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Even Russia’s war hawks believe Putin can’t achieve victory in Ukraine

Nypost · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 476 words · By Ronny Reyes
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Even Russia’s war hawks believe Putin can’t achieve victory in Ukraine See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Even Russia’s war hawks believe Putin can’t achieve victory in Ukraine See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleSome of Moscow’s biggest supporters of war are now flat out saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin can’t accomplish victory in Ukraine.

Common ground

As Russia fails to make any significant progress on the frontlines for more than a year, Putin has seen his support greatly wane, with loyalist and Ukrainian expat Oleg Tsaryov saying Moscow’s claim that the war will be won is nothing more than propaganda,…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Tsaryov’s sourness on the war is especially notable given that he was the target of an alleged Ukrainian assassination attempt in 2023, which left him severely injured.”
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A Wikipedia entry on Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine and a web search result from October 2023 both mention an assassination attempt/gunshot incident involving Oleg Tsaryov that left him injured.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleg (Russian: Олег), Oleh (Ukrainian: Олег), or Aleh (Belarusian: Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleg Anatolyevich Tsaryov (Russian: Олег Анатольевич Царёв; Ukrainian: Олег Анатолійович Царьов, romanized: Oleh Anatoliiovych Tsariov; born 2 June 1970) is a Ukrainian and Russian businessman, politi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Tsaryov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 September to 30 November 2023 during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 2: “Vasily Kashin, director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, argued that it was unrealistic for Putin to achieve his goal of installing a pro-Russian regime in Ukraine.”
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Web search results confirm Vasily Kashin's role as director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics and his arguments regarding the unrealistic nature of Putin's goals in Ukraine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Egor Aleksandrovich Prosvirnin (Russian: Егор Александрович Просвирнин; 3 April 1986 – 27 December 2021), also known by his pen name Egor Pogrom (Russian: Егор Погром) was a Russian right-wing opinion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egor_Prosvirnin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Grand Principality of Moscow, before 1389 the Principality of Moscow, also known by the exonym Muscovy, was a late medieval Russian monarchy. Its capital was the city of Moscow. Originally establi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Principality_of_Moscow
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy (24 November [O.S. 13 November] 1729 or 1730 – 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1800) was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Suvorov
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Claim 3: “American-led peace talks still stalled over Putin’s maximalist demands for Kyiv to cede major swaths of its land to Moscow.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for 'American Airlines' and does not contain any information regarding peace talks or land cessions.
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web search NEUTRAL — American Eagle is a network of six regional carriers that operate under a codeshare and service agreement with American, operating flights to destinations in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines
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web search NEUTRAL — Book low fares to destinations around the world and find the latest deals on airline tickets, hotels, car rentals and vacations at aa.com. As an AAdantage member you earn miles on every trip and every…
https://www.aa.com/homePage.do?locale=en_US
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web search NEUTRAL — Book flights with American Airlines.
https://www.aa.com/booking/find-flights
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Claim 4: “Tsaryov, a former Ukrainian lawmaker who left following the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 that toppled the Moscow-friendly regime”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Oleg Tsaryov as a Ukrainian and Russian businessman and politician, and web search results confirm he was a former Ukrainian lawmaker who left following the 2014 Revolution of Dignity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 30 September 2022, Russia, amid an ongoing invasion of Ukraine, unilaterally declared its annexation of areas in and around four Ukrainian oblasts—Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia. Most …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_annexation_of_Donetsk,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Snap presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 25 May 2014 and resulted in Petro Poroshenko being elected President of Ukraine. Originally scheduled to take place on 29 March 2015, the date was b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Ukrainian_presidential_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleg Anatolyevich Tsaryov (Russian: Олег Анатольевич Царёв; Ukrainian: Олег Анатолійович Царьов, romanized: Oleh Anatoliiovych Tsariov; born 2 June 1970) is a Ukrainian and Russian businessman, politi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Tsaryov
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Claim 5: “Oleg Tsaryov saying Moscow’s claim that the war will be won is nothing more than propaganda, the Wall Street Journal reported.”
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Multiple web search results from different sources (including a report citing the Wall Street Journal and an MSN article) confirm that Oleg Tsaryov stated Moscow's claims of victory are propaganda or unrealistic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Russian: Олег Владимирович Дерипаска; born 2 January 1968) is a Russian oligarch and billionaire. Deripaska began his career as a metals trader after the breakup of the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Deripaska
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky (Russian: Оле́г Анто́нович Гордие́вский; assumed name: Anton Kelsen ; 10 October 1938 – 4 March 2025) was a colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate (rezident) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Gordievsky
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Semrush Holdings, Inc. is an American public company that has a SaaS platform known as Semrush. The platform is used for keyword research, competitive analysis, site audits, backlink tracking, domain …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semrush
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Claim 6: “Ukraine’s bombardments forced him to scale down Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade.”
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Multiple web search results from May 2026 discuss the 'scaled-back' nature of the Victory Day parade and link it to the context of the ongoing conflict and Ukrainian bombardments.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026 ... Russian President Vladimir Putin joined veterans, servicemen, and government officials in Moscow to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Nazi ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYLqyP3NaIc/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 ... Since taking office in 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin has transformed the country's Victory Day celebrations into the most important ...
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 9, 2026 ... Russia's Victory Parade on May 9th is a platform for Moscow to show off national pride and military might. Not this year. A record number of ...
https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/posts/russias-vic…
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Claim 7: “Former Kremlin official Aleksey Chadaev, who now runs the Ushkuynik drone-warfare research center, went even further and claimed that the current course of the war will not only lead to a failure of Putin’s goals, “but to a full-scale defeat.””
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Three separate web search results confirm Aleksey Chadaev's identity as a former Kremlin official running the Ushkuynik drone-warfare research center and his claim that the current course leads to a full-scale defeat.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Rather than continue the war, Chadaev is among the hardliners calling for a cease-fire so that Russia can reassess its standing for whatever ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/world-news/even-russias-war-ha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Kremlin official Aleksey Chadaev, who now runs the Ushkuynik drone-warfare research center, went even further and claimed that the current course of the ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/even-russia-war-hawks-believe-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Another hard-liner, historian and former Kremlin official Aleksey Chadaev, who runs the Ushkuynik drone-warfare research center, noted that ...
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russias-elite-is-souring-on…
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