Analyst assessed whether there is a threat of a large-scale Russian offensive on Dnipro.

Russian occupation forces consider the Dnipropetrovsk region as a potential front line for peace negotiations. This was stated by military analyst of the German publication Bild, Julian Röpcke. The expert pointed out that the Ukrainian side is actively strengthening defensive positions and building fortifications on the border of the region, as there are serious grounds to expect the shift of hostilities towards Dnipropetrovsk.

Röpcke noted that the main goal of the Russian occupiers is to capture Dnipro, but their ability to achieve this goal is not limitless. In front of them lies Pavlohrad, on the way to which new defense lines between Pokrovsk and Pavlohrad have already been created. The expert hopes that these defensive structures will hold the enemy at least until next summer.

Röpcke also noted that if the pace of the Russian troops' advance remains at the level of the operation to capture Avdiivka (35 km in 10 months), then by February-March 2025 we can expect the start of hostilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Earlier, General Viktor Syrsky stated about one of Russia's strongest offensives.