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Nan's avatar

Putin is committing genocide and no one is speaking out.

C Bowlby's avatar

Just like djt & netenyahoo!

Nan's avatar

You forgot the United Arab Emirates in Sudan so they can steal their gold fields.

Beth Winfrey's avatar

Exactly, all need to be rounded up and turned over to the Hague for international punishment. And anyone else who is involved in all of this. If DJT would just give Ukraine the missiles to blow up Russia, this would all stop. For that matter, Biden should have done that when he had the chance. Putin is a major liability because if he can take Ukraine, he will go on from there. He wants the old U.S.S.R. back, and he'll do whatever it takes to make it happen. That is why we need to help kick his ass out of Ukraine.

C Bowlby's avatar

EXACTLY! And 1st term rump used russia play book because he's been a russian asset for years and the stupid maggots voted in a russian spin career criminal

Happy 4th of July everyboddy!:

Enjoy these late days of dictatorship and persecution as we get closer to re-installing our Democracy!

Margaret P's avatar

Oh my dear Lord... Thank you for sharing this tragic information.

And the Orange One and his Sycophants do nothing.

Pam Birkenfeld's avatar

Yes they do. They encourage it.

WJB Motown's avatar

When will a million Americans hit the stretts and fight for their cournty with eveything they have.......or are they going to sit and watch Maga destoy it on the 250th birthday.

The Angry Prole's avatar

Only liars, opportunists, and otherwise poorly educated and propagandized people support capitalism and the corrupt Bourgeois power structure, and yes, that includes the DSA / Democratic Party.

Wendy Shelley's avatar

Absolutely horrible but closely confirms on a slightly different way what Ken filmed in his ‘Drone Hunters of Kherson’. And it’s good to see this is also part of the Valor Media Network. Hard to believe these heroic Ukrainians can persevere against such misery for these 4 years. Thank you, Ken, for bringing this to us, this time thru MeidasTouch. We need to be more aware.

Marybtom's avatar

Thank you for your courageous reporting on the continued war crimes committed against and to terrorize the Ukrainian 🇺🇦people.

The Angry Prole's avatar

Only warmongers, Nazi sympathizers, and/or ignorant and propagandized people support Ukraine.

Angela Mastriano's avatar

This is horrible. I pray for the Ukraine!

john maeglin's avatar

The russians are animals. But this is nothing new.

The Angry Prole's avatar

Only warmongers, Nazi sympathizers, and/or ignorant and propagandized people support Ukraine.

john maeglin's avatar

Idiot. Спасибо for your attention to this matter

SJR's avatar

I am sad and angry about what is happening to such good people. Thank you for your reporting.

Nancy (South NJ coast)'s avatar

I have had a Ukraine yard flag in front of my house since the ground thawed in April 2022. The flag there now is the third; the first two wore out. I will fly the blue & gold until Ukraine is whole and free. There will be a reckoning for Russia's crimes, and for the U.S. legislators who still withhold sanctions and aid that could be saving lives. Slava Ukraini!

M. Stankovich, MD, MSW's avatar

Putin is further despicable in that he and Zalensky are both Orthodox Christians. Zalensky has never bombed religious or civilian targets, yet Putin recently bombed the ancient Pechersky Monastery & Cathedral, and continues to bomb and use humans as this article depicts, and call for cease fires around the Paschal and other Sacred Holidays of the Orthodox Church, and violate the very cease fires that he himself has called for. He is a callous, cold, and despicable human being, yet a "close friend" of our president.

Karenza's avatar

Zelensky is Jewish!

M. Stankovich, MD, MSW's avatar

Pardon me. I stand corrected. Nevertheless, the Church Tradition is that the Orthodox Faith was brought to Russia by the Ukrainians, which the Russians have held as their “Mother” church.

Karenza's avatar

That is correct.

Tara Cunningham's avatar

There is a small group called world aid runners in kherson. Can you please check into them.

Zarina Zabrisky's avatar

Hi Tara, there are several NGOs in Kherson. I don't do these sorts of investigations; I am a war journalist covering war crimes and resistance. I did investigative journalism before the full-scale invasion but my area of expertise is Russian oligarchs and their global agent network.

Ben Angel's avatar

I used to worry about Askania Nova... with each new report, it's becoming harder for me to find sympathy for the Russian zealot tourists who are stupid enough to come to the area and find later on that they can't easily get back home. The Ukrainian citizens in Kherson never deserved this. The Russians need to go. They have plenty of swamps to populate. They don't need to be in Ukraine.

The Angry Prole's avatar

Only warmongers, Nazi sympathizers, and/or ignorant and propagandized people support Ukraine.

Ben Angel's avatar

I'd suggest you return to your regularly scheduled programming on RT... no one wants to hear you troll.

Patricia Turcotte's avatar

Thank you, Zarina, for writing this piece. It's horrifying to hear about the atrocities in Ukraine. Furthermore, where are the children that were kidnapped, have any been found? It's heartbreaking that your country has to fight in an unprovoked war. Putin is a disgusting corrupt war criminal who belongs in prison.

🇨🇦 🙏 ❤️ 🇺🇦

Zarina Zabrisky's avatar

Hi Patricia, I am an American journalist based in Kherson. My country has other issues... but what Ukraine is going through is horrid on every level. Some children have been found and are returned. Others are still missing... Thank you for reading and commenting and for your compassion. Ukraine needs our help.

Elizabeth K. Baker's avatar

Thank you for your courage.

Shabkar's avatar

Without courageous journalists we would never know about these atrocities.

Protect the Vote's avatar

How To Be A Dissident In The Age Of Authoritarianism

The takedown of democratic governments these days doesn’t occur with a military coup or some forceful takeover, they occur through elections. Recently it’s occurred in Venezuela, Russia, and Hungary. Now it’s occurring here in America. But because the takeover is not sudden and a shock to the system and slowly brings the population/electorate along, it becomes painless, almost cordial in its invitation to a “better life”.

But because it’s slow in the takeover, it means the electorate has off ramps to combat the takeover as we saw in Hungary and Brazil recently. But now in the age of AI and technology, surveillance states have become increasingly threatening.

A couple of days ago Rachel Maddow(https://bit.ly/4gQWTII) talked with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer who are authors of "On Courage: How to be a dissident in an age of fear”. There are a variety of ways people can throw sand in the gears of authoritarianism to preserve democracy and this book helps with historical references as to how to do such.

For example, dissidents can become witnesses of the authoritarian regime and document state violence(“We will know who you are”…a promise of accountability). The book looks like a real help for the next 2.5y of suffering that WE the People will have to go through.

Heart of Hearts's avatar

We need to keep the Ukrainian people in our thoughts and prayers.

We need to let them know that we see them and we support them.

We will not turn a blind eye to what is happening to them.

Fear is a potent weapon, especially when you know you will be targeted if you speak up.

When will our world wake up to the reality that we are all one humanity? When we kill the other we are killing ourselves as well.

As we have seen in the past you cannot destroy the human spirit. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏🙏🙏