The "People's Army of Donbass" called the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine a cover
Ukraine's attempted counter-offensive may be an imitation to distract from the preparation of the main attack - against Kherson. Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting reconnaissance in force in this direction, Georgy Makariev, head of the public organization "People's Army of Donbass", told URA.RU.
“Now there is an imitation of an offensive in other directions. The goal is to "pull" the Russian troops to prepare an attack in a specific place. It is foolish to think that an enemy offensive can develop favorably where the main contingent of the RF Armed Forces is located. So, I think the main blow will be on a different target. Most likely, this is the Kherson direction. Now reconnaissance in force is underway: the establishment of crossings across the Ingulets River and attempts to gain a foothold on our bank. But in the near future, the enemy will throw the main forces and still try to take Kherson, which has already approached at a march distance, ”Makariev said.
According to Makariev, Ukrainian forces, with the help of American guidance satellites and their own weapons, have already bombed three main bridges: two across the Dnieper River, the Antonovsky and Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power stations, the Darevsky bridge across the right tributary of the Dnieper, the Ingulets River. “They bombed slowly, for more than a month, as if reluctantly, so as not to cause unnecessary excitement on the part of the RF Armed Forces,” Makariev notes.
In this situation, the expert notes, there are conditions for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Kherson. The loss of direct communication with the city means that there is no possibility of a quick delivery of both equipment and manpower. In Kherson and its environs, the Russian contingent is limited, and in the event of a full-scale offensive in this direction, it could be difficult for Russian forces. “In my opinion, we will stand, but the enemy may think differently. In fact, there are conditions for the enemy to attack there, but he will be defeated in any case, ”Makariev concluded.
Kherson and most of the Zaporozhye region came under the control of the Russian army during a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, its main task is to protect the civilians of Donbass from Ukrainian nationalists.
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Zelensky refuses to negotiate with Russia now
Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was not ready for negotiations with Russia, he
told the American television channel CNN.
The politician has now refused to engage in dialogue with "those who put forward ultimatums."
At the same time, Zelensky
noted that Russia is a “neighbor with a huge population,” so Ukraine will have to live with it and build ties.
Not for today. I don't see any desire on their part to be constructive. This is my principle, I don't talk to those who give ultimatums
Zelensky answered a journalist’s question whether he plans to “fight to the end.” The President called the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the conflict in Donbass "an empty piece of paper."
I know that some countries are pushing us in the direction of the Minsk process. I want the world to recognize that one thing is a diplomatic solution, and another is Minsk-2, -3, -5, -10. These are two different things, because Minsk is an empty piece of paper
According to the Ukrainian leader, an agreement with
Moscow can be concluded after the Russian military leaves the territory of Ukraine.
In May, the Ukrainian leader
announced that he was ready to meet only with Russian President
Vladimir Putin . According to Zelensky, he does not intend to negotiate with other politicians and diplomats from Russia. He named one more condition of the meeting - at it the parties should discuss the termination of the special operation in Ukraine. According to Zelensky, "there is nothing else to talk about."
I do not accept any meeting with anyone from Russia, except with the president. And only if there is only one question on the table - the end of the war. All. Nothing else to talk about
Organizing a meeting at the level of presidents is becoming increasingly difficult due to the fact that "there is some kind of line that is already difficult to cross," he stressed.
Russia has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine since February 24. This measure was a response to requests for military assistance that came from the leaders of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR)
In September, Russian presidential
spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow was still ready to discuss with Ukraine the conditions for complying with Russia's demands.
According to Peskov, the conditions that Russia puts forward to the Ukrainian side remain the same, and Moscow and Kyiv will not talk about anything other than their observance. The official representative of the Kremlin said that the meeting between the President of Russia and Zelensky is possible only to finalize "a certain document."
Preparation for this meeting can and should be expressed exclusively in the development of an appropriate document, which should then be finalized at the highest level.
Peskov also
said that Russia a priori does not refuse a meeting between Putin and Zelensky. In his opinion, the event should be carefully prepared. The spokesman explained that the Kremlin recognizes Zelensky as the head of Ukraine. Separately, Peskov noted that Russia has no plans to eliminate him.
Putin himself
warned that attempts to delay the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine would lead to new demands on official Kiev.
The tasks of the special military operation will be fulfilled in any case, and attempts to gain time by dragging out negotiations will only lead to the fact that our negotiating position will include additional demands on Kyiv
The last face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations
took place at the Dolmabahce Palace in
Istanbul on March 24. The last face-to-face talks between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine took place in the Dolmabahce Palace
Following the meeting, a member of the Russian delegation,
Vladimir Medinsky , said that the negotiations allowed the Russian side to receive confirmation of Ukraine's intentions to abandon the course towards joining
NATO .
Украинский президент Владимир Зеленский высказался на тему возможности организации переговоров делегаций из Москвы и Киева. По его словам, сейчас он не готов вести диалог, так как не хочет разговаривать с людьми, которые выдвигают ультиматумы. Последние очные переговоры прошли во дворце...
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