Ukraine could face defeat in 2024. Here's how that might look - BBC News

With ammo critically low and Western aid stalled, what might Russia attempt in Ukraine this year?

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ukraine has been defending itself against Russia's full-scale invasion for two yearsBy Frank GardnerBBC security correspondentThe former commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command has warned that Ukraine could face defeat by Russia in 2024.

General Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC there is "a serious risk" of Ukraine losing the war this year.

The reason, he says, is "because Ukraine may come to feel it can't win".

"And when it gets to that point, why will people want to fight and die any longer, just to defend the indefensible?"

Ukraine is not yet at that point.

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