Large -scale offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: what is said in the National Security Committee and ISW analysts (video)

Live", wrote on the Telegram page of the TV channel. The head of the National Security Committee answered the question of whether the Russian Federation could step on a thousand-silometer front for 6-9 months. According to Venislavsky, the enemy did not have enough strength for a large -scale offensive, since the Russians since 2022 have shown neither strategic nor "even operational result".

According to the People's Deputy, statements about the future offensive, which can be heard by the Kremlin, aimed at Ukrainian partners, from whom they want to get more concessions. "[These are] their" wanted "plans that they try to kill European partners in their heads in order to make concessions, including those of their desires that they are constantly voicing," Venislavsky said.

Analysts of the Institute of War Study on April 1 published a report on the current situation in the Russian-Ukrainian war. The report was created on the basis of reports of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, publications of milblogists and military. It states that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation preparing to occupy two key points in Ukraine - settlements Borova and estuary.

Thus, the Russian command would like to complete the full occupation of the Luhansk region. To achieve the goal, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in some shades collected considerable forces: the advantage is 10 to 1, written ISW. It is also indicated that the Russian command uses "well-trained contract servicemen".

"Russian troops are expanding their bridgehead to the northeast of the estuary within the framework of mutual enhancement efforts to create the conditions for the capture of Borova and the estuary in the coming months," the analysts report reads. On April 2, a statement of the Head of the Center for Combating NSDC misinformation Andrei Kovalenko, which contradicts the People's Deputy, appeared. The official wrote in the Telegram channel that the Russians will be on the offensive in May 2025.

It should be noted that on April 2, the officer 3 of a separate assault brigade Volodymyr Fokin said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation planned the offensive in April 2025. According to him, in the direction that defends the unit, the enemy concentrated 2-3 divisions. The Russian command prepares reserves on landfills and is trained in offensive actions, Fokin said.