said an attache on the russian side casually asked about his family. and the stoic demeanor suddenly became flushed and agitated. he replied he was born in ukraine and went to school in donetsk. and then said, according to the readout, the situation in ukraine is tragic. and i am very depressed over it. before walking out, without shaking hands. the attache wrote in the readout, the fire in his eyes and flustered demeanor left a chill down the spine. meetings of russian officials are typically scripted, but the two attaches say they have never witnessed such an outburst by an official at a meeting. the readout concludes at the very least, it is clear that morale problems among russian forces are not limited to the

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