[freeandfreezing]

Given that many of the cities the Russians have passed through are flying the Russian flag and converting their currency to rubles, it's safe to say that the majority in Donbass view the Russians as liberators.

That's not what they say when the Ukrainians drive the Russians out of their community.

[Kazan]

That's not what they say when the Ukrainians drive the Russians out of their community.

That is not happening in very many places and certainly not in Donbass where the Russians are generally welcome.