The Ukrainian winter campaign will have three strategic goals, Australian General Mick Ryan said in his Futura Doctrina blog.

▫️Maintain combat capability and strategic initiative. An important element of this item will be diplomacy aimed at continuing supplies of equipment and ammunition to Ukraine and "preventing senseless peace initiatives."

▫️Maintain the momentum of ground, air, and sea operations to avoid a winter stalemate that Russia can use to negotiate a cease-fire.

▫️Get funds to survive a harsh winter as Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure provoke political pressure on the government.

The retired general expects the military to attack where they find weak points in Russian defenses during the winter, as well as strike targets inside the Russian Federation to destroy as many Russian operational systems as possible by spring.

The main struggle of the winter of 2023, Ryan calls the battles for logistics and transport nodes. According to the general, both sides will try to capture or strike at key locations.

This time, in his opinion, will also be used to gather intelligence and logistical preparation necessary for military operations in 2024, writes "Voice of America".