“The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the goal of the Russians – to capture the entire Donetsk region by the spring of 2026 – is unrealistic.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Budanov in an interview with “Channel 24”
Direct speech: “(Russians – UP) They have set themselves the goal of the complete occupation of Donetsk region. They want to do it in the spring of 2026, so as not to reveal a state secret. This is unrealistic.
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The complete occupation of Donetsk region is even calculatedly unrealistic in such terms. Well, that is, the task is set to fail in advance, but they will try there, as it will be, it will be seen.”
Details: In the south, according to Budanov, the Russians are aiming to get close to the city of Zaporizhzhia, start artillery and drone terror, which will force both the military command to leave the left bank and the civilian population to leave the city.
Direct speech: “Well, this is the same tactic that they used in the city of Pokrovsk, by the way. They did the same thing there. But, first of all, Zaporizhzhia is a little different.
Secondly, if the mass media did not say now, and this opinion is spreading as much as possible, that the enemy has almost already approached there, it is not so. And there, precisely because of the ban, the situation is much better than, unfortunately, in the East.”
Details: He also claims that there is an attempt by the Russian army to create a buffer zone in Sumy Oblast, but this attempt has so far failed.