According to Yusov, Russian high-precision and modern technological weapons have mostly already been used.

Currently, Russia is not ready for a new full-scale offensive, said Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

On the air of the all-Ukrainian telethon, he noted that so far intelligence does not see the formation of a so-called “shock fist”, but this does not mean that there is no such threat.

Although you and I must understand that we have been living in a full-scale offensive since February 24. And it is not only about a new offensive, but conditionally about new operations within the framework of this full-scale offensive. “, Yusov stressed.

Speaking about Russia’s army and weapons, he noted that “all the best, most combat-ready, most elite and ready for use – as far as manpower and equipment are concerned – Putin and his regime have already destroyed on the territory of Ukraine, more precisely, they have destroyed the Defense Forces “And he sent it for disposal.”

According to the representative of the GUR, the quantitative indicators of the Russian forces will still be lower than at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, and in terms of quality, they will be much lower.”

“High-precision weapons, modern technological weapons have mostly been used, or disabled, or are being updated and repaired. What is being deconserved are weapons of different characteristics, of a different condition,” Yusov said.

The war in Ukraine: talks about the new offensive of the Russians

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny recently said that the Russian Federation is preparing 200,000 military personnel for the war against Ukraine. He is convinced that the occupiers will make another attempt to capture Kyiv. Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov also believes that Russia plans to launch a new offensive wave in February 2023. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Ukraine is aware of the possibility of a new offensive by the Russian Federation in 2023, because the Russians have never given up on this.

However, analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe that the chances of the Russians capturing Kyiv are unlikely, even if they attack again from the territory of Belarus.

US Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges believes that Russia is unlikely to be able to muster the necessary number of well-trained troops to launch a new offensive in February next year.