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A Text From Ukraine - Feb 28, 2022

87 residential buildings destroyed in Kharkiv last night 5,000+ displaced renters in the most dire of plights Yet Putin and Russia they so intensely despise Uncommon determination resounds in their cries ____________________________________________ My wife's former apartment building was one of the 87. We watched it get bombed and utterly destroyed last night. Can you imagine the hell that's playing out in Kharkiv now?!

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 3/3/2022 3:41:00 PM

God bless them, they are horrified and struggling to stand strong. Hats off to their fortitude and courage.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/4/2022 11:08:00 AM

Yes, you are right, M.L. Hats off to their courage! :)

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/3/2022 10:55:00 AM

I cannot imagine; it is incomprehensible.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/4/2022 11:08:00 AM

'Incomprehensible' is exactly the word for this holocaust.

Debra L Brown

Date: 3/1/2022 6:13:00 PM

How sad it is for your wife to see this on TV. I can't image what she is going thur . May God give her strenghten. Prayers & Blessings ~ Debra

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/1/2022 8:20:00 PM

Thank you for your prayers, Debra.

Joe Dimino

Date: 3/1/2022 10:57:00 AM

It must be heartbreaking. My guess is Putin went in with a wink and nod from Biden, but, he was played, and it wasn't suppose to be this messy. The lot of them turn my stomach. My prayers are with your wife and her loved ones. Joe.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/1/2022 8:17:00 PM

Do you think Sleepy Joe is capable of winking and nodding simultaneously? He probably nodded -- off. Then Putin winked. I'd laugh, but tain't funny! ~ Shock and Awe

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/1/2022 10:29:00 AM

I would encourage your wife to accept only quick "OK" calls from the Ukraine as, like Trump, Putin is very vindictive so why put loved ones at risk? Aloha!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/28/2022 9:03:00 PM

That is so awful! Quite personal, dear one…tears

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/1/2022 8:21:00 PM

What else can one do but cry. It's just awful.

Valsa George

Date: 2/28/2022 8:54:00 PM

So sad ..... ! The statistics of death tolls and destruction is alarming ! As direct victims, I know how heart rending it is to watch the apartment, your wife stayed, being bombed and people, evicted. We can only pray that these atrocities come to an end at the earliest~ My sympathies to your family, Gershon !

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/1/2022 8:21:00 PM

Thank you for your heartfelt words of sympathy, Valsa. I know that you mean every word you wrote. Faith and Strength, Gershon