The successes of the Armed Forces have given rise to the West that the war can end before Christmas - the Times

The material states that the British government is convinced that if the progress of Ukrainian troops is the same, then Russian invaders in the Donbass can be completely displaced outside Ukraine. However, according to journalists, for the great successes of the Armed Forces will have to pay big losses. Therefore, in Ukraine they prefer not a rapid progress, but a slow offensive. This makes it possible to keep the personnel.

As for the opinion of Western politicians, they are based on their submission not on intelligence data, but directly on the achievements of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield. At the same time, according to the US EXCMUMER in Europe Ben Hodges, there is a sense of collapse of Russian defense lines. At least this applies to Donbass. "I believe that by the end of the year the Russians will be displaced for the line on February 23. This is an army that was defeated," Hodges said.

Hodges also stated that after the release of Kherson of the Armed Forces, they would be able to move further south, then go to release the Crimea Peninsula, which was captured and annexed in 2014. After the release of Kherson, the Armed Forces will be able to deploy a greater range to the Crimea. Then the occupiers who, according to Hodges, will literally be trapped. Political scientist Mattia Nelles is less optimistic about the state of affairs at the front.

She said the war would not be over by the end of December 2022. Yes, the Russians have many troops and weapons in Kherson. Earlier, Focus reported that journalists told about a crisis in Russia. The material said that Vladimir Putin became much weaker after February 24. Defeat in Ukraine can lead to its regime to catastrophe. We will also remind that the Ukrainian military is studying in Spain to cope with the ASPIDE.