Irish Examiner view: Next phase of bloody combat is imminent

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's fighting forces need the extra weaponry they have requested if they are to delay or stop the onslaught

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of an EU summit at the European Parliament in Brussels. Picture: Olivier Matthys/AP

Within the near future, we will witness the next, terrible, phase of the Russian assault on Ukraine.

Recent combat successes presage heavier attacks incorporating increased troop numbers of between 350,000 and 500,000 which Vladimir Putin’s generals have been moving forward.