"To capture Donbas by March": Putin set the task before Gerasimov - GUR
According to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the new commander of the occupation troops in Ukraine Valery Gerasimov should capture Donbas by March, and the representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence Andriy Yusov informed about this on March. According to the representative of the press service, the main purpose of the Kremlin head is to destroy Ukrainians as a separate people and the nation, as well as the destruction of Ukraine as an independent state.
Putin does not pay attention to what really happens on the battlefield. Yusov distinguished Donbas as a priority direction for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. "The regular terms it defines for Gerasimov as a new head of the war against Ukraine is the purpose of capturing the Donbass and the formation of a certain security zone, but by March," he said, adding that the Russian authorities have repeatedly postponed the deadlines.
However, Yusov predicts the failure of the next offensive of Russian troops. According to Ukrainian intelligence, there are signs of preparation for the offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Zaporizhzhia region. However, it can be a distracting maneuver, while occupation troops can go on the offensive in other areas of the front.