Rogov: Armed Forces of Ukraine are forming a group for an offensive in the Zaporozhye region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are forming a strike force to attack the territory of the Zaporozhye region, which is under the control of Russia, in order to access the sea, declared “RIA Novosti” member of the main council of the regional administration Vladimir Rogov.

“We are talking about preparing a spring offensive against the liberated part of the Zaporozhye region in order to reach the coast of the Sea of ​​Azov. The main task is to cut our grouping and cut the land corridor to the Crimea,” Rogov said.

He added that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is accumulating reserves mainly in the Dnipropetrovsk region, while some of them are also located on the territory of Zaporozhye controlled by Kiev. According to Rogov, about 12,000 people were transferred there, and the offensive could take place in late March – early April.

February 11 Rogov declaredthat Ukrainian saboteurs are trying to penetrate into the Zaporozhye region under the guise of Russian military, but these attempts are stopped.

Before that, he said that against the backdrop of the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine, the issue of moving the front line 150 km deep into the “post-Ukrainian space” becomes relevant. According to him, if you look at the line of contact, then not only the “traditional” Energodar, Melitopol and Berdyansk, but also Lugansk, Taganrog, Kurchatov, Kursk, Belgorod, as well as Crimea – Armyansk and Dzhankoy will be under threat.

Russia’s special operation in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, as well as the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, its goals. During the special operation, Russian troops took full control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, and on October 19 martial law was introduced in the regions.