Russia Focuses On Donbas Region As Ukraine Drives Troops Back From Kharkiv



Russia is now concentrating its efforts on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine after taking Mariupol. Ukraine is pushing back Russian forces around the eastern capital Kharkiv. NBC Newsโ€™ Richard Engel surveys the damage in villages around the city, and hears from Ukrainians who stayed through the battles. ยป Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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Russia Focuses On Donbas Region As Ukraine Drives Troops Back From Kharkiv

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  1. Wow nice propaganda

  2. Ukrainian troops were running away from battles.

  3. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ
    The war in Ukraine is unlike any war thatโ€™s been. Although it seems local, this war is changing the world. In the end, after all the pain, the parties will establish new relationships, and new relationships will be established around the world. This war is the beginning of a formation of a new world order, where all parties unite against the one common enemy of all of humanity: egoism. It will take time, but everyone involved will realize, and the whole world with them, that they are not fighting against each other, but against an enemy within them. If we let the idea sink in, even a bit, it will make it happen even sooner.
    The war that began in late February will not end soon. It will take many more months until everyone realizes that war itself, the very concept of it, is evil. In that sense, the war in eastern Europe is correcting all of humanity, transforming our perception and our understanding of good and evil.
    The casualties, the injured, and the lost property are a terrible price to pay. Nevertheless, global processes always come at a cost. We should not blame others for the cost, and we should not think that there is nothing each of us can do to change the world. It is in the hands of every person to change the world for the better, and to make the atrocities of war, and all atrocities that humans are inflicting on each other, disappear. All we need is to realize that the only enemy lies within usโ€”our self-centered attitude. It incites us against each other, demonizes and vilifies anyone who disagrees with us, tells us that we are the only ones entitled in this world, and thereby sets us off against each other. We are all like that, infected with a pandemic of narcissism.
    Nevertheless, there is a lot we can do to change the world. First, we must accept that there is a good reason we are so different from each other. Each of us makes a unique contribution to the world that no one else can. If we were all the same, the contributions we receive from others, and on which our lives depend, would be absent, and we would not survive, in the most physical sense of the word.
    We will realize that our ego is the enemy only when we realize that singularity is the wrong key word for happiness. Today, the key word for happiness is complementarityโ€”mutual satisfaction of each otherโ€™s material, social, emotional, and spiritual needs.
    We are living in a world where we are all dependent on each other. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the appliances and gadgets that we use are all made by people we do not know, in places we do not know, and reach us in ways we do not know. But were it not for this chain of myriad unknown individuals, we would not survive, since we cannot provide for our needs by ourselves.
    The same goes for social ties. All our connections, communications, and interactions with other people are made possible with the help of countless people who serve us without our awareness. But were it not for them, we would not be able to work or socialize.
    Despite this obvious fact, we behave toward others with as little consideration as possible, and when we are nice or considerate, it is because we have an ulterior, selfish motive. We do not have the prerogative to keep up this behavior. We are destroying the world and destroying ourselves.
    Back in the 1930s, Baal HaSulam, a great thinker and a great kabbalist, wrote an epic essay titled โ€œPeace in the World.โ€ In it, he writes, โ€œMan is inherently born to lead a social life. Each and every individual in society is like a wheel that is linked to several other wheels placed in a machine.โ€ How odd it is that ninety years ago, before World War II, people already realized that we are all dependent on each other and must behave toward each other with consideration. Just think what we could have avoided had we been more attentive and open-minded.
    Now, too, we are headed for a catastrophe unless we pay attention and begin to act like one entity, one global society that works like a single, united family. The war will change the world, but I hope we can change ourselves before the war changes us..

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  5. WISE SO THEY BE LIBERATED SOON

  6. That's a news not vias grats

  7. There was a mezreabl donkey in village. The owner made the donkey to work so hard as usual everyday. The donkey got tired very much everyday but never had a chance to take a day off. Luckily, one day the owner had nothing to do on the donkey. The owner let him to go to the pasture and enjoy his free time.

    While the donkey was eating the grass, he found a lion's skin. First he got very terrified to see it but he saw that it was not a live lion. Then, The donkey put it on and heading toward the village.

    When the villagers saw that a lion was coming in the village, everybody got scared and escaped to the high grounds.

    When the donkey saw the situations, he got very happy. He thought that he will never ever be a donkey or work that much hard everyday anymore. The donkey was so excited and walking in the village freely. no one even had a courage to get back to the village. The villagers were sitting on the surrounding mountains and watched the big lion was walking in the village.

