The Kremlin is planning a new offensive in Ukraine.
The Washington Post writes, citing US officials and unclassified American intelligence documents, including satellite images, which show the massing of Russian forces in four places along the Ukrainian border and the current presence of 50 battalion tactical groups.
The attack, organized on several fronts, would be scheduled early next year with 100 battalion tactical groups and an estimated number of up to 175,000 soldiers, along with armored vehicles, artillery and other equipment.
"The Russian plans foresee a military offensive against Ukraine in early 2022 with a scale of forces double the one we saw last spring during the Russian rapid exercises near the Ukrainian borders," confided an administration executive below. anonymity.
"The plans involve the extended movement of 100 battalion tactical groups with an estimated 175,000 troops, along with armored vehicles, artillery and other equipment," he added. However, the US estimates that Moscow currently has 70,000 soldiers near the border with Ukraine, against the approximately 94,000 indicated by Kiev.
The warning from the 007 Americans comes right on the eve of the upcoming virtual summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin.
(Unioneonline / D)
