War Ukraine - Russia, last minute live | Russia prepares a new "great offensive"

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According to the Institute for

Studies (ISW), "when the Russian command decides that it has adequately prepared for the resumption of a

, it will probably resume it with a larger number of troops and greater determination" attacks in the

.

's target

now is

, whose conquest would allow the Russian Army to launch a full-fledged offensive in the direction of

and

's main strongholds

in the

region .

And it is that according to the ISW,

, "aware of the danger that the Ukrainians take the initiative in the

and initiate a counteroffensive, maintain their limited offensive operations in this part of the front and in other areas along the line from the front" in order to cause as few casualties as possible and rearm for the "great offensive".

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Trump: "With me in the White House, Russia would not have invaded Ukraine"

Donald Trump has reiterated in Anchorage, Alaska, that with him in the White House "there would be no

of

."

"If the elections had been different - the former US president told his supporters - we would not have left Afghanistan like this, leaving billions of dollars in military equipment, and there would not have been a Ukrainian disaster with hundreds of thousands of deaths".

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Ukraine defends Siversk while the Russian Army prepares a new offensive

The Ukrainian Army stops the enemy advance towards

k, the intermediate objective that would allow the Russian Army to launch a full offensive towards

and

strongholds

in the

region .

"Russian troops had little success southeast of

and continued their offensive west of

," reported the US Institute for

Studies (ISW), analyzing the "operational pause" announced by the Russian Defense Ministry after control

.

And it is that according to the ISW, "aware of the danger that the Ukrainians take the initiative and start a counteroffensive, the Russian troops maintain their limited offensive operations in this part of the front and in other areas along the front line."

But according to the American center, this situation is temporary, because "when the Russian command decides that it managed to adequately prepare for the resumption of a major offensive, it will probably resume it with a greater number of troops and greater determination."

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