And here’s what Ukrainians think about it, as seen in this video. The owner of an apartment destroyed by a Russian drone hangs a Ukrainian flag on his balcony.
You won’t break us.
Homes were destroyed, architectural landmarks were damaged, and a man and his daughter - who had come to the maternity hospital to congratulate the mother on the birth of her newborn—were killed. These are all civilian targets that must not be fired upon, even during wartime.
So, yesterday at the opening of a photo exhibition on ecocide, which is being held in a room next to the greenhouse, I finally met its director. They did manage to save everything after all.
Yesterday, Russia launched 948 drones against civilians in various cities across Ukraine. They attacked a maternity hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, private homes in Kherson, the central park in Vinnytsia, a train in the Kharkiv region, and the historic center of Lviv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
I saw the trailer for a documentary about the impact of Russian aggression on the environment for the first time. And these images are striking. Because war is always about violence against nature.
The Russians have burned our fields and forests, and poisoned the soil, rivers and air. As long as the war continues, it poses a threat to all living things. Luna’s reaction to my appearance on screen is very touching.
She spoke gratefully of how many caring people had joined the fight against the cold. Some donated fuel, others generators. And finally, she took me to the garden with the azaleas. She says they’re blooming particularly beautifully this year, as if they were victors.
I wonder if there will be any condemnation of Russian war crimes from American officials who are convinced that Russia seeks peace and that they will sign an agreement with Putin almost any day now?