Putin preparing major offensive in new year, Ukraine defence minister warns

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Defence minister suggests attack could happen by February, but other officials indicate it could come in January

was now able to successfully defend itself against Russia’s missile attacks targeting key infrastructure, including the energy grid, evidence was emerging that the Kremlin was preparing a broad new offensive.this week – including from the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the head of the armed forces, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, and the chief of ground forces, Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskii.

“The [draftees] do a minimum of three months to prepare. It means they are trying to start the next wave of the offensive probably in February, like last year. That’s their plan.” “Russian mobilisation has worked,” said Zaluzhnyi. “They are 100% being prepared.” He added that a major new Russian attack could come “in February, at best in March and at worst at the end of January”.

With Ukrainian troops being trained in a number of western countries, and arriving foreign-trained soldiers being seeded in units across the country, Reznikov said Ukraine’s hybrid tactics, well-trained troops and the wishlist of weapons it hopes to receive from allies, would enable it to withstand fresh attacks.

The aim was to debilitate Ukraine to increase the chances of success on the battlefield. However, since then, Ukraine has shown increasing skill in shooting down rockets and drones. The US had previously worried the long-range Patriot defence systems, which can travel up to 60 miles, would provoke an escalation from Russia.

 

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So Ukraine isn't winning after you have been telling us they are for nearly a year?

Time for peace talks?

More death and destruction caused by Putin!

Lemme guess....the clown needs more billions

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