Ukrainian intelligence: Russia's elites realise war must end

Andrey Yusov of the Defence Ministry's Main Directorate of Intelligence said this in a national TV marathon.

Russian elites understand that it is necessary to end the war against Ukraine as soon as possible, according to Ukrainian officials.

Russian elites understand that they have already suffered a strategic defeat. They understand that they need to end the war as soon as possible.

Indirect confirmation of this are the words of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner terrorist group. He recently released an article which explicitly states that the war with Ukraine must end.

The intelligence service specifies that when Prigozhin makes such statements, he expresses not just his opinion, but the opinion of his partners and patrons in the Kremlin.

According to Yusov, Kremlin top propagandists Vladimir Solovyov and Olga Skabeyeva can claim "victory the day before yesterday" and convince the population of this.