Most people who follow the news from Ukraine have likely been focused on the Ukrainian army's "thunder run" on Vladivostok, which has taken a small town whose name looks like something like "Sudsy" or "Sudzy" (Sudzha) but hasn't made it to Putingrad or St. Putinsburg yet... (the recent Ukrainian invasion of Russia, or maybe it should be called a "special military operation" or a “counter-terrorism operation”, which I've read are the local euphemisms for invasion and war)

...but among all of the news from the Kursk and Belgorad regions of the territory internationally recognized as Russia (where there have not been widespread reports in the international news of indiscriminate killing of civilians or mass looting) there was a reminder about a large city in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine but not under the control of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv that has been suffering the effects of military action for the last ten years or so.



https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....pons-destroyed
https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3122234

Here’s what happened today

We’ll be closing this live page soon but before we do, here’s a recap of the day’s main events:
...Russian state news agencies say at least two people have been killed and more injured when Ukrainian shelling hit a shopping centre in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3122063
Photos: Fires engulf shopping centre in Donetsk after air raids

https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3121885
Multiple injuries in Donetsk shopping centre attack
A we reported earlier, at least two people have been killed in an attack targeted a shopping centre in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk.
At least seven people were wounded in the attack on the Galaxy shopping centre in Petrovsky district, TASS news agency reported, citing operational services.

https://aje.io/o24vtv?update=3121846
Two killed in shelling of shopping centre in Donetsk
Russian state news agencies, citing local authorities, say that at least two people have been killed and more injured after Ukrainian shelling hit a shopping centre in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk.
“Preliminarily there is information about at least two dead,” TASS news agency quoted local operational services as saying, adding that the death toll could rise.
The RIA news agency published a video of huge clouds of smoke rising from what it said was the “Galaktika” shopping centre.



https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8dpg.....19ac68082#post

At least seven injured in Donetsk strike

^{published at 16:33 British Summer Time [16:33 BST]}
A building is on fire with lots of black smoke rising from it. A man wearing a red t shirt and black backpack looks on at the fire while stood next to a bikeImage source, Reuters
Image caption,

The BBC has seen unverified pictures claiming to show a shopping centre in Donetsk damaged by shelling

At least seven people have been injured in central Donetsk following a Ukrainian strike that caused a fire in a shopping centre, news agencies are reporting.

The city - currently under Russian military control - has been shelled by Ukraine since late this morning, according to Denis Pushilin, the Russia-backed governor of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.^†

"Since 12 noon today, the enemy has been carrying out targeted massive strikes on the Petrovsky district of the regional capital. According to preliminary information, seven civilians, including a teenager, were wounded," Pushilin said in a statement on Telegram.

Here are a few more mentions:

1) The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024.....donetsk-a86046 -- Russia Says Ukraine Struck Shopping Mall in Occupied Donetsk
2) Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ys-2024-08-16/ -- Ukrainian strikes on Donetsk capital wound seven people, Russian official says
3) AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....6f20080ab133e7 -- (one sentence near the bottom) "...And in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, a hypermarket was destroyed in a blaze after being hit by Ukrainian fire, according to local officials. Eleven people were reported injured."
4) Al Jazeera (evening): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-904 -- "At least two people were killed and more injured after Ukrainian shelling hit a shopping centre in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Russian state news agencies cited local authorities as saying. Earlier, Denis Pushilin, the Russian-installed governor^†, said that a series of Ukrainian attacks wounded at least seven people."
^†Note: Al-Jazeera did a better job of describing Denis Pushilin's current position as "the Russian-installed governor" of Donetsk, the BBC's description of him as "the Russia-backed governor of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic" is very out of date.
{send me a Note if you find another good reference in a major media source}



_{There's no way to know exactly what happened (and I'm sure if anyone cares to search there will be all the usual claims and counterclaims), but the international media didn't just totally ignore the reports from the local government in Donetsk.}

...

Any mention of missile attacks on shopping centers (which there have been plenty of in Ukraine by the Russian military) would be remiss to not at least mention the missile attack a week ago that killed over a dozen civilians in the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka that is near the frontlines in the eastern province (Oblast) of Donetsk but in the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government in Kyiv: https://www.theguardian.com/world/a.....ng-at-least-14 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWuMji5h1Qo (which did get covered more widely and prominently by western news media).

Of course Donetsk isn't the only place in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine that had problems yesterday, see  Carota17's Journal for what it is like in Dnipro.

Finally, here's a couple of Ukrainians living in Georgia who aren't having their sleep disturbed by explosions but still need some help: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57767110/  UrielUlysses

...

_{I initially disabled Comments for a while since these sorts of reminders can draw distracting and conflicting claims and counterclaims. I opened up Comments after a couple of days after there has been more time for additional reporting to appear in reputed media sources. While I don't make a FA Journal for every time a civilian target in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine gets hit by a missile or artillery, I'm trying to be somewhat fair about mentioning some of the ones that occur in the territory that is currently controlled by the government in Moscow.}

Ukrainian🇺🇦 children's hospital hit during Russian🇷🇺 missile salvo

More than 30 civilians have been killed and 150 wounded across Ukraine today (July 8) by a massive Russian military missile salvo that included some hypersonic missiles. Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital in Kyiv was hit and one wing/building was heavily damaged during this Russian missile barrage (photos are easy to find online). Russia denies (of course, as always^†) intentionally targeting civilians and accuses Ukraine but Ukraine has announced it will be cooperating with an ICC investigation so I'm sure we will eventually see some evidence of whose missile hit the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital hospital in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. It happened during a massive Russian missile barrage on heavily populated cities that resulted in a lot of civilian deaths and injuries, so I think it is reasonable to say that the children's hospital would not be damaged today if the Russian military had not launched a full-scale surprise invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and had not launched a swarm of missiles at Ukrainian cities today.


Some links to international news stories:
AP : https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....4c0c14f90588b5 -- Russia’s heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in 4 months hits a children’s hospital ^†
Al Jazeera : https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....rainian-cities
BBC : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl4y1pjk2dzo -- Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine
CBS : https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....attack-deaths/ -- Ukraine says at least 31 people killed, children's hospital hit in major Russian missile attack
CNN : https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/euro.....ntl/index.html -- Ukrainian children’s hospital attacked as Russian strikes on cities kill at least 31
Fox : https://www.foxnews.com/world/russi.....ad-nato-summit -- Russian missiles hit children's hospital in Kyiv as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy vows retaliation
Reuters : https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ls-2024-07-08/ -- Russian missile attack kills 36, hits children's hospital, Ukraine says
Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Jul.....issile_strikes -- 8 July 2024 Ukraine missile strikes
Wikipedia (Kh-101) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh-10.....ion_of_Ukraine <-- has info about what type of missile may have hit the hospital and may have happened
ISW : https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....nt-july-8-2024 <-- has a thoughtful analysis, as usual, including warnings about Russian information operations


Some Journals by FA members:
_{-- Ukraine has been getting hit by Russian missile and drone attacks regularly for months but this missile attack has generated a LOT of comments and Journals by FA members from Ukraine --}
 PistachioHorror -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904057/ -- ❗️❗️Fundraiser❗️❗️ russian attack <-- has info about how to donate
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904035/ -- 08.07.2024 🕯️🕯️🕯️
 The.Fool -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903971/ -- Ruzzians targeted children’s cancer hospital today
 Tamplior -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903861/ -- Attack on a Children Hospital and more <-- has info about how to donate
 ariannafray_pr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903859/ -- Russian missile targeted a children’s hospital in Kyiv
 DxM8 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903764/ -- horrific massive russian attack on Ukraine
 M.a.o -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903734/ -- Signal boost! 💔
 YumiCH -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903723/ -- Russia destroyed a children's cancer hospital in Kyiv
 Gocememon -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904075/ -- [ The War 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Continues | Victims In Kyiv | ...
 Rimann -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903982/ -- Missile attacks on Kyiv, children hospital <-- "This hospital saved my life once when I was born."
 Free-Opium -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903699/ -- Fear
 Rivay -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10904006/ -- Attack on a Children Hospital
 Almatea -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903926/ -- The tragedy of this day
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10903701/ -- Attacks on the Dnipro a little about life
-- art by FA members --
 LeMAs -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57297540/ -- <no title>
 toni_furry_ua -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57297073/ -- Okhmatdyt, July 8, 2024


^† from the AP article :
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted Ukrainian defense plants and military air bases and were successful. It denied aiming at any civilian facilities and claimed without evidence that pictures from Kyiv indicated the damage was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile.

