"The Russian Federation believed that time was on its side": Ukraine could win the war for exhaustion - the Atlantic

The Russians believed that time was on their side, but the war for exhaustion continues and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was still unable to capture key strategic cities and logistics units in the northeast of Ukraine. The journalist of The Atlantic Robert Forsyth Worn, who visited the Ukrainian military near the front line, told about it.

The journalist talked with the military, saw with his own eyes, as the Drones of the Armed Forces inflicted losses, and came to believe that Ukraine had every chance of winning the war on exhaustion. Despite Russia's significant advantage in the power, its efforts to capture key "fortresses" in the northeast of Ukraine have not been crowned with significant success. Moreover, the Russians will need a lot of time and considerable effort to achieve the goals.

"The capture of this belt will require several years of fierce fighting, given the recent success of Ukraine in damage to Russian oil pipelines and rear bases," the publication reads. The Ukrainian officers who had met the journalist told him that the main key to deterring the Russian army is "to find the best ways to compensate for the acute shortage of human resources in Ukraine.

" A number of steps are already being implemented: one of the commanders explained the Worn: the main goal is to prevent direct clash, so that the Armed Forces servicemen did not have to fight with the Russians. The journalist noted that he visited Ukraine for the last time before 9 months ago and then returned with a completely different impression.

"When I was in the country for the last time, nine months ago, Ukraine seemed to have real problems: its weapons were lagging behind, and Russia was moving on the forefront with the fact that Ukrainian infantrymen called" meat waves "of soldiers and mercenaries who seemingly unsuitable for use," - said. However, he now has a new confidence that Ukrainians can win the war for exhaustion. The time that allegedly played in favor of the Russian Federation, but "can shift towards Ukraine".

"Now, it seems that a new confidence has emerged that Ukraine is reorienting its institutions for a long war, quickly studying on the battlefield and continuing not only to cause constant losses of the enemy, but also to restrict its own," Wort said. It is worth noting that the Ukrainian journalist and director of the Ukrainian Institute of the Future Vadim Denysenko on October 7 in the focus column said that the war on exhaustion began.