 Russia is planning major offensive in summer 2024. Russia may be planning a major offensive on the front line in Ukraine in the summer of 2024. A repeat attempt to capture Kharkiv or even Kiev is not ruled out according to the Financial Times. The agency quotes Ukrainian military officials as saying that the goal of the offensive could be the complete seizure of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kursan and Zaporizhia regions. In addition, according to officials, another attempt to capture Kharkiv or Kiev is not ruled out According to US intelligence, which the Financial Times investigated in December, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's ultimate goal in Ukraine remains unchanged. The Kremlin regime wants to take over Ukraine and subjugate the Ukrainian people. According to the document, this explains why Russia continues to conduct offensive operations in eastern Ukraine on several fronts, especially in the area of Avdiyka, as well as near Lyman and Kupyansk. At the same time, a Western official commented to the agency that the prospects for an operational breakthrough by both Russia and Ukraine in 2024 are slim. In the summer of 2023, the Ukrainian military launched a counter-offensive in the south and east of our country. The armed forces managed to liberate more than a dozen settlements in Zaporizhia and Donetsk regions. However, the main goal of advancing to the sea of Azov was not achieved. At present, the Ukrainian military is mostly on the defensive and attacking whenever possible.