well, the prerequisites remain, they have not disappeared, a large number of forces and means are concentrated there in the russian federation, well, let 's be quick, there are more than 130 thousand manpower, more than a thousand tanks, and that's about a thousand, let's say, no more than a thousand, and this is a third of all the tanks that the russian federation has on the front, this is about a thousand barrel artillery, this is a quarter of all the artillery that is on the front, this is up to 300. for everyone on the entire front line, there is this first tank army that they told that she is somehow there invincible, although we have already won, and in addition, another reserve army has been created there , in addition, there was a rotation of russian servicemen, of the russian army, that is, relatively fresh forces there, this cannot be considered... we are not prepared, these are

people who have undergone certain training, so there, well, one of the most powerful groups in the kupinsky-liman direction, so can we expect an attack of these forces on kharkiv, why not, it is quite possible, although, most likely, they will still try to attack not kharkiv, but kupinsk-nodal, trying to go to the oskil river to make it worse for us. joint, especially since their military-political leadership set another deadline, when what must be captured, by march 15, when the voting for the russian presidential elections will begin, well, conditional, conditional elections, this is avdiyivka, they must capture by the 15th and to go to kupinsk is knotty, that is, to make our logistics worse , can we expect that this group will try to move towards kharkiv, why not, this is one more time... there is enough there, whether they want it or not

they want, well, here it is necessary, well , you know, let's be a little skeptical, like the information from our western partners, from the american institute of war research, that on such a date they will start moving towards kharkiv, and be so skeptical of the denials of this fact, that for sure it won't be, well , who knows whether there will be enough strength, means, or sufficiency. whether they will go to kharkiv or not , well, we are not 100% able to say that, but once again, that group that is there, it is quite possible, may move to kharkiv, we can skip, we can express our opinions, whether they should do it or not, whether they want to, they don't want to yet, and people who will say that they want to, they will have, there will be such an argument that deserves attention, yes there are also people who will say the opposite, this is also possible and deserves attention, therefore... well, here you can,

you know, guess, not guess, but why should it be done? well, uh, we strengthened our defense capabilities there, added fortifications, completed construction, so we are preparing for a possible development either on kupinsk, or on liman, or on directly on kharkiv , or on chasiv, on bakhmutiv, they are also planning, well, that is, once again , closing the circle, that group that is there... the codex is also capable of carrying out the offensive actions that they, well, predict whether they will whether to do it or not, well here we are for sure, what we cannot know for sure, this is secret information that is inside the general headquarters of the russian army, we discussed this issue, mr. oleksiy, today with andriy kanashevich, the head of the kupin district military administration, and he paid attention on the fact that possible offensives may not only come from the east, not only towards kupyansk. as well as in kharkov, but with regard to kharkov

, he said that it might be somewhere further north, they are actually targeting those shellings that have become more frequent with airstrikes that have appeared recently, but they say there was no such thing two weeks ago, but now massively villages, even in those settlements where there are no inhabitants, and we remember those almost 20,000 russian soldiers who are now gathering on the northern border with ukraine, and we understand that it could be not only the drg, that they could... they also carry some kind of direct threat, or a possible repeated attack, since at the beginning of a full-scale invasion from the north, that is, not from the kharkiv region, but if from kharkiv region, then from bilhor region , from those regions where there are currently no russians on the territory of ukraine, well, let's talk a little bit about the north, the head of the military-civilian administration of chernihiv said that they have strengthened, and the military, of course, also confirms this information.

the activity of sabotage and intelligence groups increased, yes there are up to 20,000 troops now massed on the northern borders, can they, will they attack? sumy or chernihiv region or try to attack kyiv, well, not yet, because this group can hardly be considered capable of doing so, but referring again to the head of the military-civilian administration of chernihiv, he said that they have the ability , judging by the logistics they have, the railway, other possibilities there, the roads built there, they can transfer troops, well, somewhere in two, maximum three weeks, and make a powerful group there. again, do they have that opportunity, are they going to do it, are they not going to, well, we'll see, you know, a little bit, i think, well, we're all a little bit annoyed when somebody starts to say so confidently that there's going to be 100%, well, i want to ask how you know,

