The US intelligence service assumes that fighting in Ukraine will continue at a slower pace. “We’re already seeing sort of a reduced pace of conflict and we expect it to continue in the coming months,” Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, said today (local time) at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in California.
Hains said the two countries will try to stockpile supplies in preparation for a post-winter counter-offensive. Despite Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid and other civilian facilities, there are no signs of a waning of Ukraine’s will to resist.
She said that Russia is also trying to undermine Ukraine’s ability to track conflicts, adding that Kyiv’s economy has suffered a lot. “Of course, this can have an impact over time. How strong they are depends on how hard they attack, what they are capable of, how resilient the critical infrastructure is, and how well we can help them defend it.”
“Lack of morale and ammunition, logistics”
Russian President Vladimir Putin was stunned that his military couldn’t get more. “He is informed about the challenges facing the military in Russia. But it is not yet clear to us whether he has the full picture of it at the time of this writing. We see morale and ammunition shortages, logistics and a whole host of other issues they face.” Russia appears to be depleting its military stockpiles “very quickly”.
Haines said Putin’s political goals in Ukraine may not have changed, but US intelligence analysts have suggested he may be willing to reduce his short-term military goals “temporarily, with the thought that he might revisit this issue in a timely manner.” later date”. back”.