Oleksiy Danilov emphasized that it is necessary to be as ready as possible.

Russia is preparing to intensify the offensive by February 24, because they want to make some achievements by the anniversary.

This was said by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, on Radio Svoboda.

“Now they are preparing for maximum activation, taking into account the fact that these are people from the Soviet “scoop”, and they believe that if there is an anniversary, then they should have some achievements by this anniversary. It is no secret here that they are up to 24 in February, they are preparing for a new wave, as they themselves say. There is an understanding in which areas they want to do something. And this is not news at all,” he emphasized.

Danilov said that the occupiers have a task to reach the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. According to him, they also want some gains in the Zaporizhzhia direction, they are conducting intelligence activities regarding our defense capabilities.

“For a week now, they have been trying to understand what is happening in the Zaporozhye region from the point of view of defense. They are trying there. And now there is a certain accumulation of troops. We know this, we understand what is happening in the Russian Federation in this regard,” he said.

At the same time, he added that there is no news here.

To a clarifying question about a possible repeat of February 2022, when the occupiers went on the offensive and almost reached Kyiv, Danilov noted that “our country in February 2022 and February 2023 is a different situation.” According to him, now “vigilance at the borders is different and the Armed Forces are now in a completely different state.”

Danilov noted that it is necessary to be as ready as possible, because “this is war and the enemy is insidious.”

A possible new Russian offensive: details

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Russia’s offensive in the war against Ukraine could begin in one or two months.

“The Russians are now at their maximum concentration, they are preparing for an offensive. This is not a surprise for us. We understand that in a month, one and a half or two months, they will start active actions, using all the maximum resources available on the territory of Russia,” he said . Danilov

Last day, the Russian invaders continued their offensive in the Bakhmut and Novopavliv directions.