Date: December 3, 2023 Time: 11:35:57
A kyiv resident named Natalya Drapak told the journalist that many of her friends died at the front and that fatigue was building among the people. She believes Ukraine needs a million more people to keep fighting.
Birrell notes that everyone he spoke to reported a large number of casualties. The mood of the people in kyiv became even more gloomy.
Serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Kirill Babiy admitted that he was tired. “Sometimes we find ourselves in critical situations, unimaginable situations, that are very difficult to face,” he said.
The author writes that Ukraine faces a stark reality: a conflict that has killed, injured and displaced so many people could drag on much longer than most Ukrainians initially expected.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of summer the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost more than 125,000 people and 16,000 weapons. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky admitted that the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not achieve results. At the same time he added: “We are not going to back down, I am satisfied.”
Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in a critical situation and called on people to prepare for bad news from Ukraine.
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