that is, there is information that is completely secret, even if this information is also in our main intelligence department, we will definitely not express it in general, so let's be careful. refer to such sure messages about exactly what is to happen something exactly like this, as a person from somewhere is not clear from where he knows, so far the whole means that are there, there really could be an attack on the kupinsky-liman direction, it is quite possible there could be an attack on kharkiv, so far unlikely, well here here you don't even need to be a great specialist to understand that 20,000 is not the kind of group that will be able to do something... significantly on our northern border, but given the message of the head of the bca that it is quite possible, they can quickly to transfer additional troops there, the russians were preparing for the winter offensive actions, we knew about it since the summer of last year, so

this is happening right now, whether we are ready for it or not, well , of course we are ready, well, at least we were preparing and we expected such actions, are we all enough, no, we there is not enough of everything, we do not have enough shells, we do not have enough aviation. well, all these problems that exist in our army are known to all of us, will we be able to strengthen, get stronger quickly, well, not quickly, but if at least there are no interruptions, at least large interruptions in the supply of appropriate weapons to us from our partners, especially shells, well, we will be able to withstand the defense there and stop these offensive actions, well, of course , we cannot but touch on the question of mobilization, this is also important, because the people who are there, you see them now, well, they must be reprimanded, because a person, when emotional and she is physically overtired, not tired, then there is no question about it, about overtired, then she cannot perform all her combat tasks professionally, well, well, we understand that, it is necessary

to give people at least, at least a few weeks, to bring, not even to rest, to bring oneself to order, oneself to order, weapons to order, equipment to order, for this we need additional people , as mr. which are in the reserve, well, if they are removed , then one should not offend anyone, here is the mobilizo, freshly mobilized, god willing, everything will be fine with our mobilization after all, they will just go to training, and those brigades that are currently well, the units that are currently in reserve, they will go to the rotation of those that are currently fighting, that is, this is certain the chain should be watched. to those who watch us, don't worry, no one immediately without training, they said, it's not possible , people just don't say that, especially since, if it's the main team, that the training of people will last at least 80 days, already then they will join the hostilities, whether in the first, second, or third line, it

is not necessarily zero again, mr. oleksiy, but do the events in belgorod region have any echo in kharkiv region, or in general, that is happening... there it somehow affects them, makes the situation easier for our defenders, for our military, for the front line, are these two different things, two different parts of this war that are just running parallel, parallel in the war, well, many things are happening in parallel, but everything that is happening in the war, even in another part of the front, well, for example, what is happening in the crimea affects what is happening in the kupin-limansk direction, even destruction. protected means of communication of the russians, it also affects, these things are tied up, well, how tightly they are tied up, well, here already here you can do it in different ways to evaluate, but especially the attacks deep into

the russian federation, deep into the military facilities on its territory, well, they at least do not add confidence to the russian military personnel, those citizens who are there... who in one way or another support this russian russian military action, that's why a lot has already been said about the fact that the war should be transferred to the territory of the russian federation, because it is known that... for the record, any country that starts an aggressive war should know that sooner or later the war will come to their territory , we have to do everything, everything is possible to wage a war on the territory of the russian federation, and for this , well, we return again, mr. oleksiy, we understand, as they say to our rams , one by one, yes, in the proverb, well, we need, we need a long-range weapons, we need to understand it, mr. oleksiy, we talk about it, we understand all this, but so far this knowledge is not growing in our... yes, well, we understand

that our diplomacy, our president and in general all people , which are involved in communication with our western partners, have, therefore, more efforts should be made in order to convince the western partners to provide us with that assistance in larger quantities and as quickly as possible, but you have already mentioned the events in crimea, in particular, the armed forces have also already confirmed the successful strikes on the airfield in sacks on the territory of the occupied peninsula and nataliya humanyuk, the spokeswoman of the southern operational command, also spoke in our studio earlier, who spoke about the previous successful attacks in the previous days, so the question is, what do you think, whether all these intensified events in crimea, and these strikes on crimea may bring some turning point in this war, i mean the destruction of control points there and the suppression of their air defenses. is a significant factor to change the course of events in the south of our country? well, a turning point in the war

