Russia wants to occupy half of Ukrainian territory by the end of 2026 - wrote "Newsweek" on Tuesday. Moscow plans to occupy the full area lying east of Dnieper and most of the Mikołaj region and Ode.
Last week Deputy Head of the Office of the president of Ukraine Paul Palis presented a map showing that By 1 September Russia plans to occupy the full territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk region, and by the end of 2026 the remainder of the Ukrainian territory east of Dnieper and the Odsk and Mikołaj region.
Russia wants to "buy all of Ukraine on the left (eastern) bank of Dnieper" - said Palis. The map shows what could happen in 18 months, if Russia is not stopped - he alarmed. Ukraine would be completely deprived of access to the Black Sea.
Russia has late announced that its forces are entering Ukrainian regions that are not under its business - stated "Newsweek".
On Monday, the Russian Ministry of Defence and Kremlin representatives reported that the Russian forces crossed the border of the Donetsk and Djepropetrovsk circuit. The Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed reports of Russian troops in the Djepropetrovsk Oblast. There was besides unconfirmed information about the Russians entering the Sumi region.
Putin Plan
In 2022 Vladimir Putin announced the "attachment" to Russia of 4 occupied Ukrainian circuits - Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporosian and Khersonian, even though her troops did not control and inactive do not control the full of these regions.
"Newsweek" estimated that the map presented by Ukraine in conjunction with fresh messages coming from Moscow about fresh operations proves The wider territorial ambitions of the Kremlin in Ukraine, going beyond the demands presented during the negotiations in which president Donald Trump tries to mediate.
The American Institute for War Studies published a version of the map presented by Palisa, on which Russia had plans to take control of 336 300 square kilometers by the end of 2026 — over half of the full area of Ukraine.
"At this point the Ukrainians know that if they do not take action, if they hesitate or do nothing, Russia will just make progress. Fears are not only about escalation, but about survival" - she told "Newsweek" Elin Beketov from the Washington think-tanku Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
According to military analysts, Moscow will effort to intensify offensive action to increase force during peace negotiations, but will not be able to keep this force indefinitely and may have difficulty keeping pace in 2026.
PAP
