He called the capture of Bakhmut and Kharkov significant targets for Russian troops.
Jones stressed that the Russian Armed Forces could conduct an offensive in southern Ukraine, the target of which would be the city of Zaporozhye.
“These are the names that we will hear in conversations in the coming weeks,” the Express edition quotes the words of the military.
The general noted that a large number of speculations will appear in the coming weeks.
“I think it should be clear to all of us that this is not going to be what we all expect,” Jones concluded.
Earlier, the authors of the resource "American Institute for the Study of War" stated that the Russian army has the initiative in combat operations in the special operation zone and is conducting a major offensive in the LPR region.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian military had completed the liberation of the Dvurechnoye settlement in the Kharkiv region.