https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3y7m2gz0o


The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia's deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July - which also damaged the EU's delegation office in the Ukrainian capital.


At least 21 people, including four children, were killed and dozens more wounded in the bombardment, Ukrainian officials said.

A five-storey residential building was destroyed, and the EU mission and nearby British Council were damaged.

...

Many of those killed were in the five-storey residential building in the south-eastern Darnytskyi district on Kyiv's left bank.

A missile tore through the block of flats at about 03:00, causing it to collapse.

Diggers removed rubble, and rescue workers clambered on top of smouldering parts of the building looking for survivors.

Officials said three of the children killed were aged two, 14 and 17. Several other youngsters were wounded.


_{For comparison, here are links to the summary news coverage from Al Jazera for 28-Aug and 29-Aug as well as their specific article about the event, and here is the ISW report for August-28-2025 because with events in the war it is always good to check at least two different sources.}

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Also see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11206091/ by  LiaNate -- {start of copy from LiaNate's Journal} ATTENTION -- Hello, sorry, I can't communicate with anyone today. My friends' house was hit, so I'm there. Tomorrow I'll write about the night of 28 August... because it was very scary and horrible. {end of copy from LiaNate's Journal}


If anyone else was affected by the big 28-Aug-2025 Russian military missile and drone attack on Kyiv🇺🇦, please post or send me a link to their FA Journal about it.

...it is not 'special'.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025.....vents-day-1250

For reference, the Great War (aka World War 1) lasted 1565 days while World War II lasted ~2193 days for the UK (from the 1-Sept-1939 invasion of Poland to the 2-Sept-1945 surrender of Japan), although for Germany it was 2076 days, and for the USSR their Great Patriotic War was 'only' 1533 days (starting from Operation Barbarossa) and for the USA it was 1365 days (starting from the Dec 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor).

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Free art by Ukrainian artists:

 Remontadora FREE ART RAFFLE : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61691503/

 Chrysanthemummy ART RAFFLE : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61557140/

Here are several Ukrainian 🇺🇦 artists with FREE ART offers:

 Remontadora has started her very first FREE ART RAFFLE : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61691503/ for a nice color sketch like these.

 Chrysanthemummy is running a regular bi-monthly FREE ART RAFFLE : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61557140/

[update in August]

 PistachioHorror has started a RAFFLE : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/62043302 where she will draw the character(s?) she wants to draw the most :D The end of raffle will be on September, 10

Here are several Ukrainian🇺🇦 artists who could use some help or commissions right now:

_{Note: June 2025 has been slow for many artists}


 Remontadora from Kharkiv (a city in northeastern Ukraine, very near the international border with Russia and thus the front line of the war) needs to replace her dying 10-year-old computer that she uses to attend online university classes (there are no in-person classes in her city since Kharkiv gets hit by Russian shells, bombs, missiles regularly). She can't do fancy backgrounds right now but is offering simple thank-you sketches for any donation... which is like getting a small/cheap commission. See here for her situation https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11160008/ and here for the REWARD/GIFT artworks https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61285970/
== Here is a recent example of her art, from before her computer started crashing and corrupting files after 8 hours of work: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61260415/ -- [cmm]Tennis court -- By Remontadora
== Here is an older artwork I commissioned from her about a year ago: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56397245/ -- [YCH] night meeting in the desert -- By Remontadora
== Here is an example of a $10 Thank-You artwork she drew for me: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61304533/ -- Gift sticker -- By Remontadora
== Here are a couple of other Thank-You artworks she drew for me: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61582715/ --
[sketch] Auric [SFW] & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61610594/ -- The Anubiad’s Baths [color sketch] [NSFW]
== I will match any small donations to her, so your small gift will be twice as large, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11160090/
== Remontadora has started her very first FREE ART RAFFLE : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61691503/ for a nice color sketch like these.
TL/DR:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11160008/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61285970/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61331072/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61691503/ <⬅⬅⬅FREE ART raffle


 OPENSHOOT also lives in Kharkiv and is working hard to pay bills so any help or commissions are appreciated 🙏
-- Here is an example of a commission that they did to try to help honor fallen soldiers: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61577515/ -- Protectors -- By OPENSHOOT


 Rogatich also lives in Kharkiv and has PTSD (like a lot of people in Ukraine) because of it. He just moved into a new apartment and has an empty queue right now https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11170103/
(Shhhhh, don't tell him that I made a boost for him. Rogatich's art style and subject matter is very unique, if you want to see things that are different than what you usually find on FA then take a look at his FA gallery)


 Chrysanthemummy is a refugee from Kharkiv who is a teacher and artist now living in Bulgaria has a FREE ART RAFFLE here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/60788775/ (June) and here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61557140/ (July-August) and has a new summer YCH at https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61210417/
++ Here is a recent example of her art: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61013337/ -- 🏜 Desert Protector -- By Chrysanthemummy
++ She is also the artist of these older artworks supporting Ukraine that I commissioned a few years ago and are among the most popular art in my FA gallery: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/48237638/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50474732/ (these don't reflect her improved current art skill and I have commissioned an updated version, see it here). That common crane character is Yulia (the) Crane and can also be seen here as drawn by Ukrainian artist Carota17 (if you are a Ukrainian artist who needs help and want to draw/paint Yulia Crane, post a Comment below)
++ In July 2025 she will be doing art full time, so +watch her since she is improving and offering free art raffles regularly.
++ Updates: she is now doing art full time, and here is her new ART RAFFLE for July&August: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61557140/
TL/DR:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61667240/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61667240/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61667240/ <⬅⬅⬅FREE ART raffle


 Tailel from the hero city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine and close to the internationally recognized border with Rus*ia who has already lost both her parents to the war, has opened commissions (25% off) to be able to get something for her birthday (September 1), see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11173049/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11183456/ (8 out of 10 slots are still available).


 AlexandraDane from Mykolaiv (a city in southern Ukraine near the Black Sea and close to the front line with Ru**ian troops, although a long way from the internationally recognized border) needs some help collecting money to prepare food for horses for this season and is taking commissions (after a 4 month break), see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11156833/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11176769/


 LiaNate from Kiyv, which has recently been on the receiving end of nightly drone and missile strikes (some of the largest of the war) by the R***ian army, is currently having trouble with her eyesight 😣 and is offering a 40% discount on several YCH`s so that she can get glasses 🤓, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11175194/


 CathyNoire from Novovolynsk, a small town in the Volyn region of western Ukraine, urgently needs at least a couple of commissions to help buy medicine for her cat's treatment which will last throughout this summer. She'd really be happy if someone bought her Pride month YCH but would be ok with a normal commission or even a donation for her cat. See here https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11157109/ for a Journal about her current situation and here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61208592/ for her Pride month YCH.


 PistachioHorror is asking for small gifts to help her buy a new computer, see https://www.furaffinity.net/view/62043302 -- I am also collecting money on new PC, because my current laptop wants to die, so i will be appreciated for any donations! 2€ or 5€ will make me smile 💚
She is also doing a special free art RAFFLE, see https://www.furaffinity.net/view/62043302 <⬅⬅⬅FREE ART raffle , ending 10-September-2025


_{If you are a Ukrainian artist and you need help and want to appear in this Journal, write a Comment below.}

 Remontadora's current computer is dying and she urgently needs to buy a new computer for attending her online university classes (she's in Kharkiv, Ukraine🇺🇦 not far from the border/frontline with Russia) and so that she can make art like this render of my character Yinali that I commissioned: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61260415/

More information:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11160008/

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I will match any small donations if you make a comment about them below or on Remontadora's Journal

Update 29-August-2025: Remontadora got the amount that was needed and got a new PC before the fall semester of university started. If you are willing to help someone else see this:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/62043302 by PistachioHorror -- I am also collecting money on new PC, because my current laptop wants to die, so i will be appreciated for any donations! 2€ or 5€ will make me smile 💚

 Rishinoya (in Ukraine🇺🇦) asked me to help boost an urgent request for assistance.

