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Offensive in the frontlines in the east in particular and perhaps zaporizhzhia region in the south as well. russia has not announced it yet. very clearly risky for russia do this. you saw the exodus of fighting aged men and conversely it is this ukraines interests to talk about it because it would be wildly interpreted as a sign of weakness if russia was do this again. >> clare sebastian for us in london, thank you so much. quick hits around the globe, an israeli military raid in jericho has k...

There is talk in this country, ukrainian officials suspect that russia is planning a major spring offensive, but it is not waiting until the spring. that the spring offensive is already beginning, and it is going to intensify over the course of this month. the reason the russians are going early is that according to ukrainian intelligence, they dont want to wait until all the new weapons arrive, until the ukrainians are flush with those new american tanks and the german tanks. and both sides bel...

We want to bother to continue to hold onto that particular location, given that theyve got strength and depth and can withdraw to preprepared positions and arguably trap the russians. the problem is if the russians do manage to get into the town, that town itself then becomes a defensive position for them. it becomes harder for the ukrainians to dislodge them. and all of this coming, wolf, as theres increasing volume of talk, particularly on the ukrainian side of a potential russian spring offen...

Is very difficult now in bakhmut, vod door, limon, and other directions. >> reporter: ukrainians have been gearing up for an expected spring offensive and trying to move the front lines west. theres a buildup of troops in the city of mariupol. one ukrainian official said just a few days ago that he expects the most consequential, some of the most defining battles of this war will be fought in the next two to three months. kim? >> well be tracking it. scott mclean in london, thanks so much. jus...

Commander said to us, the real war hasnt even started yet. >> oh, my. >> so they are bracing themselves for a brutal spring offensive. there are signs that we saw on the front lines that, that is beginning to happen already. it is the prolong to the big offensive. we were quite struck by the amount of artillery and rocket fire that was flying in when we were on the front lines. it is a big worry for the ukrainians because they are running short of ammunition, of all descriptions. it is very diff...

Ukraine believes Russia will launch Spring Offensive on February 24. Writes Ahmed Adel An increasing number of videos are appearing on social media and

The Russian army is fighting fiercely for every kilometer in the Donbas, amid reports of new masses of troops arriving in Ukraine. By most accounts, it looks like Putin has moved up the calendar on a major assault that was originally planned after the winter thaw.

Believes the russians will soon escalate even more after mobilizing hundreds of thousands of men for a likely spring offensive. but this gunner who goes by the name deputy says the paratroopers are ready. it will be hard, he says, it will be tough but we will hold because we stand here for our land. if we dont do it, nobody will. theres a visceral hatred towards moscows leaders among these men. in russia they have a terrorist dictatorial regime, he says, so now the civilized world is fighting ag...

Is reminiscent of some of the worst times in world war ii where they are not only fighting a strong adversary, but the elements as well. the snow, the mud, and the cold make fighting here even tougher. and ukraines leadership believes the russians will soon escalate more after mobilizing hundreds of thousands of men for a likely spring offensive. but this gunner who goes by the name "deputy" says the paratroopers are ready. it will be hard, he says. it will be tough, but we will hold because we ...

Quiet day. they expect worse in the months to come. their metro i motto is, if not who else? we have witnessed that on several places on the front line that things are heating up. the russians put a lot more soldiers in this area. as far as that spring offensive is concerned, it seems as though while this may not be that offensive yet, it could be the prelude to that offensive taking shape. don. >> fred pleitgen, thank you. also new this morning, the u.s. military getting expanded access to pa...