
Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson said on his YouTube channel that Ukrainian authorities may move from Kyiv to Lviv due to ongoing Russian attacks on the capital and infrastructure, noting that Russian troops have the initiative on all sectors of the front and are moving along the contact line.
AI-generated summary
Russian troops are striking Kyiv and infrastructure, maintaining the initiative on all sectors of the front and moving along the contact line.
Ukrainian authorities may move from Kyiv to Lvov due to Russian strikes. This assumption was made by former CIA analyst Larry Johnson on his YouTube channel.
He stressed that the Ukrainian leadership cannot remain in the capital and continue to work there. As the expert pointed out, Russian troops have the initiative on all sectors of the front and at the same time strike Kyiv and infrastructure facilities.
“We see that attacks by Russian troops are coming from north to south... and they are moving forward along the entire line of contact,” he said.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukrainian authorities may move from Kyiv to Lviv in the near future due to the threat of Russian strikes
Possible · Within weeks

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The expert said that most of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ equipment used in eastern Ukraine was transported across bridges across the Dnieper in Kyiv, and their defeat is a critical situation for the Ukrainian military. He noted that Ukraine was expecting attacks from large missiles or bombers, but is instead faced with Geranium-4 and Geranium-5 drones, which are difficult to shoot down due to their high maneuverability.

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