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11159154/ <== complete 17-June-2025

Small donations are important too! If anyone donates $5 or $10, I will match their gift amount(s), up to $110.

Update 17-June-2025: Rishinoya got the amount that was urgently needed. If you are willing to help someone else see this: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11160090/

I will add more information later if I get any more details

 LostDanver has been living in a city on the Ukrainian side of the front line in the Donetsk oblast of the Donbas region for all 3⅓ years of the full-scale war between Ukraine and Russia, since Russia's surprise invasion on Feb 24, 2022. However he's finally gotten tired of being next to the front line of a war zone and wants to take his mother and younger brother and leave the place he grew up and start over somewhere else.

He has started a 100-day challenge to collect enough money to be able to afford to move and (he'd like) to have at least something when they get to their new location. See his artwork here for information:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61073496/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61073496/ -- yes this is the same link repeated
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61073496/ -- yep, repeated a third (or fourth) time


LostDanver also made a couple of YouTube videos about his 100-day challenge & his life in the Donbass during the war in 2022.
-- https://www.youtube.com/@lostdanver525 -- YouTube channel
-- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4ufjDjnTbd0 -- ❗STARTING JUNЕ 1-st❗ Challenge trailer (see inline version below)
-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhgmKWLaqeY -- The first year of WAR [ENG] (I recommend turning on the Captions)

Today, February 24, is the three year anniversary of the Russian🇷🇺 full-scale surprise invasion of Ukraine🇺🇦

A lot has changed since I woke up to seeing multiple Journals on FA saying "OMG! we're being invaded!! I can hear explosions!!!" and decided that I'd try to do what I could to help people escape from the explosions and violence.

I'm sorry I haven't been very active on FA for the last eight months or so. I burned out on being vocal and visible for a while.


Here is at least a couple links to Ukrainian artists on FA who made an artwork or Journal to commemorate three full years of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine:
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/60000801/ -- february 24
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11079937/ -- 3 years since February...
 CathyNoire -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11080126/ -- 🇺🇦 3 years of struggle and despair... 💔
_{{if anyone sees any others tell me and I will add links to them}}


And here's a few Ukrainians who have asked for help recently: (or looked like they could use some help)
 2teerutee -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11069375/ -- ✦Emergency commissions✦
 Aldrick for  kawoonnomad -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11079167/ -- help to my friend`s Treatment Please!
 Aria_Lenin for  April_Ryan -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11032122/ -- MY FRIEND NEEDS HELP
 URItsuyo -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11056909/ -- Buying a laptop and the latest update
 UrielUlysses -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59859232/ -- HELP NEEDED [-25% SALE]
 RetroQuant177 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59813806/ -- 12$ sketch commission
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11055959/ -- need money for food & meds/ comms open!
 SpiritAlpha -- see this and https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11073627/ <-- seems depressed, maybe you could post a nice comment
 Olenya_tko -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:11074097 -- Air to a cat
 Omez -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:11065717 -- Crying Eagle
 openshoot -- see here
 ElmargoViper -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:11061839 -- Need to get back to work (manifesting)
 LiS7x -- https://www.deviantart.com/dark-arc.....t-5-1049767639 -- About Ukraine | part-5
 fu2fu2 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:10977381 -- tears
 CathyNoire -- see here and https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11080126/ -- 🇺🇦 3 years of struggle and despair... 💔

_{I will be updating these as I find more}

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If any of my Ukrainian watchers currently need help, post a Comment.

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Most people who follow the news from Ukraine have likely been focused on the Ukrainian army's "thunder run" on Vladivostok, which has taken a small town whose name looks like something like "Sudsy" or "Sudzy" (Sudzha) but hasn't made it to Putingrad or St. Putinsburg yet... (the recent Ukrainian invasion of Russia, or maybe it should be called a "special military operation" or a “counter-terrorism operation”, which I've read are the local euphemisms for invasion and war)

...but among all of the news from the Kursk and Belgorad regions of the territory internationally recognized as Russia (where there have not been widespread reports in the international news of indiscriminate killing of civilians or mass looting) there was a reminder about a large city in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine but not under the control of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv that has been suffering the effects of military action for the last ten years or so.



https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....pons-destroyed
https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3122234

Here’s what happened today

We’ll be closing this live page soon but before we do, here’s a recap of the day’s main events:
...Russian state news agencies say at least two people have been killed and more injured when Ukrainian shelling hit a shopping centre in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3122063
Photos: Fires engulf shopping centre in Donetsk after air raids

https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3121885
Multiple injuries in Donetsk shopping centre attack
A we reported earlier, at least two people have been killed in an attack targeted a shopping centre in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk.
At least seven people were wounded in the attack on the Galaxy shopping centre in Petrovsky district, TASS news agency reported, citing operational services.

https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3121846
Two killed in shelling of shopping centre in Donetsk
Russian state news agencies, citing local authorities, say that at least two people have been killed and more injured after Ukrainian shelling hit a shopping centre in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk.
“Preliminarily there is information about at least two dead,” TASS news agency quoted local operational services as saying, adding that the death toll could rise.
The RIA news agency published a video of huge clouds of smoke rising from what it said was the “Galaktika” shopping centre.



https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8dpg.....19ac68082#post

At least seven injured in Donetsk strike

^{published at 16:33 British Summer Time [16:33 BST]}
A building is on fire with lots of black smoke rising from it. A man wearing a red t shirt and black backpack looks on at the fire while stood next to a bikeImage source, Reuters
Image caption,

The BBC has seen unverified pictures claiming to show a shopping centre in Donetsk damaged by shelling

At least seven people have been injured in central Donetsk following a Ukrainian strike that caused a fire in a shopping centre, news agencies are reporting.

The city - currently under Russian military control - has been shelled by Ukraine since late this morning, according to Denis Pushilin, the Russia-backed governor of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.^†

"Since 12 noon today, the enemy has been carrying out targeted massive strikes on the Petrovsky district of the regional capital. According to preliminary information, seven civilians, including a teenager, were wounded," Pushilin said in a statement on Telegram.

Here are a few more mentions:

1) The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024.....donetsk-a86046 -- Russia Says Ukraine Struck Shopping Mall in Occupied Donetsk
2) Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ys-2024-08-16/ -- Ukrainian strikes on Donetsk capital wound seven people, Russian official says
3) AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....6f20080ab133e7 -- (one sentence near the bottom) "...And in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, a hypermarket was destroyed in a blaze after being hit by Ukrainian fire, according to local officials. Eleven people were reported injured."
4) Al Jazeera (evening): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-904 -- "At least two people were killed and more injured after Ukrainian shelling hit a shopping centre in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Russian state news agencies cited local authorities as saying. Earlier, Denis Pushilin, the Russian-installed governor^†, said that a series of Ukrainian attacks wounded at least seven people."
^†Note: Al-Jazeera did a better job of describing Denis Pushilin's current position as "the Russian-installed governor" of Donetsk, the BBC's description of him as "the Russia-backed governor of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic" is very out of date.
{send me a Note if you find another good reference in a major media source}



_{There's no way to know exactly what happened (and I'm sure if anyone cares to search there will be all the usual claims and counterclaims), but the international media didn't just totally ignore the reports from the local government in Donetsk.}

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Any mention of missile attacks on shopping centers (which there have been plenty of in Ukraine by the Russian military) would be remiss to not at least mention the missile attack a week ago that killed over a dozen civilians in the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka that is near the frontlines in the eastern province (Oblast) of Donetsk but in the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government in Kyiv: https://www.theguardian.com/world/a.....ng-at-least-14 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWuMji5h1Qo (which did get covered more widely and prominently by western news media).

Of course Donetsk isn't the only place in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine that had problems yesterday, see  Carota17's Journal for what it is like in Dnipro.

