00:00Ukraine is preparing for a dangerous new phase of the war.
00:03Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Sersky says Russia may try to expand the active front line in northern Ukraine.
00:10That expansion could add around 160 kilometers of new combat pressure.
00:15Kiev says simply reinforcing existing units will not be enough.
00:19Instead, Ukraine plans to form new brigades to cover more territory and defend vulnerable areas.
00:25Sersky warned that a brigade cannot be stretched across a wider front.
00:30He said the war is now expanding not only in width, but also in depth.
00:35The warning comes as Russia reportedly seeks to create new divisions and five brigades this year.
00:41There are also fresh concerns over Belarus.
00:44The Institute for the Study of War says Moscow is pressuring Minsk to allow more Russian military activity from Belarusian
00:51territory.
00:52That could include drone launches and efforts to force Ukraine to redeploy troops north.
00:57For Kiev, the message is clear.
01:00Ukraine is preparing now, before Russia opens another front.
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