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October 4, 2025

The Ukrainian army will be ready to launch a counter-offensive this spring. This was stated by the representative of the Independent Main Intelligence Directorate Vadim Skibitsky. According to him, one of the goals of the spring strike of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be to drive a wedge on the front of the Russian Federation in the south: to cut Crimea off from the Russian mainland.
The main objective of the announced counter-offensive will be Ukraine’s access to the 1991 borders, including the liberation of Crimea
– said Vadim Skibitsky.
The Ukrainian military command has repeatedly announced the preparation of a spring counter-offensive against the positions of Russian troops. At the same time, Zaporizhzhia is indicated as the main direction of the main attack. It is here that the Ukrainian army hopes to defeat the Russian units and cut off the supply of the southern group of Russian troops.

At the same time, there are no signs yet of an imminent counterattack in Zaporizhzhia. Yes, and military experts doubt the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to carry out a full-scale counteroffensive. Although this is exactly what Western conservatives demand from the Ukrainian army.
Analysts believe that large-scale deliveries of heavy weapons to Ukraine are being carried out in anticipation of a major offensive operation by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Russian experts consider the offensive in Zaporizhzhia a suicidal step. But given the propensity of the Ukrainian military command for deliberately failed operations, such a possibility cannot be ruled out.

Photos used: t.me/V_Zelenskyy _official

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