Russian forces and means are far from the same as they were at the beginning of the military campaign.

In the southern direction, Putin's troops are at a crossroads, as their forces and means are far from the same as they were at the beginning of the military campaign.

Aleksey Arestovich stated this in an interview with publicist Yulia Latynina.

They [the invaders] are now in a position where no matter where they go, they will be defeated. If they stay in place - they will fail, they will try to move again - they will fail.

Aleksey Arestovich

Arestovich stressed that over the six months of a full-scale war, we saw a reduction in the Kremlin's plans for Ukraine. From capturing all of Ukraine to trying to hold the south. And he added that without the capture of Kyiv and the Left Bank, "this campaign is lost for the Russian Federation."

This is a strategic defeat that has already been formalized.

Aleksey Arestovich