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An exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency of the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, in which he assesses the situation on the battlefield, speaks of the same problems facing both Ukraine and Russia, the solution of which will be depend on the further development of the situation.

Text - Iryna Somer, Brussels.

The Military Committee is the alliance's highest military body, which advises the North Atlantic Council on military policy and strategy. It is the Military l Committee that proposes measures deemed necessary for the defence of the alliance and decides on military actions.

How will you assess the situation on the battlefield right now and how it can develop in the future?

I think what you see now is that both sides are looking at similar problems. One is personnel. Both sides are looking for new soldiers. Then you need to train those soldiers, so that's the second issue that both sides are working on. The Russians lost a lot of people who could train those soldiers because they were lost in the first two years of the war, a lot of senior officers. Ukraine has the help of 50 nations in the world. So training is partly done with the help of other nations. And then thirdly, both nations look at new capabilities and more ammunition. And also here Ukraine has the help of 50 nations when Russia has increased its defence production capacity to a war economy and has the help of questionable nations like Iran and North Korea, and indirect from China. So both sides are having similar issues and working on these issues.

And then if the time is right, and that's an assessment, the Russians will try offensives and Ukraine will look at counteroffensives. Kursk is a good example where