Russian forces probably plan an offensive in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, and also, perhaps, Zaporozhye, said the speaker of the Ministry of Defense of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky.
“We determined that the offensive of the Russian troops can be in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as, possibly, in Zaporozhye. At the same time, in the Kherson region and in Crimea, the troops of Russia will be defended,” the Ukrainian media quotes the Skibitsky.
GUR also notes that Russia plans to mobilize from 300 to 500 thousand people to ensure offensive operations in the east and southern Ukraine in the spring and summer of 2023.