Voice of Ukraine

From: Mariia Mykhaliyk (1189th day)

From time to time, politicians or so-called military “experts” claim that Ukraine can’t win this war — even if our Western allies support us. But that’s a talking point pulled straight from putin’s disinformation playbook.

For over three years, Ukraine has held the line against what was once considered the second-largest army in the world. And we’ve done it not just with courage and unity — but often with our hands tied behind our back.

Yes, we’ve received military aid from Western partners. But that aid has come with major restrictions — especially on how and where we could use long-range weapons. We were expected to defend ourselves while being told not to hit the sources of those attacks.

Only now — on day 1189 of ruzzia’s full-scale invasion — have key Western leaders talk about lifting those restrictions. Germany, the UK, France, and the U.S. now say Ukraine can use the weapons they’ve provided to strike military targets inside ruzzia.
With the restrictions lifted, Ukraine can now potentially strike bomber bases, missile launch sites, and drone depots — in line with the strategic logic of “hitting the archer, not the arrow.”

This shift matters — but it raises a hard question: How much of that ammunition is even left? According to Forbes, Ukraine likely used up much of its long-range missile supplies — ATACMS, SCALP/Storm Shadow — delivered over the past two years. New production is underway, but capacity is limited, and resupply is uncertain.

There’s talk of Ukraine potentially receiving JASSM missiles for use with incoming F-16s, and possibly the long-sought Taurus missiles from Germany. But none of this is confirmed, and even if approved, deliveries will take time. Help seems to always come with as much delay as possible.

Lifting restrictions is just the beginning. What Ukraine needs now is decisive and timely support — not delayed promises. If we had access to all these tools from the start, this war might already be over.

Ukraine has already done what many believed was impossible. We’ve stopped ruzzian advances, protected Europe’s eastern flank, and exposed the myth of putin’s military superiority. Ruzzia CAN be defeated if the West stops being afraid to defeat it! The world will be a better place. ruzzia might be a better place – it might have a chance to turn away from dictatorship and its terrorist path.