Servicemen of the Carpathian Sich Battalion are seen on a tank on a frontline, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
CNBC: Russia’s Ukraine onslaught shows zero signs of a winter lull as conflict rages
* As the Russia-Ukraine war heads into winter, there has been some expectation that freezing temperatures on the battlefield could bring a lull in the conflict.
* Last weekend, a top U.S. intelligence official even said they expected to see a “reduced tempo” in the fighting and that this was likely to continue over the “coming months.”
* There appears to be no signs in a let-up in the war, however, and both Russia and Ukraine are sending out smoke signals that there is no time, and no desire, for a cessation of hostilities.
As the Russia-Ukraine war heads into winter, there has been some expectation that freezing temperatures on the battlefield could bring a lull in the conflict.
Last weekend, a top U.S. intelligence official even said they expected to see a “reduced tempo” in the fighting and that this was likely to continue over the “coming months” with both the Ukrainian and Russian militaries expected to regroup and resupply, and to prepare for counter-offensives in the spring.
There appears to be no signs in a let-up, however — with extremely intense fighting in eastern Ukraine, with the devastation in parts of the region reminiscent of World War I — and both Russia and Ukraine sending out smoke signals that there is no time, and no desire, for a cessation of hostilities.
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WNU Editor: I see no signs that there will be a lull in the war during winter. On the contrary. I see an escalation in the fighting as Russia positions the 300,000+ reservists it called -up two months ago.