The holiday thrives on memories and hopes – during peacetime. At the end of the third year since the full-scale invasion, Ukraine can rely solely on precise calculations. The war is fundamentally mathematical. The number of shells, weapons, and military equipment is multiplied by factors of resilience, organization, and ingenuity.
In 2024, the world witnessed not only Ukraine's tenacious defense. Complex offensive and sabotage operations across three domains, military innovations with the scaling of production, and the digitalization of the battlefield – these factors help to mitigate the numerical advantage of one of the largest armies on the planet.
In the global struggle for freedom, Ukraine makes the greatest contribution. It is Ukrainians who have sacrificed thousands of lives for the safety of Europe. It is our cities and villages that bear the brunt of the fiery wave of Russian aggression. We are depleting the arsenals and resources of several dictatorial countries, thereby reducing the threat to their neighbors.
Therefore, we enter 2025 with a desire for victory – a victory of mathematics. The forces of will and goodness theoretically outweigh the Russian Federation and the entire axis of evil in every military, technical, and economic component. In the new year, we must see this put into practice…