Russia is preparing to launch a large-scale offensive in the new year, building up its forces to advance deep into Ukraine as far as Kyiv, Ukraine’s top commander has warned.
General Valery Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said the attack could come “in February, at best in March and at worst at the end of January”.
He warned that Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation drive “has worked” and Russia is now reconstituting its troops to overturn embarrassing defeats this summer and gain more territory.
#Ukraine: Another Ukrainian MT-LB-12 self-propelled 100mm gun in action in #Bakhmut, firing 3UBK8M HEAT rounds at Russian forces.
This is an improvised vehicle made from an MT-LB chassis and T-12 AT gun- compared to a standalone gun this has improved elevation angles/mobility. pic.twitter.com/GYhsYG8xUg
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) December 15, 2022
