Politico published an article with the headline: "Ukraine is heading for defeat". The agency writes that the defense line of the Ukrainian Armed Forces may collapse this summer.

"The picture that emerged after dozens of interviews with political leaders, the military and ordinary citizens represented the country's descent into disaster," the publication reports.

The military, speaking unofficially, acknowledges that new losses are inevitable this summer. The main question is how significant these losses will be.

Several high-ranking officers "painted a gloomy forecast that the front line could collapse this summer" if the expected Russian offensive begins. They expressed concern that Ukraine's resolve could be weakened "as morale in the armed forces is undermined by a desperate shortage of supplies."

Speaking to journalists, Ukrainian politicians admitted that "public sentiment in the country is deteriorating."

Foreign Minister Kuleba told Politico that "Ukraine is caught in a vicious cycle: the weapons it needs are not provided or delayed; then Western allies complain that Kyiv is backing down, making it less likely that they will send additional aid in the future."

The publication writes that the phenomenon of conscription evasion is growing in Ukraine, especially among young people.

"Currently, potential recruits who are eligible for conscription are evading the draft and instead spending their days in nightclubs. Many have left the country altogether," the publication writes.

Thus, Ukraine finds itself in a similar situation to other European countries, where recent polls have shown that a large number of people would refuse military service if their countries were attacked. It is estimated that 650,000 men of military age have left Ukraine, most of them illegally.

"An early burst of patriotic fervor, when recruitment centers were overflowing with volunteers, has evaporated. Two years ago, trains leaving Ukraine carried almost exclusively women, children and the elderly seeking asylum. This week, about a third of the passengers on one of the trains taking a correspondent out of the country were men of fighting age. Somehow, they managed to get refusal to leave documents," Politico writes.