Ukrainian troops in Chasiv Yar respond to Trump: ‘Russia does not want peace, it wants to destroy us’
Russia aims to conquer the besieged city in Donetsk in the coming weeks, key to expanding the Kremlin’s dominance in the eastern region of Donbas
The siren calls of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are ringing in the world’s chancelleries, but in Kostiantynivka only the sound of artillery cannonades can be heard. Peace must be achieved at all costs, the U.S. president has said, while the Russian invasion continues and the pain is felt, above all, in the few towns in Donetsk province still under the control of free Ukraine. Seven kilometres (4.4 miles) from Kostiantynivka, Russian troops are stationed in neighbouring Chasiv Yar. “The Russians are lying, they don’t want peace, they want to destroy us,” says Jack, the code name of a young soldier from the 18th Brigade of the National Guard.
