Major General Andrii Kovalchuk, one of Ukraine's most senior military officers, says Kyiv's forces would be ready, even to combat millions of Russians, but they would need ever more lethal support from Western allies.
Ukraine is preparing for Russia to try again to invade from the north - maybe around the anniversary of its first, failed attempt to seize Kyiv last February, a top commander has said.could even ultimately order millions of soldiers into the war as Russia's offensive falters in the face of fierce and enduring Ukrainian resistance, Major General Andrii Kovalchuk, one of Ukraine's most senior military officers, said in an interview.
But the decorated and highly-experienced officer warned that the fiercest fighting might yet be to come. "We are considering a possible offensive from Belarus at the end of February, maybe later," Major General Kovalchuk said, speaking at an undisclosed location in southern Ukraine. Asked if he was expecting the mobilisation of millions, Major General Kovalchuk said:"I think Putin is thinking about it. And we cannot rule out such an option. We have to be ready for it."
The UK is one of more than 100 countries signed up to an international treaty that bans the use of cluster bombs. Dozens of nations are not yet signatories, including the United States. The commander spoke of his forces’ operation to recapture swathes of occupied territory on the Western side of the Dnipro River in the south, including the regional capital of Kherson on 11 November.
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