In an interview with Online.UA, the commander of the 2nd assault battalion of the Third Assault Brigade, Dmytro "Slip" Kuharchuk, explained the meaning of the Victory Plan of Ukraine, which was proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi together with his team.
Points of attention
- Ukraine's Victory Plan is a strategy that can help achieve concrete results.
- Ukrainians must realize that the war is primarily for people, not for territories.
- Russia as a neighboring country will not disappear anywhere, therefore it is important to be ready for various scenarios of the development of events.
Ukraine's victory plan is primarily about strategy
As "Slip" notes, the things that Volodymyr Zelenskyi indicates in the Victory Plan relate to strategy, not tactics.
However, if you consider Zelensky's Plan as a certain component, a certain strategy that can lead to specific results, then it can be used.
Ukrainians have already drawn attention to the fact that the Victory Plan does not say anything about Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
"Slip" reminds us that any war is not fought for territory, but rather for people, citizens of the country.
Because there will be a sneeze, where are the borders of Ukraine, if there are no Ukrainians in this country, if there are no more of them — that's the first thing. The second is that probably no one has an answer to the question, to be honest, how to get back the lost territories. And I sincerely believe that we should talk not only about restoration, but also start from the position that, having such a neighbor on the side, we cannot take a neutral position. We have to bring up in children, in ourselves, the principles of great power.
Dmytro "Slip" Kuharchuk
Commander of the 2nd assault battalion of the Third Assault Brigade
