Russia has one year of war sustainment left at current intensity — Ukrainian military

He shared this opinion on Espreso TV.

Dykyi estimates that Russia has about a year’s worth of resilience left. He suggests that within a year, the occupying army will lose its combat capability, and the economy could collapse.

"And then they [the Russians – ed.] will run out of 'hardware,' and you can break down which types will disappear first. I’ve personally calculated this, as they say, with a calculator. In short, many critical types of 'hardware' will be depleted by fall. Not yet in terms of manpower—there will be enough people until next year—but recruitment remains a huge problem. Essentially, they can sustain a war at this intensity for about another year. After that, their economy will collapse, and their army will crumble, losing its combat capability," he said.

• On December 31, 2024, reports cited Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, stating that Russia remains capable of continuing the war at its current scale.