Since early in the war that is well into its third year, Russian officials have regularly claimed that Moscow’s forces never attack civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, despite abundant evidence to the contrary, including Associated Press reporting.

More than 1,600 medical facilities have been damaged since the start of the war and 214 have been ruined completely, according to Ukrainian Health Ministry statistics published last month.


...

Comments are fine but only link to your own FA Journals (I don't want to see any links to Telegram or other social media news sources here, please put those in your own Journal)

He-who-must-not-be-named's* forces struck the East Campus of Hogwartz University with a ballistic missile today,
killing five civilians and injuring at least 32 people, including a four-year-old and a pregnant woman.

See links for muggle pictures:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/euro.....tam/index.html -- Five killed in Russian missile attack as Ukraine’s ‘Harry Potter castle’ goes up in flames

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-68924644 -- Ukraine's 'Harry Potter castle' hit in deadly Russian strike

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/.....-b2536894.html -- Russian strike on ‘Harry Potter castle’ in Odesa

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/.....missile-attack -- Ukraine war: Odesa’s 'Harry Potter Castle' hit in Russian missile attack

https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-d.....k/7591531.html -- Russian strike kills 3 people in Odesa

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/31896 -- WATCH: Shocking Footage Captures Russian Missile Strike Using Cluster Munitions on Odesa


_{*(Vladputinmort)}

For FA members in the USA:
<<<updates on Tue 23nd and Wed 24th April at the bottom>>>

The US Senate will be voting on aid for 🇺🇦Ukraine🇺🇦 (tomorrow, Tuesday 23-April-2024)

it would be a good time to contact your two (2) Senators with your opinion.

<<<Update Tuesday (23-April-2024) the vote passed: Republicans: Yes: 31, No: 15; Democrats: Yes: 48, No: 3>>>


The following is (mostly) copied from a United Help Ukraine email from Monday 22-April-2024:

In a historic vote on Saturday, the United States House of Representatives passed the Ukraine Supplemental Bill.

Our Work is Not Over:

Please Call Your Senators Immediately
After Saturday's successful passage of the Ukraine supplemental bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate is now tasked with bringing the national security supplemental bill to the floor for a vote. Senators need to hear from their constituents! While the success of the bill in the Senate may seem assured, how many people contact their Senators will make an impression for the next time.

Also, thank your representatives for their support. They must know their constituents were watching, and that their vote was noticed and will be remembered!

You Can STILL Make a Difference

📢TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Senators:
Again, We urge you to contact your Senators IMMEDIATELY and ask him/her to support and pass the Ukraine supplemental security assistance bill. Your voice matters; together, we can ensure his vital legislation garners the overwhelming support it deserves.

How to Contact the two US Senators for your state
1. Click www.Senate.gov to search for your Senators by state (see the top left corner of the page).

2. Write a brief message about how you feel about the proposed bill into the contact form and press send.


For those who support the bill:

Sample Correspondence

Dear Senator (name):

I am aware of this week's efforts to bring a vote for the national security supplemental assistance package that includes funding for Ukraine. After an overwhelming successful bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives, as your constituent, I urge you to vote in support of Ukraine. This crucial assistance not only benefits Ukraine against the ruthless onslaught of russian attacks, but a vast majority of the funds will remain in the United States and will promote jobs here.

This bill is in the national security interests of the United States and the entire Free World. Your support at this critical juncture is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

---

<<<update, Tueday 23-April-2024>>>

The bill passed. For anyone in the USA who wants to see how your two US Senators voted, see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/.....18_2_00154.htm
Now that the US Senate has voted it is important to let your two Senators know how you felt about their vote, particularly if they were one of the minority of Senators who voted NAY.


For those who supported the bill:

Sample Correspondence (after the vote)

Dear Senator (name),

As your constituent, I contacted you a couple of days ago and urged you to support Ukraine.

This issue was important to me, so I checked: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/.....18_2_00154.htm and I see that you were one of the majority of Senators who voted YEA on the bill (H.R. 815). Thank you! I won't forget. I hope you will continue support Ukraine when the issue comes up in the future.

<or>

As your constituent, I contacted you a couple of days ago and urged you to support Ukraine.

This issue was important to me, so I checked: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/.....18_2_00154.htm and I see that you were one of the small minority of Senators who voted NAY on the bill (H.R. 815). I am disappointed and will remember how you voted this time. I hope you will support Ukraine when the issue comes up in the future.

---

<<<update, Wednesday 24-April-2024>>>

The bill has been signed into law by the President of the United States (aka POTUS). Aid to Ukraine is currently moving.

For FA members in the USA:
<<<updates on Sat 20th April & Mon 22nd April at the bottom>>>

The US House of Representatives will be voting on aid for 🇺🇦Ukraine🇺🇦 (possibly tomorrow, Saturday)

it would be a good time to contact your member of congress with your opinion.

<<<Update Saturday (20-April-2024) the vote passed: Republicans: Yes: 101, No: 112, Present: 1; Democrats: Yes: 210, No: 0>>>


The following is (mostly) copied from a United Help Ukraine email:

UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST
CALL/WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE!

In a pivotal moment for Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled the long-awaited text for the Ukraine aid bill. United Help Ukraine, along with many organizations in the Ukrainian community, views this action as a significant step towards bolstering Ukraine's resilience in the face of adversity.

Key Highlights of the Bill

Substantial Financial Assistance: With a staggering $61 billion earmarked for Ukraine, including humanitarian aid and economic support, this bill reflects the unwavering commitment of the international community to stand with Ukraine in its time of need.

Strategic Defense Provision: Addressing Ukraine's longstanding request for long-range ATACMS, this bill acknowledges the urgent need to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities and safeguard its territorial integrity.

Bipartisan Unity: In a political landscape often marred by division, the bipartisan endorsement of this bill underscores the gravity of the situation in Ukraine and the collective determination to provide meaningful support.

Below please find a link to a summary of the Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific supplemental bills:

https://appropriations.house.gov/ne.....lemental-bills

You Can Make a Difference

We cannot afford to be mere bystanders in this pivotal moment. It is incumbent upon each of us to ask our elected representatives to throw their weight behind supplemental aid to Ukraine.

📢TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Member of Congress
Again, We urge you to contact your Representative IMMEDIATELY and ask him/her to support and pass the Ukraine supplemental security assistance bill. Your voice matters; together, we can ensure his vital legislation garners the overwhelming support it deserves.

How to Contact Your Representative
1. Click www.house.gov to search for your Representative by zip code (in the upper right-hand corner); and

2. Write a brief message about how you feel about the proposed bill into the contact form and press send.


For those who support the bill:

Sample Correspondence

Dear Representative (name):

I am aware of the House Appropriations Committee's initiative for critical supplemental funding for Ukraine. As your constituent, I urge you to support Ukraine.

The supplemental initiative is not only about Ukraine defending its own country, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, it is also an investment in the international law-based security dynamic.

Assisting Ukraine and curbing Russian aggression now will prevent prolonged American involvement in a future worldwide conflict. I look forward to your affirmative vote for the Ukraine supplemental bill.

Thank you!

---

<<<update, Saturday 20-April-2024>>>

The bill passed. For anyone in the USA who wants to see how your Representative voted, see: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151
Now that the US House of Representatives has voted (Saturday, 20-April-2024) it is important to let your Representative know how you felt about their vote, particularly if they were one of the minority of Republicans who voted YEA.


