The Russian Federation can continue the war in Ukraine today - intelligence of Estonia

This was stated by the head of the intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia, the commander of the Center for Defense Intelligence, Colonel AntS Kiviselg, writes the Estonian edition of Err. EE.

"This year, Russia has increased its defense expenditures by about 100 percent, and in 2023 the budget of Russian defense costs will increase to 100 billion euro The forces of the Russian Federation will remain about the same numbers, ie 100 billion euros, and in 2025-26 it will decrease a little, "he said.

The Kiviselg AGC noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had already exceeded the volumes provided for in the 2023 defense budget in the first half of the year, by 10%, and this forced the additional budget. "As a result, Russia allows Russia to continue the current war with the current intensity. But it continues by a significant reduction in the level of services and the welfare of Russian civil society," Kiviselg said.

The commander of the Intelligence Center of the Ministry of Defense reported that this week the situation on the Ukrainian front did not change, but the total intensity of fighting compared to the previous weeks has decreased slightly which may be due to the deterioration of weather conditions. The main attention of the invaders is continuing to Avdiivka. "It can be said that there are about 20% or slightly more fighting of the entire front in the Avdiivka area," he said.

Kiwiselg added that Ukrainian fighters resisted persistent resistance in the southern outskirts of Avdiivka and at the same time counterattacked the threat of Russian troops from the flanks and continue to ensure that the area remains under the control of Ukraine. Recall that Russia is capable of producing 5 thousand FPV-roma per month. It is expected that the average productivity of each production will soon prove the average productivity of each production.