In 2022, Arni enlisted in the Ukrainian army to defend his nation. Thirty months later, when we cross paths, he talks about a new drive. “Concord.”
“We want to end the war because nobody enjoys it,” he says, leaning against his pick-up vehicle covered in camouflage.
The soldiers we come across near Russia’s border want to put a stop to Russia’s incursion on agreeable terms.
That’s not to suggest that their primary motivation isn’t survival—it is—but they appear to be racing to the finish line.
Arni continues, “We’ll stand to the end for Ukraine and our people.”
Up until August 6th, liberty was Ukraine’s only goal.
the total repulsion of Russian forces approaching its boundaries from the time of Russia’s initial invasion in 2014.
Though slowly, Moscow has been eroding Ukraine’s land for the past ninety days.
After that, a counteroffensive into Russia’s Kursk region was launched, surprising everyone but the combat-hardened Ukrainian forces who executed it.
