Ukraine says Putin is preparing major offensive in new year
by Isobel Koshiw and Peter Beaumont in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#66W4X)
Defence minister suggests attack could happen by February, but other officials indicate it could come in January
Senior Ukrainian officials say Vladimir Putin is preparing for a major new offensive in the new year, despite a series of humiliating battlefield setbacks for Russia in recent months.
In an interview with the Guardian, Ukraine's defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said that while Ukraine was now able to successfully defend itself against Russia's missile attacks targeting key infrastructure, including the energy grid, evidence was emerging that the Kremlin was preparing a broad new offensive.
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