The Russian commander of the “Vostok” Battalion fighting in southern Ukraine said on Thursday that Ukraine will not be defeated and suggested that Russia freeze the war along current frontlines.

Alexander Khodakovsky made the candid concession yesterday on his Telegram channel after Russian forces, including his own troops, were devastatingly defeated by Ukrainian marines earlier this week at Urozhaine in the Zaporizhzhia-Donetsk regional border area.

“Can we bring down Ukraine militarily? Now and in the near future, no,” Khodakovsky, a former official of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, said yesterday.

“When I talk to myself about our destiny in this war, I mean that we will not crawl forward, like the [Ukrainians], turning everything into [destroyed] Bakhmuts in our path. And, I do not foresee the easy occupation of cities,” he said.

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[–] purahna@lemmygrad.ml 81 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (28 children)

this thread is wild

can we remember, everyone:

discussion on who is winning has no bearing on discussion of who is in the right, and vice versa
Russia, Ukraine, and NATO can all be evil and wrong for separate and true reasons
criticizing NATO does not amount to supporting Putin
criticizing Putin does not amount to supporting NATO

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 year ago (27 children)

Can we also remember that Russia is a country and Putin is it's head. You don't even know the name of the top leadership of NATO. You don't say this is Biden's proxy war but you imagine every single decision is Putin's.

And also, stop psychologizing world leaders as though you have a parasocial relationship with them.

[–] airlinefood@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Geopolitics is exactly the same as my interpersonal relationships actually

[–] McCainRBGcreampie@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Um, actually, geopolitics is YA literature and marvel movies.

Harry Potter zelensky-pain

Thanos putin-wink

and if you disagree, you're a fascist communist putler-lover

[–] ProfessorAdonisCnut@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't wait for people to not care anymore about the gallant people of Ukraine under Russian occupation because they got Marvel fatigue and stopped watching the war 3 seasons ago.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haven't most people already given up on this? I thought it was just us weird politics people who don't get invited to parties now?

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

For what it's worth, most of the Ukraine flags that people put up in my city when the war started has been taken down months ago.

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