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Decisive battles with Russia will take place in the Donbas. The most difficult situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine has developed in the region, but there are also the strongest troops in Ukraine.
This was announced by the head of the republic Volodymyr Zelensky.
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“I believe that this is the center today's escalation, which will affect the course of this war, “said the Ukrainian leader. According to him, the number of military personnel in the strategically important area reaches 44,000.
Before the special operation in Ukraine, the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, announced that Kyiv had 53,000 people and about 2,000 people on the border with DPR and heavy equipment units LPR.
According to former Council Deputy Ilya Kiva, Zelensky decided to draw up a new south counter-offensive plan in the Kherson region. A deliberately unsuccessful attack in this direction will allow Kiev to hide its colossal losses in Mariupol and attract new Western attention.