The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation aimed at creating a gray zone: what big cities of Ukraine are at risk (video)
According to the veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the major of the National Guard in the retired Alexei Hetman, the enemy wants to stretch the Ukrainian line of defense. He reported this on the air of Espresso. He believes that the opponent can open another area of the front. "They (Russians. - Ed. ) Will open (front. He stressed that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation want to stretch the Ukrainian defense line very much.
After all, Sumy region - 560 kilometers of the border from the Russian Federation. According to the hetman, the enemy may not have enough strength, because there are about 30 thousand invaders, which should be stretched throughout the front line and to Kharkiv region, which will reach a thousand kilometers as a result. Instead, the Armed Forces want to create a gray area from large cities, that is, a "sanitary area".
Sumy and Kharkiv come here, but to start the enemy you need to create the most difficult stay in the city. According to Alexei Hetman, the Russians will do so, they will fireting Kharkiv if they can slip. The hetman noted that fortifications should be built in depth to Kharkiv. If they are constructed correctly (the first, second, third line of defense), then the Russian military will not be able to move on to this line.
We will remind, on May 19 in the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that Ukrainian fighters managed to slow the enemy in the Kharkiv direction. Ukrainians confidently hold positions and the enemy suffered losses. On the same day, the commander of the battalion of BPAC "Achilles" of 92nd OSHBR Yuriy Fedorenko stated that the Ukrainian military was able to partially return certain positions in Kharkiv region.