Finally, here's a couple of Ukrainians living in Georgia who aren't having their sleep disturbed by explosions but still need some help: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57767110/  UrielUlysses

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_{I initially disabled Comments for a while since these sorts of reminders can draw distracting and conflicting claims and counterclaims. I opened up Comments after a couple of days after there has been more time for additional reporting to appear in reputed media sources. While I don't make a FA Journal for every time a civilian target in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine gets hit by a missile or artillery, I'm trying to be somewhat fair about mentioning some of the ones that occur in the territory that is currently controlled by the government in Moscow.}

Ukrainian🇺🇦 children's hospital hit during Russian🇷🇺 missile salvo

More than 30 civilians have been killed and 150 wounded across Ukraine today (July 8) by a massive Russian military missile salvo that included some hypersonic missiles. Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital in Kyiv was hit and one wing/building was heavily damaged during this Russian missile barrage (photos are easy to find online). Russia denies (of course, as always^†) intentionally targeting civilians and accuses Ukraine but Ukraine has announced it will be cooperating with an ICC investigation so I'm sure we will eventually see some evidence of whose missile hit the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital hospital in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. It happened during a massive Russian missile barrage on heavily populated cities that resulted in a lot of civilian deaths and injuries, so I think it is reasonable to say that the children's hospital would not be damaged today if the Russian military had not launched a full-scale surprise invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and had not launched a swarm of missiles at Ukrainian cities today.


Some links to international news stories:
AP : https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....4c0c14f90588b5 -- Russia’s heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in 4 months hits a children’s hospital ^†
Al Jazeera : https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....rainian-cities
BBC : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl4y1pjk2dzo -- Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine
CBS : https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....attack-deaths/ -- Ukraine says at least 31 people killed, children's hospital hit in major Russian missile attack
CNN : https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/euro.....ntl/index.html -- Ukrainian children’s hospital attacked as Russian strikes on cities kill at least 31
Fox : https://www.foxnews.com/world/russi.....ad-nato-summit -- Russian missiles hit children's hospital in Kyiv as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy vows retaliation
Reuters : https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ls-2024-07-08/ -- Russian missile attack kills 36, hits children's hospital, Ukraine says
Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Jul.....issile_strikes -- 8 July 2024 Ukraine missile strikes
Wikipedia (Kh-101) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh-10.....ion_of_Ukraine <-- has info about what type of missile may have hit the hospital and may have happened
ISW : https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....nt-july-8-2024 <-- has a thoughtful analysis, as usual, including warnings about Russian information operations


Some Journals by FA members:
_{-- Ukraine has been getting hit by Russian missile and drone attacks regularly for months but this missile attack has generated a LOT of comments and Journals by FA members from Ukraine --}
 PistachioHorror -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904057/ -- ❗️❗️Fundraiser❗️❗️ russian attack <-- has info about how to donate
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904035/ -- 08.07.2024 🕯️🕯️🕯️
 The.Fool -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903971/ -- Ruzzians targeted children’s cancer hospital today
 Tamplior -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903861/ -- Attack on a Children Hospital and more <-- has info about how to donate
 ariannafray_pr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903859/ -- Russian missile targeted a children’s hospital in Kyiv
 DxM8 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903764/ -- horrific massive russian attack on Ukraine
 M.a.o -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903734/ -- Signal boost! 💔
 YumiCH -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903723/ -- Russia destroyed a children's cancer hospital in Kyiv
 Gocememon -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904075/ -- [ The War 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Continues | Victims In Kyiv | ...
 Rimann -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903982/ -- Missile attacks on Kyiv, children hospital <-- "This hospital saved my life once when I was born."
 Free-Opium -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903699/ -- Fear
 Rivay -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904006/ -- Attack on a Children Hospital
 Almatea -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903926/ -- The tragedy of this day
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903701/ -- Attacks on the Dnipro + a little about life
-- art by FA members --
 LeMAs -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57297540/ -- <no title>
 toni_furry_ua -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57297073/ -- Okhmatdyt, July 8, 2024


^† from the AP article :
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted Ukrainian defense plants and military air bases and were successful. It denied aiming at any civilian facilities and claimed without evidence that pictures from Kyiv indicated the damage was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile.

Since early in the war that is well into its third year, Russian officials have regularly claimed that Moscow’s forces never attack civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, despite abundant evidence to the contrary, including Associated Press reporting.

More than 1,600 medical facilities have been damaged since the start of the war and 214 have been ruined completely, according to Ukrainian Health Ministry statistics published last month.


...

Comments are fine but only link to your own FA Journals (I don't want to see any links to Telegram or other social media news sources here, please put those in your own Journal)

He-who-must-not-be-named's* forces struck the East Campus of Hogwartz University with a ballistic missile today,
killing five civilians and injuring at least 32 people, including a four-year-old and a pregnant woman.

See links for muggle pictures:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/euro.....tam/index.html -- Five killed in Russian missile attack as Ukraine’s ‘Harry Potter castle’ goes up in flames

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-68924644 -- Ukraine's 'Harry Potter castle' hit in deadly Russian strike

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/.....-b2536894.html -- Russian strike on ‘Harry Potter castle’ in Odesa

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/.....missile-attack -- Ukraine war: Odesa’s 'Harry Potter Castle' hit in Russian missile attack

https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-d.....k/7591531.html -- Russian strike kills 3 people in Odesa

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/31896 -- WATCH: Shocking Footage Captures Russian Missile Strike Using Cluster Munitions on Odesa


_{*(Vladputinmort)}

For FA members in the USA:
<<<updates on Tue 23nd and Wed 24th April at the bottom>>>

The US Senate will be voting on aid for 🇺🇦Ukraine🇺🇦 (tomorrow, Tuesday 23-April-2024)

it would be a good time to contact your two (2) Senators with your opinion.

<<<Update Tuesday (23-April-2024) the vote passed: Republicans: Yes: 31, No: 15; Democrats: Yes: 48, No: 3>>>


The following is (mostly) copied from a United Help Ukraine email from Monday 22-April-2024:

In a historic vote on Saturday, the United States House of Representatives passed the Ukraine Supplemental Bill.

Our Work is Not Over:

Please Call Your Senators Immediately
After Saturday's successful passage of the Ukraine supplemental bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate is now tasked with bringing the national security supplemental bill to the floor for a vote. Senators need to hear from their constituents! While the success of the bill in the Senate may seem assured, how many people contact their Senators will make an impression for the next time.

Also, thank your representatives for their support. They must know their constituents were watching, and that their vote was noticed and will be remembered!

You Can STILL Make a Difference

📢TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Senators:
Again, We urge you to contact your Senators IMMEDIATELY and ask him/her to support and pass the Ukraine supplemental security assistance bill. Your voice matters; together, we can ensure his vital legislation garners the overwhelming support it deserves.

How to Contact the two US Senators for your state
1. Click www.Senate.gov to search for your Senators by state (see the top left corner of the page).

2. Write a brief message about how you feel about the proposed bill into the contact form and press send.


For those who support the bill:

Sample Correspondence

Dear Senator (name):

I am aware of this week's efforts to bring a vote for the national security supplemental assistance package that includes funding for Ukraine. After an overwhelming successful bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives, as your constituent, I urge you to vote in support of Ukraine. This crucial assistance not only benefits Ukraine against the ruthless onslaught of russian attacks, but a vast majority of the funds will remain in the United States and will promote jobs here.

This bill is in the national security interests of the United States and the entire Free World. Your support at this critical juncture is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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<<<update, Tueday 23-April-2024>>>

The bill passed. For anyone in the USA who wants to see how your two US Senators voted, see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/.....18_2_00154.htm
Now that the US Senate has voted it is important to let your two Senators know how you felt about their vote, particularly if they were one of the minority of Senators who voted NAY.


For those who supported the bill:

Sample Correspondence (after the vote)

Dear Senator (name),

As your constituent, I contacted you a couple of days ago and urged you to support Ukraine.

This issue was important to me, so I checked: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/.....18_2_00154.htm and I see that you were one of the majority of Senators who voted YEA on the bill (H.R. 815). Thank you! I won't forget. I hope you will continue support Ukraine when the issue comes up in the future.