would be very optimistic, and a turning point in the battle lines in the south is quite possible. you see, without, if the russians are left without protected means of communication, only open, then we will know everything, what they are planning there, this is important, well, protected zakh zakh zakh means communication is very important, because without them, we open cards for the enemy, well, they open for us. secondly, air defense, well, our strikes on their anti-aircraft missile systems make it possible, first of all, to direct the flight of our missiles through gaps in their air defense, here this umbrella is already loose in them, well, the umbrella from the point of view of air defense, so you can go there to direct through these gaps , you can direct our missiles for more powerful strikes, for greater destruction of enemy objects, and when there is no ... against air defense, then our planes can fly there, which we

can attack not only with missiles, we can attack with bombs, so there we can uh, well, their interceptors, their fighters rise to meet us, but here we are waiting at least with the first squadron f-16, which would cover the attack of our planes, those we have, old ones, even su, migs, would cover from russian planes, because f-16 is better than. what a russian plane, well, he has it, so as not to get too deep, he continues to see with the on-board radar and continues to shoot air missiles air, that is, such a very simple scheme is being drawn, why do we, let’s give a few words about the f-16, why do we need them, they have anti-radar missiles, they can destroy not only our partisans, not only our missile, but the f16 can with its missiles, the surface air can destroy enemy radar stations, then without a radar station , the anti-aircraft missile complex cannot work, that is , we have removed the danger for our planes from the ground, then our planes, even

the old, well, the old sukhoi and migs can attack already jets deep into the territory of crimea, and from above they will be covered by the same f-16s , which will not allow russian planes to attack from the air, that is, from below we removed the air defense system, from above we drove away the russian planes, and this gives us the opportunity for our planes to fly zero to the middle of the peninsula and do what we have to do the following things there... russian facilities, headquarters, warehouses and so on, so maybe this is the first step for that break in the south, which you talked about, but just destroyed radar station, this is only the first step, then the second step is air attacks by our planes, and the third, or well, here you can second, the third is connected and protection, at least one squadron should be f-16, which will not be, will not allow russian planes to attack ours. bombers, let's say this, here we recorded another very unexpected step and

we want to ask you, as an expert , to comment on it, the eurasian times writes about the fact that indian shells, 155 millimeter artillery shells of indian production, were recorded in ukraine, india says: no, no, we don't transmitted, but there is a scheme that they probably got to us through poland, the video is on social networks, where our ukrainians. the military is demonstrating how they load the crabs with these shells, it's neutral india, a little closed its eyes and ignores this scheme, is it possible that i... the signal is, well, you know, if china, well, come on, it's not conspiracy thinking anymore, well if china supports the russian federation so, secretly, as they say, then if india supported us in this way, well, it would be very good, especially since all of us may be surprised when

a few days ago it came out that the population in india... the population, it may not have anything to do with the war, with your question, but it was a surprise to me, i think that the chinese are more than the hindus, they are more than the number of citizens of india more than citizens of china, in china quite, in china, in india quite a powerful army and with, well, quite, well , i am very sure that they have enough shells and everything else, if we managed to agree on the supply through poland , through other countries for us shells, well, that would be it you know, it would not just be good, it would be... it would be very good, because we can already see that even the million shells that our european friends promised us, they could not supply us and could not, as they said, fulfill they are their this their promise only for a third, with the united states also, with those cluster shells that are transferred to us, some delays also began, although we all remember how when asked

how many of these shells are in the united states, the answer was very they are so positive for us. they said the word unlimited, that is, very much many, it would seem that we should not have problems with shells, especially with cluster shells, which we destroy both infantry and lightly armored vehicles of the enemy, but today we have a certain shortage, this is artillery, well, very strangely, in everyone , everything is there, everyone gives us everything, but there is nothing to shoot at, there are some here and there, maybe in the old suit, maybe something in the army needs to be changed, well, thank you india and thank you, mr. oleksiy, oleksiy hetman, veteran of the russian-ukrainian war and a reserve major. gu was on the air of the espresso tv channel, and now let's move on to matters not just festive, but a few others, which are also actually present in our lives, and obviously present in the lives of our defenders. we will talk about baptism on the front line, whether it is possible or whether it is happening. chaplain of the 125th brigade, father

