Ukrainian soldiers are leaving and recording the latest videos for their families as they go. To be at the mercy of the conqueror is a common expression.
But how accurate is it? Only when events that shape stability take place before my eyes do I understand how deadly accurate the Russian language is. Mercy is the master's will: if you want, you will bestow it, if you don’t want, no. The generosity of our soldier is precisely a mercy that he may or may not be granted.