The russians are intensively preparing for a decisive battle that will unfold in the east of Ukraine, expecting to gain ground by Easter. This was said by General Major Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Ukraine’s military intelligence, on the air of a nationwide telethon. He added that the occupiers won’t succees.

“The russians are preparing for a decisive battle, they are in a hurry because they are very limited in time, they really want to gain at least some advantage and real tactical achievements that they would be able to present as some kind of win for russia in their ‘operation.’ They are in a rush to make it happen by Easter,” the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said.

According to Kyrylo Budanov, despite possible temporary tactical gains, the russians will not succeed, and Ukraine will withstand the onslaught.

“We have many areas where both parties gain control of some settlements, taking turns twice or thrice a day. On Palm Sunday, nothing prevents them from committing bloody murders, so by Easter, they want to complete the huge bloodshed and will pursue it further on,” said the head of military intelligence.

Major General Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, also assessed the likelihood of employing nuclear weapons by russia.

According to him, the kremlin is voicing such threats only to raise stakes.

“This is solely a threat. If putin loses his mind completely and tries to do so, first of all, even technically, it is not so easy. He may try to do this but it is unlikely that he will. This is an element of bargaining, an element of blackmail of the whole world, and everyone understands this,” the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence explained.