The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Monday about the entry of individual units within the territory of the Dnepropetrovsk region. If the information was confirmed, it would be already The eighth region in Ukraine, in which armed actions are taking place.
Earlier, the deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Colonel Paweł Palisa, published a map on which the plans of Russian troops were applied. Until September 1, the Russians would be in full, in full, Donetsk and Lugansk circuits, and By the end of 2026, Odski and Mikołajowski.
War in Ukraine. The Russians want half of Ukraine
According to the representative of the authorities in Kiev, Russian military plans assume taking control of control over All regions located east of the Dniepr River.
As calculated by ISW experts, this would mean that the Kremlin politicians count on the occupation, by the end of the following year an additional 137,000 square kilometers. In total for control Russian troops would come up with nearly 208,000 square kmi.e. more than half of the entire surface of the country.
According to Paweł Palias, the goal is to completely cut Ukraine from the Black Sea. To accomplish it is needed occupation of Odessa and Mikołajów.
– At this point, Ukrainians know that if they do not take action, if they hesitate or do nothing, Russia will simply go ahead. Fear does not only apply to escalation, it concerns survival – explains Elina Beketowa, a collaborator of the European Policy Analysis Center (flail).