I just got back from Ukraine, where I was visiting some friends.
Everything we have heard about what’s happening in Ukraine is a lie.
The reality is darker, bleaker, and unequivocally hopeless. There is no such thing as Ukraine "winning" this war.
- By their estimates, they have lost over one million of their sons, fathers and husbands; an entire generation is gone.
- Even in the Southwest, where the anti-Russian sentiment is long-standing, citizens are reluctant or straight-up scared to publicly criticize Zelensky; they will go to jail.
- In every village and town, the streets, shops, and restaurants are mostly absent of men.
- The few men who remain are terrified of leaving their homes for fear of being kidnapped into conscription. Some have resorted to begging friends to break their legs to avoid service.
- Army search parties take place early in the morning, when men leave their homes to go to work. They ambush and kidnap them off the streets and within 3-4 hours they get listed in the army and taken away straight to the front lines with minimal or no training at all; it is "a death sentence."
- It's getting worse every day. Where I was staying, a dentist had just been taken by security forces on his way to work, leaving behind two small children. Every day, 3-5 dead bodies keep arriving from the front lines.
- Mothers and wives fight tooth and nail with the armed forces, beg and plead not to have their men taken away. They try bribing, which sometimes works, but most of the time they are met with physical violence and death threats.
- The territory celebrated as having been "won back" from Russia has been reduced to rubble and is uninhabitable. Regardless, there is no one left to live there and displaced families will likely never return.
- They see the way the war has been reported, at home and abroad. It's a "joke" and "propaganda." They say: “Look around: is this winning?”.
- Worse, some have been hoaxed into believing that once Ukrainians forces are exhausted, American soldiers will come in to replace them and “win the war”.
There is no ambiguity in these people. The war was for nothing - a travesty. The outcome always was, and is, clear. The people are hopeless, utterly destroyed, and living in an unending nightmare.
They are pleading for an end, any end - most likely the same "peace" that could have been achieved two years ago. In their minds, they have already lost, for their sons, fathers and husbands are gone, and their country has been destroyed. There is no "victory" that can change that.
Make no mistake, they are angry with Putin. But they are also angry with Zelensky and the West. They have lost everything, worst of all, hope and faith, and cannot comprehend why Zelenky wishes to continue the current trajectory, the one of human devastation.
I didn't witness the war; but what I saw was absolutely heart-breaking.
Shame on the people, regardless of their intentions, who have supported this war. And shame on the media for continuing to lie about it.
Everything we have heard about what’s happening in Ukraine is a lie.
The reality is darker, bleaker, and unequivocally hopeless. There is no such thing as Ukraine "winning" this war.
- By their estimates, they have lost over one million of their sons, fathers and husbands; an entire generation is gone.
- Even in the Southwest, where the anti-Russian sentiment is long-standing, citizens are reluctant or straight-up scared to publicly criticize Zelensky; they will go to jail.
- In every village and town, the streets, shops, and restaurants are mostly absent of men.
- The few men who remain are terrified of leaving their homes for fear of being kidnapped into conscription. Some have resorted to begging friends to break their legs to avoid service.
- Army search parties take place early in the morning, when men leave their homes to go to work. They ambush and kidnap them off the streets and within 3-4 hours they get listed in the army and taken away straight to the front lines with minimal or no training at all; it is "a death sentence."
- It's getting worse every day. Where I was staying, a dentist had just been taken by security forces on his way to work, leaving behind two small children. Every day, 3-5 dead bodies keep arriving from the front lines.
- Mothers and wives fight tooth and nail with the armed forces, beg and plead not to have their men taken away. They try bribing, which sometimes works, but most of the time they are met with physical violence and death threats.
- The territory celebrated as having been "won back" from Russia has been reduced to rubble and is uninhabitable. Regardless, there is no one left to live there and displaced families will likely never return.
- They see the way the war has been reported, at home and abroad. It's a "joke" and "propaganda." They say: “Look around: is this winning?”.
- Worse, some have been hoaxed into believing that once Ukrainians forces are exhausted, American soldiers will come in to replace them and “win the war”.
There is no ambiguity in these people. The war was for nothing - a travesty. The outcome always was, and is, clear. The people are hopeless, utterly destroyed, and living in an unending nightmare.
They are pleading for an end, any end - most likely the same "peace" that could have been achieved two years ago. In their minds, they have already lost, for their sons, fathers and husbands are gone, and their country has been destroyed. There is no "victory" that can change that.
Make no mistake, they are angry with Putin. But they are also angry with Zelensky and the West. They have lost everything, worst of all, hope and faith, and cannot comprehend why Zelenky wishes to continue the current trajectory, the one of human devastation.
I didn't witness the war; but what I saw was absolutely heart-breaking.
Shame on the people, regardless of their intentions, who have supported this war. And shame on the media for continuing to lie about it.
Lol. For the trolls trying to get me community noted, here’s my passport entry.
P.S. I highly recommend the UNESCO Heritage Ukrainian borscht. With a side of propaganda.
