Russia trains 200 thousand new soldiers to attack Kyiv again – General Zaluzhny

According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhny, Russians are training about 200 thousand new soldiers. The head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not doubt that they will launch a new offensive on Kyiv again. 

Source: The Economist, interview with General Zaluzhnyi.

“Russia is gathering people and weapons for a new offensive. As early as January, but most likely in the spring, it could launch a major offensive from Donbas in the east, from the south, or even from Belarus”, Zaluzhny said.

Russian troops will seek to push back Ukrainian Armed Forces and may even make a second attempt to capture Kyiv, after their defeat in March-April.

This is the assessment of the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Army General Valeriy Zaluzhny.

The media reports that General Zaluzhny, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Commander of the Ground Forces General Oleksandr Syrskyy warned of the critical few months ahead.

“Russian mobilization has worked. It is not true that their problems are so terrible that these people will not fight. They will fight. The tsar tells them to go to war, and they go to war”, Zaluzhny said.

“I studied the history of the two Chechen wars – everything was the same. They may not be so well equipped, but they still pose a problem for us. According to our estimates, they have a reserve of 1.2-1.5 million people…”

“Russians are training about 200 thousand new soldiers. I do not doubt that they will march on Kyiv again”, Zaluzhny stated.

According to the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief, Russians are preparing new resources beyond the Urals, just like during the Second World War.

The full interview with General Zaluzhny is available on the Economist website.