{"id":1453326,"date":"2026-10-15T15:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/?p=1453326"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:36:09","slug":"is-russia-planning-an-attack-on-kyiv-in-2027-the-commander-of-the-national-guard-assessed-the-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/is-russia-planning-an-attack-on-kyiv-in-2027-the-commander-of-the-national-guard-assessed-the-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Russia planning an attack on Kyiv in 2027: the commander of the National Guard assessed the threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

To attempt an offensive in northern Ukraine, Russia would need to muster at least 70,000 troops. Currently, Ukrainian intelligence has not recorded the formation of such a group, but the enemy may consider creating a buffer zone along the border, in particular in the Chernihiv region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was stated by<\/a> the Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Oleksandr Pivnenko, in an interview with Noviny.Live.<\/p>\n

He also commented on the likelihood of a second offensive by Russian troops on Kyiv in February-March 2027. According to Pivnenko, such a scenario is currently unlikely.<\/p>\n

“I don’t believe it,” said the commander.<\/p>\n

At the same time, he suggested that Russia could intensify its actions in the northern direction if it accumulates enough forces for an offensive operation. In particular, it is talking about a possible attempt to create a buffer zone in the Chernihiv region.<\/p>\n

Pivnenko noted that he discussed this issue with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and this assessment is not just his personal opinion.<\/p>\n

“This is possible if they have 70,000 military personnel and they gain the potential that is minimally needed for an attack on Kyiv,” he explained.<\/p>\n

According to the commander, the creation of a buffer zone could force the Ukrainian side to transfer troops from other directions, which would lead to the dispersion of forces and defense resources.<\/p>\n

It was previously reported that a new stage of the Russian ground offensive is underway in northern Ukraine.<\/a> In the Sumy region, Russian troops continue to transfer infantry groups within the Yunakivska and Khotynska communities.<\/p>\n

In addition, the French newspaper Le Monde published a report on the Dnipro, which the journalists called “the crossroads of three fronts” and one of Ukraine’s key logistical hubs.<\/a> The article notes that in the event of a new large-scale Russian operation, the city could become a strategic target for Moscow.<\/p>\n

Also follow \u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on Facebook<\/a> , X<\/a> , Telegram<\/a> , and Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To attempt an offensive in northern Ukraine, Russia would need to muster at least 70,000 troops. Currently, Ukrainian intelligence has not recorded the formation of such a group, but the enemy may consider creating a buffer zone along the border, in particular in the Chernihiv region. This was stated by the Commander of the National […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":1453310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76874,76875],"class_list":["post-1453326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-war","category-other-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1453326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1453327,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453326\/revisions\/1453327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1453310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1453326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1453326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}