How much time do the Ukrainians have before the big attack of the Russian forces? The above question concerns both the West, but much more the Ukrainian leadership itself, which is watching a very large transfer and concentration of forces in the east and south of the country, indications that indicate the preparation of a great battle, at the same time that the estimates of Local authorities in Mariupol are talking about an unimaginable humanitarian crisis and more than 10,000 deaths in the long-suffering city since the start of Russian operations.
At the same time that Kharkiv is being pounded, Mariupol is under siege and the ammunition of the defenders is running out, the Russians are rebuilding their forces in the south and east, as he confirms with his statements and Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky sending a dramatic message to the West and especially to the United Statesto strengthen the weapons systems and for military assistance, in order to withstand this great battle that all indicates that it will begin in the next few days.
According to US intelligence sources, Vladimir Putin’s plan is to double or triple their forces in the south and east. It is estimated that the Russians have lost 37 or 38 units since February 24. They have over 90 active and intend to double or triple them, by sending more than 60,000 troops, as well as new weapons systems. Target is the conquest of the areas from Kharkiv to Odessa and the partition of Ukraine, creating a “neutral zone” along the Russian border.
“It will take a long time to complete the reorganization of Russian forces in the south and east,” he said, while Zelensky confirmed that the Ukrainians were preparing for the “big battle”, which, however, ” it will not be the only one “.
Zelensky’s dramatic message to the West and the United States
“Ukraine is facing one of the most difficult battles. Whether we will stand up or not depends on the help we receive from the United States,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the 60 Minutes program. CBS television network, broadcasts the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform.
“It will be one of the most difficult battles. She will not be the only one. We believe that this will be a new wave of this war. We do not know what the number of weapons will be, I think it will be several times larger than it is now. We are witnessing a concentration of weapons in the east and south of our state. We understand what paths the enemy will follow, we understand what he is going to do. We also understand that the speed with which the United States will help us in the first place, the way in which our weapons will be delivered to us, will depend on whether we will endure or not. “That is why the certainty we have about our people and the armed forces of Ukraine is one hundred percent, but the certainty that we will get what we need, I do not have that certainty, unfortunately,” said Zelensky.
The Ukrainian president added that Ukraine is receiving help from the US, but needs more.
“They (the United States) are helping. I say it directly, we would like more. I do not know if I have the right to speak like that, I had no other way out and I have not yet. “But the fact that the United States is helping, and in fact strongly, is true,” Zelenski said.
According to Ukrinform, based on information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy is trying to complete preparations for a new attack in eastern Ukraine.
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