UKRAINE AND RUSSIA ON THE BRINK OF TOTAL WAR
Total war is the deliberate attempt to kill and destroy everyone and everything, not only military targets. The article UN official highlights growing toll of Ukraine war, rising threat of 'nuclear incident' paints a dismal picture of the war in Ukraine. Russia has begun using its "Kinzhal" (Dagger) hypersonic missiles that are nearly impossible to intercept. Ukraine has crossed the Russian border into the Kursk region, where a Russian nuclear power plant is at risk. Here is a synopsis of the article:
Thirty months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, human suffering continues to escalate, with frequent attacks on civilians and infrastructure, including nuclear facilities. Miroslav Jenca, Assistant Secretary-General at the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, reported to the Security Council that the previous month was particularly deadly, with at least 219 Ukrainian civilians killed and over 1,000 injured. Since the invasion began on February 24, 2022, the UN has documented 11,662 civilian deaths and 24,207 injuries, though the actual numbers may be higher.
Jenca expressed concern over the spread of fighting to Russian regions such as Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk, where recent incursions have resulted in civilian casualties and mass evacuations. He condemned attacks on civilians and infrastructure, emphasizing their prohibition under international humanitarian law.
Additionally, Jenca highlighted the deteriorating nuclear safety situation, particularly at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, urging maximum restraint to prevent a catastrophic incident.
The humanitarian crisis remains severe, especially for women, who make up 56% of the 15 million people in need of assistance. Despite efforts to provide lifesaving aid, funding shortfalls hinder the response, with only 41% of the required $3.1 billion received so far.
Men born in Ukraine, even if they are now US citizens, are being dragged away and forced into the army! See https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-ukraine-conscription-squads-are-forcing-men-to-fight-in-the-war-russia-zelenskyy-putin-13783619.html
Viktor, a young Ukrainian who attended our church in Madison, WI, came to the US in 1998, became a US citizen, and went back to Ukraine so his wife could have their baby in Ukraine. On Aug. 31 he sent me this:
Today, there was an attack on me, a US citizen and US veteran. A police car with 3 men in it stopped and started to talk about something in Ukrainian. I said: "Speak English" and said I am a US citizen. One of them got out of the car and was very agressive. He tried to take away my mole pouch with my passport and a wallet. I showed him my passport in my hands, but he did not back away.
I extended my hand to keep him away from my face and walked back from their car. At that moment there were women passing by and the men drove into women with their car. Women started to yell and hit the car with their hands. It was an opportunity for me to walk away and prevent my kidnapping by those organized criminal gangs of police and TCC (military recruiting officers).
Need to say that the real Ukrainian military tries to distance themselves from those tcc criminals. It is now an international incident and an armed asault of criminals on a foreign citizen and civilian. Usually, they commit several criminal acts when they kidnap civilians in Ukraine: kidnapping, torture, sometimes they kill people at the tcc centers, forgery of signatures of the people they kidnap on the streets.
They also break the constitution of their own land by preventing people from driving and walking freely. They have created a big concentration camp out of Ukraine and do not let men leave the country. According to the media, there are over 8,000 cases in the EU court for human rights abuses, and those criminals sent a request to the EU on Apr. 4 to withdraw from the statute for human rights abuses.
Some sites that verify the above practices:
www.wired.com/story/satellites-show-the-alarming-extent-of-russian-detention-camps/
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64637928
