Even under Bakhmut, the Russians are so exhausted that they are already dreaming of an operational pause.

Military and political commentator Oleksandr Kovalenko commented on the information that Russia is allegedly preparing for a new attack on Ukraine. He assessed the chances of the occupiers and noted that the aggressor country will not succeed.

Kovalenko does not see any direction where the Rashists can succeed. On the air of “24 Kanali”, the expert said that even near Bakhmut, where there are fierce battles, the occupiers are losing their positions.

Yes, the defenders of Ukraine not only repel the attacks of the Rashists on Bakhmut. They also implement counterattacks and displace the Russians.

“All this indicates that the Russian occupiers, even in those locations where they had a proportional amount of artillery, ammunition supply, and a sufficient number of personnel to carry out assault actions. Even there they cannot conduct offensive actions. That is why the initiative is intercepted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” , Kovalenko explained.

He also added that the Russians need to prepare for the attack, but they already have little strength. In the Kherson region, the Rashists have a stalemate, in the Zaporozhye direction they are not preparing for an offensive, because they are planning their defense.

In Luhansk Region, Kovalenko added, the Russians cannot even defend themselves. But in Donetsk, the Rashists can try to attack, but only to increase the pressure. It still won’t help the occupiers, they won’t be able to capture and hold the quality of large territories.

Now we can observe the exhaustion of the Rashist forces near Bakhmut. Kovalenko also commented on the information that the Russians want a so-called operational pause there. However, the expert noted, there will be no pauses.

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As reported, today the Secretary of the National Security Council explained how to correctly name the occupiers. There is no need to blur the enemy’s image, Danilov noted.

In Donetsk region, the Rashists hit Kramatorsk with three rockets. It is already known that the occupiers entered the industrial zone. In addition, a Russian MiG-31K fighter jet caught fire at an airfield in Belarus. It is reported that the plane is disabled and will not be able to fly in the near future.