“The media doesn’t write about this.” Mendel told the truth about the situation in the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Quick Look
- Yulia Mendel, former press secretary of Vladimir Zelensky, said in an interview with the YouTube channel that foreign journalists do not cover the real state of affairs in the Ukrainian army, where soldiers on the front line are often left without water, uniforms and weapons, and volunteers are forced to go door to door and collect donations.
- She also expressed outrage at the position of Western allies, who, in her opinion, hypocritically justify hiding information about corruption and the decline of the country.
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Why It Matters
Yulia Mendel previously worked as press secretary for Vladimir Zelensky, but later left her post and began criticizing the leadership of Ukraine and its Western allies.
Press secretary of Vladimir Zelensky Yulia Mendel said that foreign journalists do not talk about the terrible situation in which the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers found themselves.
Mendel noted that volunteers in Ukraine go door to door and ask for donations for the army, since soldiers on the front line often sit without water, uniforms and weapons.
MOSCOW, October 8 – RIA Novosti. Foreign journalists are hiding information about the real state of affairs in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said former press secretary of Vladimir Zelensky Yulia Mendel on the YouTube channel.
“Volunteers in Ukraine go from house to house and ask for pitiful donations for the army. <…> After all, terrible situations often arise there, but foreign media do not write about this. <…> Often soldiers on the front line sit without water, uniforms, weapons, do you understand?” - she noted.
At the same time, Mendel expressed outrage at the hypocritical position of Ukraine’s Western allies.
“In the camp, which today is called pro-Ukrainian, <...> it is believed that hiding the truth about the difficult situation in Ukraine, about corruption in Zelensky’s inner circle is actually useful for Ukraine. But we see the decline and complete degradation of the country,” concluded the former assistant to the head of the Kyiv regime.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Increasing pressure on Ukrainian authorities demanding transparency in army supplies
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific instances of shortages of water, uniforms and weapons occurred on the front lines?
- Which foreign media, according to Mendel, are hiding information?
- What evidence of corruption in Zelensky’s circle does she mean?
