Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko, have outlined the challenges faced by Ukraine in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Zelensky emphasized the importance of protecting cities, communities, and critical infrastructure, highlighting the urgency as Russia aims to demonstrate victories by May 9. Pivnenko noted that the Ukrainian army anticipates a difficult few months ahead due to the Russian offensive and does not rule out Russian attempts to advance on Kharkiv and Sumy this summer. He also mentioned that Russian forces are preparing 'unpleasant surprises' for unexpected attacks and that it would take years for Russia to potentially capture Kharkiv.
⚡️ National Guard: Russia would need years to capture Kharkiv. Russian forces would need years to occupy the city of Kharkiv, Oleksandr Pivnenko, a commander of Ukraine’s National Guard, said in an interview with the https://t.co/Pt1SJiKfAB media outlet on April 23.
UKRAINE DOES NOT RULE OUT RUSSIAN ATTEMPTS TO ADVANCE ON KHARKIV, SUMY THIS SUMMER, NATIONAL GUARD COMMANDER TELLS LIGA NET NEWS OUTLET NATIONAL GUARD COMMANDER SAYS: RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE PREPARING 'UNPLEASANT SURPRISES', WILL TRY TO ATTACK IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
⚡#BREAKING Ukraine does not rule out Russian attempts to advance on Kharkiv, Sumy this summer, national guard commander tells Liga net news outlet — Reuters
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🇺🇦👀 Zelensky: "Headquarters: battlefield, weapons, protection of cities, communities and critical infrastructure." ▪️The first is the front. The occupying army has the task, regardless of its own losses, to demonstrate at least some victories by May 9. That is why we urgently… https://t.co/GBJjxclb9G