With few days left until 9 May — the “sacred” day for Russia’s Putin, the Russian army will hardly achieve any significant success at the front. And later this possibility may disappear altogether, as the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive powerful new support (weapons) from its allies and will be able to arrange “pockets” for the invaders.

As soon as heavy weapons from partners reach the Armed Forces, a large-scale counteroffensive will begin. The issues of takeover of the state border and liberation of ORDLO and Crimea may be subject to negotiations.

This opinion was expressed by Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of the Razumkov Centre’s Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes and military expert, in an exclusive interview with OBOZREVATEL.