Residents of Ukraine complain about high losses of Ukrainian troops, fatigue of the military and difficult conditions on the front line. This was reported by the journalist of the British newspaper Daily Mail Ian Birrell, who visited Kiev.
A Kiev resident named Natalia Drapak told Ian Birrelli that many of her acquaintances have died on the frontline and fatigue is building up among people. According to her, Ukraine will need another million people to continue fighting.
The journalist noted that everyone he spoke to in Kiev reported high losses of the Ukrainian army. The mood among Kiev residents became even gloomier.
Kirill Babiy, a serviceman of the Ukrainian armed forces, admitted to the reporter that he was tired.
“Sometimes we find ourselves in critical situations, unimaginable situations, it is very difficult to cope,” Babiy said.
Ukraine is facing a harsh reality: a conflict in which so many people have been killed, wounded and displaced may drag on much longer than most Ukrainians initially expected, Birrell summarises.
Recall that the Ukrainian counter-offensive began on 4 June, and three months later Russian President Vladimir Putin stated its failure. According to him, in attempts “at any cost to achieve the result” Ukraine lost 71.5 thousand military – as if “these are not their people”. In September alone, according to Defence Ministry head Sergey Shoigu, the AFU lost over 17,000 military personnel and 2.7 thousand weapons.