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President Zelesnskyi is traveling again today. I expect that his address will come in very late again. Yesterday’s came in after it had become today in Ukraine. As such, I’m going to go ahead and post this now.
Condemnation of Russia’s strike on civilian targets in Chernihiv yesterday are being made:
The international community has strongly condemned this violent attack. Estonian President Alar Karis expressed his hope that all Russian military criminals would face a tribunal, “Russian terror is endless. Shocking cruelty in Chernihiv. Bombing civilian buildings is not only inhumane, but also a war crime.” He added that Estonia will continue to support Ukraine.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu also emphasized that the Russian Federation’s blatant aggression against civilians should not go unpunished, saying, “Russia must be held accountable for its atrocities in Ukraine.”
Bridget Brink, the United States ambassador to Ukraine, commented on the “horrible news of the shelling of the historical center of Chernihiv.” She wrote on Twitter, “Horrified by news of today’s daytime attack on the historic center of Chernihiv. Innocent men, women, and children enjoying a beautiful Saturday – a holiday in Ukraine – should never end up killed or wounded.” Brink condemned Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, ports, and the population, stating that it reflects the depths to which Russia has sunk and must be stopped. She also expressed her condolences, saying, “Together with the people of Ukraine, we mourn this tragedy.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Russia to immediately end its “cruel war.” He strongly condemned the recent missile strike on the innocent civilians of Chernihiv, stating on Twitter, “We condemn in the strongest terms yet another horrific missile attack on innocent civilians in Chernihiv. We mourn this tragic loss of life, and our hearts are with the families of victims. The U.S. will always stand by the people of Ukraine. Russia must end its brutal war now.”
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Six-year-old Sofia, who was killed today by a russian missile in Chernihiv.
In a few days, she would have started her first year in school. pic.twitter.com/Xklh0Z27Rp— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 19, 2023
Max Galkin, a Ukrainian-Israeli comedian, dedicated this post to her (machine translated):
weekends, city, center, theatre, children, death. The little girl smiled, lived, hoped, laughed, no matter what, we do not choose the time of childhood, rockets fly and fly, sirens howl, and childhood goes on, a little man lives on the threshold of a new big life, and this little fragile man has adult uncles in medals say, they say, you won’t have this great life, we have other plans, today is your last day, accompanying losses. Our big minister said that this is what it is called, he says, we did not come up with it. And he, in our largest country, is responsible for all our affairs that do not concern us. Associated losses. Why won’t the girl smile anymore? I don’t have the strength to look at her smile. I can’t even show a photo of the girl. Is this someone’s favorite girl? I think that here they are, her loved ones, relatives, accidentally open the phone, and from someone else’s phone she looks at them, and it’s already hard for them. Why is their girl in thousands of other people’s phones? Because she’s now a collateral loss. Related. What kind of path is this, on which such losses? Where we are going? Uncle minister knows better. Or maybe he doesn’t know what the path is either. He soothes himself. But this adult uncle who pressed the button, can he look at the smile that is no longer there? Or does he not use the Internet? Or uses, but does not tell anyone, so calmer. And then there are individual adult aunts with cats, loving mothers and grandmothers with geraniums on the windowsill, who will now write that I did not remember the girl in Palestine, or they will grumble right there that I am quarreling people. This calms them down… A beautiful theatre, still standing after the blow, I once performed in it, joked, people laughed, every theater is a living soul, I feel that way. Like a wall, a stone, but a living soul. So many people walk the earth, they press the buttons, and the souls are dead. And this theater has a living soul and will live on. Condolences to the residents of Chernihiv
Much, much more after the jump:
War for Ukraine Day 543: Chernihiv One Day OnPost + Comments (81)