The Ukrainian military has intensified counterattacks along the front line and, for the first time, surpassed Russian forces in the number of daily assaults, Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU) Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said. In an interview with Militarniy outlet, he revealed that the intensity and number of Russian combat operations have decreased.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “For example, yesterday (however, the general did not name the exact day – ed.), was characterized by the fact that the number of our offensive operations for the first time exceeded the number of offensive operations of the enemy,” Syrsky said. “But we cannot relax, because the enemy is strong,” he added. Is Russia concentrating forces in key directions? Syrsky said Russian forces have concentrated tens of thousands of troops in the Pokrovsk direction. “In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy has concentrated about 99 thousand personnel,” he said, describing it as the largest Russian grouping across all sectors of the front. “This is a huge number. We are doing everything to reduce this number,” he added. Is there a real threat from Belarus? AFU’s chief warned that Russia is considering launching operations against Ukraine from Belarus. “A possible operation in the north is real. We know the data that the Russian General Staff is currently actively calculating and planning offensive operations from the north,” Syrskyi said. He added that if such plans are implemented, the front line would expand.
Syrsky: Ukraine Surpasses Russia in Daily Assaults as 99,000 Moscow Troops Mass in Pokrovsk Sector
Ukraine has for the first time surpassed Russia in daily assaults, Syrsky says, as Kyiv prepares reforms, warns of a Belarus threat, and reports heavy Russian losses.
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