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.

[–] DerEwigeAtheist@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jens Stoltenberg is the Nato top guy, some Norwegian. Commited anticommunist, also I never voted for NATO membership, noone did, in fact there was never even a choice.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Norwegian here. We are a country filled with the most mediocre people, and Jens is the most mediocre Norwegian ever.

The fact that he holds top office in NATO tells you everything you ever needed to know about that dogshit organization.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Norwegian here. We are a country filled with the most mediocre people, and Jens is the most mediocre Norwegian ever.

The fact that he holds top office in NATO tells you everything you ever needed to know about that dogshit organization.

18 brumaire moment

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