Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia can only be forced to change course when the consequences of the war reach its own territory and Russian society begins to feel the cost directly. In an exclusive interview with TSN journalist Yevhen Plinskyi, Syrskyi discussed Ukraine’s battlefield strategy, the pressure campaign against Russia’s oil sector, the threat from Belarus, military reforms, medical evacuation, and the challenge of rotating troops on the front line.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. At the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine still hoped that showing Russians the truth about Moscow’s war could shock them into opposing it. But according to Syrskyi, that approach has not worked. Ukraine has since shifted to other tools – economic pressure, isolation, and the gradual “bleeding” of Russia’s oil sector. “I think this is the most effective way,” Syrskyi said, referring to economic and social shocks inside Russia. “It is when the war comes to their territory, when they feel the realities of this war on their own skin.” According to Ukraine’s top commander, only then does part of Russian society begin to understand that the war is not just propaganda on television, but a serious crisis affecting daily life, security and basic supplies. “And this is already working,” Syrskyi stressed. “We see how the mood of the population is changing, how criticism of their leadership, and of Putin personally, is increasing many times over. We also see many more calls to stop this so-called ‘special military operation.’”