Posted on 07/05/2026 8:21:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least seven people, authorities said, hours after Ukraine’s president warned that another large-scale attack was imminent.
Another 24 were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s City Military Administration in a post on Telegram.
A residential building in the Podilskyi district partially collapsed, he said. In the Darnytsia district, several multistory buildings were damaged and people were believed to be trapped under the rubble.
“These are residential buildings. Places where people slept and lived their ordinary lives,” he said.
The attack, which was still underway early Monday morning, involved waves of ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones. Explosions echoed across the city as civilians sought shelter in metro stations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned hours earlier of another large-scale Russian attack on the city. Monday’s attack comes days after a combined Russian attack killed at least 31 people in Kyiv last week.
Zelenskyy renewed calls for Western partners to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses, particularly by supplying more Patriot missiles, saying that failing to replenish them only emboldens Russia to prolong its four-year war, in a post on Telegram late Sunday.
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Tit begets Tat
Exactly. You bomb me, I bomb you.
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading."
-- widely misattributed to Thomas Jefferson
Thanks. Hadn't heard that quote before. Sounds about right.
“Tit begets Tat”
Exactly. You bomb me, I bomb you.
Your maxum could be true in some context but has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the war in Ukraine.
After you read this, perhaps you will refrain from reciting Russian misinformation. Russia is nightly committing war crimes by its bombing in Ukraine, Ukraine simply is not. Having been informed by what you read here, you will no doubt be careful about undermining Ukraine’s war efforts with false information.
Consider this from chat GPT:
Analyze the evidence that Russia’s attacking civilians in Ukraine against the evidence that Ukraine is attacking civilians in Russia
The available evidence does not support the conclusion that Russia and Ukraine have engaged in comparable patterns of attacks on civilians. Both sides have caused civilian casualties, and both have been accused of violating the laws of war in specific incidents. However, the scale, frequency, and evidence of intent differ substantially according to investigations by the United Nations and other independent organizations.
Here’s a comparison:
Issue Russia Ukraine
Civilian deaths Tens of thousands of documented civilian casualties in Ukraine Hundreds of civilian casualties in Russia from Ukrainian strikes, with numbers disputed
Long-range attacks on cities Frequent missile, drone, glide bomb, and artillery attacks on major cities far from the front Primarily drone attacks against military, industrial, energy, and logistical targets inside Russia
Findings by UN investigators Multiple findings of unlawful attacks and some findings of crimes against humanity No comparable UN finding of a systematic policy to attack Russian civilians
Official military claims Claims targets are military even when civilian infrastructure is hit Claims targets are military and dual-use infrastructure
Evidence regarding Russia
Since the full-scale invasion in 2022, the strongest body of evidence comes from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry, and organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and Human Rights Watch.
They have documented:
repeated missile attacks on residential apartment buildings
attacks on hospitals and medical facilities
attacks on schools
attacks on shopping centers
attacks on railway stations during civilian evacuations
attacks on energy infrastructure affecting millions of civilians
summary executions of civilians in occupied territory
torture and enforced disappearances
The UN Commission has gone beyond merely documenting civilian casualties. In May 2025 it concluded that Russian drone attacks on civilians in parts of Kherson Province were planned, systematic, and constituted crimes against humanity, stating the attacks intentionally targeted civilians.
The UN has also found that the overwhelming majority of civilian casualties occur in Ukrainian-controlled territory because that is where Russian long-range strikes are directed.
Evidence regarding Ukraine
Ukraine has increasingly conducted long-range drone strikes inside Russia.
These attacks have struck:
oil refineries
ammunition depots
airfields
military headquarters
aircraft factories
rail infrastructure
fuel storage
Some Ukrainian attacks have also resulted in civilian deaths and injuries.
Examples include:
drones striking apartment buildings
debris from intercepted drones damaging homes
occasional strikes that appear to have hit civilian vehicles or neighborhoods
Russia regularly accuses Ukraine of deliberately targeting civilians.
However, outside investigations have generally not found evidence of a systematic Ukrainian policy of intentionally attacking Russian civilians comparable to the findings regarding Russian operations in Ukraine.
This does not mean every Ukrainian strike complied with international humanitarian law. Individual attacks could still be unlawful if they failed to distinguish between military and civilian targets or caused disproportionate civilian harm.
Why intent matters
International humanitarian law distinguishes between:
intentionally attacking civilians (a war crime)
attacking legitimate military targets that unfortunately cause civilian casualties (which may or may not be lawful depending on proportionality and precautions)
Independent investigators have concluded there is substantial evidence that Russian forces have intentionally attacked civilians in numerous instances.
