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[Korrespondent] The main goal of the summer offensive of the Russian invaders will be the capture of industrial centers of the Donetsk region.
Russia is moving hundreds of thousands of troops to the border and ramping up weapons production. Despite the concentration of 125,000 soldiers along the borders of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, the main target of the Russian Federation may be in the southeast. This was reported by The Telegraph on Friday, June 6.
In May, Russian troops advanced faster than ever since November 2024. The pace of the enemy's seizure of new territory increased to 14 square kilometers per day. This is twice as much as in April.
Over the winter, Russia has been busily preparing for a major offensive - replenishing personnel, upgrading equipment, adjusting tactics, improving communications, and beefing up strike drones.
Despite the recent daring Ukrainian attack on four Russian airfields, the morale of the occupying frontline forces has not been dented. Although more than a dozen bombers were destroyed, these aircraft were mainly targeting cities, not trenches.
According to the GUR, about 125,000 Russian troops are concentrated near the Sumy and Kharkov regions. However, it is unlikely that Sumy or Kharkov are the main target of the Russian army. The forces that the Russian Federation has concentrated there are too small for a full-scale offensive on large cities. Most likely, these are strikes to distract - to prevent the Ukrainian Armed Forces from transferring troops to Donetsk region.
The Russian command is counting on a breakthrough. The main goal of the offensive will probably be to capture the remaining cities and industrial centers of Donetsk. Analysts believe that the occupiers will be able to advance, but will not capture the entire region.
Thanks to the intensification of attacks in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, the Russians broke through between Pokrovsk and Toretsk, approaching Konstantinovka, a key logistics hub. The loss of Konstantinovka would significantly complicate supplies and open the way for the Russians to Kramatorsk, the largest unoccupied city in the Donetsk region.
Recall that President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian troops were again trying to advance in the Sumy region. However, they failed to do so as they had planned.
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