Russia is preparing 100,000 soldiers for a possible summer offensive, Ukraine says

Russia is amassing 100,000 troops ahead of a potential summer offensive, the commander of Ukraine's ground forces said on Friday.

"We do not know Russia's plans to the fullest extent. We only know the data they have and what they are creating. They are creating groups — more than 100,000," Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk said on Ukrainian TV.

"It will not necessarily be an offensive. Perhaps they will use it to replenish their units that are losing their combat capability," he said.