Ukraine, war flares up again: Russia attacks the map

Russia attacks almost everywhere. Almost two years after the conflict began, the war in Ukraine seems to have entered a new phase After weeks of stagnation. Meanwhile, rumors are circulating about the resignation of General Valery Zalozhny, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

What happens on the field

Kiev's news of war operations describes an evolving picture, with Moscow's forces operating along the entire line of contact. The intensity of fighting increased, especially in the northeast of the country on the border between the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions.

Ukraine announced that it had decided to strategically withdraw units from the village of Krokhmalin to return to more advantageous positions. At least 13 Russian attacks have been reported in the region. “The enemy is carrying out a large number of artillery attacks and trying to advance,” a spokesman for the Ukrainian Ground Forces Command told state television.

Russian pressure appears to be increasing after a long period of stalemateThis is in the wake of the Ukrainian counterattack, which did not produce the desired results during 2023.

Zalozny resigns? Rumors and denials

Disagreements over operational management between Ukrainian leaders were accompanied by rumors about complex relations between President Volodymyr Zelensky and General Valery Zaluzny. The Ukrainian presidency denied rumors of the imminent resignation of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

President Zelensky's spokesman, Serhiy Nikiforov, denied the news in a statement to the Sospilny channel, while the Defense Ministry was more clear on its Telegram channel: “Dear journalists, we respond to all of you immediately: No, this is not true.” However, sources quoted by Interfax-Ukraine confirmed the rumors about the army commander’s resignation, stressing that an agreement had been reached on the matter “during a meeting between Zalozny and Zelensky.”

We need weapons and ammunition

For weeks, this was nothing new, as Ukraine had to live with complex arms and ammunition management. The halt in US aid, with the $61 billion package blocked in Congress due to opposition from a group of Senate Republicans, weighs heavily on the capabilities of Kiev's armed forces, which in the country's southeast have to deal with growing numbers of Ukrainian armed forces. Heavy presence of Russian soldiers: “The enemy is mobilizing his forces, attacking every day,” says Sergeant Ulysse Maliaryevich, from the 92nd Brigade, describing the situation around the villages of Klishchevka and Andreievka, which have been reduced to a pile of rubble.

Movements have also been reported in the south of the country, particularly in the Zaporizhzhya region, where the Ukrainian army regained territory over the past summer, without launching a decisive offensive. Now, months later, we are witnessing Russian maneuvers aimed at reoccupying the ceded areas.