Mikhail Khodarenok: an offensive in northern Ukraine can help liberate Donbass

A likely Russian offensive in northern Ukraine will help liberate Donbass. This was stated to Gazeta.ru by military observer, retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

The expert noted that this nature of possible actions seems appropriate. “Because storming the fortified areas of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk head-on is long and bloody. To strike in the direction where the enemy least expects you, and to bypass these fortified areas from the rear, to force the enemy to withdraw from their positions in an organized manner - such a plan looks attractive,” Khodarenok shared.

He emphasized that such an assumption remains at the level of a hypothesis, since the real intentions of the Russian command are classified for the vast majority of people, including military specialists.