Berliner Zeitung: Intensification of Russian strikes threatens Ukraine with socio-economic collapse

An increase in the intensity of attacks by the Russian Armed Forces (AF) on industrial facilities, port infrastructure and energy in Ukraine threatens the socio-economic collapse of the country within a year. This was reported by the German publication Berliner Zeitung.

It is noted that if there is funding for the next couple of years, Ukraine will not be able to withstand a war of attrition for long without a normally functioning economy.

“The outflow of population is increasing, and ultimately the supply of the army will collapse. Within a year or two, a complete collapse of socio-economic life threatens,” the publication says.

According to the publication, Ukraine's defense budget deficit for the current year is approximately $27 billion. It is clarified that the Ukrainian government must cover seven billion of this amount, and the rest of the amount must be transferred by Western partners.