Ukrainians are only defending their land and trying to bring back peace.

“Not to yours — to our land. To our people. We are doing everything to end this war. And when we succeed, it will certainly happen, you will be sure of at least one thing: your children will no longer be sent to die on our land, on our territory,” he said.

The Ukrainian President said Russia’s original plan “already failed” in the first two days of the invasion but Russia is still “getting manpower from everywhere.”

“Equipment. Air bombs, missiles. Looking for mercenaries around the world. Any scum capable of shooting at civilians,” Zelensky said.

“Russian troops destroy our cities. Kill civilians indiscriminately. Rape women. Abduct children. Shoot at refugees. Capture humanitarian convoys. They are engaged in looting. They burn museums, blow up schools and hospitals. The target for them is universities, residential neighborhoods … Anything! Russian troops do not know the limits of evil.”

Zelensky also asked politicians attending the NATO Summit, EU Summit, and G7 Summit to support Ukraine.

“At these three summits we will see who is a friend, who is a partner, and who betrayed us for money,” he said.

The President repeated his requests for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, saying the Ukrainian sky has not been made safe from Russian bombs and Kyiv has not received aircraft, modern anti-missile weapons, or tanks.

The war continues to ravage Ukraine and Ukrainian forces push back the Russian aggressors. They are successfully defending Kyiv as Russia appeared to have been stalled in encircling the city.

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He drew parallels with the ongoing Russian-Ukraine conflict with that of World War II.

“Western leaders kept saying they were afraid to aggravate Hitler and they thought well, if you’re not showing any resistance, eventually he’ll stop,” he said. “However, that mistake has cost hundreds of millions of human lives. Hundreds of millions of human lives were lost and the same mistake is being committed now.”

NATO has been reluctant to respond to Russia’s military threat because they said it could escalate the war.

Khodorkovsky also commented on the influence of tycoons on President Vladimir Putin. It was “preposterous” to think the tycoons had any real influence over Putin.

“Oligarchs are not true oligarchs in the sense that they actually do not influence Putin,” he said.

“Yet they are Putin’s instruments of influence and to see for real who has broken their relations with Putin would be when they actually denounce him and when they admit that he is a war criminal. And if that doesn’t happen, that means they still depend on him and they’re still dangerous.”

On the ground, Ukraine’s forces are being helped by Russia’s corruption, Khodorkovsky said, adding: “the level of (Russia’s) unpreparedness has come as a great surprise to me.”

It comes after US sources said that the Russian military is facing food and fuel shortages, as well as logistical and sustainment issues. According to one officer, there are signs that some Russian soldiers have suffered frostbite as a result of their lack of cold-weather gear.

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The Eight Hundred is a movie that is based on the true story of how 800 soldiers defended Shanghai from the Japanese advance. Set on the Sihang Warehouse in 1937 during World War II, it shows the stories of the NRA soldiers.

In what became known as the Battle of Shanghai, the Imperial Japanese Army entered Shanghai. The Chinese army was compelled to retire owing to the threat of being trapped after fighting off the Japanese for nearly three months and incurring tremendous losses.

Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan of the 524th Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army’s under-equipped 88th Division led 452 young officers and soldiers to defend Sihang Warehouse against the 3rd Imperial Japanese Division, which numbered around 20,000 men, in a heroic suicidal last stand against the Japanese, as ordered by Generalissimo of Nationalist China.

The decision was taken to give the Chinese people a morale boost following the defeats of Beijing and Shanghai. It also helped encourage assistance from Western powers, who could see the conflict from the International Settlement. They were in Shanghai, just over the Suzhou Creek.

Thoughts

The movie has shown the realistic effects of war on soldiers. We are were often portrayed as men marching to battle not afraid of what is ahead. In this story, you would see the reality of what it was like to go to war. It also shows how patriotism has shaped these soldiers. From cowering children to becoming real soldiers, it shows their journey from fear to bravery. It also shows how camaraderie takes place between strangers. The different personalities and thinking are all mixed in a warehouse that is forced to hold out attacks from the Japanese. It is good that the entertainment industry is shedding more light on these battles. It inspires our generation to appreciate what these soldiers have fought for.

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