Kyrylo Budanov has already made several bold and convincing theses against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. In recent days, he has spoken again about the situation at the frontline.
“On March 31, 2023, another attempted Russian offensive, known as Winter-Spring, ended in failure. They were to move to the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. And this is not the fifth failed attempt either“- Budanov was quoted by the NV portal on Monday.
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“Russia currently has no offensive capability to conduct a strategic offensive operation. It won’t be soon“, said the head of Ukrainian military intelligence.
As he added, “Russia has switched to a strategic defensive move“The occupied territories must be kept while the Ukrainian operation to liberate them ceases.
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He pointed out that the exceptions were two divisions where Russian forces were on the offensive, namely Pakmut and Avdiivka in the Donetsk region.
On Monday, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the enemy forces are focusing their main efforts on offensive operations in five directions: Kupa, Lyman, Bakhmucki, Avdiiv and Mariinsky. In 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 50 attacks on these units. Pakmut and Marzinga were the main battle points.
When will the war in Ukraine end?
Budano’s predictions about the end of hostilities are very interesting. He believes it willThe very near future.”
Speaking to ABC News last week, Budanov pledged to recover the Crimean peninsula and mocked the Russian president’s nuclear threats. He talked about the entry of Ukrainians into Crimea in the spring, and recently said that “there is still some time for that.”
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“Borders can be changed,” he said. “This is a man-made error and now is the time for this country to fall [Rosji — red.]”.
According to the head of military intelligence of Ukraine Consequences of Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces “will be visible in the future”.