Fighting in Ukraine will not stop in the coming months. This opinion was expressed at a briefing by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications of the White House National Security Council, reports CNN..

Despite the predictions of some military analysts that winter frosts could cause a lull at the front, the White House sees no such prospect..

“We do not expect the fighting to stop in the coming winter months,” he said, adding that there is now active fighting on the front lines in Ukraine, especially in and around Bakhmut..

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According to him, there is no talk of ending the war yet, as well as negotiations with Putin..

“Of course, we would like the war to end, if not today, then by the end of this year, which is rapidly approaching..

However, I think that, given what we see in the air and on the ground in Ukraine, it is difficult to expect that it will end before the end of the year, ”Kirby emphasized..

Recall that according to military experts, the Russian occupation army continues to attack in the direction of Bakhmut - Soledar. The Russians deployed an unprecedented amount of artillery there..

According to the US Department of Defense, the Ukrainian military is holding the city of Bakhmut, although the Russian occupiers nevertheless achieved some success in the area, sending mainly Wagner fighters there..