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A brief housekeeping note. Rosie is still doing well recovering between chemo sessions. Her next one is next Monday. Ruby came home this morning. They had her temperature back to normal about three hours after they started pushing fluids and I headed home for the night. She’s drinking, can hold a squat, her temp is normal, but she’s a bit zonked out. For obvious reasons given what she went through yesterday. I want to thank everyone for the good thoughts, well wishes, and prayers. Both the ongoing ones for Rosie and the ones last night and today for Ruby.
By now you’ve seen this. I want to thank Cole and TaMara for doing this, as well as Watergirl who I’ve been informed helped out behind the scenes. I really appreciate it. And I want to thank everyone that has already donated or is considering donating.
Given the events of yesterday afternoon and evening, I’m going to keep tonight’s update shorter as I’m fried. Not as tired as Ruby, but tired nonetheless.
While I was drafting this update, air raid alerts went up over Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.
The Russians have (re)added Kherson to its target list.
In the middle of the day, russian forces attacked the center of Kherson with three aerial bombs, damaging dozens of residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. 18 people were injured. pic.twitter.com/zE5awxaGLm
— Iryna Voichuk (@IrynaVoichuk) May 15, 2024
Explosions reported in Kharkiv! Right now, the city is under russian missile attack for the second time today!
— Iryna Voichuk (@IrynaVoichuk) May 15, 2024
Russian troops are on the streets of Vovchansk. The situation is critical. Kharkiv police continues evacuation pic.twitter.com/GbjfGmaMHh
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) May 15, 2024
⚡️Russia's attack on Sumy Oblast kills civilian, injures 1.
Russian forces attacked 10 communities in Sumy Oblast on May 15, killing one civilian and injuring another, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.https://t.co/8Z9DtW355g
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 16, 2024
From The Kyiv Independent:
Russian forces attacked 10 communities in Sumy Oblast on May 15, killing one civilian and injuring another, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
The communities of Khotin, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Nova Sloboda, Esman, Shalyhyne, Druzhbivka, Seredyna-Buda, and Znob-Novhorodske were targeted.
The town of Esman and surrounding areas were attacked with mortars, multiple launch rocket systems, and artillery. One woman was killed in the shelling, according to regional authorities. In the Druzhbivka community, one civilian was injured in the shelling. No details were provided on the extent of the victims’ injuries.
Throughout the day, Russia assailed the border communities with mortar, artillery, rocket launcher, and drone attacks. The community of nova Sloboda saw six mines dropped over the past 24 hours.
In total,183 explosions were recorded in 37 separate attacks on the region.
Sumy Oblast borders Russia’s Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts. Russian strikes against Sumy Oblast have become increasingly destructive in recent months. Amid intensified attacks, Ukrainian authorities ordered increased evacuations from the region.
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump.
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