Sample Correspondence (after the vote)


Dear Representative (name),

As your constituent, I contacted you a couple of days ago and urged you to support Ukraine.

This issue was important to me, so I checked: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151 and I see that you were one of a minority of Republican members who voted YEA on the bill. Thank you! I won't forget.

---

<<<update, Monday 22-April-2024>>>

The following is (mostly) copied from a United Help Ukraine email from Monday:

In a historic vote on Saturday, the United States House of Representatives passed the Ukraine Supplemental Bill.

Our Work is Not Over:

Please Call Your Senators Immediately
After Saturday's successful passage of the Ukraine supplemental bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate is now tasked with bringing the national security supplemental bill to the floor for a vote. Senators need to hear from their constituents! While the success of the bill in the Senate may seem assured, how many people contact their Senators will make an impression for the next time.

Also, thank your representatives for their support. They must know their constituents were watching, and that their vote was noticed and will be remembered!

You Can STILL Make a Difference

📢TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Senators:
Again, We urge you to contact your Senators IMMEDIATELY and ask him/her to support and pass the Ukraine supplemental security assistance bill. Your voice matters; together, we can ensure his vital legislation garners the overwhelming support it deserves.

How to Contact the two US Senators for your state
1. Click www.Senate.gov to search for your Senators by state (see the top left corner of the page).

2. Write a brief message about how you feel about the proposed bill into the contact form and press send.


For those who support the bill:

Sample Correspondence

Dear Senator (name):

I am aware of this week's efforts to bring a vote for the national security supplemental assistance package that includes funding for Ukraine. After an overwhelming successful bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives, as your constituent, I urge you to vote in support of Ukraine. This crucial assistance not only benefits Ukraine against the ruthless onslaught of russian attacks, but a vast majority of the funds will remain in the United States and will promote jobs here.

This bill is in the national security interests of the United States and the entire Free World. Your support at this critical juncture is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Yesterday was the largest single Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, using over 150 missiles and drones.

"Among the targets was Ukraine's largest dam - the DniproHES in Zaporizhzhia, which was hit eight times according to Ukrainian officials." --BBC

Some assorted news articles:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-.....a8148a4aae6239 -- Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....es-hit-ukraine -- Russia-Ukraine war news: Russian strikes leave 1m without power
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68634444 -- Ukraine war: Five dead and a million without power after wave of Russian strikes
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63754808 -- Is attacking Ukraine's power grid a war crime? <old article>
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/for-th.....-it-is-at-war/ -- For the first time, Russia admits it's "in a state of war" with Ukraine
FOX: https://www.foxnews.com/world/russi.....spread-outages -- Russia launches ‘large-scale’ attack on Ukraine's energy sector, causing at least 3 deaths, widespread outages
ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....-march-22-2024 -- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 22, 2024
NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/.....rgy-rcna144598 -- Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, including major hydroelectric plant
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....gy-2024-03-22/ -- Russia pounds Ukrainian power facilities, Kremlin embraces 'war' rhetoric
RFERL: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-rus...../32872539.html -- Ukraine Hit By Widespread Blackouts After Massive Russian Assault
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-hi.....d/7538175.html -- Russia Mounts Largest Airstrike of War on Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure


Journals about the attacks by FA members:
 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829317/ -- Explosions again 💥
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829350/ -- Attack on energy of Ukraine 22.03
 Rivay -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829358/ -- 22.03.24 Massive attack on my city (Zaporizhzhia)
 Gatewayeee -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829407/ -- 22.03.2024 Massive attack on my country and city
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829490/ -- new massive rocket attack
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829653/ -- Second night of massive shelling of Ukraine
 wyq -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10829958/ -- I’m speechless
 OpenShoot -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830117/ -- My city was attacked (again)
 Remontadora -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830329/ -- (22.03.2024)Massive missile attack on my city

If anyone sees a Journal by a Ukrainian FA member asking for help, please post a link in the Comments below

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 DxM8's boyfriend's father was recently killed in action defending Ukraine: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10828247/ -- my boyfriend's father died in the war

 Dogava's birthday is today: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55988169/ -- Dogava is 21 y o -- (I don't think a barrage of Russian missiles was a very good birthday gift, unfortunately she can't return that 'gift')

 OpenShoot is in a city that was hit badly: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830117/ -- My city was attacked (again)

 Remontadora is in a city that was hit badly: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10830329/ -- (22.03.2024)Massive missile attack on my city


...

 DxM8 just found out about a recent death due to the war.

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10828247/ -- my boyfriend's father died in the war

Please go write some condolences on her Journal.

Please

...

Today, almost 2 years after applying, 🇸🇪Sweden finally officially joins NATO as the 32nd member of the alliance.

With the NATO takeover of 🇫🇮Finland and 🇸🇪Sweden now complete, that frees up all the tanks and troops that NATO used in their conquest of the Nordic countries to go take over 🇲🇩Moldova and force it to join NATO too... <sigh>

_{(ok, maybe I'm either being silly or making fun of the Kremlin narrative of NATO taking over countries)}

Yep two = 10, 'cause that's two in binary, uh, and also coincidently how many years it has been since Russia invaded/annexed Crimea in decimal.

It has now been two years since I woke up on the morning of February 24, 2022 and checked FA before I even looked at the news and saw several Journals by artists in Ukraine saying something like, "OMG we are being bombed!" I've been busy ever since trying to do what I can.

Many Ukrainian FA members and artists made FA Journals about their experiences during and after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24-February-2022

I made a list of links here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810409/ , please consider reading a few of them.
---> see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810409/ <---


Here are some recent news articles about the war (uh, that's "special military operation" for all of the Russians who are watching me or somehow find this Journal):

_{[CNN did live updates on the Ukraine War daily up to 10/6/23, since then they've been erratic and infrequent, CNN didn't have live updates on 2/17/24 or 2/18/24, I think, but there have been a few lately]}
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html -- CNN live updates
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....ry-war-ukraine -- Ten years ago Russia annexed Crimea, paving the way for war in Ukraine Russia’s annexation of the peninsula was not recognised by any nation except Moscow. <-- the story of Russia's annexation of Crimea, by Al Jazeera

https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....bruary-20-2024 -- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 20, 2024 --- ISW , 2/20/24.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....db83170695bdbb -- How the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine --- AP , 2/21/24.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....ia-invasion-un -- More than 14 million people fled homes in Ukraine since Russia invasion: UN As second anniversary of conflict nears, millions remain displaced at home and abroad, with ‘no end in sight’ to war. --- Al Jazeera , 2/22/24.
-- a total of more than 14 million people – nearly one-third of Ukraine’s population – fled their homes at some point during the war,
-- nearly 6.5 million people are now living outside the country as refugees
-- an estimated 3.7 million people are still displaced within Ukraine
-- more than 4.5 million people returned home, from either abroad or displacement within the country
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said it been able to corroborate the conflict-related deaths of 10,582 civilians since February 2022. (those are only the ones that can be verified/corroborated, the true civilian death toll is likely much higher, “The actual numbers are likely significantly higher,”)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68359252 -- Rosenberg: How two years of war in Ukraine changed Russia --- BBC , 2/22/24.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....nged-in-russia -- Two years after Putin ordered a war on Ukraine, what’s changed in Russia? While fears simmer on the border near Ukraine, life goes on as usual in most of Russia as Putin prepares for a predictable election. --- Al Jazeera , 2/23/24.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/.....an-square.html -- For Many Ukrainians, It’s Been a 10-Year War, Not a 2-Year One Russia’s invasion came in two phases, many Ukrainians say: the first a decade ago, when it sent soldiers over the border in an unacknowledged military intervention, and the second when it began its full assault two years ago.

https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....bruary-24-2024 -- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 24, 2024 --- ISW Press <-- one of the better news sources I have found

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Here are a few places to find some artists in Ukraine or from Ukraine who have asked for help:
-- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10802026/ -- Ukrainians asking for help (2024)
-- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810409/ <-- has a partial list of some FA members and artists from Ukraine
_{If anyone wants to create a list of their own Journals about Ukraine or about Ukrainian artists who need help, please tell me about it in a Comment and I can share a link.}


Here are a few assorted links to recent requests for help or commissions:
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10742523/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227/

 fu2fu2  AbyssalWhisperr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10777646/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10786304/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55508751/ <-- currently lives in Crimea

 RemJ -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10762190/ -- (lost his job recently and needs commissions)

 Moroka -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55519894/ -- Sketch Commission slots -- "part of the reason for doing this more urgently than necessary is a little sad. My cat needs treatment."

