By Eliza Popova
Analysts and military are convinced that the enemy wants to reject Ukrainian fighters from the border so that they can not attack the territory of the Russian Federation from artillery. According to US Defense Minister Lloyd J. Austin III, the invaders will try to succeed over the next weeks and try to create a buffer area along the border.
Currently, the Russians control over 100 square kilometers of the territory and "have reached the largest territorial achievements since the end of 2022", the media said. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Kharkiv region can only be a "first wave" in a wider offensive. In particular, the Armed Forces believe that the enemy can open another front towards Sumy.
In particular, Russia concentrated forces on the border and carries out sabotage raids in the region. Last week, the head Kirill Budanov noted that the army of the Russian Federation could attack the amounts after the offensive in the Kharkiv region. The publication emphasized that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation wanted to capture Vovchansk.
According to analysts at the Institute of War, this city is the largest settlement on the Ukrainian-Russian border, it can provide the invaders with a bridgehead near the rear for preparation and the beginning of the second phase of the offensive. We will remind, analysts of the Institute of War Study in the report for May 20 reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation accumulate personnel near the border with the Sumy region.
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