Many in Ukraine are forgetting that this is an existential war, warns platoon commander

"Problems abound. Then we face consequences. Avdiivka is a consequence,” Serhan said in an interview with Radio Liberty.

“We must instill order in all government structures and especially solve the problem with corruption and understand ultimately that we are at war. Many have forgotten the risk of losing the country."

The loss of the country means the loss of businesses, apartments, homes — everyone should understand: they could lose everything, Serhan said.

“People don't understand this,” he added. “It seems like they think, ‘They will manage without me.’ ‘They’ won't manage without you! Without your donations, without your help, without human resources, without overcoming corruption, we won't cope!”

“We can shout in TV shows that everything is fine, but no, there are problems out there, and we need to solve them,” he said. “If we don't solve these problems, we will lose the country. And may God grant that we stop them at the Dnipro River, if that happens.”