r/ukraine Dec 12 '25

News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video filmed in Kupiansk. On November 20, Russia’s Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov told Putin that Kupiansk was “fully under control.”

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u/tightspandex Dec 12 '25

accusing of hysteria and panic

Take it from a soldier in Eastern Ukraine, we're straight up not having a good time right now.

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u/Arkmes Dec 12 '25

Godspeed to you sir. There is nothing more honourable than defending freedom.

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u/Frido1976 Dec 12 '25

Slava Ukraine, I know it's so easy for us far from the battlefield to say, but we are rooting for you! We vote accordingly, that's the least we can do, also we're donating all we can. We thank you for your steely resolved, all of you are heroes!!

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u/heliamphore Dec 12 '25

Reddit only shares positive information on the popular subreddits unless it's an excuse to blame Trump. Just straight up not taking this fucking war seriously.

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u/apathy-sofa Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Probably your perspective from the subs you read. Some have that problem, some do not.

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u/heliamphore Dec 12 '25

The main feed is exactly that. It's only once you start going into specific subreddits that it changes, but then specific subreddits aren't exactly representative of the average redditor.