 Somhp -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10797842/

 2teerutee (a member of  UArt) -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10793033/ -- I am asking for help with dental treatment ;-;

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Tomorrow (24 Feb 2024) is the two year anniversary of the 🇷🇺Russian military's full scale invasion of Ukraine🇺🇦.

I would like to request that my Ukrainian followers (and anyone who notices this Journal) consider posting a FA Journal about their memories of 24 Feb 2022 (and the two years of misery and perhaps a few unexpected joys that followed).

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Here are a few many examples of Journals that people have made so far:

 DxM8 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810528/ -- two years have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine
 LiS7x -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810539/ -- About Ukraine and my life...
 ariannafray_pr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810564/ -- Fundraising report🔥 remember 10 years of war
 Seferen -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810571/ -- Two years of war
 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55658944/ -- Two years of full scale invasion
 CathyNoire -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810579/ -- Two years of life in war...
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810588/ -- Two years of war Sister's house damaged
 DracoWanderer -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810619/ -- It’s been two years, are you still receiving?
 Dogava -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810712/ -- My life in Ukraine and two years of war
 Alisa-Walker -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810729/ -- About Ukraine and my life. 2 years. <-- very sad
 Rivay -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810724/ -- War in Ukraine. Memory
 Gocememon -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810732/ -- [ 24.02 Anniversary ]
 andr0meda -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810766/ -- February 24...
 Gatewayeee -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810792/ -- TWO YEARS OF WAR memories.
 LiaItsuki -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810809/ -- 2 years of war. My memories and experiences.
 PistachioHorror -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810820/ -- 2 years of full-scale war. Not give up
 LeMAs -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55662622/ -- February <-- artwork
 Felixlox -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810823/ -- 2 years of war.
 Almatea -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810842/ -- 2 years of full-scale invasi...
 FelanGrey -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810876/ -- 🇺🇦 2 years of war
 RemJ -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810886/ -- Two years of full-scale invasion.
 Tamplior -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810888/ -- Russian invasion of Ukraine - two years after
 Hagalazka -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810890/ -- Do not forget [24/02]
 Remontadora -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810897/ -- Two years of war
 TehoTune -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810898/ -- 💙💛🩸 2 years of full-scale invasion| How I faced ... (& this art)
 stupiddonkey -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810916/ -- 2 years of war at home
 AlexandraDane -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810921/ -- 2 years of war...
 April_Ryan -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810938/ -- [24.02.2024] - 2 years of war
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810943/ -- 2 years of full-scale war - 10 years of hybrid war...
 Iirych -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810989/ -- My two years today <-- very sad
Abysim -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10810999/ -- 2 years of the full-scale war
_{<wow, we reached the limit of 30 icons that FA will display>}
YunnyLynx -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811043/ -- Two years
INGVAS -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811046/ -- Ten years of war
groodger -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811131/ -- Two years of war
DarkPolly -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811146/ -- Two years of full-scale war 💙💛
SkrymeR1 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811150/ -- Two years of war
LesterShmester -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811151/ -- 2 years | War in Ukraine
2teerutee -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55667755/ -- ✦24 february 2022. Day "before" and "after"✦ <-- artwork with story
GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811197/ -- February 24
Soaren -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811288/ -- Small note about 24/02
YumiCH -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55675380/ -- 2 years <-- artwork
wyq -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811840/ -- 2 years of WAR 🇺🇦 💔
Darkside_Royalty -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10811995/ -- The war rages on...
Korri. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55659764/ <-- artwork https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#cid:60393287 <-- a comment with their own story
AV_Malina -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10812409/ -- Two years of hell
Aldrick -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10813094/ -- 24/02/2022-.....
Tailel -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10817589/ -- Two years of war... <-- very sad

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🇷🇺Russian🇷🇺 opposition figure Alexey Navalny died today in an Arctic prison at age 47.

Here are some assorted news articles about his death:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-n.....9b2cc73ece0bae
AP: https://apnews.com/live/alexei-nava.....russia-updates <live updates>
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....y?id=107286433
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68318633
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-68316979 <live updates>
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....-24/index.html <live updates>
NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/16/1232.....-putin-critics
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ce-2024-02-16/


The following is taken from here:

In one of Alexey Navalny’s final court appearances before his death, he urged prison service workers to vote against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Video of his February 8 appearance was shared by Navalny’s supporters at the time.

"I have a suggestion: to vote for any candidate other than Putin. In order to vote against Putin, you just need to vote for any other candidate," Navalny said.

“I made a list of people I talk to and took upon myself, as my socialist duty, to give this recommendation for each one of them. And that is why I give it to you. And I hope you will follow it.”

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See my Journal https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10571064/ -- Acknowledging the brave ones

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Note that these are some people who have written about their situation and asked for help, many other artists in Ukraine are suffering with similar situations but have not (or cannot) told us about it on FA. If there are others you know of, please leave links in the Comments (and 'boost' them yourself, if you want).

🇺🇦 Have asked for help recently (in 2024): 🇺🇦

(updated 28 April 2024)


 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10742523/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227/

 fu2fu2  AbyssalWhisperr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10777646/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10786304/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55508751/

 RemJ -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10762190/ -- (lost his job recently and needs commissions)

 KarPAriK -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55186271/

 AV_Malina -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10797310/ -- Bought tickets to Canada🍁Need some help❗ <-- made it to Canada and back

 Moroka -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55519894/ -- Sketch Commission slots -- "part of the reason for doing this more urgently than necessary is a little sad. My cat needs treatment." <-- doing ok now

 Somhp -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10797842/

 2teerutee (a member of  UArt) -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10793033/ -- I am asking for help with dental treatment ;-; <-- got the help needed

 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55436540/ -- EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS

 DxM8 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10801122/ -- plz help.. <-- got the help needed

 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10801736/ -- I will be grateful for any help! <-- got the help needed

 fu2fu2 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10818757/ -- Help with my relocation. & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10823329/ -- I AM TEMPORARILY LEAVING BOOSTY <-- still needs help, especially from anyone who has used or is willing to use HIPOLINK

 stelladraco -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10823984/ -- NEED HELP [father] 🇺🇦 <-- got the help needed

 UrielUlysses -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10823498 -- Emergency situation. Update. Don't pass by, please. 10min...
-- and also see the *boost* here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10831112/

 Hrafnhildr -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10833209/ -- Help for Academy of Arts

 AV_Malina -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10855197/ -- I'm alive, but in trouble. Help with work😭

 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10857860/ -- Commissions! 50% discount "I have a not very pleasant situation in my life, and I urgently need funds, so I am opening an order with a 50% discount..."

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If you know of anyone else, please leave a link to their Journal/artwork in the Comments!

