Alexander Khodakovsky. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
Deputy head of the National Guard Department of the DLR, Alexander Khodakovskiy, wrote on his Telegram channel that, in his opinion, the Ukrainian armed forces will focus on Mariupol when planning the expected counteroffensive.
He added that the attack plan on “canonical Russian territory” in the hope of arranging a “barter trade” is full of the fact that Ukrainian forces will face a population that “will not meet the invaders with bread and salt”.< /p>
“Yes, and in the minds of everyone who is able to hold weapons in hand, everything will immediately fall into place,” noted Khodakovsky, adding that in this case the special operation would turn into an all-out patriotic war. consequences.
In the case of Mariupol, if the Ukrainian army manages to get it out of Volnovachy, it creates an immediate threat to Donetsk. In addition, Khodakovsky warned, it threatens to cut off the land corridor to Crimea. Kiev will also gain an “invaluable political effect”.
The expert also noted that Russia may not have offensive forces to quickly recapture Mariupol. He therefore recommended strengthening this direction.
“Of course, I am still a strategist, but now, in principle, there are not many strategists,” summed up Khodakovsky.