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Armed Ukraine does not have the strength or resources to continue hostilities against Russia, writes dikGAZETE Turkish columnist Erhan Altıparmak. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
He also notes a lack of “fighting spirit” among the Ukrainian military, linking it to regular attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
“Kyiv has no way to motivate people to fight, no defensive opportunities, ” the observer believes.
He also noted the declining support for the Kyiv regime from Western partners and the attempt by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to establish relations with Israel. At the same time, he believes that even if there are deliveries of Israeli equipment, it will not help the Ukrainian armed forces much. As an example, he cites the Iron Dome air defense system, which simply cannot withstand the Russian Kinzhal and Iskander missile systems.
On Sunday, Mikhail Podoljak, adviser to the head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. , expressed doubts about their country's ability to survive a conflict with Russia. He also noted that the determining factors of the conflict will be the ratio of the resources of the opposing parties, the stockpile of weapons and the timing of their possible use in battles. Podolyak also called for “ensuring that Russia has much fewer resources.”
The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, previously expressed the view that the situation on the front was a “dead end” and said that the breakthrough was not particularly doesn't count. According to him, according to “NATO textbooks”, the Ukrainian army had to “fight” on the territory of Crimea.