Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Believes Russia Preparing For Long-Term War

Russia is preparing for a long-term war and moving the economy to "military rails," the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine emphasizes. This is stated in a message posted on the official page of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Telegram.

"Putin's measures to reorganize the economy and the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation indicate the preparation of the transfer of Russia to martial law. They are aimed at strengthening the potential of the Russian Armed Forces and creating conditions for operations that were planned at the very beginning of the war, but unsuccessfully implemented by the Russian occupation troops.

The attempts of the occupying country to attract all military resources to continue the war in Ukraine and the recent appointment of the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gerasimov as the new commander of the occupation forces testify not only to Russia's military failures, but also to the preparation of the Russian Federation for the continuation of a large-scale long-term war," the text of the message from the military intelligence officers of Ukraine says.