Zelenskyy reveals Russia’s 2026-2027 plans
Ukraine has obtained Russian military planning documents for 2026-2027 that show Moscow’s continued focus on occupying the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as well as advances toward Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, and Odesa, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a conversation with journalists, according to public broadcaster Suspline.
“We understand that their directions remain relevant — the occupation of the east of our state, specifically the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. They undoubtedly want to extend the Zaporizhzhia Oblast axis and the Dnipro axis as well,” Zelenskyy said.
The president added that the Russians are also “looking at the Odesa region.”
“We see these directions. But these maps so far have nothing in common with reality because they cannot carry out the tasks,” he said.
Zelenskyy said the Russians failed to achieve their goals for 2025. As a result, they cannot launch the offensive operation they had prepared for spring 2026.
“They cannot start the March offensive — the one they planned. I don’t know whether there will be an offensive in the spring and exactly when. They want to advance, but so far they do not have the strength to carry it out. Everything depends on contracts, on offensives, on weapons, on the supply of weapons to us, and also on our own production,” the president concluded.