Russia is celebrating a victory in one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s key war aims – to secure control in the Donbas region.
He said morale is falling and the loss of Luhansk Oblast has been demoralizing. His company has been at the frontline in the Donbas since well before Feb. 24 and not had a break. Only the wounded get a break, he said.
Reading this report in conjunction with frontline dispatches about the battle and casualties in Donbas is a pretty brutal cocktail. If condemnation of western complacency were a drink.
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Zelensky: The fight in the Donbas “will surely go down in military history as one of the most brutal battles in Europe and for Europe.” He said about Russian forces: “We are dealing with absolute evil.” The Ukrainian president also repeated pleas for Western military assistance.
Warning: graphic. Horrific images & reports from Kramatorsk train station where state railway company board chairman Oleksandr Kamyshin says more than 30 people killed, 100+ others injured in a Russian rocket attack. 1000s of civilians fleeing the Donbas were there. 🎥: Kamyshin
Zelensky addressing the Russian people in Russian now: “Today I initiated a phone call with the president of the Russian Federation. The result was silence, though the silence should be in the Donbas. As a result I want to address all citizens of Russia…
The maps of Ukraine being shown on televison need to change parts of Donbas regions from "Russia-backed separatists controlled" to "Russia-occupied." There are no independent, Ukrainian separatist movements in these regions. It's simply Russian occupation.
The Ukrainians shot down MH17, the Syrian opposition gassed themselves, the White Helmets are al-Qaeda, Navalny collapsed because of medication he was taking, the GRU agents were in Salisbury to see the cathedrals, there are no Russian troops in Crimea or Donbas…
@PentagonPresSec Zelensky speaks to the nation. The gravity of the situation looks to have really gotten to him. "Today I initiated a phone conversation with the president of the Russian Federation. The result was silence. Although it's the Donbas where there should be silence. "
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