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Al Jazeera
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John Psaropoulos

A hard, bloody winter awaits Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, say experts

Ukrainian servicemen stand as they build pontoon bridges during an exercise in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, November 2, 2023 [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]

This winter is likely to see a long and bloody stalemate in Ukraine, with neither side backing down from offensives and counteroffensives, but may sow the seed of negotiations next year, experts tell Al Jazeera.

“The winter is just going to reinforce the misery … neither side is going to have a tactical or operational breakthrough,” retired colonel Seth Krummrich, now vice president at Global Guardian, a security consultancy, told Al Jazeera.

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