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‘Before And After’: 20 Devastating Images From Ukraine That Show How Quickly The War Destroys Everything
It's been a week since Russia invaded Ukraine. The first stage of war didn't go to the aggressor's plan—the Kremlin's forces were in complete disarray and made little progress.
However, even though the Ukrainians are heroically defending their homeland, Russia has ramped up its assaults and continues to advance before the second round of talks between the two countries is set to take place on Thursday.
As more cities are shelled and Putin piles unimaginable suffering on civilians, as details of war crimes emerge, and as allies try to find the best ways to respond, photos from the battles paint a devastating picture of how the conflict is transforming this once-peaceful corner of the world.
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Oh. My. God. Someone needs to jam a missile right up Putin's yingyang!
President Joe Biden alleged that Russia is intentionally targeting Ukrainian civilians.
But despite his accusations for the regime, Biden stopped short of formally claiming Moscow is committing war crimes.
His envoy to the United Nations, however, said Rssia is prueparing to use banned weapons, including "cluster munitions and vacuum bombs," in Ukraine.
She also issued a stark warning to invading Russian soldiers."Your leaders are lying to you. Do not commit war crimes," US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during remarks to an emergency session of the General Assembly. "Do everything you can to put down your weapons and leave Ukraine."
There is a special place in hell for Putin but I doubt satan wants him there.
it’s smart to disguise military posts in civilian apartments, too strong these Ukrainians 😖 ... poor people, theirs homes...
Russia's relentless bombardment of residential areas across Ukraine has already forced more than a million refugees to flee the country.
"I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one," Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in a statement.
For comparison, it took three months for one million refugees to leave Syria in 2013.
A SCHOOL! Putin did this to a school. Animal! Edit: wait a minute, that last photo is photoshopped. No it isn’t. Thanks people.
Putin, you suck! Stop! Just stop! How much blood do you want on your hands? Is this really what you want to be remembered for? You are an evil, self-righteous, soulless, and heartless bastard!
Millions more people are likely to be forced to flee Ukraine, Grandi added. "International solidarity has been heartwarming. But nothing -- nothing -- can replace the need for the guns to be silenced; for dialogue and diplomacy to succeed. Peace is the only way to halt this tragedy."
In Ukraine's capital Kyiv, residents were awoken in the early hours of Thursday by at least one large explosion in the southwest of the city, following a day of heavy shelling.
To the south, the mayor of the strategically important city of Kherson on the Black Sea indicated that Russian forces had seized control, though claims remain disputed.
And in the port city of Mariupol, home to roughly 400,000, residents are without electricity and water, as Russian troops step up their offensive.
My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine. This is so sad 😞.
Vasylkiv Professional College, Kyiv Region
That does not look like the same building though. However, my comment is irrelevant at this point. :-(
Ukrainian resistance in Kharkiv, the country's second-biggest city, continues to hold out, as Russian strikes hit at least three schools and damaged a cathedral and shops on Wednesday, according to videos and photos posted to social media, geolocated and verified by CNN.
One the same day, President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Russian forces in a broadcast, saying: "You are leaving people without food, you are leaving us without medication. You are shelling evacuation routes, there's no weapon you wouldn't use against us, against free citizens of Ukraine."
According to Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in addition to those who had left the country, one million people were also displaced internally.
"Thousands of people, including older people, pregnant women, as well as children and people with disabilities, are being forced to gather in underground shelters and subway stations to escape explosions," Bachelet said. "Many people in situations of vulnerability are separated from families and effectively trapped."
The before pictures are so beautiful…but the after pictures proves that Putin should take those crummy ideas and shove them up his a**
Don't down vote me for this, because I am fully aware of the size and scope of the tragedy, but as I learned after Hurricane Charley, your town will never be the same until the trees regrow. I look at these beautiful buildings, and lovely green spaces, and think "it will be decades before it looks that nice again."
With the scale of the humanitarian disaster becoming ever more apparent, the International Criminal Court announced Wednesday it had opened an immediate active investigation into possible war crimes committed by Russian forces during the invasion of Ukraine.
ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan said his office "had already found a reasonable basis to believe crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court had been committed and had identified potential cases that would be admissible."
Let's hope that people responsible for these atrocities will be brought to justice.
So you're going to attack the people of Ukraine unprovoked then bomb their airports to make it that much harder for them to get out? Pig.
We need these images! To see what Putin is responsible for. What damages he is inflicting. This puts the word "war" into perspective. I wish this would not be happening, but it is and it is important to know how bad it is. Knowledge is power. We need to know so we can help. I hope we can help. I hope this will be resolved soon. Take down Putin in way that it will not only be liberating Ukraine, but also Russia!
Perhaps we could copy these pics and post them in the reviews section of Russian businesses on Google Maps, as suggested in another post? So Russian folks can see what Putin does not want them to see?
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Big props to the Russian troops that turned themselves in. I can't imagine the courage that took especially when you see all your fellow soldiers just following orders but you feel that knot in your gut... I hope for more of those. Putin has no power if his "tools"reject him
trouble is if russia gets full control they might be shot or gulag if lucky. unless putin gets caught and tried
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We need these images! To see what Putin is responsible for. What damages he is inflicting. This puts the word "war" into perspective. I wish this would not be happening, but it is and it is important to know how bad it is. Knowledge is power. We need to know so we can help. I hope we can help. I hope this will be resolved soon. Take down Putin in way that it will not only be liberating Ukraine, but also Russia!
Perhaps we could copy these pics and post them in the reviews section of Russian businesses on Google Maps, as suggested in another post? So Russian folks can see what Putin does not want them to see?
Load More Replies... Big props to the Russian troops that turned themselves in. I can't imagine the courage that took especially when you see all your fellow soldiers just following orders but you feel that knot in your gut... I hope for more of those. Putin has no power if his "tools"reject him
trouble is if russia gets full control they might be shot or gulag if lucky. unless putin gets caught and tried
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