I apologize for all of the Journals about civilian casualty events in the Russia-Ukraine war special military operations (aka war), but since I've already mentioned several I wanted to at least mention the latest report: (at the time I originally created this Journal the reporting on the event was mostly or entirely based on information/statements from Russian sources, since the mostly depopulated city of Lysychansk is currently under Russian control; however more information and details have emerged in the following days)
_{<I am trying to update this Journal as new information is reported, it is interesting to watch the story evolve over time. Latest update: 06 Feb 2024>}

"Russian sources claimed on February 3 that Ukrainian forces conducted a HIMARS strike against a bakery in occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast." -- from ISW (a one sentence mention in their 3 Feb 2024 report)

"Russia says at least 28 people have been killed after Ukrainian forces shelled a bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the occupied eastern region of Luhansk," -- from Al Jazera (4 Feb 2024)

"Reuters was unable to independently verify the date of the footage or any other details of the report coming out of an area Russia annexed in July 2022 after months of heavy fighting." -- from Reuters (2024-02-03)

"Kyiv has not commented, but Ukrainian military bloggers have since claimed that "collaborators" and Russian officials were in the building at the time... Neither the death toll nor any other claims by either Russia or Ukraine have been verified by the BBC. Lysychansk, which is in the eastern Luhansk region, was captured by Russia in July 2022." -- from BBC (5 Feb 2024)

"A top Russian official was killed in a strike by Ukraine at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's Luhansk region, officials announced on Monday. Alexey Poteleshchenko was the Kremlin-installed minister of emergency situations in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic [LPR] in Ukraine's Donbas region. He died in the attack on Saturday, Russian state-run news agencies RIA Novosti and Tass reported, citing sources. Poteleshchenko's death was later confirmed by the Kremlin-installed head of the self-proclaimed region, Leonid Pasechnik. "He was a courageous man with an iron character and huge fortitude. He defended the Luhansk People's Republic in the ranks of the People's Militia, then worked in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the LPR," Pasechnik wrote on his Telegram channel on Monday. "We will definitely take revenge on the enemy for his death and for the deaths of all those who became victims of the inhumane shelling of Lysychansk," he said. Pasechnik said he personally knew Poteleshchenko "as a high-class professional." He extended his condolences to his family and friends. Citing representatives of Russia's Investigative Committee, Russian publication RTVI reported that the strike was likely carried out by Ukraine using a U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). Newsweek couldn't independently verify if the weapons were used in the attack." -- from Newsweek (Feb 05, 2024)

"A Ukrainian strike on a bakery in the occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk over the weekend killed three officials, Russian-installed representatives said Monday. The Kremlin has blasted the attack that killed at least 28 people as a “monstrous terrorist act.” On Monday, authorities in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region said a local government minister and two deputies were among those killed. “During the brutal shelling of the bakery in Lysychansk, the emergency situations minister of the Luhansk People's Republic, Colonel Alexey Poteleshchenko, was killed,” the Moscow-appointed head of the region Leonid Pasechnik said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Luhansk is one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow claims to have annexed since invading the country nearly two years ago. Poteleshchenko fought in militia units for pro-Russian separatists against Ukraine before being appointed to the government post, Pasechnik said. Two municipal deputies were also killed in the attack, Mayor Eduard Sakhnenko said in a post on social media... Kremlin-backed officials in occupied Ukraine said 18 men, nine women and one child died when Ukrainian forces struck the building on Saturday." -- The Moscow Times (05 Feb 2024)

"A recent Ukrainian HIMARS strike on occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, killed at least one significant Russian occupation official. Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) Head Leonid Pasechnik stated on February 5 that a February 3 Ukrainian HIMARS strike killed LNR Emergency Situations Minister Colonel Alexei Poteleshchenko, and other occupation officials claimed that the strike killed 28 people.[38] Some Russian sources claimed that many of the 28 killed were occupation officials, public prosecutors, and law enforcement officers who had gathered for a celebration.[39] ISW is unable to verify this claim, however." -- from ISW (5 Feb 2024 report)

"Russia has admitted that one of its senior occupation officials, Alexey Poteleshchenko, was among those killed when a supposed bakery in Russian-held Lysychansk was bombed. The Kremlin had previously characterised the casualties as civilians. Russian state-run news agencies RIA Novosti and Tass have now reported that Poteleshchenko was a former pro-Russian militiaman who, at the time of his death, was minister of emergency situations in the self-proclaimed, Russian-controlled Luhansk People’s Republic." -- The Guardian (6 Feb 2024)


-- here is an assortment of news articles about the incident in Lysychansk (most are based on information provided by the Russian administration with no independent verification yet):
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....a994e8b7e84286
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....ne-2024-02-03/ (3 Feb 2024)
Reuters[2]: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....28-2024-02-04/ (4 Feb 2024)
Al Jazera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....-in-lysychansk (4 Feb 2024)
Al Jazera[2]: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-712
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....pied-106930331
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68203541
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/euro.....ntl/index.html
NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/.....led-rcna137136
Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/russian-of.....kraine-1866841 (5 Feb 2024)
Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti.....k-bakery-blast (5 Feb 2024)
Fox: <I couldn't find any mention of it by 4 Feb 2024>
Radio Free Europe: https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-app...../32806042.html (5 Feb 2024)
The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024.....escuers-a83967 (4 Feb 2024)
The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024.....-strike-a83974 (5 Feb 2024)
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/killed-in.....e/7470083.html (3 Feb 2024)
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-ac.....y/7471140.html (5 Feb 2024)

-- and here are some news stories that briefly mention the deaths at the Lysychansk bakery/restaurant
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-711
The Guardian[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-713 (6 Feb 2024)
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/.....-b2490202.html
ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....ebruary-3-2024 (a one sentence mention in their 3-Feb-2024 report but no mention on 4-Feb-2024)
ISW[2]: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....ebruary-5-2024 (several sentences in their 5-Feb-2024 report)

I think it says something important about international/western media that it was willing to write/publish stories about the attack on the bakery in Lysychansk shortly after it happened based mostly on just the public statements from Russian officials -- the international news does not just ignore things that happen in the "occupied regions of Ukraine" that are still internationally recognized as Ukraine but have been annexed by Russia. For anyone who thinks that Voice Of America (VOA) is just USA propaganda, I suggest comparing their level-headed and non-speculative reporting of the event on 3 Feb 2024 and 5 Feb 2024 with some of the articles in the 'less objective' section below.

I'm going to avoid assigning blame or using words like 'war crime' until there is more information from reliable sources, since Russia conducts a lot of "information operations" and that unfortunately tends to make people suspicious about any reports that come only from Russian sources without independent verification (and Russia isn't especially friendly to independent journalists/reporters). When events like this first appear in the news there are always people who will say things like it was "obviously the other side" or a false flag operation or an errant air defense missile or pictures/video from a different time/place, but it may be a long time before we know what really happened at that bakery (a restaurant named Adriatic) in Lysychansk, if we ever do. However, unless the entire event was faked it does seem likely that over two dozen people in Lysychansk, some of whom were likely bakery/restaurant employees, died as a result of a war (or "special military operation", if you prefer) that has brought suffering and death to tens of thousands of civilians in Ukraine and even some in Russia.

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Less objective reporting and opinion articles (that can help with understanding different viewpoints):

https://news.yahoo.com/another-top-.....134500414.html (this does not look 'unbiased', but it helps clarify a version of the story)
https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/02.....western-media/ (a pro-Ukrainian criticism of western initial media coverage of the event)

"Ukrainian authorities in the region of Lysychansk said the restaurant’s bakery had produced bread for Russian troops invading Ukraine and its premises were used for meetings by occupying Russian officials. Kyiv has yet to comment officially on the deadly strike." -- Radio Free Europe (5 Feb 2024)

"The Ukrainian regional public broadcaster Suspilne Donbas and the Kyiv Independent reported the bakery was set up after the Russian occupation of Lysychansk, and supplied Russian proxy forces, as well as providing a meeting place for Russian-backed officials. Suspilne cited the exiled, Ukrainian-run Lysychansk city military administration as saying: “The arrival [missile strike] was at a time when the occupiers had gathered there.”" -- The Guardian (6 Feb 2024)


_{If the unofficial Ukrainian version(s) above are true then this event reminds me of some Russian missile strikes on restaurants/cafes in Ukrainian-controlled cities/villages in 2023:
-- https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new.....e3bd639f1f543c <or> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....-in-kramatorsk -- a daytime Russian missile attack on June 27th of 2023 on a pizza restaurant in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed 13 and injured 61 people, including three Colombians. -- Russia called the pizza restaurant a "temporary military headquarters", or as The Guardian put it, "“The Russian Federation does not strike at civilian infrastructure,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Strikes are carried out on objects that are connected with military infrastructure in one way or another.” Later on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry reported that the target hit in Kramatorsk was a “temporary command post” of the Ukrainian army, but provided no details of the strike." (also see the Wikipedia entry)
-- https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....a55141fa82651e -- a Russian missile attack on October 5th of 2023 on a cafe hosting a funeral/wake in the small village of HROZA, Ukraine (Kharkiv region) that killed 59 people out of a population of ~300. (also see the Wikipedia entry)}

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Here is a old picture of Lysychansk (featuring a fox, because that's what the city is named for): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47473855/

 LiS7x is a FA member from Lysychansk (and has fled to safer areas of Ukraine): check their DA Journal here for news on their life as an "internally displaced person"

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I mentioned some of the recent large scale missile/drone attacks on Ukraine and Russia in Journals a few weeks ago so I thought it would be fair to mention today's news of a lot of civilian casualties in the city of Donetsk (internationally recognized as Ukraine, claimed and currently controlled by Russia) where according to the local officials at least 27 people were killed and 25 wounded. I'm not going to comment on the circumstance of the event or who is responsible because that doesn't change the suffering of the civilians in the Donbas region.

