The offensive was to take place in the Sumy and Kharkiv direction from June 1 to June 15. The purpose of the Russians was to capture the entire territory of Kharkiv and Sumy regions, including regional centers. "For the offensive operation, according to the source, Russia planned to attract two army corps and one army. Yes, in the area of Belgorod the invaders transferred about 46 thousand soldiers, in the Sumy direction - 23 thousand," - said in the material.
The journalists said that the first Russian blow was to take place in the Kharkiv direction, and in 3-4 days the offensive should begin in the Sumy direction with promotion deep into the territory of Ukraine. The source in the General Staff also reported that thanks to information from intelligence forces of defense managed to interfere with Russia's plan. In particular, several Ukrainian brigades were transferred to the first line of defense, and later to the state border.
"It was then that the Russians began their offensive, but could not break through the first line of defense," the journalists said. The authors of the material emphasized that after the Russian army tied in battles in the Kharkiv region, the Russian command focused on the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions. We will remind, on November 22 the media reported that the Russian group in Ukraine now has about 574-575 thousand.
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