Yesterday, a mob of bots and unverified accounts flooded my X account with comments aimed at discrediting me and everything I shared from my visit to Ukraine.
There were hundreds of comments, and multiple attempted bogus Community Notes. I’ve been called a liar, a propagandist, a fake person, a bot farm, a paid Russian agent, a cunt, a slut, and worse. I received death threats and insults I never thought imaginable.
I couldn't comprehend why all of these people were attacking me - a tiny account on X, simply for sharing my personal experiences without agenda.
But now, instead of being quiet, I feel a moral obligation to highlight the coordinated and purposeful attempt to suppress my post.
Yesterday, to add clarity and credibility to my original post, I posted a photo of my Ukraine passport visa and numerous personal pictures from my visit.
Within a few hours, I had over 400 comments (statistically anomalous) - all following the same defamation rhetoric.
They went to such lengths as to invade my follower list, taking screenshots and extending their sick rhetoric and name calling to people I greatly respect and follow: Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, David Sacks, Mike Cernovich, Glenn Greenwald, Libs of TikTok, etc, etc.
They accused me of stealing my own pictures or taking them from Google - an easily disprovable absurdity. It was clearly an intentionally dishonest premise to discredit me by weaponizing Community Notes.
The first Community Note said it's "unlikely" I've ever been to Ukraine at all, since they said - without evidence - that my pictures might have been found on Google and that the picture of my Visa has been partially redacted. Of course I redacted the image of my passport for obvious reasons. I also blurred any identifiers to protect the identity and potential whereabouts of the people that had the courage to open up and speak to me about what’s really happening in Ukraine, risking their lives and being put in jail if they spoke against the set narrative.
It’s laughable if it wouldn't be so worrisome.
When the first Community Note was removed, another one popped up, questioning the consistent feedback conveyed to me from many people inside Ukraine - that the real death toll could be as high as 1,000,000. They would know! In some villages, ~70% of households have lost family members to this war.
This Note - which expectedly aligned with western media reports - grossly understates the numbers (100,000 casualties) I’ve heard from people living in Ukraine, and is even significantly below the latest report from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense of 383,000.
To clarify, I am not saying this as fact; I'm sharing what I’ve been consistently told by REAL people living in Ukraine - that the total number of casualties is around 1,000,000.
Thank you to everyone who sees beyond the propaganda and wants the truth to prevail. The destruction of this country and of a generation of Ukrainian men needs to stop. Peace was available 2 years ago, but other agendas prevailed.
Real people are dying. Families displaced and destroyed forever. Peace should be everyone’s common goal.
There were hundreds of comments, and multiple attempted bogus Community Notes. I’ve been called a liar, a propagandist, a fake person, a bot farm, a paid Russian agent, a cunt, a slut, and worse. I received death threats and insults I never thought imaginable.
I couldn't comprehend why all of these people were attacking me - a tiny account on X, simply for sharing my personal experiences without agenda.
But now, instead of being quiet, I feel a moral obligation to highlight the coordinated and purposeful attempt to suppress my post.
Yesterday, to add clarity and credibility to my original post, I posted a photo of my Ukraine passport visa and numerous personal pictures from my visit.
Within a few hours, I had over 400 comments (statistically anomalous) - all following the same defamation rhetoric.
They went to such lengths as to invade my follower list, taking screenshots and extending their sick rhetoric and name calling to people I greatly respect and follow: Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, David Sacks, Mike Cernovich, Glenn Greenwald, Libs of TikTok, etc, etc.
They accused me of stealing my own pictures or taking them from Google - an easily disprovable absurdity. It was clearly an intentionally dishonest premise to discredit me by weaponizing Community Notes.
The first Community Note said it's "unlikely" I've ever been to Ukraine at all, since they said - without evidence - that my pictures might have been found on Google and that the picture of my Visa has been partially redacted. Of course I redacted the image of my passport for obvious reasons. I also blurred any identifiers to protect the identity and potential whereabouts of the people that had the courage to open up and speak to me about what’s really happening in Ukraine, risking their lives and being put in jail if they spoke against the set narrative.
It’s laughable if it wouldn't be so worrisome.
When the first Community Note was removed, another one popped up, questioning the consistent feedback conveyed to me from many people inside Ukraine - that the real death toll could be as high as 1,000,000. They would know! In some villages, ~70% of households have lost family members to this war.
This Note - which expectedly aligned with western media reports - grossly understates the numbers (100,000 casualties) I’ve heard from people living in Ukraine, and is even significantly below the latest report from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense of 383,000.
To clarify, I am not saying this as fact; I'm sharing what I’ve been consistently told by REAL people living in Ukraine - that the total number of casualties is around 1,000,000.
Thank you to everyone who sees beyond the propaganda and wants the truth to prevail. The destruction of this country and of a generation of Ukrainian men needs to stop. Peace was available 2 years ago, but other agendas prevailed.
Real people are dying. Families displaced and destroyed forever. Peace should be everyone’s common goal.
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