Has Russia Started Its New Offensive In Ukraine?

 

US News and World Report: Russia’s New Offensive in Ukraine Appears to be Beginning 

Russian operations and troop movements around key areas of eastern Ukraine have accelerated sharply as the U.S. warns of an impending surge in fighting. 

A massive Russian offensive in Ukraine that Western officials have anticipated for weeks will begin shortly, according to a series of factors that have emerged – or may even have already begun. 

Several analytical groups assessed that the provisions the Kremlin has put in place, to include the training and mobilization of hundreds of thousands of troops, appear poised to begin attempting to push Ukrainian troops back from entrenched positions in the eastern reaches of the country as Moscow seeks to achieve now what it failed to do in its initial invasion almost a year ago.  

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WNU Editor: Fighting has intensified significantly in the past few weeks. But I doubt that this is the start of Russia's new offensive. My read of the situation is that before this offensive starts, I expect a massive missile and drone attack to overwhelm and/or knock-out Ukraine's entire electrical and communications grid, particularly in the east. Once that happens, we will then be hearing reports of massive artillery strikes along certain parts of the front. Days after that we will then be hearing reports of infantry assaults along certain regions. I also expect the Russian air force to be more actively involved.