In the evening, russian terrorists launched a missile attack on Odesa.
The missile that hit Odesa contained shrapnel to destroy manpower, that is, people.
The death toll from the attack rose to four. The victims were three women and one man. The number of injured has increased to 27, four of whom are in serious condition.
Today, russian airstrike killed three people and a dog who were just strolling down the street of Odesa.
Over 20 were injured.
Ironically, one of the (lightly) injured people is Serhii Kivalov, a former pro-russian politician, who in 2012 co-authored a bill that made russian to be essentially the state language in Ukraine.
His castle is now on fire as a result of this strike. Yes, his castle.
update: 5 people have been killed
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But when $61 billion in additional support for the war effort came up for a vote in the House recently, she voted against it.
Instead she has called for better oversight of U.S. funds and opposed giving “blank checks” to the Ukrainian cause. She says U.S. border security should be a bigger priority.
25th August 1991: Ukrainians demonstrate in front of the Communist Party's Central Committee headquarters in Kyiv the day after Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Canada's decision to grant European defence contractor Airbus a sanctions waiver on the use of Russian titanium in its equipment has drawn a sharp, emotional response from Ukraine's ambassador.
Appearing on CBC's Power & Politics, Yuliya Kovaliv held up a photo of the aftermath of a Russian Kalibr missile strike two years ago where a child was killed, which shows emergency crews in the background of an overturned stroller, saying the critical mineral is used in the manufacturing of not only the supersonic rocket but other major warplanes.
Allowing western companies to continue to use Russian titanium is only feeding the Kremlin's war machine, she said.
Here are two poems by Maksym Kryvtsov, a Ukrainian poet, who was killed defending Ukraine back in January. One of the poems is dedicated to a ginger cat that followed him around faithfully and later died with him. Please read his words, don't let them die too.