Posted on 03/07/2022 11:33:26 AM PST by Meet the New Boss
HORISHNI PLAVNI, Ukraine...
Spurred by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of their country, the citizens of this small Ukrainian city on the east bank of the Dnipro River have mustered all available resources to support the war effort and ease the suffering of fellow civilians caught in the crossfire....
Out of Horishni Plavni’s overall population of about 50,000 residents, roughly 80% work in the local mining industry and earn an average salary of about $500 a month....
Although Horishni Plavni has not been struck by a Russian attack, the air raid alerts have frequently sounded, adding anxiety to people’s daily lives. So, too, do the daily images of barbaric Russian bombardments in places like Kharkiv, Mariupol, and the outskirts of Kyiv.
Many residents now worry whether similar scenes of destruction will soon play out in their hometown as well. With Russian forces advancing from the south and east, Horishni Plavni is under threat, and life is consequently getting harder.
Local defense forces have fortified important buildings. Armed soldiers are posted around town and often seen on the streets. Identification checks are frequent....
Despite everything, there’s no sense of panic. Rather, the war seems to have galvanized the city’s climate of volunteerism and patriotism.
One small example — when parting ways these days, residents typically say “everything will be okay,” or “until victory,” rather than a simple goodbye.
Many people in this city have family ties to Russia and speak Russian at home. Before Feb. 24, opinions were divided about Russia among the population. Ten days into a full-scale invasion, there’s been a sea change in people’s attitudes. There is now near total disdain for the country and its president, Vladimir Putin — a likely bellwether for the difficulties a Russian occupation force would face in any region of Ukraine these days.
(Excerpt) Read more at coffeeordie.com ...
"Nolan Peterson is a senior editor for Coffee or Die Magazine and the author of Why Soldiers Miss War. A former US Air Force special operations pilot and a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Nolan is now a conflict journalist and author whose adventures have taken him to all seven continents."
Oh gee, they got a bunch of kids to use as propaganda. Why not, they’ve been using civilians as human shields and forcing POWs to make statements against their own country. I guess all is fair in love and war.
On-site, NON-MSM war reporting is always the best
One thing for sure - if the Russians have encircled this town, it means their army have moved all the way across Eastern Ukraine and up from Crimea.
I’ve noticed that these Putin puffers have a strong man complex. There’s obviously a homosexual admiration factor involved.
True. Although there isn't anything in the article saying that this particular city is surrounded by Russian troops, nor that it has actually suffered any Russian attacks. I know that has to be disappointing to those rooting for the Russians to win, but I guess they'll have to wait just a bit longer.
In the USA, on the other hand, the invaders have already taken over.
I call em like I see em.
For those who think that in the negotiations Ukraine should just let Putin have the Russian-speaking part, the problem is that most of the Russian-speakers do not want to be a part of Putin’s Russia.
And as the article points out, the invasion by Putin has driven even more Russian-speakers away from him.
Don’t worry the ghost of kiev will save them before the Ruskkies get to the babies in incubators.
Kinzinger will agree.
Once you become a lying faggot psychopath and joined the same there isn’t much to add. You’ve hit the bottom of the barrel and are lower than whale crap. There is nothing left to say.
You need glasses.
Do the Russians even intend to go in? There have been posited all sorts of theories about why the Russians are doing what they are. Keep Ukraine from joining NATO? Certainly. But is that it?
“Wow! that’s your strongest argument yet. Did you think that up during recess?”
Ukrainiacs don’t care about Brandon and the wokecrats destroying the country.
They’re busy chastising fellow conservatives for not caring enough about Ukrainians.
Their virtue signaling is pathetic.
Well, I’ve really touched a nerve.
I think it’s reasonable to suggest you go fight and die for Putin. You can help clear out those bio warfare labs that you and your friends say the evil United States has all over Ukraine.
Isn’t that worth dying for?
Not mine.
I can hate Pukin and Joek at the same time. I just don’t like women and children slaughtered.
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