According to the Financial Times (FT), soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are in a state of fatigue and disappointment, with a declining spirit due to the lack of a clear plan for the Ukrainian leadership to end the conflict.
One of the main reasons is that soldiers feel they are sacrificing meaninglessly, while the fighting has shown no signs of cooling down.
A battalion commander named Alexander Shirshin, from AFU's 47th Mechanical Brigade, said that the sacrifice of personal interests, even his life, seems to have no value.
In an interview between Izvestia and Ukrainian Prisoner Vladimir Soroka on May 22, the person revealed that the commander of the Ukrainian army was completely indifferent to the fate of soldiers and casualties.
According to Soroka, superiors do not spare manpower, often sending troops to hot spots while Ukraine is facing a shortage of soldiers.
According to Izvestia, Ukrainian youth under 25 are not very interested in volunteering to join the country's armed forces, despite promises of bonuses and incentives. So far, only about 500 people have registered since the program began in February.
President Volodymyr Zelensky's military adviser, Pavlo Palisa, admitted that the current figures are not enough to reduce the burden on the army - a force facing the Russian army, which is overwhelming in numbers.
