Zelensky announced new large-scale military operations in eastern Ukraine. Photo: Internet The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in his video address on Sunday evening stated that large-scale military operations will unfold in eastern Ukraine in the near future, and preparations should be made for this. “Russian troops will move to even more large-scale actions in […]
Zelensky announced new large-scale military operations in eastern Ukraine.
Photo: InternetThe President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in his video address on Sunday evening stated that large-scale military operations will unfold in eastern Ukraine in the near future, and preparations should be made for this.
“Russian troops will move to even more large-scale actions in the east of our state,” Zelensky said.
“But we are preparing for their actions. We will respond,” the President of Ukraine added.
Zelensky announced large-scale military operations in Ukraine against the backdrop of reports that the new commander of Russian military forces in Ukraine is the sixty-year-old General Alexander Dvornikov, one of the most experienced generals in Russia.
It is reported that Dvornikov previously commanded Russian troops in Syria, where the Russians were noted for their particular brutality towards the civilian population. Ukrainian media refer to Alexander Dvornikov as the “butcher of Syria.”
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, in an interview with CNN, stated that “we can expect even more from Dvornikov” in Ukraine. At the same time, Sullivan said that “no appointment of any general can change the fact that Russia has already faced a strategic failure in Ukraine,” having failed to quickly capture the country and overthrow President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government.