Russian troops laying groundwork for renewed January attacks

Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Trehubov, the head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Grouping, stated this on Espreso TV.

"Regarding the situation on the front in our zone of responsibility - the Kharkiv, Luhansk and Sumy regions - the enemy appears to be in something like an alcoholic stupor, though with some peculiarities. Right now, the attacks we're seeing are not as intense as they were a few weeks ago. We're observing constant regroupings and infiltration attempts as they reposition their forces. Most likely, the Russian invaders are preparing for something," commented the head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Grouping.

According to him, the Russian army is now trying to create favorable conditions for launching further offensive operations in January.

"However, this doesn't mean everything has completely quieted down here - absolutely not. The shelling of civilian cities continues. I'm currently in Kharkiv, and an explosion occurred not far from where I am. We can clearly see that the Russians are by no means sitting quietly. But at the moment, the intensity of combat operations has decreased somewhat, which is clearly connected to their preparations for new 'encounters' in the new year," Viktor Trehubov concluded.

• On January 2, the General Staff reported that since the beginning of the day, 45 combat clashes occurred on the front, 14 of which were recorded in the Pokrovsk direction.