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Ukrainians Cheer Russia’s Defeats After General Told Putin They Backed War

BY XANDER LANDEN ON 9/9/22 AT 1:51 PM EDT

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Video footage from Ukraine appears to show residents in areas previously occupied by Russian troops cheering as they are liberated by Ukrainian soldiers.

The footage comes days after a top Russian military official claimed that Ukrainians supported Russia’s occupation in Ukraine.

Ukraine is pushing to retake territory from the Russians in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions. According to CNN, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian troops have taken back 1,000 square kilometers amid their efforts to regain territory in the regions.

CNN also reported that a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military in the south of the country said on television Friday that troops have “advanced on the enemy’s positions from two to tens of kilometers in various areas. But we are not yet announcing the names of settlements and the directions in which we are successful.”

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Ukrainians Cheer Russia's Defeat — Members of the Ukrainian military are seen during a farewell ceremony for a sniper, known as Tengri, in St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery on September 3 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Video footage from Ukraine appears to show residents in areas previously occupied by Russian troops cheering as they are liberated by Ukrainian soldiers.GLOBAL IMAGES UKRAINE

One video posted on Twitter by journalist Maksym Eristavi reportedly shows dozens of Ukrainian citizens cheering on Ukrainian troops as they advance in the Kherson region.

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Another video on Twitter, posted by Visegrád 24, which curates news about central and Eastern Europe, reportedly shows an elderly woman embracing a Ukrainian soldier as an area is liberated.

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“Heartwarming footage from Ukraine. An elderly woman freezes when she sees a soldier by her house as she thinks he’s from the Russian Army,” the account wrote on Twitter.

“The Ukrainian soldier says ‘it’s our guys coming’ and she gives him a long hug. This is how liberation after 6 months looks like,” it added.

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Newsweek could not independently verify the authenticity of the videos.

“My Twitter thread is filled with videos of Ukrainian warriors liberating their land and welcomed by cheering crowds. Too early to be too joyous, but momentum right now clearly on Ukraine’s side,” Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, tweeted Friday.

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The footage comes after the Daily Beast reported in late August that the director of Russia’s National Guard told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukrainian citizens back the Russian military’s efforts.

“I would like to emphasize that we can feel that the population of the liberated areas is supporting us. They realize that we are defending their right to a peaceful life and their children’s happiness,” said the military official, Viktor Zolotov, according to the Daily Beast.

Newsweek has reached out to the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment.

Earlier this week, Ukrainian military officials said that Russian troops were suffering “significant losses” as Ukraine’s offensive in Kherson pressed on.

A 26-year veteran of U.S. special forces who is currently training Ukrainian forces told Newsweek this week that he expected Ukraine’s push in Kherson will be “very bloody” and costly for both sides.

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Victor5 hours ago“Video footage from Ukraine appears to show residents in areas previously occupied by Russian troops cheering as they are liberated by Ukrainian soldiers. The footage comes days after a top Russian military official claimed that Ukrainians supported Russia’s occupation in Ukraine.”Well, I’m not so certain how well this is going to go over on Russian State TV talk shows?Or how pro-Russian officials in the occupied territories are going to honestly suggest that the Ukrainian people in these areas, are going to willingly participate in a referendum that strips them of their Ukrainian nationality.If this is the type of videos coming out of recaptured areas, then Russian troops should start to worry. It’s likely going to increase the number of partisan/guerilla activities carried out against them.Of course, if there aren’t that many ‘people’ left to vote, then that’s another matter: NBC News, Sep 8, 2022 – “Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians forced to Russia, U.S. says”“The US said Wednesday it has evidence that “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainian citizens have been interrogated, detained and forcibly deported to Russia in “a series of horrors” overseen by officials from Russia’s presidency. US. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said estimates from a variety of sources, incl. the Russian government, indicate that Russian authorities have interrogated, detained and forcibly deported between 900,000 and 1.6 million Ukrainians.”Reply12Share
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CACape Africa4 hours agoThis Putin’s war will transform Ukraine to become a better country in the near future… Where people will respect the law and the law will respect the people….. A direct opposite of Russia… Reply29Share
- Chris Snyder4 hours agoPutin (if he survives this) will have BIG problems when there’s no longer a distraction. He’s set the country back 30 years. I hope pro-Ukraine countries have the stones to keep sanctions on Russia until Ukraine is restored to it’s pre-war condition. Russia could help speed things up by contributing to the reconstruction.Reply24Share
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MMike5 hours agoThis is what liberation and freedom looks like .. Hopefully this is just the beginning .. and the beginning of the end for Russia Reply301Share
- El Howard4 hours agoBeginning of the end for Putin. Russia will always be around, it will just have to spend the next 30 years recovering from the damage Putin has done. You think we’re spending a lot now on this war, wait until we have to finance the rebuilding of both Ukraine and Russia.Reply112Share
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FFabricatorGeneral7 hours agoUkrainian soldiers getting the welcome the orcs thought they would get. Honestly it’s hard to tell if Russian high command just flat out does not care about telling demonstrably false lies or if they really are neck-deep in their own kool-aid.Reply382Share
- Chris Snyder4 hours agoThe more I hear Russian propaganda, the more it sounds like Trump.. all these LIARS are the same.Reply153Share
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Bijou Cassell44 minutes agoIf Nato(Or the US + a coalition of the willing) had ultimately chosen to go in and fight their war for them(like we did Iraq/Afghanistan/Etc), it wouldn’t have meant nearly as much to the Ukrainian people. Once Ukraine wins and secures their borders and freedom, they will effectively over time evolve into the EU’s USA leaving us far behind a century down the proverbial empire road, folks. I’m proud and I’m ecstatic for them. They’ve done something we can only imagine because it was our forefathers who fought for our freedoms, not us. #JealousTBHReply2Share
El Howard5 hours agoProbably a few Ukrainians did want Russia to take over… just like a few Americans wanted to overthrow the lawful government of the USA!Reply337Share
- Chris Snyder4 hours agoDifference is over there the old people don’t care who runs the country, in the US, those who want Trump have given up on the democracy set up by our Forefathers.. they want an autocracy by and for White people ruled by someone like Trump or Putin.Reply248Share
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Chris Snyder4 hours agoGood news.. but my thoughts are also about the EU and UK and the cold months ahead.Reply34Share
- Bob Bear4 hours agoa lot less then what they suffered in ww2, they’ll be okReply111Share
- David Adams3 hours agoDon’t bother Bob Bear. That was sarcasm. The only reason anyone would mention “cold months ahead” is if they’re pro Russian. Reply51Share
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Michael Everyman2 hours agoMeet tge Ukrainian soldiers with flags waving.Reply2Share