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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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Friend, you seem to fail at reading and/or understanding. Economic growth/shrinkage is very different than wealth and has different effects as a result.

From the article you cited:

Russia's wealth gains came despite its invasion of Ukraine in February, which has led to the West imposing sanctions on the Kremlin that led to its economy shrinking and triggered a slump for Moscow-listed stocks.

That's just one example.

It's interesting how confident you are in others guzzling propaganda when it's obvious that you aren't coming from an objective reality-seeking viewpoint.

This is probably not going to reach you but it might others reading what you write who might be inclined to take it at face value.