Today, Tuesday, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motozyanek said that the Russian military campaign in Ukraine has entered its most active phase.
Motozyanek said Russian forces did not stop trying to cross the river.
This comes as the Russian Defense Minister and the head of the influential National Security Council hinted Tuesday that Moscow may have to Fighting longer in Ukraine to achieve its offensive goals who entered his fourth month.
“We will continue the special military operation until all goals are achieved, regardless of the huge Western aid to the Kyiv regime and the unprecedented pressure of sanctions,” Minister Sergei Shoigu said, during a video meeting with his counterparts in former Soviet Union countries, which was broadcast on television.
He stressed that Russian efforts to avoid civilian casualties “of course slow the pace of the attack, but this is deliberate.”
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The statement came shortly after the publication of a rare interview with the head of the National Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, conducted by the weekly “Argumenti i Facti”, in which he said that military operations will continue as long as the need arises.
He explained, “We do not care about details. The goals set by President (Vladimir Putin) will be achieved.”
“It could not be otherwise, the truth is on our side,” he added.
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February, Kyiv, with the help of Western countries, has been able to counter the advance of its neighbor’s forces in many areas, including the capital, Kyiv. However, Russia is now focused on securing and expanding its gains in the Donbass and Ukraine’s east coast.
Despite the fierce fighting that has been going on for three months and the heavy losses on both sides, the Russian army is advancing only with great difficulty, which indicates a long war of attrition.
The Kremlin’s stated goals are to “de-Nazify” Ukraine and secure the eastern regions where most of the population speaks Russian. Moscow accuses the Ukrainian authorities of committing an alleged genocide there.
The Russian military operation in Ukraine is taking place today, Tuesday, its third month The Russian army continues to destroy the sites of the Ukrainian military infrastructure Increasing pressure on the Kyiv government forces in Donbass with the aim of liberating the entire region, in exchange for Western support for Kiev with money and military equipment, in addition to imposing stifling economic sanctions on Moscow.