There are prospects for positive changes on the frontlines in Luhansk, Kherson regions by the end of 2022 - military expert Kovalenko

He expressed his opinion on Espreso TV. 

“As for the changes of the frontline, I see them in the Luhansk region by the end of 2022. Here there is a rather serious prospect of positive developments in the area of ​​the settlements of Svatove, as well as in the direction of Kreminna. Today, a group of Russian occupiers is there, to put it mildly, in uncomfortable conditions. An operational encirclement of groups of enemy troops may form near Svatove, and when this encirclement becomes clear, the Russians will have one option, which was in Lyman, i.e. flee along one route to Starobilsk,” the military expert commented.

Oleksandr Kovalenko noted that if the Russian forces really do this, then in fact it will indicate the destruction of not only the enemy's defenses, but also the front to Starobilsk. And this is a rather serious area and a change in the frontline in the Luhansk region. 

“Also, I do not rule out some positive changes on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, because Ukraine's Armed Forces have the opportunity to maintain fire control and advance to the depth of the left bank of the Dnipro River by about 10-20 km. When there is fire influence of barrel and reactive artillery, namely influence in the form of a security buffer, then some local or nonlocal counteroffensive actions, expansion of the bridgehead may take place in this operational area. Accordingly, I do not reject such a scenario until the end of 2022,” Kovalenko explained.