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You surely can't continue with all of your activity given the current "situation"?
It depends on whether I will be drafted into the army, if not drafted, then whether I will have the Internet. But of course I will not be so active. Now the morale is not the best, anxiety does not allow to write posts.
How are things looking today? Is your family all safe?
Thank you, my family and I are safe. Today we urgently shut down all chemical plants. We hope to make them less attractive for shelling. In addition, stopped plants are not as dangerous if they are fired upon.
I would have written you off sooner, but after work we had an air alarm. We had to go to the shelter. Fortunately, there was no shelling, there was a combat collision of aircraft relatively nearby (for aircraft it is nearby, about 40 km).
We also gave various things to refugees and transferred money to the army.
Such interesting news :)
It will be night now, but I can't say that it will be calm.
Good to hear from you, I came to the conclusion that you were away now, drafted into the army, gun in hand like so many Ukranians have been forced / chosen to do.
It appears that Ukraine's decision to fight is surprising a great deal of Russians who think that by this time next week, the war will be over and Putin victorious. The propaganda that they've been fed telling them that "Ukrainians want to be freed from their current government".
Perhaps surprisingly to you, it is interesting. I closely follow the news and what is being said on either side but there are very few people able to talk to somebody who's living through this every day.
I hope to hear from you again tomorrow with more boring news 😀
I have no combat experience. So I think I will be drafted into the army a little later. Now those who have already fought are being drafted into the army. Many of my colleagues went to the front on their own initiative.
I wonder if Putin believes in himself that we need to be "liberated." This is absolute nonsense. Even people near the Russian border are fleeing in panic to western Ukraine, away from the wonderful Russian world.
In 1939, Russia had already conquered Western Ukraine. My grandmother told me that then they also allegedly "liberated" us. Even the saying goes:
We have been "liberated" and there is nothing we can do about it.
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Hopefully you can resist "liberation" for long enough. I think many, especially Russia, expect this to be a quick
invasiondemilitarisation (Putin's insisting it's not an invasion).One thing's for certain, this has totally destabilised the "world order" and any sense that Russia is a country that can be treated as a "friend". Their insistence that Ukraine can't join NATO has brought thousands of additional NATO troops to their borders - little consolation to Ukraine but a huge blow in Putin's quest to resurrect the Soviet Union.
Belarus is also added to the "naughty" list for accommodating this invasion.
It feels to me that the reaction from the West has been weak but I will never claim to be a geopolitical expert.
How much news are you getting where you are about what's happening? Disinformation is running rampant at the moment.
The amount of misinformation is just huge. Especially many reports to cause panic among the population. I have chosen for myself several resources that I trust. That's where I get the latest information.
We were very disappointed by the West's reaction to Russia's actions. We hoped for this, but somewhere deep down we hoped that someone would help us more significantly, or even militarily. The Ukrainian people have always longed for Europe, but no one has ever been waiting for us there. There are, of course, reasons for this: a weak economy, corruption, etc. But we are trying to move in the right direction, and the Russian leadership does not like this very much. Many people have died for our European direction, and now more are dying. Today and tomorrow will be decisive days, if Kyiv survives, we will have a chance.
I've been disappointed by the reaction - a lot of words but few meaningful actions. Certainly not actions that might make Putin think "oh, maybe this is a bad idea". Even the sanctions are weak. You said to me not so long ago that when it came to war, you knew you'd be alone and that others wouldn't join your fight. Quite how alone you are right now is tragic. Hopefully the resistance in Kyiv continues - it's done well so far and with so many taking up arms - something Russia won't have expected - there is hope.
The most meaningful action so far is Russia losing the Champions League final and (for now) the Sochi Grand Prix. I'm absolutely amazed by the lack of response from the EU nations and wider Europe. They're weak and will have to toughen up once Russia continue their assault into "demilitarising" whoever's next. Estonia or Moldova probably.
When you were invaded, World War 3 began. For some reason, the West hasn't realised this yet.
We are also convinced that Putin was hoping for a quick victory. He thought that the army would surrender, and the people would welcome the arrival of the Russian army.
Now he has to change his plans. And he does. Unfortunately, today's Russian troops have begun shelling civilian infrastructure in various cities, ie committing war crimes. There are even shelled kindergartens and hospitals. In Kharkov, the Russians used cluster bombs, and they are, if I'm not mistaken, banned for use even in wartime.
I wonder if people in Britain are discussing the war between Russia and Ukraine? At work, in transport, anywhere.
Now on to another topic. Thanks for today's post Curator Helper: Lifestyle. Tomorrow it's my turn to manage my SC06 account. That's why I really need this post.
Another topic :) I like your idea to introduce filters in the new interface. It is only necessary that the user can activate them. This may be the "DISABLE SHIT" button. Otherwise, there will be someone who will accuse you of bias.
I understand and am fearful. I fear of you being drafted to fight a war that you did not want is inevitable. I hope that your country's determination to fight this evil is supported.