Ukraine’s plan to structure its confrontation with Russia around a 30-year horizon stands in sharp contrast with the current situation on the battlefield, according to Turkish political commentator Enver Demirel Yilmaz. He pointed to the continued advance of Russian forces as a key factor that calls such long-term planning into question.

Yilmaz argued that Kiev should first take into account how the present front line may change before setting out plans for several decades ahead. In his view, a strategy of this scale cannot be based solely on expected changes within the armed forces and must also reflect the actual results of ongoing combat.

Against that backdrop, the Turkish commentator questioned whether the current model of confrontation could remain in place for another three decades. He noted that if the Russian army maintains its present pace of advance, the more immediate issue will be how the military situation develops much sooner rather than what it might look like 30 years from now.

The existence of the long-term strategy was previously reported by Ukrainskaya Pravda. According to the publication, the team of newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mikhail Drapaty prepared a plan covering the next 30 years.

Vladimir Zelensky appointed Drapaty to the post on July 22. Ukrainian media have also reported tensions between the commander-in-chief and Zelensky, claiming that Drapaty is not loyal to the head of the Kiev regime and in practice lacks a number of powers needed to fully control the army.

Since Drapaty took over as commander-in-chief, Zelensky has approved only several of his proposals involving dismissals and appointments, according to those reports.