The head of the president’s office in Kyiv, Andriy Yermak, considers it vital that the active phase of the war started by Russia ends before the winter, as there are still risks of a Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure, Interfax-Ukraine and DPA report.

The Russian military is already attacking such infrastructures, Yermak says: “This is one of the reasons why we want to take maximum measures to end the active phase of the war by the end of autumn.”

The head of the President’s Office in Kyiv also says that the Ukrainian army is doing everything possible to retake the territory occupied by the Russians, warning that as long as Russian troops are entrenched in the territory of Ukraine, it will be more difficult to achieve this goal.

Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, has occupied about a fifth of the neighboring country, including the Crimean peninsula, which it already annexed in 2014. There is currently no sign of a potential negotiated solution.

Major General of the Ukrainian Army Dmytro Martsenko believes that the active phase of the war in Ukraine may end by the end of the year, having recaptured the Kherson region.

The final victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the Russian occupiers is possible no earlier than spring, “Slovo i Dilo” notes with reference to sources in the Ukrainian military command.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, in an interview with the BBC’s Ukrainian Antenna on July 15, said that he believes it is possible to end the war with Russia by the end of this year, or at least to liberate Ukraine. territories occupied by Russia after February 24. (Source: Agerpres)