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He can be destroyed, but not by himself.
Although today Russia is significantly weaker than at the start of the full-scale invasion, it still has resources to wage war against Ukraine and for the 2027-year, and for the 2028 year, the chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Oleg Ivashchenko, said in an interview with Ukrinform.
He noted that the main problem for Russia right now is the lack of personnel, rising deficit in the federal budget, and a worsening situation in the banking system.
At the same time, in order to deprive Russia of the resources to wage war for another two years, Ukraine needs support from partners.
“Sanctions must really work. We understand from which countries Russia receives electronic component bases, machines, and special chemicals. Many proxy companies appear that import into Russia what then fuels its military machine against us,” Ivashchenko said.
At the same time, the head of the GUR noted that Ukrainian strikes on territory are quite noticeable for the enemy: “Critical. Today — very critical. If after a strike the enemy is forced to halt production, restore a facility, change logistics, relocate air defense assets, and spend additional resources — this already affects its ability to wage war. Our strikes influence the growth of the deficit of the Russian Federation's budget, which today amounts to 82 billion dollars.”
He noted that Russia is gradually losing the feeling that its rear is practically out of reach, its logistic routes are becoming inaccessible, and alternative routes are very expensive. At the same time, Ivashchenko added that the task is not to show how far Ukrainian drones and missiles can fly, but to reduce the opponent’s ability to produce arms, supply its troops, and continue this war.
Recently, former head of the GUR and now head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, stated that today Ukraine is not capable of stopping the war with Russia. According to him, any agreements have collapsed and “everyone went down the path of escalation.” Meanwhile, according to media reports, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin has once again set a deadline to capture Donbas by spring 2027 year.
Economist Oleksiy Plastun, in the article “The Russian economy is entering a systemic crisis. Is Košcieva needle far away,” explains why the zeroing of Wildberries in a month is not a coincidence but a symptom, and what will happen when the same logic reaches Ozon and the entire banking system.
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