The Russians are again talking about negotiations, because they know that in the near future the situation on the battlefield will turn in favor of Ukraine.
This was stated by the military expert and former commander of the “Aidar“ Yevgeny Dikiy in front of Radio NV.
„They (the occupiers) understand that they will not last long. And so they now pretend that they can last as long as necessary and it will cost them nothing. But they actually know that already in the autumn-winter of this year the situation can change radically in our favor, and until then they are in a hurry to exert pressure, said Dickey. He also added that amid the upcoming problems, the Russians have significantly stepped up their hybrid operations.
Earlier today, Moscow boasted of the occupation of another populated place. Russia claims to have captured another village in eastern Ukraine, Reuters and AFP reported.
"Subdivisions of group "South" liberated the village of Ivano-Darivka and took up more favorable positions," the Russian Defense Ministry's daily report said. The small village, in which only a few dozen people lived before the war, is located in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, southeast of the city of Siversk.
Russian forces regained the initiative in the war after the failure of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023 and the capture of the town of Avdeevka in February. They face a Ukrainian army that is short on men, ammunition and weapons. Every week, Moscow announces the capture of new settlements in Ukraine, but so far it has not made a breakthrough, notes France Presse.