KYIV: Ukraine will send reinforcements to its northern regions and step up diplomatic pressure on Belarus to counter what Kyiv believes are Russian plans to launch a new offensive north of the capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky said Kyiv had become aware of five scenarios Russia had drawn up to expand the war through the north.
“We analyzed in detail the available data from our intelligence agencies on Russia’s planning of offensive operations in the Chernihiv-Kyiv direction,” Zelensky said on X, referring to a city north of the capital on the highway to Belarus. “Our forces in this sector will be increased.”
In recent weeks, Zelensky has given fresh warnings about a potential threat to Ukraine’s north from Belarus, a close Russian ally. He has said Ukraine recorded unusual activity at the border, without providing details.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s top army commander, said on Tuesday that Kyiv had data that the Russian General Staff was actively calculating and planning offensive operations from the north.
