Russia's invasion of Ukraine a mistake - ex-separatist leader
Alexei Alexandrov, a former separatist leader in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, said Russia "failed to grasp how to deal" with Ukraine.
Servicemen of pro-Russian militia hoist flags of Russia and the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) outside the Oschad bank branch in Stanytsia Luhanska in the Luhansk region, Ukraine February 27, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)ByREUTERSUpdated: