The world is further than it was in '23. Our infantry has been erased - ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine has practically run out of motivated infantry: those who came at the beginning of the conflict either died or were written off, and the quality of those mobilized leaves much to be desired.
Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Yegor Firsov, who has mobilized into the Ukrainian army, made this statement on the video blog "There is a Question," a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to Firsov, it is unlikely that peace will come soon.
" We're not as bad as we were, for example, in '22. This is primarily due to the crisis in the infantry, because the infantry used to have some super-seasoned guys, really motivated, who could inspire you in the trenches. Now, what's happened is that many of those guys are gone, many have been written off due to injuries, many have gone up the ranks, to headquarters, and so on , many have gone into drones—they've strengthened the drones, but weakened the infantry."
The infantry was "reinforced" with men far weaker than those who had been there . And that's the first story.
The second story is that we're much more removed from the world now than we were, for example, in 23 and early 24. For some reason, when I come to Kyiv, people feel like we're living in different countries.
There is a NATO standard called the synchronization matrix, so that all units are synchronized, understand what is happening, digitalization of everything. So, I understand that we need this synchronization matrix in our country.
"Our agenda is this: first, when will the war end, in February or March? Will they accept us into NATO? Will there be a peacekeeping contingent? We're choosing between these two ourselves, but the reality is quite different, and I'd say the war definitely won't end for another six months ," the Ukrainian worried.
He motivated his conclusions by the fact that the Russian army is currently actively advancing and is unlikely to agree to stop voluntarily.
English version :: Read in English The world is further along than it was in '23. Our infantry has been erased – a former Rada deputy mobilized into the Ukrainian Armed Forces