“The West needs to provide help “more seriously” or else the war will stretch longer, with higher costs to Ukraine and the world,” – Budanov
The occupiers will fight to the end, as russia's defeat will mean the collapse of russia's statehood, according to the head of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence

It is informed that russia's recognition of defeat in Ukraine would mean the collapse not only of the system, but of russian statehood as such. Therefore, the occupiers will fight to the end.
Source. This was stated in an interview with the Financial Times by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Major General Kyrylo Budanov, Chief Directorate of Intelligence reports.
Details. Commenting on the situation at the front, Budanov remarked: “Today, the front line stretches for 2,400km, or the same as the USSR had to face in the second world war against Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union back then, he said, had received far more military support from the West.
The West needs to be helped "more seriously", otherwise the war will last longer and will have greater costs for Ukraine and the world. The West needs to provide help “more seriously” or else the war will stretch longer, with higher costs to Ukraine and the world. The first signs of famine in Africa were evident because of russia’s naval blockade of Black Sea ports.
Agreeing with the Western assessment that russian troops were demoralized, the head of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence said: “If russia now admits that it has failed to defeat Ukraine, it will not be the collapse of the system, it will be the collapse of statehood. Therefore, the Russian army will have to fight to the end. They have no other choice. "
If russia now admits that it has not been able to defeat Ukraine, this will mean not only the collapse of the system, this will mean the collapse of statehood. Therefore, the russian army will be forced to fight to the end. They have no other option,” Budanov said.
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