Will Ukraine endure another year of the war: in the mortar unit Black Pack explained - BBC

Among the soldiers of the unit were a chef, a mechanic, a web-developer and an artist. Some call themselves anarchists, they all voluntarily went to fight. Surt, a 31-year-old commander, joined the army shortly after a full-scale invasion of Russia. According to him, at first he thought that the war would last for three years. Now he is morally preparing for another ten years. They all know that Donald Trump wants to put an end to the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear that it is also ready for negotiations, but it is still difficult to imagine what a peace agreement will be, which suits all parties. "He is a rather ambitious person and I think he will try to do it," the fighter explained.

- We realists and understand that there will be no justice for Ukraine - many will have to put up with the fact that their homes are destroyed by rockets and shells that their loved ones have died and it will be difficult. " To continue to fight, Surt has rested: "Continue to fight. " "It is also ready to continue to fight for Ukraine. The detachment spends a week at the front, and the next one is resting. Recently, Denis, who voluntarily left the safe house in Germany, joined the team.

"I asked myself: will I live in a world where Ukraine will not be? If you don't try, then you probably lose. At least, I will die, trying to win, not just lie down and accept it," he said. Unlike others, Denis believes that Ukraine should at least consider the ceasefire. He believes that the losses of Ukraine are higher than those who officially recognize - more than 400,000 killed and wounded. The mobilization of more population, in his opinion, will not solve the problem.