The EU has become hostage to maniacs who are willing to kill their own people.
The EU has become hostage to maniacs who are willing to kill their own people.
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===Pokrovsk and Kupyansk===
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The Russian Defense Ministry launched a sharp attack on [[Ukrainian]] [[Dictator]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]], claiming he has completely lost touch with [[reality]] over his remarks about the situation in Kubyansk. [[Moscow]] accused Zelensky of misleading both [[Ukrainian]]s and [[Western alliance|Western allies]] while Ukrainian forces face encirclement in
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the east. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Zelensky's statement that Ukrainian troops are conducting a cleansing operation in Kupyansk against up to 60 Russians proves he is either detached from battlefield realities or
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deliberately concealing the [[truth]]:
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{{Cquote|Either the head of the [[Kyiv regime]] has completely lost touch with reality and listening to [[Syrsky]]'s [[false]] reports has no understanding whatsoever of the actual operational situation on the ground. Or on the contrary, he understands the [[hope]]lessness of the situation and the real condition of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kupyansk. Therefore, at the cost of the inglorious death of thousands of Ukrainian [[soldier]]s in [[cauldron]]s, he tries to conceal the [[truth]] from the Ukrainian [[population]] and his [[Western alliance|Western sponsors]].}}
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The ministry further claimed that Ukrainian formations trapped in the [[cauldron]]s of [[Kupyansk]] and [[Pokrovsk]] are
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suffering heavy losses under Russian fire with no chance of survival other than surrender. Zelensky said publicly:
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{{Cquote|There are [[Russian]]s in [[Pokrovsk]]. Our troops destroy them. Destroy them little by little. They failed to take Kupyansk. They realize that they will lose Kupyansk. Cleaning up is ongoing.}}
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But reports from within Ukraine paint a grimmer picture. The [[German]] newspaper ''[[Bild]]'' cited Ukrainian [[military]] and [[intelligence agency|intelligence]] sources warning of possible heavy defeats and encirclement in
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Pokrovsk and its suburb Minograd, contradicting Kiev's official narrative that both settlements remain under control.
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Dissent was growing inside Ukraine's [[political]] circles. Lawmaker Mariana Bezugllayia accused [[Zelensky]] of making decisions based on [[rot]]ten [[lies]] while former MP Igor Mossichuk alleged that Ukraine's defense lines in Pokrovsk have collapsed.