Ukraine

It is so painful to read. About 6,000 bodies of Ukrainians that russia has returned. It feels like a vision from the times of Stalin and Hitler. I am grateful to our pathologists who carry out this work, giving relatives the final confirmation of who has died.

On a dusty railway platform in the Odesa region, Ukrainian workers unload white bags with bodies from refrigerated train cars. The air is thick with the stench of death, The New York Times reports.

Inside the bags lie mutilated remains, caked in mud and rot. They are part of the 6,000 bodies russia has returned to Ukraine in a mass exchange. The bodies arrive by the hundreds.

Twenty-seven-year-old pathologist Ruslana Klymenko bends over a half-decomposed corpse. Fluids seep through her gloves and protective suit, leaving dark stains. In her hair she has tied two pink ribbons — the only bright detail amid dozens of white bags and the reek of death.

Six teams work in shifts under camouflage netting. Investigators open the bags, check the remains for explosives, and document personal belongings. Each body is assigned a 17-digit code. Flies swarm above the platform; the stench of decay burns the throat.

Technicians dip blackened fingers into near-boiling water, then into ice water, to restore fingerprints. They photograph documents, scraps of clothing, jewelry, and ID tags.

“Some families do not trust DNA tests. But when they see personal belongings, there are no more doubts,” says investigator Andriy Shelep.

The latest trains brought 2,600 bodies. Thousands more are expected. Some bags contain the mixed parts of several people after explosions. According to the Interior Ministry, identification will take more than a year.

Families wait in anguish. In Kyiv, Tetiana Dmytrenko spent more than a year and a half waiting for news about her husband Oleksandr, who was killed on November 15, 2023, near Bakhmut. On June 23, police told her that her daughter Maryna’s DNA had confirmed his body.

“All I have left is his last message: ‘I love you.’ After twenty months of uncertainty, I finally know he is home,” she says.

Source: text translated from Тимофій Милованов’s post.

josevolution said:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/politics/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-war-zelensky-china-analysis

Off course he’s siding with the aggressor it can’t be any clearer to anyone who’s paying attention Putin has this president in his pocket 

He's a dictator wannabe who worships dictators past and present.
What's worse is his sycophants not only don't  care they encourage it.

mickeyrat said:

Last night, Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace during yet another massive strike on Ukraine.
This was not an accident — it was a deliberate escalation. A message from Moscow: “We can violate NATO borders, and nothing will happen.”

If the West continues to respond with statements instead of strength, Putin will read it as weakness. Weakness emboldens him. Weakness gives him time to regroup, rearm, and strike again.

This is not just Ukraine’s war. It is Europe’s war. Every Russian drone that flies over Kyiv today can fly over Warsaw or Kraków tomorrow.

Had Ukraine received all the weapons it needed in time, Russian drones would not now be circling over NATO homes. Delays and half-measures don’t stop aggression — they invite it.

It’s time to act. NATO and the EU must treat this not as a “Ukrainian problem,” but as the collective challenge it is. Strengthen Ukraine’s air defense. Allow partner systems to intercept drones before they even approach NATO borders. Ramp up sanctions and cut off Russia’s war machine.

Every day of hesitation costs lives — and brings Russian terror closer to Europe’s heart.

#stoprussia #stoprussianaggression

The weak ass response to Russia by all (and especially the Trump Admin) is a failure of epic proportions.  Should have authorized, aided, and potentially participated in an attack on Russia while Putin was in China. 

Gern Blansten said:

trump is compromised and Putin is exploiting it...this isn't a surprise

He's a RUssian ASSet