In A Mocking Note Of Dismissal, Ukranians Tell Russians, Go Home While Alive

Kyiv, March 25  : Defiant Ukrainian soldiers battling Russia’s military invasion that began a month ago are telling Russian soldiers to go home while they are still alive. BBC quoted Mark, an Ukrainian soldier, as telling his Russian counterparts: “Run. Run away… Don’t kill kids, destroy homes and families… Go back home while you are still alive.” BBC correspondents who visited the frontline reported that Russian forces were finding the battle in Ukraine tough. “While Russia stumbles, Ukraine stands firm. Defying widespread expectations that it would collapse in short order, Russian forces have been unable to breach the Ukrainian army’s lines around Kharkiv and have not managed to encircle the city,” the report said. Russia invaded on February 24. A month later, the Russians are still fighting the Ukranian military. A month on, while Russian missiles still strike at the city centre in Kharkiv and at least half the 1.4m population have fled, there are neighbourhoods that remain untouched. As many as 190,000 Russian troops have been deployed to Ukraine – with additional Chechen and Syria forces boosting their ranks. Ukraine’s army stands at 100,000, but Kyiv claims it can rapidly mobilise significantly more. 

with agency inputs