Ukraine will continue its campaign to pressure Russia, presidential chief of staff says
Kyrylo Budanov (photo: Getty Images)
Ukraine will continue its special operation to force Russia into peace. The specific timeframe and duration of the process are not the decisive factor at this stage, Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov said, according to TSN.
The official urged people not to focus on specific timeframes for the special operation and instead judge the process by its final results.
"We will continue. Don't get caught up in all these numbers: 40 days, 100 days, 15 days. The main thing is the result. It is not so important how we enter this process. What matters much more is how we come out of it," Budanov stressed.
The head of the Office of the President emphasized that Russia's military and political leadership still mistakenly believes it can achieve its goals by force.
According to him, the years-long course of the fighting has completely disproved those expectations. Despite constant local shifts in the front line and advances by both sides, strategically, Russia has long been in a dead end.
"For them, the war is essentially... there are battles, there are advances by us and by them. Strategically, they have long been in a corner," Budanov said.
He also advised against making premature assessments and forecasts regarding mobilization processes in Russia.
Over the past two weeks, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck warehouses belonging to Russia's largest online marketplace, Wildberries, almost every day. As a result of the attacks, between 17% and 22% of the company's entire logistics infrastructure was damaged.
Analysts estimate the total damage at 215-280 billion rubles ($2.7-3.6 billion). Restoring the damaged facilities could require between 62.5 billion and 80.8 billion rubles ($0.8-1 billion). Sellers working with the marketplace suffered the greatest financial losses.
