Russia Ukraine war, page-1301

"I will say realistically if Russia decides to enhance their escalation, of course they are going to do this on those territories where historically there are people who used to have family links to Russia. Kharkiv, which is under Ukraine government control, could be occupied. Russia needs a pretext: They will say that they are protecting the Russian-speaking population. After the occupation and the annexation of Crimea, we understand that this is feasible and may happen. But I don’t know what they are going to do because these are big cities. Kharkiv has over 1 million citizens. It’s not going to be just an occupation; it’s going to be the beginning of a large-scale war." Volodymyr Zelensky: ‘Everyone will lose’ if Russia invades Ukraine, January 20, 2022 at 3:57 p.m. EST.

Soo... about that "large-scale war" because "these are big cities".