For Ukraine, most documented strikes inside Russia appear directed at military or military-supporting infrastructure. Civilian casualties have occurred, but independent bodies have not reached the same conclusion that Ukraine is pursuing a systematic campaign against civilians.
Scale
The difference in scale is also significant.
Russia has launched:
many thousands of cruise missiles
ballistic missiles
glide bombs
long-range drones
against Ukraine over several years, affecting cities across the country.
Ukraine’s long-range capability has historically been much smaller and has focused largely on military logistics and strategic infrastructure inside Russia.
Overall assessment
Based on the available evidence from independent international investigations:
There is strong evidence that Russian forces have repeatedly committed unlawful attacks against civilians, and the UN has concluded that some campaigns amounted to crimes against humanity.
There is evidence that Ukrainian strikes have caused civilian casualties in Russia, and individual incidents may warrant investigation under the laws of war.
There is not currently comparable independent evidence that Ukraine has carried out a widespread or systematic policy of intentionally attacking Russian civilians similar to what UN investigations have documented regarding Russian operations in Ukraine.
I am willing to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian life!
That’s glib but irrelevant. It is worse than glib and irrelevant, it is destructive to truth and to the reality of the termination of the people of Ukraine fight for their liberty.
Consider this from ChatGPT:
What does the evidence show is the level of popular support or opposition to the war in Ukraine by the people of Ukraine?
The answer depends on what aspect of the war you are asking about. There are several distinct questions:
Do Ukrainians support resisting the Russian invasion?
Do they support continuing the war indefinitely?
Do they favor negotiations?
What terms would they accept for peace?
Those produce different answers.
1. Support for resisting the invasion remains high
Since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, polling has consistently shown that a large majority of Ukrainians believe Russia was the aggressor and support defending Ukraine’s independence.
There is little evidence that Ukrainians broadly support Russian occupation or view the invasion as legitimate. Even surveys conducted after years of fighting continue to show strong attachment to Ukrainian sovereignty.
2. Support for continuing the war until complete military victory has declined sharply
This is probably the biggest change over the course of the war.
Gallup polling found:
2022
73% favored fighting until victory.
22% favored negotiating an end as soon as possible.
Mid-2025
24% favored continuing to fight until victory.
69% favored negotiating an end to the war as soon as possible.
This represents a major shift after more than three years of casualties, displacement, and economic hardship.
3. Wanting negotiations does not necessarily mean accepting Russia’s demands
This is an important distinction.
Other Ukrainian polls show that while many Ukrainians want negotiations, they reject concessions that they consider equivalent to surrender.
For example:
Around 56% favored seeking a compromise to end the war.
Only about one-fifth supported fighting until complete military victory.
Many respondents also opposed recognizing Russian annexations or making other major concessions.
Similarly, polling has found that many Ukrainians support negotiations only if Ukraine participates directly and with backing from European partners.
4. War fatigue is widespread
After years of conflict, surveys consistently report:
exhaustion
pessimism
concern over casualties
concern over economic conditions
reduced optimism about a quick military victory
These attitudes help explain the growing support for negotiations.
5. Regional differences
Opinion is not uniform.
Historically:
Western Ukraine has tended to favor a harder line.
Southern and eastern regions have often been somewhat more open to negotiations.
However, after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, attitudes across nearly all regions shifted toward stronger Ukrainian national identity compared with pre-war polling. Recent Gallup polling indicates that the move toward negotiations has occurred across demographic groups, although with regional variation.
Overall assessment
The evidence suggests several conclusions:
Support for Ukraine’s independence and resistance to Russian aggression remains high.
Support for fighting until total military victory has fallen dramatically since 2022.
A majority of Ukrainians now favor negotiations to end the war.
That majority generally does not appear willing to accept peace on Russia’s stated terms, such as recognizing Russian sovereignty over occupied territory or giving up core security interests. Many Ukrainians distinguish between wanting peace and accepting any available settlement.
Again you assume something. Prove what I said is Russian misinformation. I don't need to repeat propaganda. You're the expert at that. God gave me a brain, and I can think for myself, come to my own conclusions and post my own words without relying on artificial intelligence to try to make a point.
I don't need Russia, Ukraine, or anyone to tell me what or how to think...and that includes you. You seem to have a problem in that area. You warhawks mention Russia, Russia, Russia, far more than any of the people you accuse of being Russian trolls ever do. I didn't even mention Russia in my comment, but you threw it out there in your first sentence.