<or>

As your constituent, I contacted you a couple of days ago and urged you to support Ukraine.

This issue was important to me, so I checked: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/.....18_2_00154.htm and I see that you were one of the small minority of Senators who voted NAY on the bill (H.R. 815). I am disappointed and will remember how you voted this time. I hope you will support Ukraine when the issue comes up in the future.

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<<<update, Wednesday 24-April-2024>>>

The bill has been signed into law by the President of the United States (aka POTUS). Aid to Ukraine is currently moving.

For FA members in the USA:
<<<updates on Sat 20th April & Mon 22nd April at the bottom>>>

The US House of Representatives will be voting on aid for 🇺🇦Ukraine🇺🇦 (possibly tomorrow, Saturday)

it would be a good time to contact your member of congress with your opinion.

<<<Update Saturday (20-April-2024) the vote passed: Republicans: Yes: 101, No: 112, Present: 1; Democrats: Yes: 210, No: 0>>>


The following is (mostly) copied from a United Help Ukraine email:

UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST
CALL/WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE!

In a pivotal moment for Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled the long-awaited text for the Ukraine aid bill. United Help Ukraine, along with many organizations in the Ukrainian community, views this action as a significant step towards bolstering Ukraine's resilience in the face of adversity.

Key Highlights of the Bill

Substantial Financial Assistance: With a staggering $61 billion earmarked for Ukraine, including humanitarian aid and economic support, this bill reflects the unwavering commitment of the international community to stand with Ukraine in its time of need.

Strategic Defense Provision: Addressing Ukraine's longstanding request for long-range ATACMS, this bill acknowledges the urgent need to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities and safeguard its territorial integrity.

Bipartisan Unity: In a political landscape often marred by division, the bipartisan endorsement of this bill underscores the gravity of the situation in Ukraine and the collective determination to provide meaningful support.

Below please find a link to a summary of the Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific supplemental bills:

https://appropriations.house.gov/ne.....lemental-bills

You Can Make a Difference

We cannot afford to be mere bystanders in this pivotal moment. It is incumbent upon each of us to ask our elected representatives to throw their weight behind supplemental aid to Ukraine.

📢TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Member of Congress
Again, We urge you to contact your Representative IMMEDIATELY and ask him/her to support and pass the Ukraine supplemental security assistance bill. Your voice matters; together, we can ensure his vital legislation garners the overwhelming support it deserves.

How to Contact Your Representative
1. Click www.house.gov to search for your Representative by zip code (in the upper right-hand corner); and

2. Write a brief message about how you feel about the proposed bill into the contact form and press send.


For those who support the bill:

Sample Correspondence

Dear Representative (name):

I am aware of the House Appropriations Committee's initiative for critical supplemental funding for Ukraine. As your constituent, I urge you to support Ukraine.

The supplemental initiative is not only about Ukraine defending its own country, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, it is also an investment in the international law-based security dynamic.

Assisting Ukraine and curbing Russian aggression now will prevent prolonged American involvement in a future worldwide conflict. I look forward to your affirmative vote for the Ukraine supplemental bill.

Thank you!

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<<<update, Saturday 20-April-2024>>>

The bill passed. For anyone in the USA who wants to see how your Representative voted, see: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151
Now that the US House of Representatives has voted (Saturday, 20-April-2024) it is important to let your Representative know how you felt about their vote, particularly if they were one of the minority of Republicans who voted YEA.


Sample Correspondence (after the vote)


Dear Representative (name),

As your constituent, I contacted you a couple of days ago and urged you to support Ukraine.

This issue was important to me, so I checked: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151 and I see that you were one of a minority of Republican members who voted YEA on the bill. Thank you! I won't forget.

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<<<update, Monday 22-April-2024>>>

The following is (mostly) copied from a United Help Ukraine email from Monday:

In a historic vote on Saturday, the United States House of Representatives passed the Ukraine Supplemental Bill.

Our Work is Not Over:

Please Call Your Senators Immediately
After Saturday's successful passage of the Ukraine supplemental bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate is now tasked with bringing the national security supplemental bill to the floor for a vote. Senators need to hear from their constituents! While the success of the bill in the Senate may seem assured, how many people contact their Senators will make an impression for the next time.

Also, thank your representatives for their support. They must know their constituents were watching, and that their vote was noticed and will be remembered!

You Can STILL Make a Difference

📢TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Senators:
Again, We urge you to contact your Senators IMMEDIATELY and ask him/her to support and pass the Ukraine supplemental security assistance bill. Your voice matters; together, we can ensure his vital legislation garners the overwhelming support it deserves.

How to Contact the two US Senators for your state
1. Click www.Senate.gov to search for your Senators by state (see the top left corner of the page).

2. Write a brief message about how you feel about the proposed bill into the contact form and press send.


For those who support the bill:

Sample Correspondence

Dear Senator (name):

I am aware of this week's efforts to bring a vote for the national security supplemental assistance package that includes funding for Ukraine. After an overwhelming successful bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives, as your constituent, I urge you to vote in support of Ukraine. This crucial assistance not only benefits Ukraine against the ruthless onslaught of russian attacks, but a vast majority of the funds will remain in the United States and will promote jobs here.

This bill is in the national security interests of the United States and the entire Free World. Your support at this critical juncture is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Yesterday was the largest single Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, using over 150 missiles and drones.

"Among the targets was Ukraine's largest dam - the DniproHES in Zaporizhzhia, which was hit eight times according to Ukrainian officials." --BBC

Some assorted news articles:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-.....a8148a4aae6239 -- Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....es-hit-ukraine -- Russia-Ukraine war news: Russian strikes leave 1m without power
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68634444 -- Ukraine war: Five dead and a million without power after wave of Russian strikes
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63754808 -- Is attacking Ukraine's power grid a war crime? <old article>
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/for-th.....-it-is-at-war/ -- For the first time, Russia admits it's "in a state of war" with Ukraine
FOX: https://www.foxnews.com/world/russi.....spread-outages -- Russia launches ‘large-scale’ attack on Ukraine's energy sector, causing at least 3 deaths, widespread outages
ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....-march-22-2024 -- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 22, 2024
NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/.....rgy-rcna144598 -- Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, including major hydroelectric plant
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....gy-2024-03-22/ -- Russia pounds Ukrainian power facilities, Kremlin embraces 'war' rhetoric
RFERL: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-rus...../32872539.html -- Ukraine Hit By Widespread Blackouts After Massive Russian Assault
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-hi.....d/7538175.html -- Russia Mounts Largest Airstrike of War on Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure


Journals about the attacks by FA members:
 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829317/ -- Explosions again 💥
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829350/ -- Attack on energy of Ukraine 22.03
 Rivay -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829358/ -- 22.03.24 Massive attack on my city (Zaporizhzhia)
 Gatewayeee -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829407/ -- 22.03.2024 Massive attack on my country and city
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829490/ -- new massive rocket attack
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829653/ -- Second night of massive shelling of Ukraine
 wyq -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829958/ -- I’m speechless
 OpenShoot -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830117/ -- My city was attacked (again)
 Remontadora -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830329/ -- (22.03.2024)Massive missile attack on my city

If anyone sees a Journal by a Ukrainian FA member asking for help, please post a link in the Comments below

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 DxM8's boyfriend's father was recently killed in action defending Ukraine: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10828247/ -- my boyfriend's father died in the war

 Dogava's birthday is today: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55988169/ -- Dogava is 21 y o -- (I don't think a barrage of Russian missiles was a very good birthday gift, unfortunately she can't return that 'gift')

 OpenShoot is in a city that was hit badly: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830117/ -- My city was attacked (again)

 Remontadora is in a city that was hit badly: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830329/ -- (22.03.2024)Massive missile attack on my city


...

 DxM8 just found out about a recent death due to the war.

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10828247/ -- my boyfriend's father died in the war

Please go write some condolences on her Journal.

Please

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Today, almost 2 years after applying, 🇸🇪Sweden finally officially joins NATO as the 32nd member of the alliance.

