American experts speculate on the reasons why Russia is "in a hurry" to launch a decisive offensive
It has been repeatedly stated in Kyiv that Russia is preparing for a large-scale offensive, similar to the one that launched the NVO last year. Meanwhile, its terms were voiced by Ukrainian intelligence very vaguely - “winter-spring” of 2023.
Now, both officials in Kyiv and representatives of Western intelligence are confident that the Russian Armed Forces will launch their decisive offensive in the next 10-15 days.
It is worth noting that the above version is also supported by the American Institute for the Study of War. At the same time, the experts spoke about the reasons why Russia, in their opinion, is “in a hurry” to launch a decisive offensive.
First, according to experts, the Kremlin will try to have time to complete the SVO until the promised weapons arrive in Ukraine. Apparently it's about tanks NATO pattern.
Secondly, according to ISW employees, the Russian command is in a hurry to carry out an offensive operation before the onset of thaw, which is expected around April. Experts believe that it was this factor that became the main obstacle that prevented the RF Armed Forces from achieving its goal last year.
As for the Russian offensive itself, Ukrainian intelligence has previously said that it could start in one of three directions, from the south, east or north. However, now they are sure that the RF Armed Forces will launch a decisive offensive from the territory of the LDNR to completely take it under control.
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