Just a reminder that while cheering for #UAF successes is good & long-deserved emotion for ppl, it's not as important for uninvolved ppl as aiding #UAF soldiers who drive russians back at great cost to liberate our ppl and ultimately defend Europe-> savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#…
While the advance is real & long-awaited, we should also realize that russians CAN easily AFFORD losing me & armament. Liberation of territories, while saving our people doesn't by itself affect russian ability to wage war, to terrorize us w/ missiles->
Ukraine will fight and dr #UAF will drive russians back, but our nation fights to live free, not to just fight russians for 100 year, the goal in war is not another fake 8 year 'ceasefire' before another invasion, but safety and liberty->
And as general Zaluzhny writes, it can be achieved only by growing Ukraine's *CAPABILITIES* to punish russian aggression on russian territory, impunity drives russians and the goal is to deprive them of it. At initial stage Western help is crucial for this
🧵4800+hrs since #Ukrainian Liberation War was started by #russia full-scale attack & 4014? days since #russiaInvadedUkraine
200 days of war in which russians wanted to defeat us in 2 days but only themselves became 200th (KIA)->
russian front in Kharkiv oblast collapsed. #UAF have reached not only Izium but also state border to the north of #Kharkiv, the areas from which UAF attempted to kick russians out for weeks, apparently russians retreated, which is kinda disturbing, but UAF has satellite now->
expectedly, humiliated on the battlefield, russians launched a terror campaign against civilians, in helpless narcissistic rage they bombed our cities, destroyed power stations leaving cities with more than million ppl (just Kharkiv alone) blacked out, usual russist terror->
russians 'avenge' the humiliation they suffered after the collapse of their front in #KharkivOblast by attacking civilians - #Kharkiv (~1.4 million ppl) blacked out. A manifestation of the problem raised by gen. #Zaluzhny: even liberation of entire country wont stop🇷🇺terror->
🇷🇺desire for war comes from their chauvinism but it's also driven by impunity #russia enjoys from ability to strike ANYWHERE in #Ukraine w/ missiles, while Ukraine can't hit targets further than 100km into 🇷🇺. It's the disparity that allows 🇷🇺to wage war->
For instance, when russian plane got attacked and downed by Turkey - russians swallowed it up and crawled back away, they dont fight where they feel a threat. In such a situation even complete liberation of #Ukraine in 1991 borders will not stop the war on its own->
🧵#Ukraine#Kharkiv oblast liberation video:
September 11th: #KozachaLopan - town at the border with #russia came under #UAF control - after weeks of fights in the area #UAF have reached the state border as russian front in #KharkivOblast collapsed!
🧵4773+hrs since #Ukrainian Liberation War was started by #russia full-scale attack & 4013? days since #russiaInvadedUkraine
Impossible to hide #UAF success in Kharkiv oblast, need to wait for more confirmed info, but russians definitely fled there, situation's still tense ofc->
199th day 200th day starts in 3 hours, 200th day of war where russians wanted to take Kyiv in two days but only turned into "200ths" themselves, situation is tense, despite the stream of goon news and rumours of good news for UAF, very stressful->
Again, gotta wait for official information, but russians obviously left Izyum, apparently leaving their stuff there, so it really appears like a collapse of russian fron in that area, their lines apparently crushed, though UAF still cant waste time, need to set up new positions->
Lots of happiness regarding the long-awaited good news from the frontline, but once again, for everyone uninvolved in actual liberation and defense it's more important to talk about the NEEDS of our #UAF - even complete liberation won't deprive russians of ability to wage war->
#UAF heroes fight stopping, repelling ruscist attacks, now are driving russians backs at some of the directions, but the goal is free peaceful life for our ppl, not just war for the sake of war & sadly russians still are able to hit anywhere in #Ukraie while we cannot hit them->
To defend the liberated ppl & lands, for liberation to make sense #Ukraine needs means that would allow to deprive russia of impunity that drives its war against us, to force russians to cease their terrorist strikes - long range missiles of our own, Western help is crucial here
With all the potential success and liberation, russians are still able to terrorize us with their missile strikes and that's not going away anytime soon, even if air defense can intercept more missiles, it will always be possible to overwhelm it. russians still able to wage war->
Russians attack when they feel they can do it with impunity. When Turkey downed russian jet - scared russians shamefully crawled back and are silent about it. Destroying russian murderers in Ukraine still doesnt bring the war home back to russia, russians still feel impunity->
It's a fight for freedom and free peaceful life, not fight for the sake of fight, to defend life and undermine russian ability and desire to wage war and terrorize Ukraine needs long-range missile weapons. Initially, Western aid in this regard is crucial->