You believe that you're the only intelligent person on this site, and that everyone else is dumber than you, so you speak down to them. And you're so anal that you have to correct them. But you can't be all that smart if you need ChatGPT AI crap to create your posts in order to make a point. Watch it, you'll get carpal tunnel with all that cutting and pasting. Pathetic.
It’s a proxy war. Look it up.
You’re just not honest enough to admit it.
I did look it up and even printed it out for you. The Ukrainians are not proxies fighting on our behalf; they are consciously fighting on their own behalf and for their survival.
If you don't buy that, why don't you try finding some evidence to the contrary to present?
“But you can’t be all that smart if you need ChatGPT AI crap to create your posts in order to make a point.”
It would be great if the mods would delete all the AI-generated SPAMMING that we have to endure here. If someone doesn’t like Russians, it’s really easy - say they’re dicks who bomb civilians (with terrible accuracy, by the way, only able to take out 7 people in Kiev yesterday), and then claim that anyone who opposes Ukraine is a “Russian Agent”, or better yet, an actual Russian. That would have more credibility here than some AI copy-and-paste crap.
Rubio labels Russia's all-out war against Ukraine 'proxy war' between Washington, Moscow Kyiv Independent, 6 March 2025.Kremlin says Rubio's view of Ukraine conflict as a US-Russia proxy war matches that of Putin Reuters, 6 March 2025
US-Russia ‘proxy war’ in Ukraine needs to end, says Rubio TVP ( Poland ), 6 March 2025.
The "narrative" strategy for well over a year, as found in the first article cited above, is to turn Secretary of State Rubio's remark into some sort of Russian propaganda. One reads: "Rubio's remarks underscore how the Trump administration steadily adopts Kremlin narratives."
With the coming NATO summit ( which will in large part address the "officially" non-NATO war between non-NATO nations ), we will see again something akin to the graphic above. A "united Europe" and a majority of NATO nations will again lobby President Trump to "do something." As if the only solution to this moment in centuries of wars is to be dumped on the Resolute desk. A world of billions of people, over 190 nations, and with the likes of a "coalition of the willing," it surely seems as if the world is incapable of solving this mess without one man -- Donald Trump. Ridiculous.
It's been a proxy war. Sources prove this assertion.
Einstein’s Definition of Insanity -
Doing the same failed thing over and over, expecting it will produce a different result THIS time!
(therefore, Pootin is insane, lol)
International humanitarian law has no executive. It’s an artifact of propaganda.
"“Frankly, it’s a proxy war between nuclear powers, the United States helping Ukraine, and Russia – and it needs to come to an end.”
Question two ChatGPT:
Is it the view of the Congress of the United States then or now that the war in Ukraine is a "proxy" war between the United States and Russia?
Part of the reply from ChatGPT:
Congress has never passed legislation or a resolution declaring that the Ukraine war is a proxy war between the United States and Russia.
Instead, since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the bipartisan congressional language has generally described the conflict as:
Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine;
Ukraine exercising its right of self-defense;
U.S. assistance helping Ukraine defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Congress has repeatedly appropriated military, humanitarian, and economic assistance while avoiding language suggesting the United States itself is a belligerent.
Meanwhile....remember the depleted Uranium shells the West gave to Ukraine?
Looks like Vlad found them.....”A detonation at an ammunition warehouse in Vyshneve, Kievv region, almost destroyed five streets, - the head of the Kiev regional state administration
▪️According to him, dozens of buildings have been damaged, and fires and detonations are still ongoing.
▪️Due to heavy smoke, the air quality has deteriorated fivefold. Residents are urged not to open windows and to follow the recommendations of specialists.
▪️A number of Telegram channels indicate that cluster bombs and shells with a depleted uranium-238 core could have been stored in the warehouses....”
Now ask your artificial intelligence LLM when Congress has ever stated or held an announced "view" that any war has been or is a "proxy war."
As with all depositions and interrogations, what and how one poses questions may well determine the response's tone and tenor.
Your query to me quotes Secretary of State Rubio. Do you reject that he made the statement?
I just pray Russia destroys and ends Zelensky and his lineage.
I searched my Bible for any reference to God who would answer such a prayer and "destroy and ends Zelinski in his lineage" without any connection whatsoever to Yahweh, God, the Holy Spirit, or Jesus, but I did find chilling relevance to the following demonic deities: Bael; Beelzebub; Molec; Satan.
Perhaps Allah would help your cause?
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