The war will last until winter – Skibitsky
putin does not want to surrender his positions
What happened? russian president vladimir putin does not want to surrender his positions and abandon plans for hostilities in Ukraine. Ukrainian intelligence predicts that the war may last until winter.
Source. This was stated by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky in an interview with “Crimea. Realia”.
Details. “Surrounding the Ukrainian army in eastern Ukraine and reaching the borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions is the main task of the russian army,” Skibitsky said.
russia's military leadership adjusts military plans on a monthly basis.
“Putin is not giving up his plans. This war will drag on. The active phase may last until September or October, or the end of the year. It depends on our resistance, on the state of our defense forces and on the help that the West gives us,” Skibitsky said.
“September 11 is the only voting day in russia. The possibility of holding a referendum or other events in the occupied territories is tied to this date. October 7 is putin's 70th birthday, and everyone will say that the military will want to give him a present. At the end of the year, it will be cold in winter, and they say that Ukraine will start the negotiation process,” Skibitsky said.
He noted that various circles tried to persuade putin not to start a war, but failed. Skibitsky said that putin plans to rule russia until the end of his days. The russian president has refused the “receiver“ scenario long ago.
“He doesn't trust anyone, he doesn't hear anyone. He has his own plans for the restoration of the russian empire. Foreign leaders tried to overpersuade him, there were attempts from the political beau monde, representatives of the economic block of russia, the oligarchs, but they all failed. The war he wants to wage will be long-lasting. This is a man who does not want to surrender his positions,” said an intelligence spokesman.
The Ministry of Defense also emphasizes that the fact that russia plans to stay in the South of Ukraine for a long time is evidenced by the fact that the russian army is deploying a powerful group in the occupied territories. It is a combined group with land, air and sea components. The occupiers created a system of logistics, using the captured railways, ports and airfields.
The fact that the russian federation wants to stay for a long time is evidenced by the fact that the occupying forces are preparing the relevant engineering structures, building not even one and not two, but three lines of defense, according to Skibitsky.
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