With the NATO takeover of 🇫🇮Finland and 🇸🇪Sweden now complete, that frees up all the tanks and troops that NATO used in their conquest of the Nordic countries to go take over 🇲🇩Moldova and force it to join NATO too... <sigh>

_{(ok, maybe I'm either being silly or making fun of the Kremlin narrative of NATO taking over countries)}

Yep two = 10, 'cause that's two in binary, uh, and also coincidently how many years it has been since Russia invaded/annexed Crimea in decimal.

It has now been two years since I woke up on the morning of February 24, 2022 and checked FA before I even looked at the news and saw several Journals by artists in Ukraine saying something like, "OMG we are being bombed!" I've been busy ever since trying to do what I can.

Many Ukrainian FA members and artists made FA Journals about their experiences during and after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24-February-2022

I made a list of links here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810409/ , please consider reading a few of them.
---> see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810409/ <---


Here are some recent news articles about the war (uh, that's "special military operation" for all of the Russians who are watching me or somehow find this Journal):

_{[CNN did live updates on the Ukraine War daily up to 10/6/23, since then they've been erratic and infrequent, CNN didn't have live updates on 2/17/24 or 2/18/24, I think, but there have been a few lately]}
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html -- CNN live updates
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....ry-war-ukraine -- Ten years ago Russia annexed Crimea, paving the way for war in Ukraine Russia’s annexation of the peninsula was not recognised by any nation except Moscow. <-- the story of Russia's annexation of Crimea, by Al Jazeera

https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....bruary-20-2024 -- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 20, 2024 --- ISW , 2/20/24.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....db83170695bdbb -- How the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine --- AP , 2/21/24.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....ia-invasion-un -- More than 14 million people fled homes in Ukraine since Russia invasion: UN As second anniversary of conflict nears, millions remain displaced at home and abroad, with ‘no end in sight’ to war. --- Al Jazeera , 2/22/24.
-- a total of more than 14 million people – nearly one-third of Ukraine’s population – fled their homes at some point during the war,
-- nearly 6.5 million people are now living outside the country as refugees
-- an estimated 3.7 million people are still displaced within Ukraine
-- more than 4.5 million people returned home, from either abroad or displacement within the country
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said it been able to corroborate the conflict-related deaths of 10,582 civilians since February 2022. (those are only the ones that can be verified/corroborated, the true civilian death toll is likely much higher, “The actual numbers are likely significantly higher,”)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68359252 -- Rosenberg: How two years of war in Ukraine changed Russia --- BBC , 2/22/24.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....nged-in-russia -- Two years after Putin ordered a war on Ukraine, what’s changed in Russia? While fears simmer on the border near Ukraine, life goes on as usual in most of Russia as Putin prepares for a predictable election. --- Al Jazeera , 2/23/24.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/.....an-square.html -- For Many Ukrainians, It’s Been a 10-Year War, Not a 2-Year One Russia’s invasion came in two phases, many Ukrainians say: the first a decade ago, when it sent soldiers over the border in an unacknowledged military intervention, and the second when it began its full assault two years ago.

https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....bruary-24-2024 -- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 24, 2024 --- ISW Press <-- one of the better news sources I have found

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Here are a few places to find some artists in Ukraine or from Ukraine who have asked for help:
-- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10802026/ -- Ukrainians asking for help (2024)
-- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810409/ <-- has a partial list of some FA members and artists from Ukraine
_{If anyone wants to create a list of their own Journals about Ukraine or about Ukrainian artists who need help, please tell me about it in a Comment and I can share a link.}


Here are a few assorted links to recent requests for help or commissions:
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10742523/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227/

 fu2fu2  AbyssalWhisperr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10777646/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10786304/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55508751/ <-- currently lives in Crimea

 RemJ -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10762190/ -- (lost his job recently and needs commissions)

 Moroka -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55519894/ -- Sketch Commission slots -- "part of the reason for doing this more urgently than necessary is a little sad. My cat needs treatment."

 Somhp -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10797842/

 2teerutee (a member of  UArt) -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10793033/ -- I am asking for help with dental treatment ;-;

<in work>

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Tomorrow (24 Feb 2024) is the two year anniversary of the 🇷🇺Russian military's full scale invasion of Ukraine🇺🇦.

I would like to request that my Ukrainian followers (and anyone who notices this Journal) consider posting a FA Journal about their memories of 24 Feb 2022 (and the two years of misery and perhaps a few unexpected joys that followed).

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Here are a few many examples of Journals that people have made so far:

 DxM8 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810528/ -- two years have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine
 LiS7x -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810539/ -- About Ukraine and my life...
 ariannafray_pr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810564/ -- Fundraising report🔥 + remember 10 years of war
 Seferen -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810571/ -- Two years of war
 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55658944/ -- Two years of full scale invasion
 CathyNoire -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810579/ -- Two years of life in war...
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810588/ -- Two years of war + Sister's house damaged
 DracoWanderer -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810619/ -- It’s been two years, are you still receiving?
 Dogava -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810712/ -- My life in Ukraine and two years of war
 Alisa-Walker -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810729/ -- About Ukraine and my life. 2 years. <-- very sad
 Rivay -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810724/ -- War in Ukraine. Memory
 Gocememon -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810732/ -- [ 24.02 Anniversary ]
 andr0meda -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810766/ -- February 24...
 Gatewayeee -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810792/ -- TWO YEARS OF WAR memories.
 LiaItsuki -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810809/ -- 2 years of war. My memories and experiences.
 PistachioHorror -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810820/ -- 2 years of full-scale war. Not give up
 LeMAs -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55662622/ -- February <-- artwork
 Felixlox -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810823/ -- 2 years of war.
 Almatea -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810842/ -- 2 years of full-scale invasi...
 FelanGrey -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810876/ -- 🇺🇦 2 years of war
 RemJ -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810886/ -- Two years of full-scale invasion.
 Tamplior -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810888/ -- Russian invasion of Ukraine - two years after
 Hagalazka -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810890/ -- Do not forget [24/02]
 Remontadora -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810897/ -- Two years of war
 TehoTune -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810898/ -- 💙💛🩸 2 years of full-scale invasion| How I faced ... (& this art)
 stupiddonkey -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810916/ -- 2 years of war at home
 AlexandraDane -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810921/ -- 2 years of war...
 April_Ryan -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810938/ -- [24.02.2024] - 2 years of war
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810943/ -- 2 years of full-scale war - 10 years of hybrid war...
 Iirych -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810989/ -- My two years today <-- very sad
Abysim -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810999/ -- 2 years of the full-scale war
_{<wow, we reached the limit of 30 icons that FA will display>}
YunnyLynx -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811043/ -- Two years
INGVAS -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811046/ -- Ten years of war
groodger -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811131/ -- Two years of war
DarkPolly -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811146/ -- Two years of full-scale war 💙💛
SkrymeR1 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811150/ -- Two years of war
LesterShmester -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811151/ -- 2 years | War in Ukraine
2teerutee -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55667755/ -- ✦24 february 2022. Day "before" and "after"✦ <-- artwork with story
GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811197/ -- February 24
Soaren -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811288/ -- Small note about 24/02
YumiCH -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55675380/ -- 2 years <-- artwork
wyq -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811840/ -- 2 years of WAR 🇺🇦 💔
Darkside_Royalty -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811995/ -- The war rages on...
Korri. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55659764/ <-- artwork https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#cid:60393287 <-- a comment with their own story
AV_Malina -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10812409/ -- Two years of hell
Aldrick -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10813094/ -- 24/02/2022-.....
Tailel -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10817589/ -- Two years of war... <-- very sad

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🇷🇺Russian🇷🇺 opposition figure Alexey Navalny died today in an Arctic prison at age 47.

