 Shoigu talks about escalation risk over NATO moves. The deliveries of western offensive armaments to the Kiev regime are drawing NATO countries into the conflict in Ukraine and can eventually lead to an unpredictable escalation. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the Ministry's conference, according to him the United States and its allies have been trying to prolong the conflict as much as possible. For this purpose they are supplying heavy offensive weapons and openly calling on Ukraine to seize Russian territories. Such moves are actually drawing NATO countries into the conflict and can eventually lead to an unpredictable escalation. Meanwhile Russian troops continue grinding down all the armaments and equipment supplied to Kiev both along the routes of their deliveries and at the front lines. He said, despite the unprecedented military assistance from western countries the enemy is suffering heavy losses. The US and other NATO countries say they will ship a huge wide-ranging package of heavy weapons to Ukraine sending a clear signal that the war with Russia is expected to escalate in the months ahead. The combined western assistance will include more than two dozen different types of hardware. The key elements will give Ukraine additional air defences to guard against Russia's ongoing missile strikes and new armoured vehicles which could help the Ukrainians with a future offensive against Russian ground troops.