Russia has twice as many brigades and regiments as Ukraine, while the front line already stretches for more than 1,200 kilometers, creating the risk of further expansion.

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said this in an interview with Militarnyi.

"Operations in the north are possible. This is real. We know from intelligence data that the Russian General Staff is currently actively calculating and planning operations," he said.

According to Syrskyi, intelligence data regarding the threat of an enemy offensive from Belarus is entirely credible.

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