Alexander Khodakovsky, chief of the pro-Russian Vostok Battalion of the self-declared Donetsk People's RepublicVasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images A Russian commander said Thursday that the war is entering a phase "of neither peace nor war." Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion, said his troops "cannot win" against Ukraine. The Vostok Battalion was forced to surrender a key Ukrainian village earlier this month. A Russian-backed general admitted his troops "cannot win" against Ukraine and suggested freezing the current front line.In a lengthy Telegram post on Thursday, Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion fighting in southern Ukraine, predicted a stalemate between the two sides."Can we bring down Ukraine militarily?