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The Ukrainians continue to bleed the Russians, primarily Prigozhin’s mercenaries, at Bakhmut. We’ll get to that after the jump.
First, a quick note about Lucky. First, I want to thank everyone who expressed interest in adopting her, as well as those of you that offered to help get her to wherever her new home would be. I cannot thank you all enough. Second, just to reiterate, the process here was those of you interested in adopting sending me an email, then I sent them to Sheryl, then Sheryl reached out to some or all of you. And based on that Sheryl made her decision. I was just facilitating. Also, I know that several of you were really looking to give Lucky not just a forever home, but the best forever home possible. Sheryl has decided that grandmabear is the right person for Lucky and in two weeks Sheryl and her partner will drive Lucky north and meet grandmabear who will drive south and meet them halfway. I have no doubt that those of you who really wanted to do right by Lucky feel let down, because you’re great folks with big hearts, but at the end of the day there was one cat and five of you who offered to take her. I’ve known Sheryl for over a decade. I also know that having to give Lucky up was not easy and, as a result, the decision was made solely on what she thought would be best for Lucky. That doesn’t mean anyone wrote or did anything wrong. I was not involved in making the decision at all and didn’t find out until Sheryl told me this afternoon when I got my hair cut. Again, I want to thank everyone who offered to provide Lucky with a forever home and those who offered to help with transportation and costs. You are all the best bunch of commenters, lurkers, and readers. And I cannot thank you enough.
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump: