OPINIONISTA: Death, destruction and horror — just another two days in the life of Ukrainians

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OPINIONISTA: Death, destruction and horror — just another two days in the life of Ukrainians
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On 29 and 30 September there were 130 air-raid alarms in 127 districts across Ukraine. The average duration of an alarm was 43 minutes, with the longest attack having people in hiding for four hours and seven minutes. People in Kharkiv, Dnipro and ...

I contemplated whether I should dedicate this column to the farcical Cirque du Russia that took place in the Kremlin on Friday, but I do believe we have Russia’s sham referendums covered. They are truly laughable and rather pathetic.

What I want to talk about today is what is most important to me — the lives of my fellow Ukrainians. Not the brave armed forces that do all they can to protect us every day, but ordinary Ukrainians. Let’s take 29 and 30 September as an example.Ukrainians have been living with non-stop air-raid alarms from day one of Russia’s attack. Hearing an air-raid siren means death and destruction are on their way. It means you have very little time to find shelter.

Russia attacked a civilian humanitarian convoy near Zaporizhzhia. People in the convoy were gathered to go into the currently occupied regions of Zaporizhzhia to bring humanitarian aid to their relatives and friends or were going to bring their relatives to the Ukrainian soil under our control. Russia launched 16 missiles at the convoy, killing at least 30 civilians on the spot and injuring 88. I am going to show you the photos, leaving out the most horrific ones.

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