At a meeting of the defense committee, Healey painted a gloomy picture of the situation in Ukraine.
He said Russia has already made several escalations, including intensifying attacks on energy infrastructure ahead of winter, deploying at least 10,000 North Korean troops and increasing attacks that have killed children.
The defense minister did not confirm that the Russians fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine, but only acknowledged that it had been reported in the media.
Let’s remember that on November 21, Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile along the Dnieper. Information about this was confirmed by President Vladimir Zelensky. “All the characteristics – speed, altitude – are intercontinental ballistic,” the president said.
Russian offensive
Let’s remember that Russia has been conducting offensive operations since last October. During this time, they managed to capture several cities in the Donetsk region. In particular, these are Avdeevka, Ugledar, Selidovo.
The creeping advance of the enemy continues in several directions at once – Kupyansky, Pokrovsky, Kurakhovsky and Ugledarsky. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian armed forces occupied part of the Kursk region of Russia in August and still hold those territories.
According to experts, It is unlikely that Ukraine will switch from defense to offense during the winter. At least until the inauguration of the next President of the United States, Donald Trump, on January 20, 2025.
