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Source The Economist

Oleksiy Arestovych has become a celebrity in any Ukrainian home with a TV set. His sardonic daily military updates have calmed the nation during some of its darkest hours, and even raised a few chuckles.

Some describe him as a national antidepressant; others a sex symbol; detractors call him an accidental player, or even an impostor.

But in 2019 he uniquely predicted a major, multi-pronged Russian invasion of Ukraine by 2022. He was correct down to the grimmest of details.

Now he warns that the Kremlin is not simply concerned with territory or industrial or military potential. “They want us to become like them. They want to turn us into demons. We simply can’t let them do this.”

Read The Economist interview with Ukraine's top military adviser:?https://lnkd.in/e83-ArGe