"Six months will be interesting": Budanov told how many Russians are now fighting in Ukraine

The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine does not see the potential for a large -scale offensive of Russian troops or changes in the front line in the short term. The front will be interesting for the next half a year, and Ukraine will restore justice. This was reported by Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, in an interview with CNN.

He noted that more than 500,000 Russian invaders are currently operating in temporarily occupied territories. The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense does not see the potential for their large -scale offensive or changing the front line in the short term. "The next six months will be interesting because the offensive of Russia on the front line will end during this period," he said.

The GUR chairman said that the war would end with "restoring justice and returning the lost. " He did not name how and under what circumstances it would happen. On January 31, the head of the GUR Kirill Budanov said that the Russian troops would exhale soon. Western intelligence services see the situation differently: the Russian economy will allow an intense war for at least two years. Focus has published the most likely hostilities for the election of the President of Russia.

He recalled that Russian troops began to step in November 2023 and did not reach the goals. However, "certain promotion" is observed in the area of ​​Avdiivka of Donetsk region. Budanov listed the weapon that Ukraine needs from the West. Artillery systems and ammunition are most needed by the Ukrainian army.