Russian troops try to reinforce Kupyansk direction - Zgurets

He said this on Espreso TV channel.

"Luhansk region is one of the areas for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to advance. Our long-range systems have been striking deep into the Luhansk region, at the concentration of Russian equipment and warehouses. This dynamic creates tension for Russian troops, but the Russians are not ready to withdraw from their positions. In the area of Kupyansk, using supplies from Troitske, the enemy is trying to saturate this section of the frontline with its own forces to the maximum extent possible, and Russian counteroffensives in these areas are not ruled out," noted Zgurets. 

The military expert also added that the expected directions of Russian army actions in the next two months are Donetsk and Luhansk directions and Russians attempt to create a threat from the north, from the Kupyansk area.

"That's why significant groups of Russian forces are now moving there. Units that were being trained in Belarus are now also moving to the borders of the Luhansk region in order to have a reserve of forces," Zgurets added.

• Representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Vadym Skibitskyi said that Russian Federation is planning a new major offensive in Ukraine in spring and early summer.

• Russians can try to cross the border with Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction (Kharkiv region). In February-March, Ukrainian intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense also predicts aggravation in Donbas.