The Russian army has concentrated all its efforts in the east. The Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to seize the initiative on the southern front, according to military expert Oleksii Hetman.
According to him, it will not be quiet in the south, the fighting will continue, but here the Russians are more likely to think about preventing the advance of the Ukrainian army rather than their advance.
"I am sure that with the weapons that will arrive in sufficient quantities, we will be able to seize the initiative at least in the south. Therefore, I don't think we should expect a Russian offensive from the south, as they will throw all their forces to the east. Judging by what we see, the main attempts to attack will be there," he says, without predicting when Ukraine will seize the initiative.
As for the summer offensive, it has already begun. Russia will maneuver, and change directions of attack, as the logic and strategy of land battles have not changed significantly over the past hundred years. Therefore, attempts to break through the defense should be prepared along the entire front, the expert adds.
In April, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to slightly expand the bridgehead in Krynky on the left bank of the Dnipro River. As for the Zaporizhzhia region, fighting continues in Robotyne and east of the village near Verbove.
At the same time, the Russian army continues to advance eastward after capturing Avdiivka in February. Several villages have recently come under occupation. In addition, the Russians are trying to capture Chasiv Yar, but they failed to do so by May 9 on Putin's orders.