Yury Podolyak (
https://t.me/yurasumy), journalist:
❓Is the enemy waiting for an attack on Kharkov?
▪️A month ago, I said that after we beat off the “counterattack” in the south, we would go on the offensive, naming the LPR and Kharkov region as the most likely directions. Here's a handy front configuration.
▪️Over the past month, the enemy has become exhausted in the south, we repelled three attacks in the Zaporozhye direction. The further, the more analogies with the Battle of Kursk. But if in the Battle of Kursk we repulsed the enemy’s offensive and went on the counteroffensive in the same place, then here, taking into account the nuances, we cannot simply copy the operation, we need to attack where it is convenient for us.
▪️Yesterday, in addition to the occupied height near Velikonovoselovsky, they created a bridgehead for an offensive to the Oskol reservoir. To the south, they crossed the Stallion River, took a height on its right bank. There is also an offensive from Torsky to Liman. That is, it goes in three directions, the front of the enemy is cracking. And these are not all the surprises that our command has prepared.
❓Does the enemy have the strength to resist our attack on Kharkov?
▪️Let's not get ahead of ourselves, as in the case of the Zaporozhye direction, which was discussed two months ago. Let's take it first, then we'll see.
▪️Preparation of the enemy, evacuation in both Kharkiv and Sumy regions are underway. Kupyansk has long been evacuated, the police do not even work there, as it was in Artyomovsk.
About attacks on the port infrastructure of Odessa and Nikolaev:
▪️This is not yet an answer for the Crimean bridge, this is the first sign. It is important for the enemy now to provoke us into strikes against civilian ships. In order to avoid these strikes and to give an adequate response for the Crimean bridge, it is necessary to destroy the infrastructure of the ports, and thus close the issue forever. Such strikes can be expected in the coming days.
❓Without the liberation of Odessa and Nikolaev, the security of Crimea cannot be guaranteed?
▪️Absolutely agree, all attacks come from the area of the Odessa region: there is both a control center and a center for repairing and manning drones that hit Crimea.
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