Partisans at Enerhodar, and Other Tales of Resistance

One of the things Russia is trying to do with its intensifying Russification is to establish friendly government administrations in occupied territories. In the city of Enerhodar, the Mayor and two of his bodyguards were caught up in an explosion the other day. It was outside his home.

He is at present in the hospital with an apparent back injury. He may never walk again. He decided to colaboraré with Russian authorities, and he might have gained a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky referred to this in an interview that Michael Weiss translated on Twitter.

This is a sign of increasing resistance. According to CEPA:

The prospect of continued armed resistance is far more complex than simply picking up arms. Armed resistance is a high-risk, violent activity exploiting local and tactical opportunities to increase the cost for the occupying force. Armed resistance that lasts for months requires planning, structure, and organization. The viability of a prolonged insurgency in occupied Ukraine will be dependent on will to fight, terrain, weapons, and sustainment.

Yet if the defenders are willing to bear the burden — and it will be heavy — Russia cannot hope to control the entire territory it occupies.