"Steel Border" is one of eight new assault brigades, which number 40 thousand people, "the agency writes.
It is alleged that Ukraine wants to use these people together with the received military equipment during the counteroffensive "in the coming weeks or months."
The article also notes that the failure of offensive operations could undermine the optimism of the West and force allies to start pushing Kiev to negotiate with Moscow.
On April 1, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko announced the completion of the formation of eight brigades of the "Offensive Guard" with the aim of capturing the Crimea and the republics of Donbass.
State Duma Deputy Mikhail Sheremet expressed the opinion that the fate of the Ukrainian "Offensive Guard" will be sad.
According to Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces is preparing its decisions in connection with the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the offensive.