Ukraine war latest: Russia's spring offensive 'already begun;' over 160 Chinese nationals fight against Ukraine

The Russian army's spring offensive is already in full swing, the head of the Ukrainian army, General Oleksandr Sirsky, said in an interview with Ukrainian media. Sirsky thus confirmed the announcement made at the end of March by President Zelensky about the imminent launch of the Russian offensive in Ukraine. According to Sirsky, over the past week, the Russians have effectively doubled their offensive actions in Ukraine.

Ukraine war latest: Russia's spring offensive 'already begun;' over 160 Chinese nationals fight against Ukraine

Key developments on April 9: * Over 160 Chinese nationals fight for Russia in Ukraine, obtained documents show * Russia's spring offensive has "effectively already begun," Syrskyi says * Ukraine open to buy US military aid package for $50 billion, Zelensky says * Russian military airfield reportedly targeted in mass drone attack At least

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian military intelligence releases a recording of an intercepted Russian conversation that shows Russian commanders shooting at soldiers abandoning their positions.

In an interview with Left Bank, Ukrainian army commander Olexandr Syrsky revealed that the Russian aggressors wanted to launch this offensive eight months ago, but Ukraine prevented it with its Kursk operation. According to him, Russia has not abandoned its strategy to conquer Ukraine. According to the Syrian, the Kremlin had 603,000 troops at the front, and now there are 623,000. “The enemy continues a strategic offensive in order to seize our …

Oleksandr Syrsky, the head of the Ukrainian Army, said that Russian forces are "increasing their numbers" in Ukraine by up to 9,000 new servicemen per month through contract recruitment and that the grouping of Russian forces fighting against Ukraine has increased from about 603,000 on January 1, 2025, to 623,000 just over three months later.