 Key battle to take place in Ukraine this spring, Russia sends another 120,000 conscripts into war. Kirillov Budenov, chief of Ukraine's defense intelligence, has said that Ukraine is approaching a key battle in modern history. He added that this battle will take place this spring as planned. Budenov said it in an interview with RBC Ukraine. Budenov was asked whether he still stands by his claim that a decisive battle that will bring the end of the war closer will take place this spring and whether the pace of Western military supplies might have caused him to reassess his prediction. I have no reason to reassess my prediction. Whether people like it or not, we are approaching a key battle in Ukraine's modern history. This is a fact and everyone knows it. The date of its beginning is a secret, but everyone knows that we are approaching it. As for the volume and pace of supplies, of course, we would like to intensify and enlarge those volumes. This is totally understandable, given the circumstances we are in. But we will act based on what we have, Budenov added. The interviewer reminded Budenov that Ukraine's foreign ministry earlier called for toning down the narrative that the future offensive will be decisive. Budenov responded that Ukraine's fate is in Ukraine's hands. He believes that Ukraine's allies will not slow down military aid supplies, even if Ukraine makes limited gains. In theory, they might slow down or halt weapons supplies. Whether this really happens, as of now, I don't think so. Besides, we do actually have some things and we've been using what we have to fight this war for over a year. Yes, we rely on the volume of supplies we get, but if one country decides to slow down the rate of its military aid for Ukraine, someone else will pick up that slack. We will look for options, but overall, I don't think this will happen, he said. He said about 120,000 more mobilized Russians are waiting to be deployed to Ukraine. He clarified that it is about conscripts who are on the territory of Russia.