Ukraine war: Fighting set to slow for winter months, says US intelligence

The fighting in Ukraine has been slowing down and this will likely continue in the coming winter months, US intelligence agencies believe.

However, there has been no evidence of fading resistance on the part of Ukrainian forces, US director of intelligence Avril Haines said.

She said both sides would try to "refit, resupply and reconstitute" for any counter-offensive in the spring.

It follows Russian attacks on Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure.

The war in Ukraine is now in its ninth month but Russia has lost more than half the land it...