To show that the world doesn't ignore reports of civilian mass casualties in the Donbass, here are an assortment of news articles about the mass casualties in Donetsk:

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....931660617a745c
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....sian-106546468
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-698
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68047144
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/21/euro.....ntl/index.html
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-698
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/.....-b2482201.html
ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....anuary-21-2024 -- mentioned at the bottom under: Russian Information Operations and Narratives
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/eight.....or-2024-01-21/ -- "Reuters photographs and video taken at the scene showed... bodies lying on blood-soaked snow near one of the city's markets."
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/a/dozens-de.....e/7449174.html


Over a year ago I made a list of some of the FA members who are from the Donbas or still live in the Donbass region, it may be a bit out of date now but you can find it here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10203165/ -- Donbas/Donbass region artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity



_{<sorry for the brief Journal, I'm busy this weekend>}


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After the events of the last two days:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768981/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Ukraine
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769684/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Russia

Today's news said that Ukraine got to 'celebrate' the New Year with the largest Russian drone attack on Ukraine so far, a record 90 Shahed-type drones (I'm not sure if the 90 was in one day or just since the large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 30-December-2023). I will try to write a better summary (in a while). Also, according to the Associated Press, "four people were killed and 13 more wounded following Ukrainian shelling on Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk, according to the region’s Kremlin-installed leader, Denis Pushilin. Russian state media reported that a journalist was among the victims, but provided no further details." I hope all the FA members in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine are all ok and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....9af354e3649681
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....kyiv-106029203
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....elgorod-attack
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....rs-day-attacks
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-677 & https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-678
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67851431
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....-the-new-year/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/euro.....ntl/index.html
Fox: <nothing I could find>
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-677
ISW: They took New Year's day off, it is covered in https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....january-2-2024

<sub>Here are the relevant paragraphs from the top of the Tuesday ISW report (for anyone who has difficulty accessing it directly):
Russian forces conducted another massive series of drone and missile strikes against deep rear areas in Ukraine between December 31 and January 2, one of which used a strike package similar to that used on December 29, and to which Ukrainian forces appear to be adapting. Ukrainian military officials stated that overnight on December 31 to January 1 Russian forces launched 90 Shahed-136/131 drones from Cape Chauda and Balaklava (occupied Crimea); Kursk Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai and that Ukrainian forces shot down 87 of the drones.[8] Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces also launched four S-300 missiles, three Kh-31P missiles, and one Kh-59 missile from occupied Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts on January 1. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that later in the afternoon on January 1, Russian forces later launched an additional 10 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 missile, and that Ukrainian forces shot down nine of the drones and the missile.[9] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes damaged a museum and part of the Lviv National Agrarian University in Lviv City and residential buildings in Odesa City and Esma, Sumy Oblast.[10] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that the Russian strikes on December 31 targeted unspecified Ukrainian airfields, although ISW has not yet been able to confirm strikes against Ukrainian airfield infrastructure.[11] Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on January 1 that Russian strikes on January 2 would target military infrastructure in Ukraine like the strikes on January 1.[12]

Russian forces then conducted another massive series of missile and drone strikes overnight on January 1-2 and during the day on January 2. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 35 Shahed drones; 10 Kh-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles; 70 Kh-101/555/55 missiles; 12 Iskander-M, S-300, and S-400 ballistic missiles; four Kh-31P anti-radar missiles; and three Kalibr missiles at Ukraine on the night of January 1-2 and the morning of January 2 and that Ukrainian forces shot down 59 of the Kh-101/555/55 missiles and all of the drones, Kinzhal missiles, and Kalibr missiles.[13] Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi stated on January 2 that Ukrainian forces shot down a record number of 10 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles with Western-provided Patriot systems.[14] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes caused damage in Kyiv and Kharkiv cities.[15] The Russian MoD claimed that the Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian weapons storage sites and defense industrial base (DIB) enterprises, including those that produce missiles and drones and repair military equipment in Kyiv City and its suburbs, and Zaluzhnyi confirmed that there were hits to civilian, critical, and military infrastructure.[16]</sub>

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<quick update, 2-January-2024>
It just keeps going... Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine got hit by Russian missile again, reportedly about 100 missiles of various types including 10 of the expensive high-tech hypersonic ones. I read that 5 Ukrainian civilians died and around 100 were wounded:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....485d5c38035369
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia.....onic-missiles/
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....rs-target-kyiv
 LiaNate in Kyiv tells about what it feels like to be under attack -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10773445/ -- Another night of terror 02.01.24

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<sub>It has been a long war (677 days, 8 years), many people are tired and attention is fading...

...so please take a look at these Ukrainians who may need help:

 GhostlyDog could use some help/support now, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227

 Tailel lost her mother to a Russian missile earlier this year.

 Yarina_the_goat is a professional artist from Ukraine🇺🇦 that could use more Watchers.

 fu2fu2 (in Crimea) could use some kind Comments and help with their mental health, as well as possibly some assistance getting somewhere safer that doesn't have regular PTSD-inducing explosions (well that sounds like everyone living near the frontlines in Ukraine, but this case is on the other side of the lines).

and finally,  JayKuro's family just had to flee their house last night because a neighbor's house caught fire and the fumes were toxic, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10772660/</sub>


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After yesterday's massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine that killed at least 39 civilians and wounded more than 150, the news this morning carried reports of more drone & missile attacks on Ukraine as well as stories about multiple explosions across the Belgorod and Bryansk regions of Russia that border Ukraine which have reportedly killed about a dozen civilians, wounded more than 100, and done damage to things like apartments and automobiles. While there have been civilian deaths inside the territory that is internationally recognized as Russia previously during this "special military operation" (aka war) and I even wrote a Journal about the first civilian death inside of Russia that I read about back on 11 May 2022, the death and destruction inside of (internationally recognized) Russia has tended to be few and far between compared to the scale of civilian deaths and destruction inside of Ukraine, including far far behind the 'front lines'. I hope all the FA members in both Ukraine -and- Russia are all ok today and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.

Since I made a FA Journal about the explosions and civilian deaths in Ukraine yesterday, I would be remiss to not mention the explosions and deaths in Russia today (Saturday, 30 December 2023), which appears to be the largest amount of civilian casualties inside of Russia in a single day so far (even though they are less than what Ukraine suffered yesterday and a tiny fraction of the total that has been inflicted on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure in the nearly two years since February 2022).

