What happened? Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny states that as of today, the situation in Donbas is not easy, but it is strategically hopeless for the russian army.
Source. General Zaluzhny in an interview with The Economist.
Details. “Most likely they are looking for ways to stop [fighting] and get a pause by any means: shelling civilians, leaving our wives and children to freeze to death. They need it for one simple purpose: they need time to gather resources and create new potential so they can continue to fulfil their goals,” the statement says.