Ukraine official says it can't properly use its Western kit because it has so few soldiers left, report says

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*Ukraine's army is in dire need of manpower, an aide to its president told Time magazine.

*The lack of soldiers means Ukraine isn't able to make proper use of Western-provided gear, he said.

*As well as suffering casualties, many Ukrainian men are trying to escape enlistment.

A Ukrainian official said Ukraine's army is suffering a manpower shortage that is hampering its ability to use Western-donated weapons, Time magazine reported.

Since the start of the war, several Ukrainian officials have blamed their difficulty repelling Russia's invasion on the slow pace of deliveries by its allies.

However, in the Time report, an unnamed source identified as a close aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted a different problem.

"We don't have the men to use them," the aide said in reference to the Western weapons.

Although Ukraine doesn't give public figures, Western estimates suggest it has suffered in excess of 100,000 casualties.

Here.

Sometimes you have to be self aware enough to know when events, despite your best efforts, are at an end.

If Ukraine was smart they would negotiate NOW.  The longer they wait the worse it will get.  The US, EU, NATO, China, Turkey and UN should push for a ceasefire and then peace talks.

Lives are being lost when the outcome is quite clear. 

Time's report also noted that Ukraine is struggling to stop combat-age men fleeing the country.

Under the current legal regime of martial law, Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are not supposed to leave.