According to The Economist, Russian forces launched an offensive in the Kharkiv direction earlier than planned. Initially scheduled for May 15-16, the operation began nearly a week earlier. The offensive aimed to partially encircle Kharkiv and put pressure on Ukrainian units east of the Pechenihy reservoir. Military plans revealed that Russia intended to get within artillery range of Kharkiv within 72 hours. However, local military leaders assert that Russia does not have the forces for a major attack on Kharkiv city, Ukraine's second-largest city, although the situation remains precarious. The limited force grouping deployed in northern Kharkiv Oblast suggests that the Russian military command likely altered their plans.
The Russian military command reportedly initially planned that Russian forces would quickly make significant advances in northern Kharkiv Oblast, but the limited force grouping deployed to the area suggests that the Russian military command likely changed these plans in the lead… https://t.co/u2bAIpL1oe https://t.co/iVqSIzVYQY
Yesterday, The Economist published an article stating that, according to military plans shared with them, Russian forces aimed to get within artillery range of Kharkiv within 72 hours and were probing to see if they could partially encircle the city. Here is why I am skeptical: https://t.co/3nq8c20nFy
Kharkiv—“Retrieved military plans, details of which were shared with The Economist, suggest the Russians were probing to see if they could partially encircle Kharkiv and put pressure on the Ukrainian formations to the east of the Pechenihy reservoir” https://t.co/1GtXs9eWWl
New piece from Kharkiv, w new details on initial phase of Russian offensive: they aimed to partially encircle Kharkiv & put pressure on Ukrainian units east of Pechenihy reservoir. Op, supposedly planned May 15th-16th, was brought forward by nearly a week. https://t.co/Vp7qRjnHAV
Russia does not have the forces for a major attack on Kharkiv city, Ukraine’s second biggest. But local military leaders insist that the situation remains precarious, and could change quickly https://t.co/RC2gtARLLA 👇
🤔 Russian offensive plan in the Kharkiv direction according to The Economist. 🔍 Operation was planned for May 15-16, but for unknown reasons it began earlier; 🔍 Russia has identified two directions of attack - on both sides of the reservoir; 🔍 In the west - within 72 hours… https://t.co/73FpVpmkkp