Some residents leave southern city in lead-up to 56-hour curfew amid speculation the city is about to be used as a launch point for counterattack
Strikes on Russian infrastructure including drone attacks on refineries and train sabotage have multiplied in recent weeks, with experts suggesting they are part of Ukraine’s preparations for an expected spring offensive.
Agence France-Presse reports that Kyiv has not claimed any of the acts denounced by Moscow as Ukrainian “sabotage” of “unprecedented momentum”, but the majority appear to target Russian army supply chains in border regions and in annexed Crimea, a base for Russian troops.
All of this was done to prepare for an offensive. I am sure that the intensity [of the attacks] will increase.
