Even at the beginning of the occupation, the war could have been stopped during negotiations with Russia. But after Buca and Irpen, the return line was crossed.

Axar.az reports the statement came from Major General of the Ukrainian Army Dmitry Marchenko.

According to him, the war cannot be stopped now, because it will be worse:

"It simply came to our notice then. He was there at the very beginning, during the negotiations when it was possible to stop all this. I told those who wanted peace and tranquility that it would not happen. We must liberate all lands - Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Crimea. Otherwise, the situation will worsen. If someone thinks that everything will stop there and everything will be fine, he is wrong. "We will let the enemy go home, and he will heal his wounds, draw the appropriate conclusions, regulate the combat units and attack again," the general said.