In an undisclosed location near the Russia-Ukraine warzone frontline, I embedded with a unit unlike any other — the detachment named after historical Cossack commander Maxim Krivonos.
After living together like family for 70 years as part of the Soviet Union and then being massacred for speaking Russian by Nazi West Ukrainians who are basically a mix of Polish and Lithuanians, how do you think they feel ? Had they respected the Minsk accords and stayed neutral, they would be prosperous and at peace by now.
"Despite fighting alongside Russian forces, unit members maintain they are loyal to Ukraine — but a different vision of it. They speak of betrayal by Ukrainian leadership, disappointment in Zelensky, and a desire to “remove foreign influence” from Ukrainian politics.
Their ideology frames the Ukrainian government as having been hijacked by NATO interests since 2014. They view the war not as a geopolitical conflict, but a civil war — one they hope to end by flipping soldiers and civilians alike to their side."
Those two turn coats are morons better off giving the usual treatment to any pows. You know before they were in Russian hands they were saying the complete opposite thing. Those are the worst kind of people.
Clearly you are. Ukrainian sovereignty was replaced by a Western Puppet regime with the Midan coup in 2014. Eastern regions voted for a referendum to separate, and the puppet regime started a war with them.
After living together like family for 70 years as part of the Soviet Union and then being massacred for speaking Russian by Nazi West Ukrainians who are basically a mix of Polish and Lithuanians, how do you think they feel ? Had they respected the Minsk accords and stayed neutral, they would be prosperous and at peace by now.
Interesting!
"Despite fighting alongside Russian forces, unit members maintain they are loyal to Ukraine — but a different vision of it. They speak of betrayal by Ukrainian leadership, disappointment in Zelensky, and a desire to “remove foreign influence” from Ukrainian politics.
Their ideology frames the Ukrainian government as having been hijacked by NATO interests since 2014. They view the war not as a geopolitical conflict, but a civil war — one they hope to end by flipping soldiers and civilians alike to their side."
Awesome information Pat as always. Stay safe and tell those guys some of us here in America are with them 💯
Yes I also would like to say please be safe and I appreciate the hard work you're putting into giving us these videos.
Patrick, why are you adding music to your reporting. It totally destroys all credibility and cheapens hum life.
Any chance of getting English subtitles on the video. My Russian is limited to “da” 😊
Thank you Patrick. God bless all those men
Those two turn coats are morons better off giving the usual treatment to any pows. You know before they were in Russian hands they were saying the complete opposite thing. Those are the worst kind of people.
They weren't sovereign in the slightest. They were taken over in 2014
Clearly you are. Ukrainian sovereignty was replaced by a Western Puppet regime with the Midan coup in 2014. Eastern regions voted for a referendum to separate, and the puppet regime started a war with them.
Whatever helps you sleep at night bud.