Here are some assorted news articles about his death:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-n.....9b2cc73ece0bae
AP: https://apnews.com/live/alexei-nava.....russia-updates <live updates>
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....y?id=107286433
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68315943
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-68316979 <live updates>
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html <live updates>
NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/16/1232.....-putin-critics
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ce-2024-02-16/


The following is taken from here:

In one of Alexey Navalny’s final court appearances before his death, he urged prison service workers to vote against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Video of his February 8 appearance was shared by Navalny’s supporters at the time.

"I have a suggestion: to vote for any candidate other than Putin. In order to vote against Putin, you just need to vote for any other candidate," Navalny said.

“I made a list of people I talk to and took upon myself, as my socialist duty, to give this recommendation for each one of them. And that is why I give it to you. And I hope you will follow it.”

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See my Journal https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10571064/ -- Acknowledging the brave ones

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Note that these are some people who have written about their situation and asked for help, many other artists in Ukraine are suffering with similar situations but have not (or cannot) told us about it on FA. If there are others you know of, please leave links in the Comments (and 'boost' them yourself, if you want).

🇺🇦 Have asked for help recently (in 2024): 🇺🇦

(updated 28 April 2024)


 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10742523/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227/

 fu2fu2  AbyssalWhisperr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10777646/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10786304/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55508751/

 RemJ -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10762190/ -- (lost his job recently and needs commissions)

 KarPAriK -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55186271/

 AV_Malina -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10797310/ -- Bought tickets to Canada🍁Need some help❗ <-- made it to Canada and back

 Moroka -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55519894/ -- Sketch Commission slots -- "part of the reason for doing this more urgently than necessary is a little sad. My cat needs treatment." <-- doing ok now

 Somhp -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10797842/

 2teerutee (a member of  UArt) -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10793033/ -- I am asking for help with dental treatment ;-; <-- got the help needed

 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55436540/ -- EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS

 DxM8 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10801122/ -- plz help.. <-- got the help needed

 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10801736/ -- I will be grateful for any help! <-- got the help needed

 fu2fu2 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10818757/ -- Help with my relocation. & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10823329/ -- I AM TEMPORARILY LEAVING BOOSTY <-- still needs help, especially from anyone who has used or is willing to use HIPOLINK

 stelladraco -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10823984/ -- NEED HELP [father] 🇺🇦 <-- got the help needed

 UrielUlysses -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10823498 -- Emergency situation. Update. Don't pass by, please. 10min...
-- and also see the *boost* here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10831112/

 Hrafnhildr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10833209/ -- Help for Academy of Arts

 AV_Malina -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10855197/ -- I'm alive, but in trouble. Help with work😭

 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10857860/ -- Commissions! 50% discount "I have a not very pleasant situation in my life, and I urgently need funds, so I am opening an order with a 50% discount..."

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If you know of anyone else, please leave a link to their Journal/artwork in the Comments!

I apologize for all of the Journals about civilian casualty events in the Russia-Ukraine war special military operations (aka war), but since I've already mentioned several I wanted to at least mention the latest report: (at the time I originally created this Journal the reporting on the event was mostly or entirely based on information/statements from Russian sources, since the mostly depopulated city of Lysychansk is currently under Russian control; however more information and details have emerged in the following days)
_{<I am trying to update this Journal as new information is reported, it is interesting to watch the story evolve over time. Latest update: 06 Feb 2024>}

"Russian sources claimed on February 3 that Ukrainian forces conducted a HIMARS strike against a bakery in occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast." -- from ISW (a one sentence mention in their 3 Feb 2024 report)

"Russia says at least 28 people have been killed after Ukrainian forces shelled a bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the occupied eastern region of Luhansk," -- from Al Jazera (4 Feb 2024)

"Reuters was unable to independently verify the date of the footage or any other details of the report coming out of an area Russia annexed in July 2022 after months of heavy fighting." -- from Reuters (2024-02-03)

"Kyiv has not commented, but Ukrainian military bloggers have since claimed that "collaborators" and Russian officials were in the building at the time... Neither the death toll nor any other claims by either Russia or Ukraine have been verified by the BBC. Lysychansk, which is in the eastern Luhansk region, was captured by Russia in July 2022." -- from BBC (5 Feb 2024)

"A top Russian official was killed in a strike by Ukraine at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's Luhansk region, officials announced on Monday. Alexey Poteleshchenko was the Kremlin-installed minister of emergency situations in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic [LPR] in Ukraine's Donbas region. He died in the attack on Saturday, Russian state-run news agencies RIA Novosti and Tass reported, citing sources. Poteleshchenko's death was later confirmed by the Kremlin-installed head of the self-proclaimed region, Leonid Pasechnik. "He was a courageous man with an iron character and huge fortitude. He defended the Luhansk People's Republic in the ranks of the People's Militia, then worked in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the LPR," Pasechnik wrote on his Telegram channel on Monday. "We will definitely take revenge on the enemy for his death and for the deaths of all those who became victims of the inhumane shelling of Lysychansk," he said. Pasechnik said he personally knew Poteleshchenko "as a high-class professional." He extended his condolences to his family and friends. Citing representatives of Russia's Investigative Committee, Russian publication RTVI reported that the strike was likely carried out by Ukraine using a U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). Newsweek couldn't independently verify if the weapons were used in the attack." -- from Newsweek (Feb 05, 2024)

"A Ukrainian strike on a bakery in the occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk over the weekend killed three officials, Russian-installed representatives said Monday. The Kremlin has blasted the attack that killed at least 28 people as a “monstrous terrorist act.” On Monday, authorities in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region said a local government minister and two deputies were among those killed. “During the brutal shelling of the bakery in Lysychansk, the emergency situations minister of the Luhansk People's Republic, Colonel Alexey Poteleshchenko, was killed,” the Moscow-appointed head of the region Leonid Pasechnik said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Luhansk is one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow claims to have annexed since invading the country nearly two years ago. Poteleshchenko fought in militia units for pro-Russian separatists against Ukraine before being appointed to the government post, Pasechnik said. Two municipal deputies were also killed in the attack, Mayor Eduard Sakhnenko said in a post on social media... Kremlin-backed officials in occupied Ukraine said 18 men, nine women and one child died when Ukrainian forces struck the building on Saturday." -- The Moscow Times (05 Feb 2024)

"A recent Ukrainian HIMARS strike on occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, killed at least one significant Russian occupation official. Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) Head Leonid Pasechnik stated on February 5 that a February 3 Ukrainian HIMARS strike killed LNR Emergency Situations Minister Colonel Alexei Poteleshchenko, and other occupation officials claimed that the strike killed 28 people.[38] Some Russian sources claimed that many of the 28 killed were occupation officials, public prosecutors, and law enforcement officers who had gathered for a celebration.[39] ISW is unable to verify this claim, however." -- from ISW (5 Feb 2024 report)

"Russia has admitted that one of its senior occupation officials, Alexey Poteleshchenko, was among those killed when a supposed bakery in Russian-held Lysychansk was bombed. The Kremlin had previously characterised the casualties as civilians. Russian state-run news agencies RIA Novosti and Tass have now reported that Poteleshchenko was a former pro-Russian militiaman who, at the time of his death, was minister of emergency situations in the self-proclaimed, Russian-controlled Luhansk People’s Republic." -- The Guardian (6 Feb 2024)


-- here is an assortment of news articles about the incident in Lysychansk (most are based on information provided by the Russian administration with no independent verification yet):
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....a994e8b7e84286
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ne-2024-02-03/ (3 Feb 2024)
Reuters[2]: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....28-2024-02-04/ (4 Feb 2024)
Al Jazera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....-in-lysychansk (4 Feb 2024)
Al Jazera[2]: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-712
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....pied-106930331
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68203541
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/euro.....ntl/index.html
NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/.....led-rcna137136
Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/russian-of.....kraine-1866841 (5 Feb 2024)
Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti.....k-bakery-blast (5 Feb 2024)
Fox: <I couldn't find any mention of it by 4 Feb 2024>
Radio Free Europe: https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-app...../32806042.html (5 Feb 2024)
The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024.....escuers-a83967 (4 Feb 2024)
The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024.....-strike-a83974 (5 Feb 2024)
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/killed-in.....e/7470083.html (3 Feb 2024)
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-ac.....y/7471140.html (5 Feb 2024)

-- and here are some news stories that briefly mention the deaths at the Lysychansk bakery/restaurant
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-711
The Guardian[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-713 (6 Feb 2024)
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/.....-b2490202.html
ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....ebruary-3-2024 (a one sentence mention in their 3-Feb-2024 report but no mention on 4-Feb-2024)
ISW[2]: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....ebruary-5-2024 (several sentences in their 5-Feb-2024 report)

I think it says something important about international/western media that it was willing to write/publish stories about the attack on the bakery in Lysychansk shortly after it happened based mostly on just the public statements from Russian officials -- the international news does not just ignore things that happen in the "occupied regions of Ukraine" that are still internationally recognized as Ukraine but have been annexed by Russia. For anyone who thinks that Voice Of America (VOA) is just USA propaganda, I suggest comparing their level-headed and non-speculative reporting of the event on 3 Feb 2024 and 5 Feb 2024 with some of the articles in the 'less objective' section below.

