The Russian spring and summer offensives cannot be considered stopped. The aggressor will launch a new attack.
Russia is preparing a major strike in the Pokrovsky direction
Military expert Mykhailo Zhirokhov expressed this opinion. He said the main Russian forces still have not entered the battle.
As the expert explained, if the Russians had not been stopped in the Kharkiv region, they would have thrown these additional forces and resources there, but now the occupiers will look for simpler ways.
The Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region
On May 10, Russia intensified its offensive in the Kharkiv region. The enemy managed to capture some border settlements.
On May 23, the AFU Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported that two weeks after Russian troops crossed the border in the Kharkiv region to open a new front, the offensive stopped in the city of Vovchansk, less than 10 kilometres south of the border. In Lyptsi, from the southern to the west, according to him, in the Kharkiv region, the Russians suffered significant losses and got stuck in street battles for Vovchansk.
The AFU Commander-in-chief noted that fighting continues in the forest massif north of the city in the Kupyansk direction. The Institute for the Study of War was informed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had recaptured part of the territories in the Kharkiv region.
On January 22, Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the Ukrainian people on Unity Day. He drew attention to the fact that in 2022, Ukrainians chose the path not of quarrels and discord, but of a joint struggle to save their homeland.
Points of attention
The Head of State recalls the historical significance of the Act of Union and the importance of the struggle for Ukraine's independence.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy points to the unique strength of Ukrainians, which gave them the opportunity to survive after February 24, 2022.
Zelensky congratulated Ukraine on Unity Day
It is worth noting that the head of state recorded a new video address on Sophia Square in Kyiv, where the Act of Union was proclaimed.
According to the president, our country is strong and independent because it is united and united.
The Head of State recalled that it was after the Act of Union that Right-Bank and Left-Bank Ukraine united into a single state.
Despite this, discord and enemies — not only external, but also internal — prevented the independent country from existing for long.
Russia's full-scale war has become a challenge for Ukraine
As Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted, it was on February 24, 2022 that Ukrainians had to prove how "important it is to preserve unity and stand side by side."
It was a challenge for all the people, but it did not frighten them.
According to the head of state, all future generations of Ukrainians will come to Sofia Square on all holidays "under the blue-yellow flag and in our state."