Posted on 02/01/2023 1:41:28 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
President Vladimir Putin is massing Russia’s forces in the Luhansk province in eastern Ukraine ahead of what could be a major new offensive meant to break the stalemate in the fighting ahead of the war’s first anniversary, officials loyal to Kyiv said.
“There is an active transfer of (Russian troops) to the region and they are definitely preparing for something on the eastern front in February,” Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Wednesday.
Haidai added that Moscow’s forces were expelling residents living near the Russian-held parts of the front line so they can’t provide information about Russian troop movements to Ukrainian artillery forces.
That information echoed remarks made by Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, in an interview with Sky News Wednesday.
“Russia is preparing for maximum escalation,” said Danilov. “It is gathering everything possible, doing drills and training.”
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UA warming up Claymore mines and cluster munitions ... for the expected crowded suicide assaults.
The Ukes are being slaughtered. Over 150k dead. Sad.
The Russians are just conducting routine exercises. Pooty said so!
Tanks and jets are for the Ukrainian offensive, which will probably happen after the next Russian offensive stalls out.
With 500,000 troops, the offensive won’t stall out before they claim a whole lot of land. thats probably enough to drive all the way to Kiev. I hope they just stop at the Minsk agreement border and both sides sign a treaty, rather than a whole lot more deaths.
I guess the Russians still don't know about real time (or very close to) satellite intel...
Isn't it getting close to mud and flood season in Ukraine?
“I hope they just stop at the Minsk agreement border...”
They’ve already tried to illegally annex territory beyond that border, lol.
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