    But, the donkey came up with an idea thought to make a lion sound to scare even more the villagers to make them leave the eniter area totally so the donkey can stay and live there without any human's existence abd disturbing.

    So, the donkey begun sounding look like a lion. Suddenly, the villagers heard a donkey sound. Not a real lion sound. Immediately, they realized that it was not a real lion. They came back to the village and took off the lion's skin from the donkey and put him back to hard work like he did before. Unfortunately, the donkeys life became much more mezreabl then before.

    So, the exact story happened with President Voladermirย  Putin. He was so respectful and powerful man. But, he wanted more. He even wanted to became the king of the jungle. Currently, he is the most hated person in the world.

  8. Go home russia Your drunk and Ukraine doesn't want to be with you anymore
    No one likes a jealous abusive ex….

  9. "russia's defending their own territories" here fixed it for you.

  10. Forgiving each other and talking to each other looking for a peaceful solution.. Lord Jesus Christ the true and living God..who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day…owner of heaven (a very beautiful heaven with Jesus ) and creator of heaven and earth,,,, really hate nuclear weapons …… ,,because……,

    , Lord Jesus Christ the true and living Lord..who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day… owner of heaven (a very beautiful heaven with Jesus ) and creator of heaven and earth… really hate nuclear weapons..because nuclear weapons is a big sin..a big sin is the eternal fire of hellfire..nuclear weapons are a big sin..a big sin is the eternal fire of hellfire..ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles are a big sin.

  11. Forgiving each other and talking to each other looking for a peaceful solution.. Lord Jesus Christ the true and living God..who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day…owner of heaven (a very beautiful heaven with Jesus ) and creator of heaven and earth,,,, really hate nuclear weapons …… ,,because……,

    , Lord Jesus Christ the true and living Lord..who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day… owner of heaven (a very beautiful heaven with Jesus ) and creator of heaven and earth… really hate nuclear weapons..because nuclear weapons is a big sin..a big sin is the eternal fire of hellfire..nuclear weapons are a big sin..a big sin is the eternal fire of hellfire..ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles are a big sin.

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  13. ๊ฐ€์ •์šฉ IP ์Šค๋งˆํŠธํ™ˆ cctv ๋„คํŠธ์›Œํฌ ์นด๋ฉ”๋ผ

  14. World crimens,again,t Rusian government like criminal KGB,Putin and his marionets,the Solders,only fallow orders,like any were.

  15. America, Britain and Canada deliberately continue to provoke Ukraine with the aim of weakening Russia and the European Union so that America's hegemony is not disturbed by Europe and remember that Britain has left the European Union so that if the European Union and Russia weaken, Britain will become the strongest country in Europe, this is America's evil plan and Britain destroyed the European Union and Russia by using the hands of Zelensky who is a CIA puppet who deliberately became the President of Ukraine to destroy the European Union from within

  16. she didn't even say what was translated

  17. Ukraine is losing. Ukraine will lose. Stop sugar coating this with trivial Ukrainian wins.

  18. Elon Musk has offered to rebuild Kharkiv on condition they name the city after him. "Musko" , President Zelensky told him Ukrainians do not like the name ๐Ÿ™‚

  19. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  20. They gained Mariupol but lost Kharkiv and a few other cities. It is a zero sum gain along with a lot of dead solders and destroyed equipment. They have lost their ultimate goal through a long string of loses. The Russian army have gone through many generals and commanders with ultimate result which is failure as the Ukrainians are fighting a hit and run style defence and offence so they are hard to pin down. Putin is doubling down on the Ukrainian war by sending more equipment and solders all of which will end up the same way. With Belarus railway resistance fighters stalling the transport of equipment and with Ukrainians blowing up ammunition depots and equipment the situation is getting dire for Russias. This war cannot even be sustained for a year before Russia itself will fall into utter bankruptcy and chaos with the European sanctions, reducing consumption of gas and switching gas suppliers. All of which point to almost no money left in the bank to pay for this costly war on Ukraine with no real objective and no real monetary gain beside ruin.

