> trannies, when is the last time you actually checked in on project ukraine? > as ukraine marks christmas, exhausted soldiers wonder if trump can end the war   d/2024/12/26/ukraine-front-line-tru mp/ --   it appears ukrainians believe trump will save them. why is there such a huge disconnect between the attitudes of actual ukrainians and ukraine supporters? > im worried we will just be abandoned, said oleksandr, 26. those are the thoughts that creep in  that the support and deliveries from our allies, the ammunition, will just stop. if we dont have that, we wont have anything to shoot with. > do we even have infantry? said 37-year-old denys, a drone operator. its down to a couple of guys and theyre over 50 years old. what are they going to do? > it cant go on like this, felix said. were withdrawing. and theyre pushing further and further. what kind of victory will happen?  if our officials cant put an end to it, maybe mr. trump can. > but most ukrainian military personnel acknowledge that soldier shortages are now just as critical as the weapons deficits. some specialized jobs in the 33rd  such as a driver for armored personnel carriers  were down to just one person in a battalion, soldiers said, complicating logistics to transport troops safely back and forth from trench positions.
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