The Russian invasion of Ukraine has now brought the world to the brink of a nuclear disaster. The Russian army deliberately opened fire today on the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant managed by the Ukrainian state enterprise UkrEnergoAtom. It is the largest nuclear power station in Europe. Fire has broken out at the plant and it…
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Russian Invaders Slash and Burn in Ukraine Will Cost Russia Trillions of Dollars in War Reparations
The last time Europe witnessed atrocities on this scale was under the Nazi Wehrmacht blitz led by Adolf Hitler 80 years ago. The Nazi crimes against humanity are being emulated today by the Russian butchers of Putin’s invading forces in his unprovoked war against Ukraine. The barbaric treachery of Russia’s troops will remain as a…
True patriots of Russia and Belarus stand in solidarity with Ukraine
Two letters – two similar opinions about the war in Ukraine The publishers of SvitUA received two letters about the war in Ukraine. One from Russia, the second from Belarus. Their authors, a Russian and a Belarusian, asked the editor to publish their opinions on what is happening so that Ukrainians know that not everyone…
Our Generation Must Stop This War for Our Childrens’ Sake
Millions of civilians of Ukraine discover their “50 shades of fear” every day under air raids on civil buildings, Grad heavy showers, tanks, artillery, shooting in the streets. And they re-discover their “50 shades of dignity” every day, which can be the last one. Children as well as adults daily and hourly experience all the…
Cutting the Roots of Evil
Are we going to see a remake of Sarajevo’s siege in the heart of Europe? Some thirty years ago, we were watching desperately the people of Sarajevo being starved, and ruthlessly shot by snipers as they were fighting for a multi-ethnic Bosnia. Desperately? Yes, but not helplessly, writes Patricia Duval. The work done by…
Requiem for Russia
Russians! You are trying to conquer Ukraine, but you are killing yourself. Six days of bloodshed in Ukraine. Six days of Ukrainian heroism. Six days of support for Kyiv by the Western coalition. Six days of pain and suffering for people in an independent country. Six days of death of the defenders of Ukrainian cities,…
Putin’s Nuclear Frost
Ukraine has become a real bear trap for Russia. The fierce resistance of Ukrainian defenders of the bloody invasion that Putin unleashed has the Kremlin in a spin. On Sunday, the bitterness on the Ukrainian front turned into a new round of threats, and the doomsday clock shifted again. Putin alerted Russia’s strategic missile forces…
Russian Invasion Forces Face Fierce Resistance, But Ukraine Needs More Weapons
Russian troops are faced with fierce resistance from the Ukrainian armed forces and from the civilian population fighting against Russian saboteurs who mark civilian infrastructure for carrying out missile and air strikes. It is obvious that Ukraine needs more air defense equipment, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), as well as ammunition. The Lansing Institute has published…
Belarus Army Special Operations Units Airlifted to Kyiv to Join Russian Invasion Forces
We have received reliable reports from Belarus opposition journalists that units of the Belarusian Special Operations Forces are now boarding planes headed to Ukraine. An airborne landing is being prepared, with planned landing locations at Kyiv and Zhytomir. This confirms that the Belarusian Army is a partner with Russia in invading Ukraine and that Belarusian…
Russia and Belarus Launch Invasions Starting Unprovoked War with Ukraine
Early this morning a massive invasion of Ukraine by Russian and Belarusian army units was launched by land and air. Peaceful cities in Ukraine were targeted by the blitzkrieg offensive including Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Mariupol Odessa and others. There will be civilian casualties, and massive displacement of the population leading to a flood of refugees…