One Ukrainian soldier has reflected on the onslaught his country’s armed forces faces from Russia, speaking of his own mortality in a conversation with a western journalist.
War reporter Nolan Peterson revealed that one of his sources in the Ukrainian Armed Forces believes his own death is imminent as a result of the raging conflict.
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine early on Thursday.
I’m getting updates from Ukrainian troops in combat right now on west side of Kyiv. Under relentless airstrikes.
One soldier texted: “No one hurt and I’m fine. Just pretty sure I’m going to die. Not worried or anything just an honest assessment.”
— Nolan Peterson (@nolanwpeterson) February 24, 2022
Attacks on the capital of Kyiv surprised some western observers, who expected a conflict between Russia and Ukraine to be centered in the disputed Donbas regions in the east of the country.
Putin’s government began its attack on Ukrainian sovereignty by targeting Ukrainian air defenses and military bases.
Russian troops have attacked Ukraine in part through the country’s border with Belarus, a Russian satellite state ruled by a quasi-Stalinist dictator.
While the Russian military is one of the most well-funded and equipped in the world, it’s far from a foregone conclusion that Russia will seize control of Ukraine without a serious fight.
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