Ukrainian military expert Petro Chernik said that there is pressure on the front from the Russian occupiers, but at the moment there are no signs of a major offensive.
This is how the reserve colonel of the ZSU responded to President Volodymyr Zelensky's comment that the Russian army will launch a new major offensive in May-June. “They (the Russians) captured Avdeevka and stopped,” said Chernik.
After capturing the town of Avdeevka, the Russian army occupied several settlements around it, but there is no talk of a breakthrough at the front. According to Chernyk, it is possible for Russia to launch an offensive if it adds at least 50,000 more troops and penetrates to a depth of at least 50 kilometers, OBOZ.ua reported.
According to him, Russia intends to create 14 divisions, 16 brigades and two general armies. But it won't happen overnight. This will last at least six months, Cernik said. He also pointed out that Putin's plans have not changed and his main task is to destroy the Ukrainian state and occupy as much territory as possible.
Against this background, it became clear that more than 100,000 people have already gone to serve in the Russian armed forces under contract since the beginning of the year, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced, TASS reported. "In Moscow and other Russian cities, the number of people wishing to enter military service under a contract in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has significantly increased. "Since the beginning of this year, more than 100,000 people have already signed up for military service under contract in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," the ministry said.