Skrzypczak emphasized that now is the time to drastically boost aid to Ukraine with weapons, including long-range missiles, tanks, and aircraft.
"After the Russians lost the battles in the spring and summer, they withdrew and amassed their troops in the area of Bryansk, Kursk, and Voronezh. Since October, they have been rebuilding their forces there. They are conducting a large-scale mobilization for this purpose. Although it is rather chaotic, they have a reserve of 1.2 million people. Of these, 300,000 of those mobilized are undergoing appropriate training and exercises. Most of these forces are now concentrated in the area of Voronezh, Kursk, and Bryansk," the Polish military explained.
"I believe that Russia can strike Ukraine from this area, moving from there to the south, west of Kharkiv, along the Vorskla River, which flows into the Dnipro. In this scenario, Poltava and Dnipro are under attack. They may try to combine their forces from this area with those currently fighting in the east near Bakhmut and Soledar," Skrypczak added.
Regarding a possible Russian offensive on Kyiv, he emphasized that Putin really wanted to capture the Ukrainian capital and put his governor there, but he failed. From this perspective, the Russian dictator has already lost this war.
"Putin will not be able to control the Ukrainian people. After everything that happened, this people have come to hate Russia. Ukrainians survived Bucha, Irpin. And how many places are there where Russian soldiers have murdered Ukrainians, but these crimes are not yet known?" the general noted.
"In my opinion, Putin is now forced to move to a strategy of small steps. He used it in 2014 when he seized Luhansk and Donetsk. His attempt to occupy the entire country failed. Next, he is likely to target parts of Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions. Whether he succeeds or not depends on you and us, the West. We must do everything we can to ensure that Ukraine can continue to resist Russian aggression and liberate its territories. The key to Ukraine's victory is in the hands of the West," Skrzyczak emphasized.
Waldemar Skrzyczak is one of the Polish military experts who explains the essence of the events at the front in Ukraine to the public and politicians of his country. Today, the general is calling for maximum support for Ukraine, as he is convinced that a decisive and possibly turning point in the war is coming.
In 2006-2009, Skrzyczak commanded the Polish Army's ground forces. Before that, he headed a multinational division in Iraq, where Ukrainian soldiers also served.
He also served as Polish Deputy Defence Minister. At that time, he had the opportunity to get to know the capabilities of the Ukrainian defence industry and its prospects for international cooperation in arms production.