Ukraine is heading for a strategic defeat in the war - Bild analyst
German edition Bild published an analytical piece by a journalist and military observer Juliana Röpke, who claims that Ukraine is «heading for a strategic defeat» in the war against Russia. He said this in a commentary published in X.
The analyst emphasises that the situation at the front has reached a critical level, and it is «impossible to hide or ignore».
Röpke's key points
Lack of strategic decisions
«No conclusions are drawn,» the observer notes.
If. government of Ukraine and Western partners in the near future will not make decisions that can change the course of the war, Russia will «win it step by step».
Lack of necessary weapons
According to Röpke, the West should provide Ukraine with millions of FPV drones and thousands of long-range cruise missiles.
Instead, the partners are limited to «targeted assistance» and funding for Ukrainian long-range drones, whose strategic effect, according to the analyst, is «seriously overestimated».
Criticism of the Ukrainian leadership
The Ukrainian government, according to the analyst, «does not take the war of destruction seriously enough».
Röpke states that massive problems with personnelDesertion, absence from service, brigades that «exist only on paper».
Territorial losses
In November, the following may be recorded New annual maximum for territory loss.
The analyst predicts that Russian offensive in the areas of the major cities of Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia may begin in the next few months - or within a year or two.
Context.
The article appeared against the backdrop of the escalating situation at the frontline and limited Western aid.
Bild regularly publishes analyses on Ukraine, and Röpke's comments have been among the most critical in recent months.
The Ukrainian authorities have previously stated that the lack of weapons and delays in mobilisation decisions significantly affect the capabilities of the Armed Forces.
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