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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[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago (6 children)

thats a very interesting point of view puplished by the Ukrainian Newspaper Kyivpost

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 2 years ago

5 is inaccurate for Ukraine, they're proud of the war crimes they commit.

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[–] shiteyes2@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Lol I read the whole thread. Yeah somebody is definitely winning this mess shall we interview the pile of bodies on the east side or the west side hmm I don't know

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[–] st33lb0ne@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Russia allready lost. They just keep ignoring it

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