Russia-Ukraine war: Fighting will abate during winter, claims US intelligence

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has been subsiding and will continue to slow during the upcoming winter season, according to US intelligence. However, US director of intelligence Avril Haines said there was no indication that the Ukrainian forces' resistance was waning. The intelligence director said both sides would work to redevelop, replenish and refurbish in preparation for any counter-offensive in the spring, according to a BBC report.

Russia, the aggressor nation, had lost more than half of the territory it had seized by the time the war in Ukraine entered its ninth month. The director stated that most of the fighting is currently happening near the eastern Ukrainian cities at a defence forum in California. She claimed that fighting had subsided after Russia's fallback from the west of the Kherson region last month. She claimed that after the winter, Russia and Ukraine's militaries would be looking to get ready for any counter-offensive. According to the US intelligence director, the country's intelligence agency believes that the Russian President does not fully understand the difficulty facing his country's military.




However, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) analysts painted a different outlook in a daily review, questioning whether the extreme winter conditions could permit a higher rate of operations as winter starts. The Institute cited Serhiy Haidai's remarks, who noted that the climate in the eastern Donbas region was changing as winter conditions descended. On the other hand, on Saturday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a price limit imposed by his Western allies on Russian oil exports that were not strict enough to harm the Russian economy.

FAQs:

1. Who is Avril Haines?
   Avril Haines is the US intelligence director.
2. Was the price cap imposed on Russian oil exports?
   Yes, a price cap was imposed by some Western allies of Ukraine on Russian oil exports.