Kyiv says Russia planning major ground offensive in new year

 Despite recent Russian military failures, Ukraine accuses Russia of preparing a massive ground invasion for early in the new year.

Senior officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, have cautioned Kyiv and its supporters to avoid becoming complacent.

According to top generals, the offensive might occur in the southern, eastern, or possibly Kyiv areas of the Donbas.

Russian analysts claim that their country's capacity for successful offensive ground operations is fast dwindling.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the highest-ranking military commander in Britain, said last week that the battle will only become worse for Moscow, which he noted... was currently experiencing a severe lack of artillery munitions. Oleksii Reznikov, the defense minister of Ukraine, told the media in a series of briefings that there is growing evidence that Russia, which has suffered numerous combat defeats, is planning a significant new attack.

He predicted that this may happen in February when half of the 300,000 soldiers Russia enlisted in support of the war in Ukraine in October would have finished their training.

"About 150,000 people will participate in the second phase of mobilization, which will take at least three months to prepare. It indicates that similar to the previous year, they plan to launch the second phase of their onslaught in February. It's their strategy, "According to Mr. Reznikov, the Guardian.He continued, saying he anticipates Russia will continue to mobilize more individuals, "The Kremlin is trying to find new ideas [for] how to gain the victory."

According to the Economist, who quoted President Zelensky, Generals Valery Zaluzhny and Oleksandr Syrskyi in their judgment, Moscow's fresh onslaught might start as soon as January but is more likely to occur in the spring."The Russians are assembling about 200,000 new soldiers. There is no doubt they would attempt Kyiv again "General Zaluzhny, commander of the Ukrainian military, said.

He said that Ukraine's "most essential strategic task...is to build reserves and get ready for the war, which may take place in February, at best in March, and at worst by the end of January." Russia is "100% being prepared," he claimed.

He added, "I don't rule out the southern direction either. It may start not in Donbas, but in the direction of Kyiv, in the direction of Belarus.