Surrendering Donetsk Oblast without a fight means strategic suicide for Ukraine.

If Ukraine withdraws, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts become immediately vulnerable with no urban areas to anchor defenses, writes Mykola Bielieskov in Kyiv Independent. 1/ pic.twitter.com/SMo76CUQtP

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 25 avril 2026

Surrendering Donetsk Oblast without a fight means strategic suicide for Ukraine. If Ukraine withdraws, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts become immediately vulnerable with no urban areas to anchor defenses, writes Mykola Bielieskov in Kyiv Independent. 1/

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