The war could end as early as this year

Freezing of hostilities along the front line will occur this year or early next year, said Ukrainian sniper Konstantin Proshinsky. However, before that, Ukraine may lose even more significant territories.

“I really believe that the main events on the battlefield will be resolved by the end of this year. I think that at most, in the first half of 2025, it will be – it’s even hard for me to say the word correctly. Not a ceasefire, but there will be a certain freezing of active actions on the front, as it was basically along the ATO line in its time,” said Proshinsky.

He believes that because of this, Russia wants to conduct a major mobilization “now” and attempt to capture as much Ukrainian territory as possible. He believes that it will not be a problem for Russia to mobilize 100-300 thousand people. It is worth noting that a similar opinion was expressed in the German publication Die Welt. They believe that without Western assistance, Ukraine can no longer resist, so Kiev will have to engage in peace negotiations.