This was reported by Maksym Bilousov, head of the communications department of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade, during an Espreso TV broadcast.“Overall, it feels like the enemy has become more active. We can see it in the number of shellings,” Bilousov said.“It’s also clear from conversations with captured Russians. They told us they ended up on the front line just three days after arriving — that was their first combat experience. They’d had only minimal training.”“One of them said: ‘The specialists brought us here, and then we moved from point to point.’ So even they distinguish between the well-trained special units and the regular troops,” Bilousov added.The officer noted that Russian forces are now trying to move closer to the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.“Their task is to act as assault infantry — move between points, build up numbers, infiltrate, and get closer to our lines to carry out the missions assigned to them,” Bilousov explained.“They’re still managing to find manpower to push toward our positions,” he added.Bilousov also said it is difficult to predict how the enemy will behave with the onset of cold weather, as each winter on the front is different.“Every winter is different,” he said. “Last year, the enemy carried out active mechanized assaults, which differed from the ones the year before.”“For example, during the winter of 2023–2024, we saw massive mechanized assaults — up to 10–15 vehicles in our area of responsibility. A heavily reinforced tank or IFV with electronic warfare equipment would go first, trying to suppress our FPV drones, followed by other vehicles.”“But last winter — late 2024 and early 2025 — the number of vehicles dropped to three or four per attack. Usually a tank went first for cover, and several IFVs or APCs followed, carrying infantry.”According to Bilousov, the situation has now changed so much that mechanized assaults have become extremely rare, as Russian troops try to protect their equipment with electronic warfare systems.“They try to get personnel or tanks closer to our positions to fire at us,” he said.“But now, tanks, IFVs, and APCs are destroyed within 30–40 minutes — depending on how much metal they’ve welded on or how much electronic warfare gear they’ve installed.”“It’s hard to say what they’ll do next. Perhaps they’re working on new attack tactics, but for now, they continue to rely on small assault groups. The only difference is that they’ll now be dressed warmer — and, ironically, easier to spot through thermal imaging because of the contrast between body heat and cold surroundings,” Bilousov concluded.