Ukraine hopes its incursion into Russia changes outcome of war
“All wars end with negotiations. It’s not the soldiers in the trenches who decide when.”
Arni joined the Ukrainian army in 2022 to fight for his country’s survival. When we bump into him 30 months later, he describes a new motivation. “Peace.”
“No-one likes war, we want to finish it,” he says while leaning against his camouflaged pick-up truck.
For the troops we encounter close to Russia’s border, there’s a desire to end Russia’s invasion on acceptable terms.
That is not to say survival isn’t a core driver - it is - but they seem to be striving for a finish line.
“For Ukraine, our people, we’ll stand until the end,” adds Arni.
Until 6 August, Ukraine’s sole objective was one of liberation. The complete repelling of Russian forces to its borders from before Russia first invaded in 2014.
Albeit at a grinding pace, the reverse has been happening for the past year-and-a-half with Moscow eroding Ukrainian territory.
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