The Russian occupation army may intensify its aggressive offensives on Ukrainian territories in April-May of this year.
This was announced by Deputy Head of the President's Office Pavlo Palisa in an interview with Reuters.
"Russia will intensify the offensive in April-May," he said, noting that this will happen as soon as the Russian Federation renews the units that previously fought in the Kursk region and attracts reserves.
The Deputy Head of the Presidential Office believes that the Russians will focus their offensive on the Pokrovsky direction. In addition, they will seek to advance near Kupyansk and Lyman. They will launch offensives with renewed vigor in the south of the country, namely near Zaporizhia and Novopavlivka.
"The absolute priority, in my opinion, will now be on the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops are trying to surround the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in order to achieve their goal of taking full control of the Donetsk region of Ukraine," Palisa said.
Meanwhile, Kyiv faces uncertainty about the future of U.S. military aid. The lack of new aid could eventually affect the supply of Patriot missiles, as well as HIMARS and ATACMS offensive systems. Palisa previously said Ukraine would raise the issue of additional aid with the U.S. as ceasefire talks continue.
Ukraine is also investing resources in developing its own air defense, he said, noting that several countries have agreed to transfer licenses and technical documentation for the production of "certain equipment" in the country.
"The process is underway, and quite dynamically," added the Deputy Head of the President's Office.
As Apostrophe wrote, on April 9, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated at a meeting with media representatives that Ukraine had appealed to the United States to purchase a large package of aid for the Armed Forces . The Ukrainian side is ready to consider this a security guarantee.