In this 3rd Debunk of the Day, we’ll talk about… “ending” the war by surrendering or ceding territory.

Nearing four years of the 2-day “special military operation”, Russia is desperate to obtain through other means what they failed to conquer on the battlefield.

An endless army of vatniks therefore tries to demoralize both Ukrainians and supporters.

They sound noble: “anti-war” or concerned about the fate of Ukraine’s civilians, soldiers and cities. They claim that if we just stop fighting or helping, this horror would magically end.

What they never mention is… who started the war, who murders Ukrainians, who destroys Ukrainian cities: the same monsters they suggest Ukrainians be at the mercy of. Surrendering wouldn’t end the atrocities of the occupation, it would enable them. Surrendering wouldn’t even…

…save everyone’s lives, as Russia executes POWs. It wouldn’t even end war nor conscription: Ukrainians are already being drafted into the enemy’s army (another war crime) for this war or the next.

The only thing that can stop Russian atrocities in Ukraine is Russia leaving, willingly or not.

⚡️russia is resorting to direct pressure on Ukrainian children in temporarily occupied territories — the enemy is starting to recruit children into its own army right in schools.

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— Center for Countering Disinformation (@CforCD) December 11, 2025

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