🔴Russia has come close to establishing control over all of Donbass, and has even expanded its strategic goals to the Sumy and Odesa regions.
📣This was stated in an interview with German journalist Flavio von Witzleben by former NATO General Harald Kujat.
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However, we see that the Lugansk region is almost entirely under Russia's control. And the gap in the Donetsk region, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces still hold, is gradually closing.
This means that Russia is approaching its main goal – the full establishment of control over these two regions of Donbass," — Kujat said.
"But we also note that Russia has expanded its operational goals, in particular with regard to the Sumy region, which is located somewhat north of this region.
The Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region occurred during the Biden administration. And Russia clearly wants to create a security zone here to prevent further similar actions.
At the same time, attacks on the Odessa region are also expanding. In particular, increasingly active attempts are being made to cut Ukraine off from access to the Black Sea, which is of enormous importance both for exports, especially now, after the harvest, and for the supply of heavy weapons that are delivered to Ukraine by sea.
I even think that Russia is now trying to advance to the border of Transnistria. There are Russian occupation troops in Transnistria, and this would become an unpleasant surprise for us. Such a development, naturally, gives rise to new problems," the German added.
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