Russia doesn’t have ample troops and ammunition to launch a serious new offensive in Ukraine, a prime NATO official mentioned right this moment, as Moscow is compelled to hunt extra provides of navy {hardware} than it has secured to this point.
The official, who spoke to reporters on situation of anonymity, mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin had been waging a marketing campaign in Europe – involving assassination, sabotage and arson assaults – geared toward undermining public help for Ukraine.
“Russian losses stay very excessive”
“We discover right this moment that Russian losses stay very excessive. Russia is attempting to realize floor. We see that the Ukrainian protection is bettering considerably,” mentioned the NATO official, who estimated that Russia can maintain its battle economic system for one more 3-4 years.
The Ukrainian armed forces have been below intense stress for months from Russian invaders who’re gaining floor on the jap entrance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington for the NATO summit because the battle enters its twenty ninth month.
The NATO official admitted that “it should nonetheless take time” for Ukraine to collect the munitions it must launch a full-scale counter-offensive. “We see that (her forces) are making progress daily,” he famous.
He estimated that Kremlin strongman Putin “nonetheless believes that point is on his aspect” and is prepared to undergo a “shockingly excessive variety of navy casualties.” Russia is recruiting about 30,000 reservists each month to make up for losses on the battlefields, he added.
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