[Interview] Ukrainian military expert: Russian air defence is in a catastrophic state – and the pressure will keep growing

John McCain spoke of Russia as a “filling station”. We are turning it into an empty canister, said Ukrainian expert Olexandr Kovalenko.

Russia’s capital is facing unprecedented pressure on its energy infrastructure. Is this a turning point? And what scenarios await the war in Ukraine?

We put these questions to military expert Olexandr Kovalenko from Odesa.

According to him, Ukraine now has to use its window of opportunity before Russia is able to recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers in a new mobilisation wave in the coming months.

Are we witnessing a turning point?