Russia will continue to use the winter period to try to deplete Ukrainian forces and rebuild its own, rearm and replenish the number of personnel for a new offensive in the spring.. John Kirby, coordinator of the White House National Security Council, stated this at a briefing, Ukrinform reports..
" The fighting near Bakhmut remains brutal, even as we speak here,"
The White House spokesman noted that, according to the American administration, Putin is using the current winter months to replenish supplies, provisions and rearmament in order to " Because, he said, the United States and allies have increased military assistance to Ukraine in recent weeks, which includes more sophisticated combat capabilities for combat operations in open areas..
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Kirby also conceded that the fighting would escalate as the weather improved..
Recall that, according to British intelligence, the weather in Ukraine will make it impossible for the Russian offensive at the end of February..