The Armed Forces can start a major offensive in two regions, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are concerned - Britain's intelligence

The Russian Federation has begun to strengthen its defensive positions in the Zaporozhye region and is preparing for the defense of Lugansk. However, Russian planners cannot understand which of the threats to resist, experts say. The Russian military command is concerned about the possible large -scale offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhya and Luhansk regions. About it reports intelligence of the United Kingdom.

The department said that in recent weeks Russia has increased defensive fortifications in the central part of the Zaporozhye region, especially between the cities of Vasylivka and Orikhiv. In this area, the occupiers have concentrated huge forces. "How Russia is working on defense strengthening, says that command is most likely concerned about the possibility of major offensive actions from Ukraine in two sectors: either in the north of Lugansk region or in Zaporozhye," experts say.

The British intelligence also noted that a large breakthrough of Ukrainian troops in the Zaporozhye region will seriously undermine the viability of the Russian "land bridge", which combines Russia with occupied Crimea. The success of Ukraine in Lugansk will further undermine the military goal of the "liberation" of Donbass. The decision on which of these threats to resist, first of all, is probably one of the central dilem for Russian operational planners.

We will remind, on January 4 the head of GUR Kirill Budanov stated that Ukrainian troops will begin a new large -scale offensive of this spring. He believes that after the counter -offensive in 2023, Ukraine will cause the final defeat of the Russian Federation and return to the borders of 1991. On January 2, a representative of GUR Andriy Chernyak announced that in 2023 the Russian Federation did not intend to end the war.