“I have a statement to the world. It may be my last statement, because we have only a few days, or even hours, left. We appeal to world leaders to apply the extraction procedure to the military of the Mariupol garrison…We are completely surrounded. There are about 500 wounded military, it is very difficult to provide them with medical care. They literally rot,” Maj. Serhii Volyna, commander of Ukraine’s 36th Separate Marine Brigade to CNN.
People, what is going on in Ukraine? I am finding this unbounded heroism thing irritating because it may be doing more harm than good to Ukraine. I mean, why can’t the Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol surrender under this hopeless situation?
I do not understand the logic anymore. I hope the United Nations is looking at this because if indeed Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol are prevented from surrendering by their national leaders in Kyiv, and end up eliminated by Russians, President Zelendesky may have questions to answer in future.
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Sure – you may ask me why worry about Ukraine when Kaduna and Orlu continue to bleed. Nigeria is experiencing its lowest point since the end of the Biafra war. I mean, death is so common that many newspapers do not waste space reporting on them!
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Comment: The year may be 2022 but humanity remains the same. Many civilizations have committed mass suicide before surrendering to an enemy. I’m sure you know this. Questioning the motives of both the oppressors and the oppressed is futile. Lest us make different choices in the same circumstances. My prayers go to both. The oppressors to be lenient and the oppressed to be wise.
My Response: “The oppressors to be lenient and the oppressed to be wise.” – I think I am helping the oppressed on the path of wisdom here. It is not everything written in history is right. It is like that sound by the Fugees with lyrics “killing me softly”. Yes, the person is “dying”, but softly, but the destination is the same! I do not buy that suicide is bravery in the 21st century. These men can be used for POW swaps but they have to be alive.
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What do you want the United Nations to do, and what has it been doing?
If nobody can stop Putin and his war machine, then there’s no point suggesting to Ukrainians to surrender, that is giving in to tyranny. Russia never planned for a drawn-out war, it’s easier for Putin to stop the war than asking Ukrainians to surrender, why is the former difficult?
This war is not ending soon, whether Mariupol falls or stands, Putin wants the entire Donbass, how much appeasement will be enough?
By the time Putin is done with Ukraine, he will no longer have a viable military to withstand a major onslaught, the tactics is clear, the mafias arming Ukraine have a playboook in mind, they are seeing opportunity to finally bring down Putin and his gang, without being visible.
All the atrocities committed against civilians are what need to be checked, there are still rules of engagement even wars, you don’t go about killing people who are not fighters.