A senior Ukrainian military officer has warned that there is “nothing” that can help Ukraine as Russian troops continue to attack.
Following months of endless Russian assault in the east of Ukraine, Moscow’s forces began gaining ground in February as they took control of Avdiivka.
Since then, Vladimir Putin’s soldiers have continued to attack as Ukrainian forces warn they are running low on both ammunition and manpower.
Speaking to Politico, one top-ranking military source from Ukraine made a concerning warning about the state of the war.
They said: “There’s nothing that can help Ukraine now because there are no serious technologies able to compensate Ukraine for the large mass of troops Russia is likely to hurl at us. We don’t have those technologies, and the West doesn’t have them as well in sufficient numbers.”
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This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Kyiv’s forces may have to retreat unless more Western military aid arrives soon.
He told the Washington Post: “It means we will go back, retreat, step by step, in small steps. We are trying to find some way not to retreat.”
Ukraine’s recently appointed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky added: “It should be taken into account that people are not robots. They are exhausted physically and psychologically, especially in the conditions of hostilities.
“Until a few days ago, the enemy’s advantage in terms of ammunition fired was about six to one…we learned to fight not by the amount of ammunition, but by the skill of using the weapons that are available.
“Recently, the number of positions we regained exceeds the number of lost positions. The enemy did not manage to advance significantly in strategic directions, his territorial gains, if any, are of tactical importance.”
Many in Ukraine are now concerned that Donald Trump could win the US election in November and withdraw US support.
The former president has not committed to supporting Ukraine, even refusing at one stage to say who he would rather see win the war.
It has now been reported that NATO is considering sending Kyiv a €100billion aid package as a safety net in case Trump wins and then withdraws support.
