Russia has revised its war strategy in Ukraine and is focusing on trying to take control over Donbas and other regions in East of Ukraine with a destination date in early May.

CNN reports about this with reference to the US officials and intelligence data.

russian president putin wants to showcase at least some victory by the time of the sacred for the ruscists society “May 9”.

The day before, Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, stated:

We remember that they have this sacred date of May 9th. Until this day, putin has a goal to be ending everything with a victory parade. We need to understand that there are many battles ahead of us, so I don’t recommend anyone lay back.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned in his nightly video address on April 2, that russian troops would want to capture the Donbas and the South of Ukraine:

We are strengthening our defenses in the Eastern direction and in Donbas. We are aware that the enemy has the reserves to increase its pressure in the East. What is the goal of the russian troops? They are set to capture both the Donbas and the South of Ukraine.

At the same time, CNN citing a European diplomat reported that russia is preparing for a “Chechnya-style long, drawn-out war”.