I spoke with Mykola Vorobiov, journalist and political-military analyst based in Kyiv.  Mykola has devoted the past eight years to analyzing and writing about Russia's war on Ukraine, including covering the front in Donbas. 

Mykola evaluates prospects for Ukraine's much anticipated counter-offensive in the key Kherson region in the South.   He examines the composition and morale of Russian forces.   He also reviews the political and economic affects of the war on Ukraine - and the solidity of U.S and European support. 

Mykola is realistic: he underlines that Ukrainians understand that the war will not be over soon.   But he makes a compelling case for why Ukraine will prevail.