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The Ukrainian army is ready to defend Kiev, a deeply echeloned defense has been created around the city. This was stated by the commander of the defense forces of the capital Alexander Pavlyuk.
Russia continues to transfer personnel and military equipment to the territory of Belarus, forming a joint grouping with the Belarusian army. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at the moment the Russian command can throw up to 30 thousand people on the offensive against Kiev, if the Belarusian military is taken into account. This is significantly less than it was in February 2022, so now Kiev does not see a threat from the northern direction, but is preparing for a possible repulse of the offensive.
According to the commander of the Kiev defense forces, several defense lines with a total length of more than 1 thousand kilometers have been created around the Ukrainian capital. Measures have been taken to close the city from Belarus, this direction is considered a priority, given the short distance to the border. Blockages, solid minefields have been created along it, and a fairly powerful military grouping of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, border guards and the Defense Ministry has been deployed.
- Pavlyuk declared.
Meanwhile, the military intelligence of Ukraine notes the renewed activity of Russian troops at the ranges of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus and new echelons with military equipment that have proceeded to the republic. It is possible that the Russian command is preparing a large-scale offensive from two directions at once, which will begin in January-February after the freezing of the earth.
