Ukraine is running out of soldiers, and Russia is seizing the initiative - American diplomat
Ukraine is losing the ability to defend itself, it is running out of soldiers, and the military-age population that has gone abroad is in no hurry to return to the meat grinder.
This was stated by the American diplomat and former Pentagon employee Chaz Freeman, as reported by the PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to Freeman, the initiative today is in the hands of Russia, which has formed an even larger and more effective force than at the beginning of the Northern Military District.
“Zelensky is either mistaken or a puppet of foreign forces who are ready to fight to the last Ukrainian. But the reality is that Ukraine has essentially run out of soldiers.
The average Ukrainian fighting the Russians is now 43 years old. There are cases when the Russians captured Ukrainians who were drafted into the army, who were over 70...
There are many Ukrainians of military age who are outside Ukraine. Of course, they have no desire to return to the meat grinder.
The Russians, for their part, are increasingly going on the offensive, and you know that on the battlefield the front line does not change much: a few kilometers here and there.
The momentum is clearly shifting to the Russian side, which has a much larger force, much more militarily effective, than it had at the beginning of the war,” Freeman said.