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....a19de084bc736a
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....aine-106006162
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....ke-on-belgorod
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67847463
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shelli.....ng-2-children/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news.....-23/index.html <-- "not found" (CNN did 'live updates' yesterday, but not today)
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/30/euro.....ntl/index.html <-- CNN did cover the explosions in Belgorod
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....or-2023-12-30/
Fox: https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukrai.....ncluding-child
ISW: https://understandingwar.org/backgr.....cember-30-2023 <-- has more mentions of Bryansk

If you know of any FA members who live in the affected regions of the territory internationally recognized as 🇷🇺Russia🇷🇺 (e.g. Belgorod, Bryansk, etc.) who made a FA Journal that mentions the 30 December 2023 attack and how their own lives were affected by that attack, please post a Comment or send me a Note and I will include a link here:
_{<as of 2pm on 31-Dec-2023 I have not found or been told about any FA Journals by FA members who live in the affected regions of Russia>}

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_{Here is the relevant paragraph from the top of the Saturday ISW report (for anyone who has difficulty accessing it directly):
Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a large series of strikes against targets in Russia on the night of December 29 to 30 and on December 30. Ukrainian security sources told Western and Ukrainian media that Ukrainian forces launched more than 70 drones on the night of December 29 to 30 at Russian military infrastructure and defense industrial facilities near Moscow, Belgorod, Tula, Tver, and Bryansk cities.[1] The Ukrainian security sources reportedly characterized these strikes as a response to the Russian strikes on December 29, which was the largest series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion.[2] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces intercepted 32 Ukrainian drones in Bryansk, Orel, Kursk, and Moscow oblasts on the night of December 29 to 30.[3] The discrepancy between these Russian and Ukrainian figures may suggest that Ukrainian forces struck many of their intended targets, as Ukrainian security sources suggested to Western and Ukrainian media.[4] Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Kreminy El Plant in Bryansk City, which is Russia’s second largest producer of microelectronics, 90 percent of whose manufactured products are reportedly components of Russian military equipment and systems.[5] Geolocated footage published on December 30 shows explosions over Bryansk City.[6] The Russian MoD stated that Russian air defenses shot down 12 Ukrainian MLRS rockets in Belgorod Oblast on December 29 and several more Ukrainian MLRS rockets near Belgorod City during the day on December 30.[7] Ukrainian security sources reportedly told Western and Ukrainian media that the Ukrainian strikes on December 30 targeted Russian military targets near Belgorod City.[8]}

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_{I had initially disabled Comments for 24 hours to protect FA members who might otherwise be tempted to make Comments that would violate FA's Code of Conduct. I am going to enable Comments, but I won't tolerate any hatred that is based solely on someone's ethnicity or what country they happened to be born in or currently reside in. Nor will I tolerate any comments about "deserving it" (in either direction); in my opinion the injury or death of random civilians is bad no matter where they are located or the specific details of how the injuries and deaths were caused. Other people are entitled to their own opinions about random civilian casualties, but I request that people with different opinions please keep those opinions to their own FA Journals.}

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There was a very large scale Russian military missile attack on Ukraine today (yesterday for some people). Apparently this is the biggest missile bombardment of the war so far; at ~122 missiles (plus more drones) this is bigger than the previous biggest assault in November 2022 when the Russian military launched 96 missiles at Ukraine. I saw the attacks and injury/death toll in the news this morning and it is now up to over 150 civilians injured and at least 31 killed. I hope the FA members in Ukraine are all ok and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.

AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....3a6a677f17070c
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....y?id=105984518
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....an-air-assault
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67843312
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....aerial-attack/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news.....-23/index.html <-- CNN's first 'live news' coverage on Ukraine in a while (1)
_{(1) I think CNN's last 'live news' coverage on Ukraine was back on Oct 6 then another war took the attention}
Fox: https://www.foxnews.com/world/russi.....east-18-people
ISW: https://understandingwar.org/backgr.....cember-29-2023 <-- ISW covered it in their daily update

And here are some 🇺🇦Ukrainian🇺🇦 FA members who made Journals that mention the 29 December 2023 attacks:
 Carota17 -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768672 --- 🔥 News 29.12 (Attack throughout Ukraine)
 M.a.o -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768774 --- Attack throughout Ukraine 💔
 Dolorosacake -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768728/ --- Mass missile attack - Odesa
 LiaNate -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769009/ --- The largest of the massive attacks in Ukraine!
 Almatea -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769037/ --- Rocket attack
 Weird_Swirl -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768818/ --- Night of terror
 Aorumi -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769529/ --- Massive missile strikes in Ukraine
 GhostlyDog -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769051/ --- new YCHs / explosions

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<sub>It has been a long war, many people are tired and attention is fading...

...so please try these searches to find Ukrainians who may need help:
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....aine|Ukrainian <-- general search for Ukraine or Ukrainian things
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....krainianartist <-- similar keyword search

and check out this list of 🇺🇦Ukrainian🇺🇦 artists compiled by Mindmachine -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10766884

as well as  UArt a collaborative account for a large group of Ukrainian artists -- https://www.furaffinity.net/user/uart/

 GhostlyDog could use some help/support now, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227

and  Tailel lost her mother to a Russian missile earlier this year.</sub>


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Here are a few people from Ukraine who have asked for help very recently...

...updated yet again on 10-10-2023
fu2fu2 , April_Ryan , ShinigamiTF all still need some sort of help
andr0meda , CathyNoire were recently added (in October)

...updated once again on 12/31/23, the last update to this Journal since I will make a new one in 2024 (sorry I have been so inactive on FA lately)
GhostlyDog was added in December (better late than never)
_{<if there is anyone else, leave a link in a Comment>}

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 fu2fu2
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10669788/ -- I'm tired. [August 24]
I'm tired of this war and poverty. my asset on all social networks has dropped to 0, I put very small prices for drawings, but they still don't buy them, I'm stuck in artblock and procrastination, and all that makes my mind move is my parents who need help and support for their child. I am so far away from my home, from my loved ones, that it seems as if I am left alone on this planet. my family is torn apart all over the planet. I see my parents only in a paper photo that stands next to my monitor. I want to be happy so much, despite my psychological traumas, panic attacks and anxiety that I experience in dreams where I dream that I am in the epicenter of war, people are screaming, and bomb explosions and the whistle of rockets are heard everywhere. there are a lot of dead homeless animals, abandoned children, poverty and devastation. that's what my homeland has become over so many years of war. I want everyone to hear about how terrible any wars between people are. I just hope that one day I will return to my native home in Ukraine, and my parents will be so close that I will even be able to hug and comfort them. Why do I need all this? for what all this is to all of us. I am still in Crimea, where, despite my bitter fate, I continue to help homeless animals and wild dolphins of the Black Sea free of charge. One day I will get out of this hell. soon the autumn depression will begin caused by exacerbations of my mental illness. I'm not sure that anyone will read this magazine, I just want to speak out, it's like my personal diary, which can be read by anyone who cares about how the fate of an ordinary refugee from Ukraine develops. It's been almost a year since my native street was shelled and destroyed, and my grandfather's grave, which no one visits, has been overgrown for a whole year. I have several diagnoses, but the most severe and incurable of them are post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder. it's not curable, and I have to take a bunch of pills so that I can exist, and so that I have the strength to write such messages without shedding a bunch of tears. I wish everyone peace, and that the war ends. that's it.

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 LiaNate
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10671654/ -- Urgent commissions [August 26]
Hello. A little bit of life. I take urgent orders, as I had a problem with my computer equipment - it broke down, so I had to urgently take a new one, as I need it for work. It was an unexpected expense for me.
A little bit about what I paint: I depict everything EXCEPT pedophilia, diapers and the like.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/42886971/

Also, if you want and can support me, I will be grateful.
Paypal gilzame[at]gmail.com
Buymeacoffe https://www.buymeacoffee.com/liianate

If you have any questions - write, ask me and I will answer!


https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:10676629 -- Commissions are open [September 1, updated]
Hello. A little bit of life. I take urgent orders, as I had a problem with my computer equipment - it broke down, so I had to urgently take a new one, as I need it for work. It was an unexpected expense for me.
A little bit about what I paint: I depict everything EXCEPT pedophilia, diapers and the like.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/42886971/

Also, if you want and can support me, I will be grateful.
Paypal gilzame[at]gmail.com
Buymeacoffe https://www.buymeacoffee.com/liianate

If you have any questions - write, ask me and I will answer!

