Who has advantage in Russia-Ukraine war as winter sets in? Military expert assessment

Ukrainian troops can take advantage of winter weather for further offensive operations in separate directions. This was announced today, on November 28, on the air of the FREEDOM TV channel by military expert Serhiy Grabsky.

He noted that for the Ukrainian Armed Forces now the strategic goal is to prevent the Russian invaders from digging in and gaining a foothold in the territories that they still control.

“This means inflicting increasingly powerful concentrated strikes on enemy targets, conducting offensive operations. In particular, you need to understand that Ukraine is more prepared for the winter, because a fairly large part of our soldiers, our command staff have already gone through more than one so-called winter campaign, starting in 2014. The equipment of the Ukrainian army in this case is better than the Russian one. And the motivation of Ukrainian fighters is much higher. The gradual saturation of us with armored vehicles, both wheeled and tracked, in general, with delivery vehicles, one might say, allows us to quickly maneuver, even taking into account the nature of winter, ”said Grabsky.

He noted that it is easier to maneuver on frozen ground, while it will be more difficult for the enemy to create new lines of defense under constant pressure from the front.

“Therefore, in general, speaking from a tactical point of view, winter, like any season, has its advantages, and these advantages are now working for Ukraine. Well, from a strategic point of view, it is vitally important for Ukraine not to slow down the pace of strikes against the enemy in order to create conditions for further offensive operations. And who knows, perhaps offensive operations will be effective in the winter period in certain directions,” the expert believes.