Some of you know that every once in a while I chat with a guy in Ukraine, We use a secure channel run by his military unit. Anyway he is heartbroken, and pretty angry at this latest Russian air strike.
He said he and his family are safe. hie parents (farmers) are used to going without power. And his unit has enough generators.
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He is still doing the same job. Communicating with people behind the lines in the Donbas region, verifying reports and sending them up the chain of command for targeting. He said support for Russia in the Donbas is dwindling, as the Russians are not allowing farmers to plant. And not supporting the troops in the rear with decent food or shelter. So they steel from the villages.
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He ends the chat with a plea. This is going to be a very bad spring for the Ukrainian people. Please do whatever you can to get the US government to help!
A note: I have never heard him so depressed about the near future, He is working 12 hour days, 6 days a week. And not getting the rotation he used to.
btw: He chats with me, because we talk about other stuff besides the war. I sent him copies of "3 body problem" for his unit to watch.
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Call:
Honor to Ukraine
Честь Україні
Response:
Honor to the heroes
Честь героям
eof
@corlin I will contact my senators, who are part of the problem.
@corlin 😢 My Ukrainian friend was here today. Her elderly mother is in a small town near Lviv. She could here the missles and is without power. I asked if she could get her mother to come to Canada temporarily until it is safer. She said she refuses to leave. It's so unsafe for her; but, she won't budge. Her MIL is disabled and partially paralyzed and is exactly the same. She won't leave. Breaks my heart. 💔 #Ukraine
Yes.
The guy I chat with parents, live on a farm only 60 klicks from the front line. Will not move west. They are without power and fuel. But are hand tilling a big garden to feed themselves.
The power of place, and the land is very strong in Ukrainians.
But he said in many small towns, people are struggling without power to run wells. He got a little hot when he talked about no US funding. They need air defense systems and supplies for them yesterday. He also talked about the Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries. I asked if he heard the disinformation that the US had asked Ukrainian not to hit Russian oil. He said yes, it's all over the place, but nobody in Ukraine believes it. They will continue to hit them.
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