I'm going to avoid assigning blame or using words like 'war crime' until there is more information from reliable sources, since Russia conducts a lot of "information operations" and that unfortunately tends to make people suspicious about any reports that come only from Russian sources without independent verification (and Russia isn't especially friendly to independent journalists/reporters). When events like this first appear in the news there are always people who will say things like it was "obviously the other side" or a false flag operation or an errant air defense missile or pictures/video from a different time/place, but it may be a long time before we know what really happened at that bakery (a restaurant named Adriatic) in Lysychansk, if we ever do. However, unless the entire event was faked it does seem likely that over two dozen people in Lysychansk, some of whom were likely bakery/restaurant employees, died as a result of a war (or "special military operation", if you prefer) that has brought suffering and death to tens of thousands of civilians in Ukraine and even some in Russia.

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Less objective reporting and opinion articles (that can help with understanding different viewpoints):

https://news.yahoo.com/another-top-.....134500414.html (this does not look 'unbiased', but it helps clarify a version of the story)
https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/02.....western-media/ (a pro-Ukrainian criticism of western initial media coverage of the event)

"Ukrainian authorities in the region of Lysychansk said the restaurant’s bakery had produced bread for Russian troops invading Ukraine and its premises were used for meetings by occupying Russian officials. Kyiv has yet to comment officially on the deadly strike." -- Radio Free Europe (5 Feb 2024)

"The Ukrainian regional public broadcaster Suspilne Donbas and the Kyiv Independent reported the bakery was set up after the Russian occupation of Lysychansk, and supplied Russian proxy forces, as well as providing a meeting place for Russian-backed officials. Suspilne cited the exiled, Ukrainian-run Lysychansk city military administration as saying: “The arrival [missile strike] was at a time when the occupiers had gathered there.”" -- The Guardian (6 Feb 2024)


_{If the unofficial Ukrainian version(s) above are true then this event reminds me of some Russian missile strikes on restaurants/cafes in Ukrainian-controlled cities/villages in 2023:
-- https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....e3bd639f1f543c <or> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....-in-kramatorsk -- a daytime Russian missile attack on June 27th of 2023 on a pizza restaurant in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed 13 and injured 61 people, including three Colombians. -- Russia called the pizza restaurant a "temporary military headquarters", or as The Guardian put it, "“The Russian Federation does not strike at civilian infrastructure,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Strikes are carried out on objects that are connected with military infrastructure in one way or another.” Later on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry reported that the target hit in Kramatorsk was a “temporary command post” of the Ukrainian army, but provided no details of the strike." (also see the Wikipedia entry)
-- https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....a55141fa82651e -- a Russian missile attack on October 5th of 2023 on a cafe hosting a funeral/wake in the small village of HROZA, Ukraine (Kharkiv region) that killed 59 people out of a population of ~300. (also see the Wikipedia entry)}

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Here is a old picture of Lysychansk (featuring a fox, because that's what the city is named for): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47473855/

 LiS7x is a FA member from Lysychansk (and has fled to safer areas of Ukraine): check their DA Journal here for news on their life as an "internally displaced person"

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I mentioned some of the recent large scale missile/drone attacks on Ukraine and Russia in Journals a few weeks ago so I thought it would be fair to mention today's news of a lot of civilian casualties in the city of Donetsk (internationally recognized as Ukraine, claimed and currently controlled by Russia) where according to the local officials at least 27 people were killed and 25 wounded. I'm not going to comment on the circumstance of the event or who is responsible because that doesn't change the suffering of the civilians in the Donbas region.

To show that the world doesn't ignore reports of civilian mass casualties in the Donbass, here are an assortment of news articles about the mass casualties in Donetsk:

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....931660617a745c
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....sian-106546468
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-698
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68047144
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/21/euro.....ntl/index.html
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-698
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/.....-b2482201.html
ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....anuary-21-2024 -- mentioned at the bottom under: Russian Information Operations and Narratives
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/eight.....or-2024-01-21/ -- "Reuters photographs and video taken at the scene showed... bodies lying on blood-soaked snow near one of the city's markets."
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/dozens-de.....e/7449174.html


Over a year ago I made a list of some of the FA members who are from the Donbas or still live in the Donbass region, it may be a bit out of date now but you can find it here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10203165/ -- Donbas/Donbass region artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity



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After the events of the last two days:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768981/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Ukraine
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769684/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Russia

Today's news said that Ukraine got to 'celebrate' the New Year with the largest Russian drone attack on Ukraine so far, a record 90 Shahed-type drones (I'm not sure if the 90 was in one day or just since the large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 30-December-2023). I will try to write a better summary (in a while). Also, according to the Associated Press, "four people were killed and 13 more wounded following Ukrainian shelling on Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk, according to the region’s Kremlin-installed leader, Denis Pushilin. Russian state media reported that a journalist was among the victims, but provided no further details." I hope all the FA members in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine are all ok and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....9af354e3649681
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....kyiv-106029203
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....elgorod-attack
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....rs-day-attacks
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-677 & https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-678
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67851431
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....-the-new-year/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/euro.....ntl/index.html
Fox: <nothing I could find>
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-677
ISW: They took New Year's day off, it is covered in https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....january-2-2024

<sub>Here are the relevant paragraphs from the top of the Tuesday ISW report (for anyone who has difficulty accessing it directly):
Russian forces conducted another massive series of drone and missile strikes against deep rear areas in Ukraine between December 31 and January 2, one of which used a strike package similar to that used on December 29, and to which Ukrainian forces appear to be adapting. Ukrainian military officials stated that overnight on December 31 to January 1 Russian forces launched 90 Shahed-136/131 drones from Cape Chauda and Balaklava (occupied Crimea); Kursk Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai and that Ukrainian forces shot down 87 of the drones.[8] Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces also launched four S-300 missiles, three Kh-31P missiles, and one Kh-59 missile from occupied Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts on January 1. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that later in the afternoon on January 1, Russian forces later launched an additional 10 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 missile, and that Ukrainian forces shot down nine of the drones and the missile.[9] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes damaged a museum and part of the Lviv National Agrarian University in Lviv City and residential buildings in Odesa City and Esma, Sumy Oblast.[10] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that the Russian strikes on December 31 targeted unspecified Ukrainian airfields, although ISW has not yet been able to confirm strikes against Ukrainian airfield infrastructure.[11] Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on January 1 that Russian strikes on January 2 would target military infrastructure in Ukraine like the strikes on January 1.[12]

Russian forces then conducted another massive series of missile and drone strikes overnight on January 1-2 and during the day on January 2. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 35 Shahed drones; 10 Kh-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles; 70 Kh-101/555/55 missiles; 12 Iskander-M, S-300, and S-400 ballistic missiles; four Kh-31P anti-radar missiles; and three Kalibr missiles at Ukraine on the night of January 1-2 and the morning of January 2 and that Ukrainian forces shot down 59 of the Kh-101/555/55 missiles and all of the drones, Kinzhal missiles, and Kalibr missiles.[13] Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi stated on January 2 that Ukrainian forces shot down a record number of 10 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles with Western-provided Patriot systems.[14] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes caused damage in Kyiv and Kharkiv cities.[15] The Russian MoD claimed that the Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian weapons storage sites and defense industrial base (DIB) enterprises, including those that produce missiles and drones and repair military equipment in Kyiv City and its suburbs, and Zaluzhnyi confirmed that there were hits to civilian, critical, and military infrastructure.[16]</sub>

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<quick update, 2-January-2024>
It just keeps going... Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine got hit by Russian missile again, reportedly about 100 missiles of various types including 10 of the expensive high-tech hypersonic ones. I read that 5 Ukrainian civilians died and around 100 were wounded:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....485d5c38035369
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia.....onic-missiles/
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....rs-target-kyiv
 LiaNate in Kyiv tells about what it feels like to be under attack -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10773445/ -- Another night of terror 02.01.24

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<sub>It has been a long war (677 days, +8 years), many people are tired and attention is fading...