roman dyachishyn, joins our ether. glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. greetings, you are driving, you are somewhere in those parts near our boys, do you have such an opportunity to be there today? eh, yes, of course, yesterday we traveled around the kharkiv region, today we visited the donetsk region, the region we are currently passing through is slavyansk, and from then on we go to our brothers to share the joy of baptism, to consecrate water together with our brothers, sprinkle them and... raise the spirits of every soldier who defends our native homeland. i dare to assume that you don't have time for the liturgy of the consecration of water and all the festive celebrations that take place in lviv, kyiv, and other cities, especially since you are already planning such a route for kharkiv, luhansk, and donetsk regions in a short time. what does the celebration look like at the front? celebration

at the front, of course, it is quite different from what we are used to seeing in the churches. so solemn and beautiful, but uh, despite the fact that everything is very brief, uh, for that it is very joyful, because we see each other, we support each other, we testify to the presence of god in the life of every serviceman. it is not for nothing that our slogan, the kapalan slogan, is the term: to be close, and i am glad that i have the opportunity to be close to those who, without a doubt... are the heroes of our ukraine. father, i would like to ask you again, this year we celebrate for the first time epiphany is not on january 19 according to the gregorian calendar, but according to the new julian calendar for the first time on january 6, and many ukrainians are still getting used to the fact that our holidays will now start two weeks earlier, and

accordingly end as well, what are your general thoughts about that for the first time we have the opportunity... to celebrate the civilized christmas cycle with the rest of the world, as well as the military, who are currently at the front, they are also used to celebrating on the 19th , here on the sixth. i support your words the most important thing is that we celebrate together with the civilized world, and the moment of unification is a beautiful moment that unites not only ukrainians, but also shows that the whole world is with us and we... the whole civilized world, and , as military personnel get used to the new calendar, well, here we are used to getting used to everything quickly, because the situation is changing. very quickly and we need to respond effectively to and and not only to various difficult challenges, but also to those things that we currently have in our calendar, so that's why it's all good,

therefore, i would say that this year we are already used to celebrating, the most important thing in the holidays is a moment of love, a moment of support, a moment to demonstrate that we are there and support each other, father, i would like to clarify... many ukrainians there are still disputes whether it is a ukrainian tradition to bathe in opolonka, because different sources give different information, someone says that it is only a russian tradition, someone says that it is also a ukrainian tradition, what information is there about this do you have and how actually, can you explain to us and our viewers, is it right for ukrainians to swim in opolonka today? well, regarding security measures, first of all i want to emphasize that any gathering is already a dangerous moment, and in my personal opinion, the most important moment is the moment of family unity,

the moment of family unity, this moment when we reach the temple of god, if we have the opportunity, this is the most important thing, now we have to look somewhere for or against, i don't want it to be some kind of option that will encourage ukrainians. to disputes, now there are no disputes those that would have taken place, at the present time and in the given difficult situation during the war. i would like to clarify one more thing, because we understand that even in the body not all parishes have already switched to the gregorian calendar, not all celebrated december 25, some will have christmas eve today, tomorrow will celebrate christmas, accordingly , jordan will be in 13 days, right? does this date matter, is this difference also at the front, or are we just having fun with different dates here: old, new, new year, new, new , new year, old christmas, new christmas,

and we know that at the front there are representatives not only of different denominations, but also of different faiths, we know that there are also muslims, that there are also jews, maybe there are people who in principle do not profess any faith, and this is their faith , or? they join such celebrations, such celebrations, simply because they are brothers, or does it all look much simpler there than here? eh, yes, it actually looks simpler, everyone here can be said to be at the front, we are all multi-confessional, we are not looking for differences, we are not looking for what god forbid we separate, but on the contrary , we gather for a common prayer. and we sincerely believe that there is a higher power above us, there is a god above us, in whom we believe, and together with him we go into the heart, in the action of the heart, in love for victory, but at

