Russia has started its spring 2023 offensive in Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Thousands of Russian soldiers are on their way to launch a spring offensive in their war against Ukraine, according to the NATO secretary general.Russia has already begun its expected spring offensive in Ukraine, sending thousands of additional troops in an attempt to overwhelm Ukraine's defenses, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.
Stoltenberg, speaking ahead of a two-day meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, confirmed Ukraine claims that Russian troops appeared to be pushing forward with little regard for their own heavy losses. And he said NATO plans to increase its ammunition stockpiles that have been depleted by the war.to Ukraine would be discussed, Stoltenberg said, denying Russian assertions that providing them would make NATO countries"direct" parties to the conflict.
Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said Russian forces appeared to be adding manpower: “We’re seeing a very tough battle in which the Russians aren’t sparing neither themselves nor us.”the BBC reports"They have been trying to take the city since July," Iryna Rybakova, press officer for Ukraine's 93rd Brigade, told BBC."Little by little they are winning now. They have more resources, so if they play the long game they will win. I can't say how long it will take.
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