Ukraine will face a difficult situation from mid-May - Budanov

Ukraine will face a difficult situation from mid-May - Budanov

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 22 2024, 05:55 AM  •  34322 views

From mid-May Ukraine will face a difficult situation, according to the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Ukrainians will face a rather difficult situation starting in mid-May, according to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine  , said Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in an interview with the BBC, UNN reports.

We are going to face a rather difficult situation in the near future, in our estimation. But it's not catastrophic, and we need to understand that. Armageddon is not going to happen, as many people are now starting to say. But there will be problems starting in mid-May

- Budanov said.

When asked about the situation on the battlefield, Budanov emphasized that he was talking about the frontline as well.

"This is a comprehensive approach, because the Russians will use a comprehensive approach. They are conducting a comprehensive operation. We will not talk about it for a long time, but it will be a difficult period," the DIU chief said.

He also clarified that it was "mid-May- early June.

Addendum

In an interview with NBC News, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia intends to capture Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region by May 9, but Ukrainian defenders expect to withstand and repel the enemy's offensive.

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