💭🦉 At the beginning of summer, Russia will advance on Donbas, they will move in the direction of Pokrovsk, — Budanov in an interview with ARD

The Russians will also advance in the Chasiv Yar direction

🟠 The head of the MDI also emphasized that Ukraine now needs "additional volumes of artillery systems and ammunition"

💬 Commenting on the joint purchase of 800,000 artillery shells for AFU by EU countries at the initiative of the Czech Republic, he noted that so far he "does not feel" their presence at the front

🟠 The situation at the front is difficult, but controlled;

🟠 Budanov believes that a Ukrainian offensive this year is possible;

🟠 "The Crimean bridge is heavily guarded, but we are working on this topic";

🟠 We support the Pope's initiative to exchange "all for all", but the Russian side shows no interest in exchanging prisoners.