Russian offensive will decline in one or two months - Budanov

The offensive of the Russian Federation's troops in eastern Ukraine has already been delayed. In about a month and a half to two months, it should begin to decline.

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, voiced his prediction while speaking to graduates of the Kyiv School of Economics. The details of the closed meeting, which took place on July 28, were shared by Forbes Ukraine on August 7.

"The main pressure should be over in a month and a half to two months because the offensive has already been delayed," the head said.

He pointed to military experience, "Any side cannot sustain its offensive potential for more than two months."

Thus, as the offensive operations of the aggressor state are approaching three months, we should expect a decrease in the occupiers' activity.

"But we know that there will be new attempts by the enemy to attack after the decline and a short lull. And we are preparing for this," Budanov warned.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces will influence the further situation. "Will we just sit and wait for four or five months to pass and everything will happen again or will w be proactive?" the lieutenant general asked.

At a meeting with KSE master's graduates, Budanov also assured that "the war will definitely end" because "it is a natural process."

Earlier, Budanov said that the Russian offensive in the north of Kharkiv region was an attempt to create a buffer zone and that the enemy's presence in this area of the front is "a matter of time". He also reminded that Russia is making every effort to destroy Ukraine's energy sector, and Russian strikes could significantly complicate the operation of the energy system. However, the enemy will not succeed in completely destroying our energy sector, Budanov is confident.

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