{"id":357812,"date":"2026-07-03T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-russia-opening-a-new-front-ukraine-warns-of-northern-offensive-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:00:32","slug":"is-russia-opening-a-new-front-ukraine-warns-of-northern-offensive-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-russia-opening-a-new-front-ukraine-warns-of-northern-offensive-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Russia opening a new front? Ukraine warns of northern offensive | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8EQmRi1JQiU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Russia opening a new front? Ukraine warns of northern offensive | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8EQmRi1JQiU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Is Russia preparing to launch a new offensive in northern Ukraine?<br \/>\nUkraine&#8217;s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, says Kyiv is preparing for the possibility of a Russian attack from the Bryansk region. But he argues the objective would not be another assault on Kyiv. Instead, Russia could try to seize territory in northern Ukraine and force Kyiv to divert troops away from the fiercest fighting in the east.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Syrskyi says Belarus is unlikely to allow its territory to be used as a launchpad for another invasion, despite repeated warnings from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, we speak with Marina Miron, military analyst at King&#8217;s College London, about:<\/p>\n<p>Is a new Russian offensive really likely?<br \/>\nWhy would Moscow open another front now?<br \/>\nIs this about capturing territory\u2014or stretching Ukraine&#8217;s defences?<br \/>\nHow significant is Belarus&#8217; role today?<br \/>\nWhat does this tell us about Russia&#8217;s broader military strategy?<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #Ukrainewar #Bryansk #dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Russia preparing to launch a new offensive in northern Ukraine? Ukraine&#8217;s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, says Kyiv is preparing for the possibility of a Russian attack from the Bryansk region. But he argues the objective would not be another assault on Kyiv. Instead, Russia could try to seize territory in northern Ukraine and force Kyiv [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":357813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-357812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Russia opening a new front? 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