Oleg Zhdanov
Military analyst, blogger (Ukraine)
Oleg Zhdanov
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Combat in Pokrovsk, in my opinion, is some distant and unrealistic prospect at the moment
Completely came true February 28, 2025Oleg Zhdanov
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And Storm Shadows will be there, and ATACMS will be there... I don't think there will be permission for their use. We have reached the point where the interests of the U.S. and Ukraine are starting to diverge (The U.S. will not allow the use of long-range weapons deep into Russian territory)
Did not come true November 21, 2024Oleg Zhdanov
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We will receive Western planes (Figther jets)
Completely came true August 4, 2024Oleg Zhdanov
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Iran announced that they have developed a long-range cruise missile capable of flying 1,650 km... Will this missile appear in the armed forces of the Russian Federation in the near future? I don't think so
Completely came true February 25, 2024Oleg Zhdanov
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Or there is the option that some analysts, including in the U.S., predict. The war may drag on until spring, and in the worst-case scenario, it may last until autumn 2023... The best prediction is the end of the war in winter, the average is spring, and the worst is autumn of next year
Did not come true December 31, 2023Oleg Zhdanov
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I understand that the United States will give us tanks
Completely came true October 17, 2023Oleg Zhdanov
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I think that they most likely will not storm either Soledar or Bakhmut (Russian troops)
Did not come true May 30, 2023Oleg Zhdanov
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In my opinion, most likely there will be no pause (In the war during the winter period)
Completely came true May 1, 2023Oleg Zhdanov
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We do not anticipate an offensive on Dnipro at all... there is currently no direct threat of invasion or attack on Dnipro
Completely came true February 5, 2023Oleg Zhdanov
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I think they might hold out for another week or two, no more (About the right-bank grouping of Russian troops in Kherson Region)
Did not come true November 10, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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Regarding the idea that the liberation of Kherson is far off, I do not share that point of view... yes, it is not a matter of tomorrow, and not a matter of the coming week... but it is not a matter of the New Year or deep autumn
Completely came true November 10, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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Let's take a risk; I think that the 8th package could, hypothetically, still include a gas embargo (The 8th package of sanctions against Russia)
Did not come true October 6, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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I don't think that a landing operation is possible today (Russian landing in Odesa)
Completely came true September 15, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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Well, I think visas will be granted (For Lavrov to visit the UN General Assembly)
Completely came true September 13, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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I think that in the next week we are unlikely to see anything... closer to the end of the month, it is quite possible that the Armed Forces of Ukraine may attempt to initiate counteroffensive actions or a counteroffensive in one of the directions
Completely came true September 10, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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This will last for at least a few months
Completely came true September 1, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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These are not negotiations at all, and they will lead to nothing; there will be no results. The most that will happen is an exchange of positions (About negotiations at the very beginning of the war)
Completely came true September 1, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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For now, I don't think China will decide on a landing operation in Taiwan (In connection with Pelosi's visit to Taiwan)
Completely came true August 31, 2022Oleg Zhdanov
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We will hold the city until the last (Mariupol)
Completely came true May 20, 2022