CNN points out that there has been a debate in Ukraine over the Russian offensive for respective months, whose strategical nonsubjective is to take full control of Donbas and confederate areas of the country. Although Russia's advancement to date is limited, the aggressor has achieved any local successes and importantly increased the number of troops in selected areas. Russian forces are trying to advance on many sections extending along the front lines.
What's Trump gonna do?
According to the estimates, the offensive will proceed until it has acquired all the east areas of the Donetsk, Zaporosian and Khersonian regions, but at the present rate, this plan can take many years. CNN besides notes that, given the limited interest in Trump's administration in talking about the ceasefire, the script of extending the war until 2026 is becoming increasingly probable.
However, it is worth noting that the American legislature is working on a bill that could introduce unprecedented sanctions against Russia and its economical partners. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, co-author of the initiative, revealed in a conversation with ABC News that president Donald Trump had declared his willingness to support the provisions providing for the imposition of 500 percent customs duties on countries importing Russian natural materials and at the same time not providing assistance to Ukraine.
Russia will cut war spending?
The Russian military budget accounts for about 40% of the full state spending, which translates into over 6% of GDP. specified a scale of backing drives inflation, and president Vladimir Putin himself admitted that economical growth this year would be moderate. He besides suggested the anticipation of reducing defence spending as early as 2026.
Although long-term forecasts for Russia, both economical and demographic, look bad, the country is inactive able to keep an army of more than half a million soldiers stationed in or close Ukraine in the short term. Despite major losses, the Russian armed forces inactive have a possible far beyond Ukrainian forces – highlighted in the analysis.
Massive raid on Ukraine
Pessimistic predictions fuel the last air strike on Ukraine. On the night of Saturday Sunday, Russia carried out the largest raid since the beginning of the war, inform Ukrainian armed forces. The head of the Ukrainian Air Force press service, Colonel Yuri Ihnat, described this raid as the most massive since the beginning of the conflict. The attack covered many regions, including the western part of Ukraine, distant from the front line.
Over the past week, Russian troops have fired over 114 missiles and have utilized about 1,270 drones against various targets across the country.
We gotta end the war, we gotta put force on the aggressor, we request protection. From ballistic missiles, missiles and drones, from terror. Ukraine must strengthen its air defence. It's the best way to defend life. These are American systems that we are willing to buy said president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski.
During the repelling of the massive attack Ukraine suffered a large failure – 1 of the F-16 fighters was shot down and the pilot of the device was killed.
