Russian forces are regrouping and preparing for renewed assault in the Kharkiv Oblast, according to Ukraine’s Operational-Strategic Group of Forces “Khortytsia.” In an official statement from April 12,

Russian forces are preparing for assaults in the Kharkiv region. The enemy is likely amassing troops, as no attacks were carried out over the past day. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Forces.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said that President Volodymyr Zelensky was right to warn of a looming Russian offensive in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.