US expects 'reduced tempo' in Ukraine conflict to continue, says top intelligence official

The US's national intelligence director Avril Haines said Washington expects the 'reduced tempo' in the Ukraine conflict to continue over the coming  months.

'Most of the fighting right now around Bakhmut and the Donetsk area has slowed down with the withdrawal of Russia from the western Kherson area to the east of the river. And we expect that's likely to be what we see in the coming months,' Haines said at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in California on Saturday. 

Haines added that both countries would be aiming to 'refit and resupply' munitions through the winter before possible spring counter-offensives, but cast doubt on Russia's ability to do that. 

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[ferndawg]

military analysis from a bureaucrat that's never served in the military 🙄 nice hand gestures, though

[simulationsrealconflicts]

British nurses must give up better living conditions so as not to benefit Putin. One of the most ridiculous things argued by a British politician

[followthemoney]

Ejits, waiting for ground to freeze and then it begins

[rictus]

That's funny anybody from us talking about slowing down tempo after spending 20 years in a war spending trillions of dollars leaving behind billions of dollars worth material and nothing accomplished as far as replacing the Taliban or making Afghanistan any better

[imperatorvespasian]

more casualties than any other time in the war = reduced Tempo. Although these are the same intelligence that ran away from the Taliban and is currently been pushed out of Syria

[operator]

what reduced tempo? russia has been making attacks all along the donbass line for weeks. if anything its going right back to the old pattern but cranked up a notch or two.

[johncale]

LOL - is she not aware of the Russian mobilisation?
Do 300, 000 + more Russian troops not feature in her analysis at all???

[HandleGF]

Saying Russia will run out of missiles is like saying BBC Sky Guardian banalysts will run out of clichés.

[mackbedunduk]

It means that it's the very right time for russia to increase tempo and escalate te fight. Real Loser openly enounces its thought and highly hopes their enemy to follow its mind and idea. Sounds like an diplomatic words but it isn't. Lower moral and situations detected.

[cronosx]

The heavy snow will obviously slow things down, and it will pick up at full speed by next summer.

[martynfaller]

Bit different to starting wars with goat herders isn’t it.

[splifsend]

Everytime the west predicts what Russia is going to do, Russia does something totally unexpected.

[Joshua_Cares]

Sadly many more people are about to die and it could have all been prevented with rational diplomacy.

[epicchannel]

Yea it slows when you're running out of men.

[markrattenbury]

top intelligence😂🤣..yeh Na! 😂how hard was that to pick, when they are going into winter over there..top muppet!😎

[greatestytcommentator]

Once again.. 49 negative comments but NO thumbs down votes?

[TheFreemanuk]

Industrial war banking system machine breaking for holidays im sure. £££££££££££

[factstruth]

Why state what u think the enemy will do. Short sighted woman....Hire better thinkers US...please

[miclewis]

Oh boy ….. has she got a surprise coming her way !

[fessali]

Why doesn’t she just admit that USA army are hiding in Poland while Ukraine is being destroyed. Russia never allowed Ukraine to be destroyed like this. Some people really don’t know who their friends are.