German military expert Carlo Masala expects a major Russian attack in eastern Ukraine after Easter. The reinforcement and regrouping of the Russian troops will soon be completed, said the politics professor at the Bundeswehr University in Munich in the “stern” podcast “Ukraine – the situation”. The start of the attack depends on many factors, including the weather.

“Then it’s a political question when this major offensive will start, but I don’t think it will last longer than a week,” said Masala. However, he does not expect the Russian associations to achieve rapid success.

Masala said the Russian leadership certainly aims to achieve victory on May 9, the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. “But that doesn’t look very realistic.”