Ukraine planning major offensive for spring
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, said in an interview to ABC News that Ukraine is planning a major offensive for spring, and the fiercest fighting is expected in March.
Source: Budanov's interview to ABC News
Quote from Budanov: "This is [when we will see more – ed.] liberation of territories and dealing the final defeats to the Russian Federation."
Details: According to him, "this will happen throughout Ukraine, from Crimea to Donbas."
"Our goal, and we will achieve it, is returning to the borders of 1991, like Ukraine is recognized by all subjects of international law," he emphasised.
Budanov did not rule out further strikes on the territory of Russia, but did not specify who would be behind them.
He added that the attacks would take place "deeper and deeper" inside Russia’s territory, but also said he’d be able to comment on who carried out these strikes only after the end of the war.
Background: On 2 January, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that during 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed over 100,000 Russian invaders, liberated 40% of the territories occupied during the full-scale invasion, and destroyed almost 42,000 Russian explosive devices.
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