"It's expensive": Russia launched 97% of its army in Ukraine - WSJ
"According to our estimates, now 97% of the entire Russian army is in Ukraine," - said the head of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom. The minister also noted that the Russians tried to step on all fronts, but their attempts did not lead to a significant breakthrough. "In fact, we have never seen such a concentration of uniform strength to break through in a big offensive. We have just seen an attempt to move forward, and it was expensive to the Russian army," Wallace said.
It is also reported that Western officials are counting on the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the spring of 2023. In this regard, Ukraine seeks to increase its own strength. Earlier, on February 15, CNN reported with reference to sources that the US, Britain and Ukraine do not believe that Russia will be able to successfully conduct new offensive operations in the eastern direction. Allies of Ukraine believe that there are insufficient resources in the Russian Federation.
Focus also wrote that on February 15, a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Yusov stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to attack Bakhmut and coal of the Donetsk region in order to hold the Counter -offshore of the Armed Forces at least.
We also wrote that according to the statement of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg from February 13, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has already launched a new large -scale offensive in Ukraine. According to Secretary General, the Kremlin is ready to send "thousands and thousands of" Russians to the front.