...so please take a look at these Ukrainians who may need help:

 GhostlyDog could use some help/support now, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227

 Tailel lost her mother to a Russian missile earlier this year.

 Yarina_the_goat is a professional artist from Ukraine🇺🇦 that could use more Watchers.

 fu2fu2 (in Crimea) could use some kind Comments and help with their mental health, as well as possibly some assistance getting somewhere safer that doesn't have regular PTSD-inducing explosions (well that sounds like everyone living near the frontlines in Ukraine, but this case is on the other side of the lines).

and finally,  JayKuro's family just had to flee their house last night because a neighbor's house caught fire and the fumes were toxic, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10772660/</sub>


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After yesterday's massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine that killed at least 39 civilians and wounded more than 150, the news this morning carried reports of more drone & missile attacks on Ukraine as well as stories about multiple explosions across the Belgorod and Bryansk regions of Russia that border Ukraine which have reportedly killed about a dozen civilians, wounded more than 100, and done damage to things like apartments and automobiles. While there have been civilian deaths inside the territory that is internationally recognized as Russia previously during this "special military operation" (aka war) and I even wrote a Journal about the first civilian death inside of Russia that I read about back on 11 May 2022, the death and destruction inside of (internationally recognized) Russia has tended to be few and far between compared to the scale of civilian deaths and destruction inside of Ukraine, including far far behind the 'front lines'. I hope all the FA members in both Ukraine -and- Russia are all ok today and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.

Since I made a FA Journal about the explosions and civilian deaths in Ukraine yesterday, I would be remiss to not mention the explosions and deaths in Russia today (Saturday, 30 December 2023), which appears to be the largest amount of civilian casualties inside of Russia in a single day so far (even though they are less than what Ukraine suffered yesterday and a tiny fraction of the total that has been inflicted on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure in the nearly two years since February 2022).

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....a19de084bc736a
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....aine-106006162
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....ke-on-belgorod
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67847463
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shelli.....ng-2-children/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news.....-23/index.html <-- "not found" (CNN did 'live updates' yesterday, but not today)
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/30/euro.....ntl/index.html <-- CNN did cover the explosions in Belgorod
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....or-2023-12-30/
Fox: https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukrai.....ncluding-child
ISW: https://understandingwar.org/backgr.....cember-30-2023 <-- has more mentions of Bryansk

If you know of any FA members who live in the affected regions of the territory internationally recognized as 🇷🇺Russia🇷🇺 (e.g. Belgorod, Bryansk, etc.) who made a FA Journal that mentions the 30 December 2023 attack and how their own lives were affected by that attack, please post a Comment or send me a Note and I will include a link here:
_{<as of 2pm on 31-Dec-2023 I have not found or been told about any FA Journals by FA members who live in the affected regions of Russia>}

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_{Here is the relevant paragraph from the top of the Saturday ISW report (for anyone who has difficulty accessing it directly):
Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a large series of strikes against targets in Russia on the night of December 29 to 30 and on December 30. Ukrainian security sources told Western and Ukrainian media that Ukrainian forces launched more than 70 drones on the night of December 29 to 30 at Russian military infrastructure and defense industrial facilities near Moscow, Belgorod, Tula, Tver, and Bryansk cities.[1] The Ukrainian security sources reportedly characterized these strikes as a response to the Russian strikes on December 29, which was the largest series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion.[2] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces intercepted 32 Ukrainian drones in Bryansk, Orel, Kursk, and Moscow oblasts on the night of December 29 to 30.[3] The discrepancy between these Russian and Ukrainian figures may suggest that Ukrainian forces struck many of their intended targets, as Ukrainian security sources suggested to Western and Ukrainian media.[4] Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Kreminy El Plant in Bryansk City, which is Russia’s second largest producer of microelectronics, 90 percent of whose manufactured products are reportedly components of Russian military equipment and systems.[5] Geolocated footage published on December 30 shows explosions over Bryansk City.[6] The Russian MoD stated that Russian air defenses shot down 12 Ukrainian MLRS rockets in Belgorod Oblast on December 29 and several more Ukrainian MLRS rockets near Belgorod City during the day on December 30.[7] Ukrainian security sources reportedly told Western and Ukrainian media that the Ukrainian strikes on December 30 targeted Russian military targets near Belgorod City.[8]}

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_{I had initially disabled Comments for 24 hours to protect FA members who might otherwise be tempted to make Comments that would violate FA's Code of Conduct. I am going to enable Comments, but I won't tolerate any hatred that is based solely on someone's ethnicity or what country they happened to be born in or currently reside in. Nor will I tolerate any comments about "deserving it" (in either direction); in my opinion the injury or death of random civilians is bad no matter where they are located or the specific details of how the injuries and deaths were caused. Other people are entitled to their own opinions about random civilian casualties, but I request that people with different opinions please keep those opinions to their own FA Journals.}

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There was a very large scale Russian military missile attack on Ukraine today (yesterday for some people). Apparently this is the biggest missile bombardment of the war so far; at ~122 missiles (plus more drones) this is bigger than the previous biggest assault in November 2022 when the Russian military launched 96 missiles at Ukraine. I saw the attacks and injury/death toll in the news this morning and it is now up to over 150 civilians injured and at least 31 killed. I hope the FA members in Ukraine are all ok and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....3a6a677f17070c
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....y?id=105984518
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....an-air-assault
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67843312
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....aerial-attack/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news.....-23/index.html <-- CNN's first 'live news' coverage on Ukraine in a while (1)
_{(1) I think CNN's last 'live news' coverage on Ukraine was back on Oct 6 then another war took the attention}
Fox: https://www.foxnews.com/world/russi.....east-18-people
ISW: https://understandingwar.org/backgr.....cember-29-2023 <-- ISW covered it in their daily update

And here are some 🇺🇦Ukrainian🇺🇦 FA members who made Journals that mention the 29 December 2023 attacks:
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768672 --- 🔥 News 29.12 (Attack throughout Ukraine)
 M.a.o -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768774 --- Attack throughout Ukraine 💔
 Dolorosacake -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768728/ --- Mass missile attack - Odesa
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769009/ --- The largest of the massive attacks in Ukraine!
 Almatea -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769037/ --- Rocket attack
 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768818/ --- Night of terror
 Aorumi -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769529/ --- Massive missile strikes in Ukraine
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769051/ --- new YCHs / explosions

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<sub>It has been a long war, many people are tired and attention is fading...

...so please try these searches to find Ukrainians who may need help:
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....aine|Ukrainian <-- general search for Ukraine or Ukrainian things
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....krainianartist <-- similar keyword search

and check out this list of 🇺🇦Ukrainian🇺🇦 artists compiled by Mindmachine -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10766884

as well as  UArt a collaborative account for a large group of Ukrainian artists -- https://www.furaffinity.net/user/uart/

 GhostlyDog could use some help/support now, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227

and  Tailel lost her mother to a Russian missile earlier this year.</sub>


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