Zelenskyy's Office tells what is needed to turn tide in war with Russia
Photo: Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the President's Office of Ukraine (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
To turn the tide in the war with Russia, Ukraine needs to have enough drones, missiles, armored vehicles, and air defense systems. In addition, a turnaround is not only events on the battlefield but also the number of strikes 500-700 km into the depths of Russia, states Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, in a comment to RBC-Ukraine's YouTube channel.
"You don’t need to defeat all of Russia. You need to target specific nodes, specific elements of military infrastructure. If you’re talking about a turning point in the military situation, then undoubtedly it exists, and it can be mathematically justified," said Podolyak.
According to him, there are mathematical formulas that clearly allow us to understand how many and what tools are needed, when and how to apply them. If this is mathematically justified, a turning point in the war can be achieved.
"If we understand the key point — Russia has a lot of manpower and additional production capacity, but Russia is losing in terms of technology and military management. Yes, Russia is learning, but if Ukraine is saturated with a mathematically justified number of high-tech tools, and this, of course, includes drones, missiles, armored vehicles, and most importantly, air defense systems, then a breakthrough can definitely be achieved," emphasized the advisor to the head of the President's Office.
He explained that a turning point is not only about events on the battlefield but also the number of strikes deep into Russia, 500-700 km away.
"If the number of strikes increases from 2-3 to 20-30 daily, and they are effective, meaning Russia will not be able to intercept them all, then this will have significant socio-political consequences, and Russia is holding on very precariously there," Podolyak noted.
Ukraine's position on negotiations with Russia
Earlier, Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the President's Office, stated that Ukraine is capable of negotiating peace with Russia, but only through instruments of coercion. In his opinion, effective pressure on the aggressor requires economic and diplomatic unity.
Podolyak also stated that negotiations with the leadership of the aggressor country are impossible, as Russia has not yet been made to pay a high enough price for the war.
Furthermore, Podolyak believes that the delay by Western countries in providing Ukraine with weapons and allowing the use of Western missiles to strike the aggressor's territory has allowed the Russian army to reorganize and prepare for further warfare.
At the same time, Andrii Yermak, head of the President's Office, stated that Ukraine's position is still not strong enough for negotiations with Russia.
