Russia is stationed for the first time in its history Ships equipped with tactical nuclear weapons in the Baltic Sea. That’s according to the Norwegian intelligence services’ annual report, cited by Politico, which indicates that the key component of the Federation’s nuclear arsenal lies right now “in the submarines and ships of the Northern Fleet.” According to Norwegian investigators, it is “a particularly serious threat in various deployment scenarios in which NATO countries could be involved”. Because of this, Norwegian intelligence does not rule out that the conflict in Ukraine could develop into a war involving the United States, NATO and the Scandinavian country itself. The exits of northern fleet – which will represent one from 2021independent military administrative unit – were common for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. But never in the history of Russia have nuclear ships flown so far. The fleet currently consists of 32 warships, to which will be added smaller support ships as well as at least 34 submarines. It is currently unclear how many ships were deployed and when.
Is a Russian air offensive coming?
In the meantime, the Western Allies had warned Kyiv about a possible upcoming air offensive by the Russian army. According to the intelligence services of the NATO countries, as reported by the Financial Times, the Russians are allegedly piling up on the border with theUkraineto combat aircraft and helicopters to support ground forces. A version not confirmed by the Secretary of Defense USA Lloyd Austin III “We only see there Russia Massaging air forces to launch an offensive is safe though Fly It continues to have excellent aviation capabilities,” he said at the end of the format meeting Ramstein To Brussels, “Ukraine has done a good job intercepting Russian missiles and we want them to have all the means to defend themselves even if the Russians decide to use planes.” The British newspaper, citing two officials, stressed that the move would have been necessary because of the previous difficulties in the war. “We only have a short window of opportunity to help the Ukrainians prepare for the offensive,” one of the US sources said. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby instead he admitted that the Russians are making steady progress a Bachmutstating that the possible overthrow would have no strategic implications for the conflict in Ukraine.
Resistance to Bachmut
After months of conflict over Bachmut, which has intensified in recent weeks, the Guardian reports that the demolition of a bridge by Kyiv forces near the city would signal an impending withdrawal. The Ukrainian military has always denied wanting to leave the area, as has the military governor Pavlo Kyrylenko He assured that all remaining civilians, around 5,000, will be supported and taken care of – Bakhmut residents were 70,000. According to British intelligence, the armed forces of the Wagner group They are achieving sustained successes on the ground, but not significant enough to break through Ukrainian resistance. “Bakhmut will not be taken tomorrow because there is strong resistance, the meat grinder is working,” he said Yevgeny Prigozhin, at the head of the mercenary group and stressing that the capture of the city is not imminent, “there will be no celebrations in the short term: there are no prerequisites for encircling the enemy in the northern regions. The attack is house by house, square meter by square meter.
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