Ukrainians are winning: Russian troops ‘demoralised’ and ‘running out of gas’

Major John Spencer has warned if Russia continues its bloodthirsty war against its smaller neighbour there could be greater civilian casualties than most of the battles in World War II – but so far the Ukrainians are winning.

“These cities are still populated as you saw the evacuation that is required to happen hasn’t happened,” he said.

“There’s only one city that matters here, there’s only one objective for Russia, that’s to take Kyiv, take the government out, put his own government in.

“All war is politics, if he doesn’t – if he’s not able to do that he can’t win, and every day that he can’t he’s losing.”

Mr Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum, told Sky News Australia Russia’s war had only just begun and was entering the “most dangerous phase”.

“The Ukrainians are winning – every day they don’t lose they win,” he said.

“We all see the pressure that Putin’s under, the Russian economy, his troops, they’re demoralised, running out of gas, and this is all before they get to the close combat which is to come, unfortunately, within the cities.

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