WW3 fears as Russia could attack NATO ‘as early as tomorrow’ | World | News
Germany’s top military general has claimed that Russia could attack a NATO site “as early as tomorrow”. Speaking from his headquarters, Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank said that despite the serious impact of the war in Ukraine, Russia’s air capabilities are strong and its nuclear and missile arsenal is intact.
“If you look at Russia’s current capabilities and combat power, Russia could launch a small-scale attack on NATO territory as early as tomorrow,” he told Reuters. He added that the attack would be small-scale.
“Small, fast, territorially limited, nothing too big; Russia is very dependent on Ukraine for that,” he added.
Sollfrank, who leads Germany’s Joint Operations Command and oversees defense planning, reiterated NATO warnings that Russia had the potential to launch a large-scale attack against the 32-member alliance as early as 2029.
Vladimir Putin has rejected such plans, claiming that Moscow’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine is actually a reaction to NATO expansion.
According to the general, while the Black Sea Fleet suffered significant losses, there was no decrease in other Russian fleets.
“The ground forces are suffering losses, but Russia says it aims to increase the total number of soldiers to 1.5 million soldiers,” he said.
“And Russia has enough main battle tanks to make a limited attack possible as early as tomorrow.”
He said three key factors will determine whether Russia chooses to launch an attack: its military strength, military history and leadership. He added that these factors make an attack possible, but emphasized that whether it actually happens will largely depend on the actions of other countries.
Recently, Poland announced what officials are calling the largest national defense training program in its modern history. The plan aims to equip up to 400,000 citizens with basic military, medical and cyber resilience skills by 2027, according to Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, quoted by Polish broadcaster TVP Info on November 6.
