The Russian Invasion

The Russian InvasionThe Battles

Sources: Major Russian offensive expected in May or June

Russia continues to exploit Ukraine's lack of ammunition and soldiers and is making little progress on the front. The foundations for a major offensive are likely to be built in May or June, two Ukrainian intelligence sources told the Financial Times.

The newspaper has spoken to several analysts in the West who express skepticism about Russia's ability to make any decisive breakthroughs. The country relies on a superior quantity of both munitions and combat-ready soldiers. But the aid package from the US will probably alleviate Ukraine's losses.

- Russia's army was much more well-trained and equipped in February 2022. I can't see it doing any better now, says one of the newspaper's sources.

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Russian invasionVictims of war
"It was impossible to leave for rehabilitation"

- Almost everyone says the same thing. 'I'm tired, but I have to go on,' says military doctor Olena to the Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Independent, which reports on post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, in the Ukrainian army.

She is one of many who suffer from mental illness as a result of the war in Ukraine. Olena says that she suffered PTSD-like symptoms in connection with her unit being attacked in the city of Robotyne in the summer of 2023.

- It was impossible to leave to get rehabilitation. There are not enough people, she says.

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Russian invasionVictims of war
Soldiers suffer from PTSD – millions need support

Many soldiers in the Ukrainian army suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, as a result of the war against Russia. This is reported by the Ukrainian The Kyiv Independent in an article about mental illness in the military.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Health estimates that about 1.8 million people in the Ukrainian military are in need of psychological support. The newspaper reports that the war risks causing a "PTSD crisis".

According to experts, nearly a third of all soldiers and veterans have PTSD. At the same time, there are no official figures on how many in the Ukrainian military suffer from the diagnosis.

- The main problem is that the war does not end, says Svitlana Kutsenko, director of the specialist clinic Superhumans Center in Lviv.