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Let’s be clear: Ukrainians will never surrender. The scale of resistance among our active population is an order of magnitude greater than, for example, the resistance in France during World War II. This is not just about our government or our military — this is about every Ukrainian, in every city, every village. Our people understand what’s at stake, and they will fight for their homes, their families, and their freedom, the military serviceman of the 92nd regional assault brigade of the AFU named after Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host Ivan Sirko, lawyer Leonid Maslov writes.
1) Ukrainians Will Never Surrender
2) No One Wants to Fight, But We Have No Choice
“None of my soldiers are professional military men. They are ordinary people—fathers, husbands, sons—who had lives, jobs, and dreams before this war. Not one of them wants to be on the battlefield. They want to be home with their children, with their families. But they also understand a hard truth: surrender will not solve this problem. Serving russia is an even worse fate.”
“People sometimes ask, ‘Why don’t you negotiate? Why not make a deal?’ But let’s be honest—what deal? With whom? Surrendering doesn’t bring peace. It only brings more violence, more repression. If we stop fighting today, russia doesn’t stop. It only expands. We’ve seen this before—history has seen this before.”
3) Practical, Moral, and Legal Dimensions of This War
“From a purely practical point of view, surrender means occupation, terror, and cultural erasure. We know this because we’ve seen what happens in the territories russia has already taken. People disappear. Families are torn apart. Ukrainian identity is systematically erased.”
“From a moral perspective, surrender is humiliation. It is the destruction of dignity, of self-respect—not just for Ukrainians today, but for generations to come.”
“And legally? Capitulation means granting a criminal a free pass. It tells the world that aggression works, that strong nations have the right to invade, murder, and enslave weaker ones without consequences. If Ukraine falls, what stops the next dictator from doing the same elsewhere? That’s why this fight is bigger than just us—it’s about defending the very idea of international law and justice.”
“We are not asking for pity. We are not asking for someone else to fight for us. Ukrainians will defend their country no matter what. But we need the world to understand: this is not just our war. It’s a war for the principles that hold the civilized world together. And we are standing on the front lines of that battle.”
Additional Talking Point: Capitulation Does Not Mean Surrender
“Let’s be clear about something: even if our government were to sign some kind of capitulation agreement, that wouldn’t end the resistance—it would just change its form. It would shift our fight against the foreign Führer from a legal defense into an underground struggle. And suddenly, instead of being called defenders, Ukrainians could be labeled terrorists, insurgents, or whatever other names the occupying regime chooses. But labels don’t change reality. The majority of conscious, active Ukrainians will continue to resist.”
“putin may believe he can impose his rule on Ukraine, but he fundamentally misunderstands this country. His vision of control is impossible here. You cannot rule over a people who refuse to be ruled.”