  21. The surrender is not complete yet. The ringleaders are still in the plant, and may yet try to reach some rat line, and evade capture

  22. They gained Mariupol but lost Kharkiv and a few other cities. It is a zero sum gain along with a lot of dead solders and destroyed equipment. They have lost their ultimate goal through a long string of loses. The Russian army have gone through many generals and commanders with ultimate result which is failure as the Ukrainians are fighting a hit and run style defence and offence so they are hard to pin down. Putin is doubling down on the Ukrainian war by sending more equipment and solders all of which will end up the same way. With Belarus railway resistance fighters stalling the transport of equipment and with Ukrainians blowing up ammunition depots and equipment the situation is getting dire for Russias. This war cannot even be sustained for a year before Russia itself will fall into utter bankruptcy and chaos with the European sanctions, reducing consumption of gas and switching gas suppliers. All of which point to almost no money left in the bank to pay for this costly war on Ukraine with no real objective and no real monetary gain beside ruin.

  23. ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ-๐—จ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป
    The ramifications of this war run much deeper than the impact it will cause to those directly involved in the conflict. It will reshape the world, as it is likely that other latent frictions between countries and territories will be activated as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine situation. This war just opened an era of wars, small and large, between different peoples.
    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently said that this war could easily become "the biggest war in Europe since 1945", and I agree. If countries with similar backgrounds cannot reach agreement between them, then how much more likely it is that several countries that have big differences and ancient conflicts may easily slip into war for no apparent justifiable reason.
    On a personal level, it saddens me to see how fate turns around and once again we find ourselves at war. I am sorry and restless since I have many students in Russia and Ukraine who are under threat and feel how the deteriorating situation is affecting them and the whole world. In Israel, too, I have many students who follow with concern what is happening in Eastern Europe, anxious about the fate of their family members and friends.
    My hope is that the manifestations of hatred between the Russians and the Ukrainians will stop soon, two peoples who have lived side by side throughout history. If it were still possible, I would give everything I could to silence, calm down, avoid the escalation, but this is impossible for now.
    There is not much that we can do at this stage. We can only long for peace and a ceasefire, talk about all parties showing restraint. The parties in conflict could follow the example of the Native American tribes who buried their hostility in a ceremony during which previously warring tribes agreed to settle their differences and live in harmony, and sealed their agreement by the chief of each tribe burying a war hatchet in the ground.
    Such a scenario does not look realistic under the current circumstances. Thus, above the forces of hostility, above the egoism and control as the driving forces of all the conflicts in the world, we can only raise a global prayer for peace, asking that we all get along with everyone. Because only in the power of connection and in the connection between our hearts, can a great positive force arise, a force that is able to unite all parties, to reconcile the haters, to awaken the truth in us all that we all belong to one soul. As it is written, โ€œHe who makes peace in His heights, may He make peace upon usโ€ฆโ€ (The Book of Job, 25:2)

  24. Russia and America is mining gold excessively for boosting their economy for war fund.In coming 2 month gold price drop to 1500 dollar per ounce, Really going to effect some countries economy.So Save your resources and drop export essential things.

  25. Thailand #StandwithUkraine ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›Ukraine fights for freedom. โคโคโคโค

  26. Politics and diplomacy are not about fibbing to get what you want, but about finding common ground, and that is impossible without mutual trust, and that applies to all relationships, especially in delicate matters of diplomacy.

    It is well documented that NATO countries, through their highest political representatives at the time, repeatedly promised not to expand eastward. How can a country trust a military alliance that obviously disregards its own word? Would you trust someone who promises you something and later asks you to read the fine print, does Western diplomacy have the same standards as door-to-door salesmen? An example of better diplomacy was the Cuban missile crisis, which Kennedy and Khrushchev eventually resolved with words and mutual trust and without a treaty. If the West were trustworthy, Ukraine could have become a link between Russia and the West and been integrated by economic means, not by a military alliance on Russia's doorstep. Rogue Anglo-Saxon states and their vassals and dependent countries are trying to bend things in their favor. Russia has been a bystander most of the time. Given the goodwill of the former USSR in allowing the reunification of Germany and tolerating the entry of most other former Soviet states into NATO, it is all the more understandable that Putin intervened when NATO tried to integrate a country that has great cultural significance for Russia but is even more important from a military point of view. Compare this to the illegal war against Iraq, thousands of miles away, which resulted in the deaths of millions in the most brutal way (Abu Gurhaib), or Vietnam, also thousands of miles away, where Western nations tried to bomb the country into submission, and the list could go on. The neutral observer will take all of this into consideration. When one considers that Ukraine also harbors battalions that blatantly present themselves as Nazi fighters who declare that they want to wipe out everything Russian and have done so since the illegal coup in 2014 (with Western support), it becomes even clearer who is right and who is wrong. Russia is right not only from a strategic point of view, but also from a moral point of view. All Selensky had to do was make sure that his country did not join NATO and stop the attacks on the Donbass region, where 14,000 people (mostly Russians) died, and Russia most likely would not have intervened.

