War in Ukraine, no truce at Christmas. ‘Russians will try to retake Kiev’

Russian armed forces will again try to take control of the Ukrainian capital
Kiev. This is the forecast of the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, who during an interview with the Economist explained how he was preparing for a new Russian attack on
Kiev, estimated for February or March. “The Russians are preparing about 200,000 new soldiers. I have no doubt that they will make one more attempt in Kiev”, he said, explaining that “even if the reservists are not well equipped, they could be a problem for us”.

In the face of this new Russian action, Zaluzhny explained that the generals calculated how many tanks, artillery and soldiers they need to repel the attack on Kiev. “According to my calculations, in the last three and a half to four years they have intensively accumulated resources: people, equipment, ammunition. The fact that they have exhausted these resources and wasted their potential without achieving practically any results shows that their strategy went wrong and now they have to rethink how to get out of this situation”, explained the Ukrainian general when commenting on the Russian strategy. The Kremlin, continues the general, “is probably looking for a way to stop the fighting and get a break by any means – bombing civilians, leaving our wives and children frozen to death. They do this for one simple purpose: they need time.” to pool resources and create new potential so that it can continue to achieve its goals.” Meanwhile, the deputy head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Gromov, announced during a briefing at the Military Media Center that there will be no Christmas truce with the Russian military. “I believe that there will be a complete ceasefire from our side only when no occupants remain on our land,” added Gromov.