Did Ukraine surrender? Many people have asked this question, but it is hard to say. The political situation in Ukraine is extremely complex and tense. While the Western world and the Kremlin may be carrying out a disinformation campaign, President Zelensky is stating that the 137 people who died in the Russian-backed annexation are heros who did not give up. The United Nations will remain in the country and will seek to expand its humanitarian operations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the military has stopped Russian forces from moving in most directions. The situation is extremely fluid, and it is impossible to confirm all accounts of what is happening on the ground. For instance, in Lviv, Ukraine, sirens started going off around 7 a.m. local time. The city government of Kyiv has said that the sirens were a warning of an air attack, and reminded residents to seek shelter. Subway stations in the capital are open, but the city has been closed by the encroaching Russian forces.
The Russians have been accused of forcing the Ukrainian military to surrender in an effort to destabilize the region. There are no reports of this, and the conflict is escalating, but rumors about the annexation are spreading and will not be verified. There are several ways to verify information, including by contacting the Ukrainian government. However, WION cannot independently verify all videos, statements, and photos. While the government of Ukraine has said that it will not give up, Russian President Vladimir Putin has already taken a position backing the separatists in eastern Ukraine. In fact, Putin has backed these separatists since 2014. He has even moved troops to these regions for “peacekeeping.”
While the Ukrainian government’s statement about the Russian attack was unfounded, the fact remains that the Russian army has not surrendered. The Ukrainian president, however, has denied this claim. He has stayed in the country, and there are 137 dead and 316 injured. There is a huge amount of misinformation about the conflict, and it is difficult to verify everything on the ground. The president of Ukraine has said that it is necessary to take shelter, but has not made any decisions to evacuate his troops.
Despite the Russians’ efforts to force the Ukrainian army to give up, the Ukrainian government has not done so. The Russian army and its allies have withdrawn, allowing the US to continue its annexation. In the meantime, the military is regaining control of the city. There is no way to prove a Ukrainian surrender. But there are countless other reasons to believe that the Ukrainian army has not surrendered.
The Russian government and the far right are using this argument to try to make their claims about the Russian invasion. In truth, there is no such alleged connection. Both sides claim that their forces are fighting for their lives. And the truth is that the Ukrainian army has fought back to retake control of the second largest city in Ukraine, Kharkiv. In the northeastern city, Russia has retaken the capital, and it is unclear if this is true.
On the day after the Russian invasion, the war continued in many cities across Ukraine. The Ukrainian army, despite being heavily outnumbered, put up a strong resistance and claimed to have inflicted heavy damage on the Russian military. In the first days of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian military had retaken control of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. By this time, the armed forces had retaken the entire city, which was under the Russian control.
The Russians have been occupying eastern Ukraine for years. In June 2014, pro-Moscow forces were occupying the region. The U.N. reports that fifty people had passed through the hands of the Ukrainian “black transplants” in that area. On Thursday, thirteen soldiers, a police officer, and two military vessels were killed. The Ukrainian military, meanwhile, held out, but the U.S. claimed that the war was over.
The Russians have not yet surrendered. The Russian warships seized 13 Ukrainian soldiers and opened fire on them. This is what made them attack the Ukrainian army, and not the Russians. In the meantime, the Russians have been threatening the civilians and the government of Ukraine for some time. The Ukraine is the most recent example of this, but it is a part of the entire Eastern European continent. But this is not a war. The Ukrainian military has been occupied by Russia for years.