  27. Erase what you want…..it will come out just as the rest has. SOCIALIST DEMS HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT EXPOSE THEMSELVES.

  28. Fake News! Usa Rich Elite & Nato getting Ukrain killed!!!

  29. Ukrainians consider themselves to be the superior race and designate Russians as their enemies (the government teaches them from childhood to shout: "Ukraine is above all!", "Russians to the gallows!"). The Russians have endured for a long time, and now they have responded in kind. Why are Ukrainians offended? West! Continue to impose new sanctions against Russia! Soon you will begin to die of poverty and hunger. This is called the "degradation of Western civilization."

  30. Royal Air Forces FGR 4 just left Romania to the Black Sea, Refueling Tankers are above Norway/Finland & COBRA BALL is circling the Sea of Japan. That's a big flex of ReCon!!! GET SUM JAKE11!!! Prayers for the men going down range!

  31. Help me to stop the war !

    Everyone has already heard about the war between Ukraine and Russia.
    Most people feel powerless to influence events such as a war which negative affecting half a billion people on the planet ,
    but I firmly believe that with today's internet and social networks if enough people protest our voice will be heard and all wars can be stopped –
    the feather is stronger than the sword.

    Who started this war, what is the reason for fighting ?
    Whether the news channels have ever given an answer ?
    Is it true that Ukraine are independent country that could do anything on its territory ?
    What Vladimir Putin wants ?
    Why Ukraine people are forced to fight ?
    What Ukraine President wants ?
    Look for answers everywhere.

    I want to remain neutral at all times and I will not support either side.
    Where I see suffering and death I will always try to help – I'm not looking for high ratings, readers and fame.

    The war must be stopped immediately , because it's not just a waste of valuable resources and money ,and the loss of human lives – this undermines the reputation of the people involved.
    "from war there are no winners, there are only losers". So many sanctions have been imposed on Russia in order to stop this madness.
    But the blame is not entirely theirs , not everything is just good or just evil.
    It is awful two countries that are close in language, with the same root to fight each other.

    No one will benefit from this "the winner" will be ruin financially and will become the owner of a pile of debris , in addition "the winner" , will be militarily weak and it will become easy prey.
    The world economy collapsed from COVID and now war !?
    I recommend to Vladimir Putin the money they intends to spend on war instead to invest them in a microchip factory ,
    this is the right investment that will bring a profit.

    Always think things through before we enter a situation from which there is no going back.
    To achieve paradise on earth we must have peace , peace and security that there are no conflicts , we need a world court to find a solution to every conflict.
    We must protect nature and to love everyone – despite its flaws.

    I protest and deny the war. I please for Ukraine and Russia to listen to my words and to start peace talks, you as readers should do the same.
    Help me to copy paste my message in every social network , in chats and places where there are readers hoping to reach the presidents – and stop the war !

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4g-M91WGbI

  32. Bravo Russia! World stands with you <3
    https://youtu.be/NKSbn6FNyQ4

  33. 50 % of Ukraine population has run away from the country or is internally displaced. The entire infrastructure from east to west of the country is in smoke. Yet for the western media it is winning ๐Ÿค”

  34. I hope Russia will conquer half of Ukrain from east and west side area quickly.

  35. Ukraine will be a a tasty morsel to feed upon by nieghbouring countries, when this is all done. Plenty of Arms to onsell on the blackmarket, bundles of taxpayers cash for those Ukranians left alive and who have their hands on it.With a kick back to the Democrats Election Fund.Then some more chaos somwhere else to keep us off balance, maybe another virus. If there was a normal,were never going back to it..

  36. They just gave Russia full attack on Donbas after giving up Mariupol

  37. Puttie boy cars not a wit how many Russians he causes to be killed. He is pure evil.

  38. OK Russians, just keep making the body bags so long as you keep the vile war on Ukraine going. You have accepted Putin the wicked acolyte of Satan and so you have sown the "wind" and must reap the "whirlwind." Sorry for you. It would be best if Russians took down ol' Puttie boy and then prepare to pay massive reparations to Ukraine and restore the lands stolen since 2000.