Russians plan to use aviation for major Donbas offensive – Ukrainian Defense Intelligence 

This was reported by the GUR on February 19 on Telegram.

Andriy Yusov, Ukrainian Intel representative, reported this in a comment to the Kyiv Post. He noted that according to Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, the Russians can use aviation to support their ground forces in the east of Ukraine.

"These forces can primarily be used in Donbas. Russia's offensive in the east continues, and this is the implementation of Putin's plan to capture the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions by the end of March," Andriy Yusov said.

However, he predicts that Moscow's attempt to seize the eastern regions of Ukraine will fail – with aircraft or without it.

"Russia will not be able to implement this plan. In order to protect Ukraine, we need to strengthen not only our air defense, but also our aviation," he added.

• Earlier it was stated that  Russia will not be able to launch a large-scale offensive in the East of Ukraine by February 24 due to a lack of resources.

• It was reported that Russia is ready for a new wave of mobilization, but it will not seriously impact the front situation, and will further exhaust the aggressor country.

• On February 15, it was found that the planned official events in Russia are aimed at strengthening propaganda before the announcement of a new wave of mobilization.