Vladimir Zelensky. Photo: A frame from the video.
The statement of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, made on Sunday, August 7, on the need to strengthen air defense in Kharkiv, is being discussed in the Russian and Ukrainian media. Experts ask why Zelensky gave the order to strengthen the air defense in Kharkiv, if earlier he was going to send Ukrainian troops to a counteroffensive in the Kherson direction.
As the portal notes Svpressa.ru local residents report that the Ukrainian military arrive at the northern front every day. At the same time, numerous units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated under the cover of “Zelenka”, and concrete dugouts are being built and trenches are being dug in the Grigorovsky forest, in the forest on Zhuravlevka.
In this regard, a number of experts suggest that instead of the “Battle for Kherson”, which the Ukrainian media and officials have been warning about for so long, in fact, the AFU counteroffensive may begin in the Kharkiv direction. Some experts believe that the Ukrainian military can launch an offensive in two directions at once.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that all the goals of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine will be fulfilled. On the eve of the Russian Defense Ministry reported that due to high losses, Kiev began to make up for the losses of the Armed Forces by sending mobilized citizens to the front line ahead of schedule, in particular, from the training center in the city of Bila Tserkva. Also, the wounded began to be sent to the front line, without waiting for them to complete a full course of rehabilitation.