The Russian occupiers have already prepared 1,800 tanks, 3,950 armored vehicles, 2,700 artillery systems, 810 self-propelled guns, 400 fighter jets and 300 helicopters for the upcoming offensive.

This is reported by Foreign Policy with reference to a Ukrainian military official on condition of anonymity

"Russia has begun arming and entrenching itself for a future offensive. According to Ukrainian military estimates, Russia already has 1,800 tanks, 3,950 armored vehicles, 2,700 artillery systems, 810 Soviet-era multiple rocket launchers such as Grad and Smerch, 400 fighter jets and 300 helicopters ready for a new wave of attacks," the publication says.

According to Ukrainian officials, the number of Russian troops in Ukraine has exceeded 300,000.

Currently, the Russian presence in Ukraine far exceeds the invasion force that Russian President Vladimir Putin used in February 2022, and this time they are concentrated in eastern Ukraine.

According to a senior American military official, the Pentagon called the Russian troops, which had already been transferred to the battlefield, "poorly equipped, poorly trained and in a hurry."

The Pentagon believes that the Kremlin has begun sending tens of thousands of troops to replace losses suffered in the battles for the Donbas towns of Bakhmut and Soledar, but Kiev is convinced that Putin can go even further, mobilizing more troops by February 24.

"This is much more than during the first wave. They do not pay attention to any casualties or losses," a Ukrainian military official told the publication on condition of anonymity.

The interlocutor added that Ukraine expects "a new, huge invasion in the next 10 days."

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that he expects a surge in Russian operations in connection with the approach of the February 24th anniversary of the invasion.

Analysts and Ukrainian officials expect the impending offensive to be concentrated in eastern Ukraine.

It will be recalled that more than 20 Russian generals probably died in Russia's war against Ukraine.

From February 24, 2022 to February 9, 2023, the Armed Forces destroyed 135,010 soldiers of the army of the Russian Federation.

Another 910 Russian soldiers were eliminated during the day.

The data is being verified.

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