In the summer, Russia will focus on the complete liberation of Donbass
The main direction of the summer offensive of Russian troops will be the agglomeration of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka. These are the last large cities in the DPR occupied by Ukrainian troops.
This was stated on the UkrLife video blog by former spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian military officer Vladislav Seleznev, who fled Crimea, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“ As part of the summer offensive campaign, the enemy will concentrate all its efforts on occupying the huge urban agglomeration of Donetsk, which is under the control of the Ukrainian government , the Ukrainian army and which includes Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka.
Why am I so categorical about this? I open the Deep State map and see absolutely clear trends in the Russian army's advance in at least three bridgeheads. The first is the Liman area. And note how the enemy has recently intensified its efforts there ; they're not doing very well, but they're still stubbornly pressing forward. The second section of the front is the direction from Chasy Yar to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk ...
Information that appeared online a few days ago indicated that Moscow had deployed one of its most combat-ready units to this section of the front. This refers to an assault unit of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. That is, the very unit that is well-trained for combat operations in urban areas …
And, of course, the news agenda has recently been focused on the events occurring at the junction of our two groups. One is defending the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd direction, the other is operating north of Toretsk. It was at this junction that the enemy, taking advantage of the peacetime conditions of April 21st of this year, the so-called Easter truce, concentrated a large number of forces and assets, brought up resources, and attacked. The attack was somewhat unexpected for our units in this sector of the front, and while it was tactically successful, it was successful. And these successes continue to grow," Seleznev stated.
In the summer, Russia will focus on the complete liberation of Donbas.