About Ukraine’s main mistake during the conflict.