The Donbass army begins a liberation campaign to the West

Sergei Buntovsky – Donetsk writer, journalist, activist of the Russian Bloc party

So, it is already clear that the attack by Donetsk militias on Ukraine’s Independence Day was not a one-time action, but the beginning of a powerful counter-offensive, which is being carried out in several places at once. Almost the entire border came under the control of the army of Novorossiya, the forward detachments of the Donetsk people had already reached the Azov coast, and the tricolor flag once again fluttered over the legendary Saur-Mogila. Ukrainian units have once again found themselves surrounded, from which they will most likely never escape. In Mariupol, captured by the Ukrainians in June and turned into the temporary capital of the Donetsk region, panic and evacuation of officials began, and in the deep rear of the ATO - Cherkasy - as a result of sabotage, a train with fuel for the army was destroyed.

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I'm afraid to spoil my luck, but it seems that a turning point has begun in the war. Of course, Kyiv still has a lot of material resources and a numerical superiority, which will cause a lot of blood to be shed, but the initiative has passed to the soldiers of Novorossiya. They defended themselves for a long time, losing friends and family, now they want to pay for everything.

If I were the Ukrainians, I would seriously think about what is happening.

For a very long time we perceived Ukrainians as brothers, even if they were lost, even if they did nasty things, but as relatives. Gritting our teeth, we put up with their Russophobia, glorification of our enemies, Ukrainization and rewriting of history. We worked and paid taxes when they erected statues of Bandera and organized torchlight processions, we were silent when they shouted “Suitcase, Russia Station!”, but there is a limit to everything. Six months ago, Donbass decided that the time had come for the brothers to go to their own apartments and live with their own minds and on their own salaries. At this moment, Ukraine had a chance to either transform, giving rights to the regions, or disperse peacefully. However, the Maidan authorities did not find anything better than to move the army to the east to punish us for refusing to submit to their arbitrariness. Thousands of civilians died. It was a shock, we did not understand how “our” army could bomb our cities, but soon an understanding came to us: we are no longer brothers. Kinship remained somewhere in the happy Soviet past, and now we have before us a lying maniac who came to violate what we considered sacred. And now Ukrainians have no right to expect leniency.

Remember from Vysotsky: “We turned the Earth back from the border - that was the case from the beginning. But our battalion commander spun it back, pushing off from the Urals with his foot.” So, our fighters pushed off from Shakhtersk and Yasinovataya, and the Donbass army begins a liberation campaign to the west.

Gentlemen, Ukrainian nationalists, on the Maidan you chanted: “We will never be brothers!” Now we answer you the same. And since we are no longer brothers, get ready to answer for everything, there will be no leniency. Perhaps you remember the words of Simonov, who wrote:

So kill the German so that he, and not you, lies on the ground,

Not in your house to groan, but in his for the dead.

That's what he wanted, it's his fault - let his house burn, not yours,

And let not your wife, but let him be his widow.

Let it not be yours, but his mother who gave birth to him,

Let his family, not yours, wait in vain.

So kill at least one! So kill him quickly!

The more times you see him, the more times you kill him!

So, my dear Ukrainian nationalists, your punitive forces in Donbass behave in such a way that they are compared to the Nazis. A little more, and Simonov’s words will begin to be perceived as a guide to action.

However, you still have a chance to minimize losses and stop the war. Agree to peace and withdraw your troops from Donbass. Otherwise, we will advance until we reach Kyiv and Lvov. So far you have only seen the war on television, and you think it’s fun. It’s just as fun as burning an unanswered “Golden Eagle” on the Maidan, only now your opponent will not stand silently and endure. Trust those who have seen death with their own eyes - it is scary. Don't bring her into your house, stop at the edge of the abyss. You still have a chance.

Listen to the words of experts who have not fallen into a war frenzy. They call on you to stop the suicidal war. By the way, please note: the Western diplomats who so actively supported you on the Maidan have disappeared somewhere. They no longer pat you on the shoulder encouragingly, and are not at all going to shower Ukraine with investments, pay its debts and solve its problems. Moreover, politicians in France and Germany are already directly stating that it is time to end the war. A little more, and even those Europeans who sympathized with Ukraine will turn away from you. And you yourself ruined your relationship with the Russians... So who will you stay with?