In Ukraine, writes Natalia Gumenyuk, "ruminating about giving up feels like a luxury. If the Ukrainian army lays down arms, more people could be harmed. For us, that simple fact drives us forward in this war."

The killling won't end if Ukraine starts to lose, it will just be a different kind of killings. Mass arrests, mass murder, torture and the kidnapping of children always follow Russian occupation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/opinion/putin-ukraine-war.html