the expense of what is happening in the deep body , we are here for the sake of those we love to enjoy and be happy, so in no case do not blame yourself for those things or any thoughts about which calendar is right, which is wrong... keep your head, this is a good example . father, i still wanted to ask you, in fact, we understand that there are a lot of military personnel, and i can’t even say military personnel, because our army is mostly civilians who were forced to become military personnel, it would be more correct to say that, and many of them had different viral beliefs, some were agnostics, some were atheists , and very often, even when they tune in to our airwaves, other chaplains talk about the desire to communicate with... someone i mean from the military chaplains, even the desire to be baptized among military personnel, well, there are enough of them, in your experience,

are there really no people in the war who do not believe in god? let's talk about probably closer to the front line, because a person who gets into such emergency situations and feels real danger from... his life, he begins to testify and understand that there is someone above him, so i mostly agree with you when you talk about the fact that such conditions, front conditions help a person to find something much higher in himself, something more moral and to ask, i am not afraid of the word, such metaphysical questions, but precisely the essence of my life, and what am i here i do, and maybe someone in heaven protects me and... in a person truly, i would even say so, in a childlike way, faith in the divine is born, and this, this is beautiful, ah, do

you hear us, so hears. that's how it seemed to me, i'm sorry, it seems that the communication slows down a bit, i assume that you are in such places where different things happen, you emphasized that your presence, the presence of chaplains next to the military, is very important, that this is actually the main mission , and especially on holidays it is important, well, but i am convinced that not only with the presence itself, i think that not do you go there only with pampuhs or some kind of food and drink, what is the current request to the chaplains from the military? i think that from my own experience, the most basic request is spiritual support and conversation, a personal conversation, mostly a conversation when a serviceman wants to share his experiences, often his fears, often good plans for the future, and in this way every serviceman understands that

chaplain - in such a conversation, especially in confession, he observes the secret, the sacrament of repentance. what does it mean? for example, if even under the threat of death, they will threaten me , let's say so, that they will kill me, but if i tell what the soldiers told me or what i heard confessions, even under the threat of death, i can't say a word under any circumstances to publish what i heard, it builds and nurtures some level. not some , but a significant level of trust of the serviceman and the chaplain at the front, that is, he understands that everything he hears and everything he tells will be an absolute secret, and it will remain purely between us, between the chaplain and the servicemen, and- er, father, look, more such a difficult question, in fact, we know that there are, unfortunately, many such cases when

families are separated, yes, when a father is on... the front, family, children, wife, were forced to leave ukraine, yes, and sometimes it ends very tragically, that's all, i mean that families are not preserved, uh, did the military come to you with such requests, yes, and how do they , well, go through such difficult things in their lives, because we understand , well, that it is difficult morally and psychologically, and is there any correct word in... in such cases with military chaplains when well, in fact, there is such a difficult situation, let's say, soft in the family of a serviceman? in fact, the situation is very difficult, because each of us who defends his native land, and he has a wife, children who are waiting for him, who call him, who write nice words, it is

definitely very, very motivating. when a serviceman loses this connection with his relatives, accordingly, he gradually but very critically begins to experience it, and losing motivation, it is so spiritual inspiration and enrichment, it comes off of such, you know, a good recharge, and it's actually very difficult to name, say some universal pill that chaplains give to cure this or that? this is a very unique and specific and personal approach to each situation in particular, in addition to the situation to each fighter, in particular, because everyone has their own story, everyone has their own background, there are causes, there are consequences, er, chaplain, in addition to his pastoral work should also focus on some basic, psychological and these aspects, it is necessary

to study, it is necessary to... investigate, it is necessary to be with a serviceman, to experience that situation together with him, sincerely, in a childlike way, truthfully, and then, and in this way, together with god's notice , actually these matters are resolved, of course a person psychologically wants the problem to be resolved on monday, on tuesday it was resolved, well, unfortunately, it is not possible immediately, you need to wait longer, but you need to let... the person understand that someone is around by her side if she has already lost someone important for yourself, then you need to stand next to that person, and in any way, with your strength, er, be near him. father, are there enough chaplains at the front today? we often talk about the fact that there are not enough soldiers, not enough weapons, and we also talk about the fact that it is impossible to mobilize everyone, because someone has to provide and...