Ukraine's intelligence chief: situation on fronts is deadlocked, we are very much waiting for arms supplies

According to Budanov, at the moment the situation on the fronts is at a standstill, with neither side able to make a breakthrough:

The situation is simply stagnant. There is no movement

Since the liberation of Kherson, the fighting has been mainly in the area of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. In other areas Russian troops are on the defensive. But the onset of winter and the lack of offensive weapons, according to Budanov, have forced the AFU to reduce the intensity of ground operations along the clash line, which stretches for almost a thousand kilometres.

According to Budanov, the Russian army is now in a stalemate and suffering heavy losses. The Kremlin has already decided on a new wave of mobilization. Meanwhile, the AFU still lacks resources in many directions to further advance, says the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence service:

We can't defeat them in all directions in full. But they can't either. We are very much waiting for new deliveries of weapons, as well as the arrival of more advanced types of weapons

We recall that in an interview with the Economist, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Valeriy Zaluzhniy, said that in order to succeed in the war we need significantly more weapons than Ukraine's partners are currently providing.

Kiev admits that the amount and range of weapons provided to Ukraine by its partners, primarily the USA, is not enough to make a difference in the war. So far, the White House has refused to provide Ukraine with tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, combat aircraft or long-range missiles, and the Lend-Lease Act signed by Joe Biden on 9 May, which would have allowed Ukraine to transfer any type of weapons it needs without bureaucratic delays, has yet to become effective.