Russia manages to partially win small military victories in Ukraine. However, they are investing huge resources for the sake of the pieces of land they are seizing. This was stated by the head of the US Department of Defense Lloyd Austin during a briefing following a meeting of the Ramstein-20 contact group, UNN reports.
"As for a potential breakthrough by Russia, we have seen that yes, Russia is partially succeeding in winning small military victories. They are putting huge resources for the sake of those pieces of land that they are seizing. My colleagues, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine, are confident that they will be able to defend their homeland in the future. Yes, they need ammunition, they need help to continue their defense," Austin said.
Austin notedthat the Pentagon will hope that another aid package for Ukraine will be adopted soon.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg statedthat Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's war on land has already cost Russia more than 350,000 military casualties.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, stated that all the resources that Russia has are already at the front.
A member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, MP Fedir Venislavsky statedthat Russia still has enough resources to continue the war against Ukraine. In closed communications of intelligence representatives to the national security committee, they confirm that Russia is ready to fight in 2025, possibly in 2026, Venislavsky said .