I try to stay away from politics in my posts and work because they generally make me really anxious or unhappy, however the thought of what has been happening in Ukraine has been weighing heavily on my conscious -

- especially as the numbers of civilians and military deaths and casualties rises. Men, women, and children are being bombarded, city streets destroyed by missiles. Innocent people are hurting badly, and young men who wouldn’t wish to go to war on both sides are brought to fight by their respective nations. Their deaths are pointless, and injuries just as much so. Lifelong are some of their wounds, and for all of them the effects mentally will doubtlessly be harmful; it doesn’t just feel pointlessly cruel, it is pointlessly cruel. Just as well, propaganda and other such things are being spread all over the place, making it harder to hear the true voices of those innocents who are affected by the conflict. The Ukrainian government states that 137 Ukrainians have died, and 316 have been casualties of war; this number is only going to rise as time goes on.

As an American it’s largely out of my ability to help the Ukrainian people, especially as a person who doesn’t even speak or read/write Ukrainian, so I hope charity helps in some way, as well as getting the word out. If you can do absolutely anything to help Ukrainian civilians please do so. It’s probably weird to hear me saying stuff like this as I like to keep politics off my posts but this is a lot. The Ukrainian Red Cross is taking donations, there’s some links on this tweet of theirs: https://twitter.com/RedCrossUkraine.....27821616320512 As I understand it Doctors Without Borders is also a reputable cause. UNICEF, International Rescue Committee are reputable organizations, and the UN Refugee Agency is also taking donations. Links to donate to these charities can be found on this Time article https://time.com/6151353/how-to-hel.....kraine-people/ -- This War of Mine is also giving all of their profits to the Ukrainian Red Cross, the whole game costs 17 USD (on Steam, I don’t know the case for other platforms), so you can get a neat game and help support people in need.
Regular posting will resume, fun and happy drawings, or just things that make me feel nice, I just felt a need to dump my feelings on this, as well as to urge those that like my work to donate or do whatever they can to help. Thank you!!