Zelenskyy's adviser says Russia-Ukraine war has entered new phase & could last 6 months

As Russia-Ukraine war has crossed 100-day mark, Ukrainian presidential viser Mykhailo Podoliak declared that Russia's fighting tactics have changed. He said Russian casualties have now dropped to around 100 to 200 per day, a level he described as "roughly comparable" to Ukrainian losses. He warned that predicting end of battle with Russia is difficult. At same time, he said conflict may last anor six months.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's viser, Mykhailo Podoliak stated, "If you count by stockpiled weapons, this could drag on for a period of two to six months. But war is a non-linear process, influenced by dozens or even hundreds of factors," he ded. "I wouldn't set specific delines."

Podoliak told Meduza, an independent Russian-language news outlet, that during first one and a half to two months, Russian troops battled with no idea what y were doing. He furr stated that Russians just moved ir columns around country, and Ukrainian troops rapidly and mercilessly destroyed m. 

Russia-Ukraine War

Recently, Zelenskyy said that his country's army will endure Moscow's so-called "special military operation." embattled President claimed in a video message, along with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and presidential visor Mykhailo Podoliak, that "victory shall be ours, our team is much bigger."

Russia-Ukraine conflict is raging across east, with Moscow's troops strengning ir control over Ukraine's Donbass region. According to Kyiv, Moscow held one-fifth of Ukrainian land, including Crimea and Donbass areas taken in 2014. Ukrainians, according to Kyiv's mayor, do not want anor 100 days of conflict. Furrmore, Ukraine's foreign ministry me a statement in which it declared that international help to country was best investment in world's peace and long-term development. ministry also requested establishment of a special court to investigate war crimes in country.

Furr, according to World Food Programme estimates, grain blocke and rising food prices have exacerbated worldwide poverty for 1.7 billion people, while number of people suffering from "acute hunger" is expected to rise by 47 million. According to UN Ukraine crisis coordinator Amin Aw, at least 15.7 million people in country require emergency humanitarian assistance and safety.

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