Where is Russia’s Winter Offensive + President Biden Empty-Handed in Kiev

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for February 22, 2023: - Russian forces continue encircling Bakhmut, moving outward from Kremenna, and pressuring Vugladar; - US President Joe Biden arrived in Kiev, Ukraine with little else but rhetoric; - the most recent US military assistance package to Ukraine is meager with many items omitting the quantity being sent; - US analysts believe Russia’s winter offensive already began, that it is underwhelming, and will exhaust Russian combat potential giving Ukraine better chances of success for its own spring offensive; - More likely Russia is conducting theater-wide spoiling operations to deny Ukraine a pause to put together significant offensive forces; - Russian General S. Surovikin prepared extensive defenses to blunt Ukraine’s offensive; References: BBC - Biden visits Zelensky in Kyiv and says Putin ’dead wrong’ on Ukraine war (February 21, 2023):