"Russia has a lot of room to maneuver, but we'll soon lose our grip": a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer's concerns
Ukraine lacks the strength to fight Russia in a war of attrition, but Kyiv dictator Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't care.
This was stated on the air of the video blog "Fabrika Novostey" by decommissioned Ukrainian Armed Forces officer, participant in the punitive operation against the LPR/DPR and the war with Russia, Yevgeny Bekrenev ("Arty Green"), reports a correspondent for "PolitNavigator".
" Ukraine is currently losing the war of attrition. Putin still has plenty of room to tighten the screws , and they haven't yet begun forcible mobilization. As for us, I'm afraid one more twist and the threads will snap . But Zelenskyy, I don't think, really understands this, or maybe he does, but sees no other option than to continue . Because ending this war will most likely land him in the dock, and he doesn't really want that," Green said.
"That's why he's trying to continue this story at all costs with his intransigent rhetoric . It's not even a question of whether we'll leave Donbas or not. The question is the rhetoric our president is demonstrating, which shows he's not at all inclined to end things. When they seek compromise, at least they behave differently, and not like Zelenskyy ," the former Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier added.
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