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



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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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Kiser Avatar
March 3, 2022 at 3:41 PM
God bless them, they are horrified and struggling to stand strong. Hats off to their fortitude and courage.
Wolf Avatar
March 4, 2022 at 11:08 AM
Yes, you are right, M.L. Hats off to their courage! :)
Krutsinger Avatar
March 3, 2022 at 10:55 AM
I cannot imagine; it is incomprehensible.
Wolf Avatar
March 4, 2022 at 11:08 AM
'Incomprehensible' is exactly the word for this holocaust.
Brown Avatar
March 1, 2022 at 6:13 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
Wolf Avatar
March 1, 2022 at 8:20 PM
Thank you for your prayers, Debra.
DiMino Avatar
March 1, 2022 at 10:57 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.
Wolf Avatar
March 1, 2022 at 8:17 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
Leffanta Avatar
March 1, 2022 at 10:29 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!
Rodrigues Avatar
February 28, 2022 at 9:03 PM
That is so awful! Quite personal, dear one…tears
Wolf Avatar
March 1, 2022 at 8:21 PM
What else can one do but cry. It's just awful.
George Avatar
February 28, 2022 at 8:54 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 !
Wolf Avatar
March 1, 2022 at 8:21 PM
Thank you for your heartfelt words of sympathy, Valsa. I know that you mean every word you wrote. Faith and Strength, Gershon
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