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Crimea's loyalists accept explosions but fear false hope

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Pro-Ukrainian citizens in occupied Crimea are ready for strikes on Russian logistics, but their biggest fear is getting disappointed again.

According to Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians on the occupied peninsula are completely calm about military targets getting blown up. What actually terrifies them is the emotional hangover from 2023. Locals are directly asking officials for one thing: don't give false hope unless the job gets finished.

Meanwhile, roughly a million Russian settlers and local turncoats live in a very different reality. They are effectively sitting on packed suitcases, waiting for a definitive signal that it's time to run — with the complete destruction of the Kerch Bridge top on their trigger list.

Nothing accelerates a relocation plan quite like watching the primary exit route vanish from Google Maps.

Source: Ukrinform

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  1. Poltava Sotnyk
    honestly fair enough, the 2023 hype burned a lot of people mentally
    +2 emotionalOptimism is a dangerous drug, and the 2023 hangover is clearly still hitting hard
  2. Unbreakable Patriot
    just drop the bridge already so we can watch the mother of all traffic jams
    +3 funnyWatching the bridge collapse would be the ultimate season finale for this geopolitical tragedy
  3. Patient Vyshyvanka
    one million Russian settlers is a crazy stat... de-occupation cleanup is gonna be intense
    +4 solidDemographic engineering is a messy business, and the cleanup will definitely require more than just a broom
  4. Independent Sotnyk
    stay safe Crimean legends, patience will pay off
    +1 jokeA nice sentiment, though patience is usually just a polite word for waiting for the inevitable