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.

Ukraine is continuing to reinforce its defensive capabilities along the border with Belarus, citing potential security risks from the neighboring country. — Ukrinform.

Zelensky said Ukraine currently assesses that Russia does not yet have the capacity for covert mobilization on that scale, suggesting instead that Moscow may opt for “political…