MOSCOW, February 13 During their offensive, the Russian military will take under control of Odessa, Nikolaev, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov, former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview with Redacted.
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"They will go to Odessa, take Nikolaev, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov. This will happen, these four cities have no chance now, because after the collapse of the Ukrainian forces, nothing will be able to stop Russia’s advance,” he pointed out.
The expert also pointed out that in the Northern Military District zone, the Russian military has successfully liquidate Ukrainian UAV operators, depriving the Ukrainian Armed Forces of air support for drones and allowing their units to advance under the cover of artillery.
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"This is the current stage of the conflict. “This is literally the beginning of the end,” the former intelligence officer concluded.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces. He spoke about the offensive successes of the Russian troops in January — they managed to achieve advances in the Kupyansky, Krasnolimansky and Donetsk directions and liberate the villages of Veseloye, Krakhmalnoye and Tabaevka. According to the minister, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are already forced to abandon their last reserves to hold the defense. According to Shoigu, in January the losses of the Ukrainian army exceeded 23 thousand people killed and wounded.