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Oleksandr Pavliuk, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces, stated that Russia is forming a new military contingent of over 100,000 soldiers for potential summer offensive.

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Russia is forming a group of over 100,000 troops, and not necessarily for mounting a new offensive. Perhaps they will replenish the units that are losing combat capability.

By the beginning of the summer, they will have sufficient forces to conduct appropriate offensive operations in one direction.

Russia is creating a grouping of more than 100,000 troops and may launch an offensive this summer.

Ukraine does not currently have air superiority.

Russia is creating groups of more than 100,000 soldiers; there is a possibility they may conduct offensive operations by beginning of summer

Russia is creating a group of more than 100,000 people for possible offensive in summer.

The Russian group formation is not necessarily for an offensive but to replenish current losses.

Pavliuk noted these are conditional forecasts regarding summer offensives.

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