Due to Putin's order: GUR explained what the activation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Donbass was related

The Russian military leadership was set to seize Donetsk and Lugansk regions by the end of March, despite the loss of personnel and equipment. Ukrainian intelligence believes that these plans were not destined. A significant increase in the intensity of battles on the Eastern Front is due to the attempt to implement the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which demands to seize Donetsk and Lugansk regions by the end of March.

This was announced on the national telephone by the representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Yusov. He noted that the intelligence is expecting significant intensification of the enemy in February and March. "The task of Putin is to capture the Donbas by March. Nothing will work. These dates have been transferred many times. And the intensity we are now watching in the Donbass is an attempt to implement these plans," Yusov said.

In addition, intelligence reported that in order to accomplish Putin's task, the army's leadership may not pay attention to losses in live power and equipment. Yusov added that the Ukrainian military is preparing for defense. "So yes, active events will be active in the near future. The Ukrainian defense forces do not expect," a representative of GUR added.

We will remind, earlier informed that in its summary for February 2, the Institute of War Research (ISW) reported that the Russian forces would try to use the positions captured in Soledar as a bridgehead for attacks in the direction of Siverskaya - hence the threat of surroundings for the defense positions of the Armed Forces in the Western ( to the right) the shore of the Seversky Donets.