The winter-spring offensive of the Russian Federation failed and went on the defensive – Budanov
The winter-spring offensive of the Russians officially failed on March 31, 2023, they went on the defensive.
This was stated in an interview with NV by the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov.
– On March 31, 2023, another attempt at a Russian offensive, the so-called winter-spring offensive, failed. They were supposed to enter the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Again, this is not even the fifth failed attempt. Russia currently has no offensive potential for a strategic operation. And it won’t be in the near future, – he said.
In addition, Budanov said that Russia has moved to a strategic defense operation, its task is to hold the captured territories, disrupting the Ukrainian offensive to liberate them.
– The exception is two districts. The first is an attempt to capture Bakhmut. It must also be frankly said that they have almost conquered Bakhmut, according to their own personal statements, since June 2022. Soon it will be a calendar year. The situation there is complicated. The second is an attempt to partially cover Avdiivka from the northern side, the main front of Maryinka is located nearby, in principle there is an attempt to take active actions. That’s all. The rest of the line is on the defensive, – he said.