SENSELESS DEATHS: Ukrainian soldiers loading up bodies of their deceased - Mr. Zaluzhny (Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) says not to give up their positions despite being vastly overpowered by Russian forces.

What are they fighting for, really? Ukrainians no longer own their country, the state is elbow deep in IMF, World Bank loans, which was a point of the 2014 US coup. Surrendering to the Russian side would have had every chance of them coming home, to see another day...

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KIDDIE CANNON FODDER: It appears Ukrainian soldiers can't get much younger than these barely 18 year olds (presumably, they are at least 18).

Just as well, kids that have no memory of a common history with Russia are easier to command into position. Hiding out in school gyms is also a common tactic of the Ukrainian army, knowing that Russia doesn't target school facilities.

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🇧🇾🇺🇦 Belarusian Ministry of Defense considers the events surrounding the Ukrainian missile that fell on its territory an act of provocation from Kiev.

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⚡️ Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) DETAINS a Ukrainian citizen who was preparing a TERRORIST attack on the instructions of Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Northern Caucasus.

The Caucasus is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.

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🇺🇦🪫More than 400,000 residents of Odessa region, South Ukraine left without electricity due to Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructures yesterday.

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⚡️💥 Russian air defenses repel Ukrainian drone attacks in Sevastopol, Crimea, South Russia.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping holding meeting via video link

🗣 The importance of the Russian-Chinese partnership is rising as a stabilizing factor to the world - Xi Jinping

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⚡️🚨 Air raid alert sounds in Kiev.

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Yesterday's strikes inflicted MASSIVE damage on military command facilities and energy systems of Ukraine

◾️The production and repair of Ukrainian military equipment, and the transfer of military reserves from the West of Ukraine were stopped, supply of Western weapons was blocked.

◾️Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft and 2 Mi-8 helicopters.

◾️ Russian troops ELIMINATED 60 Ukrainian troops in Kharkov, East Ukraine after destroying their military positions.

◾️2 US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations were destroyed in Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine).

◾️More than 90 Ukrainian servicemen ELIMINATED in Donetsk.

◾️Russian Forces DESTROY 8 US-made HIMARS and Uragan ("Hurricane") MLRS rockets.

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