Upd:

Please also pay attention to this post, if you can help, I will be very grateful:
Ukrainians who have asked for help very recently:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10673349/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10673349/

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 Dogava
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53460347/ (NSFW) -- COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN. i need help [August 27]
COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
I NEED HELP!
I am being evicted from home.
I was left all alone in Ukraine, my family is in the territory occupied by russia. They want to evict me from a rented apartment and I urgently need to move, but I do not have money for this. I will be very grateful to everyone for their support! My collection goal is 800$
For support, you can order a commission - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52976769/
or make a donation - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dogava

Example my work: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....57117/My-works

I take art orders for various topics and fetishes <з

QUANTITY WILL BE UPDATED! collected 200/800$


https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53497230/ <-- $800 target met by August 31

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 FelanGrey
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10672403/ -- I need to restart my life at a new place and I need help! [August 27]
Hey all,
I need to restart my life at a new place and I need help.

As some of you might know I am currently living in Ukraine with my grandma and mom. Six year ago my grandmother got a cerebral stroke, after which she became totally different person and needed care. To help my mother, I stayed to provide both caregiving and financial aid, but dealing with someone who only gives negativity and takes more and more of your time and nerves is hard.

And so the stress began to accumulate. At first it wasn’t so bad, but year after year my own health has deteriorated. It began to affect my drawing, and art that I was finish in 1 day started to take 2-3 days. Stress due to my family situation added to fears of the resulting delays in commissions led to 2 surgeries for me in the last 2 years. I’m really grateful that you all supported me during those times and will definitely do my best to fulfill ideas that were entrusted to me.

Then the war started in the 2022, adding oil in the flame. My mother started to have problems with work, leaving me the sole provider for bill, food and other necessities. As of 2 months ago my sister, who had lived separately from us for 14 years and has two kids, one with special needs, sought shelter. I don’t have good relationships with her but as she was without a place to go we took her in. As a result my budget started to fall apart. This, in turn, has wrecked my already struggling budget, as I'm left trying to afford the bills for six people, in a home meant for far less, until my sister was able to find job.

Finally she got a job money, and then it turned out so I suddenly find myself no longer needed and the target of family drama and harassment, on top of being in a crowded, noisy, toxic household. Unfortunately, this is leading to enough stress and household drama that I am unable to sleep. Lack of sleep is leading to my inability to draw. My inability to draw means I can't earn an income. The lack of income leads to stress that prevents me from sleeping, so on. The downward spiral continues and it's not good, to say the least.

My mental state is quite unstable and I am afraid that this current situation could lead to irreversible consequences. It seems like the best way to deal with current situation is to leave this place that I can’t call home anymore.
So, I need to rent a studio apartment to move out and get my life back in line. I need $500-600 USD a month; this would cover all of my bills, rent, food and other necessary spending, plus give me a small buffer. This is something I can accomplish once I get settled.
For me, to be able to move out on my own though, I'm gonna need a chunk of cash up front. My goal is $1,500-1,800 USD. This gives me enough to move out, get a place, and have at least 3 months worth of bills covered. I hate to have to ask for it with nothing really to offer in return, but I'm going to get back to work on drawing and design. This is the point of this life change. So I can only offer detailed commission slots in advance and try to reach my goal with as fast and with as few orders as it possible. You can change the idea or character or even exchange for several smaller commissions, but unfortunately there will be some time delay while I make this transition. Please check my DETAILED ART PRICE LIST (https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53073131/) and COLORING PRICE LIST (https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53073399/) for more info about commissions.

Thanks to my friend, we've started a Gofundme. You can support and see progress to my goal be this link (https://gofund.me/d6be08a5). Spread the word if you can.

Alternately, if you're in a region where PayPal isn't offered on their site, you can also send funds directly to me via PayPal at: [email protected]. Any funds sent directly via PayPal will see the target on the GoFundMe reduced, as I don't want to double dip.

And as always, thank you for your support and patience. I’m really appreciate that you trust me with your characters and ideas, and allow me to put them to paper. I’m glad that my drawing can make someone happy. Thanks to all of you, I’m able to keep going and want to develop further in it.


https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53478383/ <-- also see this artwork by FelanGrey on the subject


https://gofund.me/d6be08a5 <-- $800 GoFundMe target met by September 2

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 Tamplior
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10674755/ -- The longest hiatus I've ever took [August 30]
Hello. It's been quite a while.

The last half of the year were quite challenging and a lot of negative events happened that took a massive toll on my mental health, to the point where I am currently looking for the therapy. On top of constant stress due to loved ones being in Ukraine (I've emigrated last year just on the day when the war broke), I've been dealing with massive mental problems, that's been boiling in me for years since my grandma's diagnose with cancer and her horrible passing. The chain of tragedies since then mentally broke me apart and I am no longer a person I've used to be 5 years ago. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, I've been separated from my family and haven't seen neither my mom, my other grandma and brother with niece in 1.5 years. If not the kindness and patience of my boyfriend and his wonderful family, it could been a complete ruin.

Then the summer hit, and do it got so much worse. Kachovka's dam cynical explosion absolutely broke my heart apart, and things were not easy since. My brother's apartment suffered via the shockwave, so he had to replace the windows and the doors. Thankfully, his family was away by that time. But this event made my fears feel even so real. And then.. My friend's boyfriend drowned, in a horrible tragic accident, my friend's life completely turned upside down with no bright future whatsoever, and I lost someone i personally knew, met and interacted with. And I was too far to be with my friend in this horrible moment.

Since then, I've had a dark period that I am not proud of and the way I've acted towards the people I love so deeply. I couldn't talk to my closest ones, I've closed up and been simply crying for days. So I had to took myself together. Currently, I'm looking for a manual work to get my head in order and integrate into the absolutely new society for me. It's not smooth and I've been rejected already on my recent interview, and while I wait with anxiety I do my commissions. I'm really sorry they are going so slow - the creativity part of mine got affected the most by all the stress endured during this few months.

• If somehow you wish to support me - you can buy me a ko-fi. I'll do my best to thank you later when my situation will improve for just a little. •

Will I start posting again? I'm not sure if I still feel comfortable with it enough to be frank, but we will see.
Thank you for your attention and forgive me for my silence. Hope you are all safe.
And hope to see you all soon.
https://ko-fi.com/wanderertamplior


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 Haru_Agayava
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10675810 -- I'm in emergency... [August 31]
Hello to everyone who follows my creative work. Recently, I found myself in a challenging situation that led to my hospitalization. The complexity of the situation lies in the fact that my medical insurance has expired (I can't renew it at the moment of treatment), which has resulted in financial difficulties for me. I'm concerned that I won't be able to afford the cost of my treatment. According to my doctor, I will need to stay in the hospital for at least a week. One day of hospitalization without insurance costs 150 euros, in addition to the expenses for medications and tests. This is why I am reaching out to you for donation assistance. I would be grateful for any amount you can contribute. Thank you in advance to everyone who cares about my situation.

Paypal: harumodern[at]gmail.com
Privatbank: 4149 4993 1036 0530
IBAN Europe: SK98 1100 0000 0029 3431 0626


Some boosts/links/reposts of Haru_Agayava by others:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10675921/ -- Need help, Artist ended up in a hospital [August 31] -- posted by Inferendi
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10675741/ -- Hospital [August 31] -- posted by :linkIndoor-HundMW :

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 April_Ryan
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:10676324 -- Current situation. [01.09.2023]
Thank you guys for little help with teeth, I'm feeling better now. But doctor said that I need dental braces because crowding of teeth, which I have now after surgery with removing wisdom tooth.
The cheapest braces costs 550-600$, so I need money for it (thanks god, It's not urgent, I'm still have a lot of time before putting braces).

But it's not really matter for me, I need antidepressants for now, because depression killed everything in me, I can't even doing simple tasks, drawing is started to be a very hard challenge, but I'm trying my best.

And my mother lost her job, so I need to help my family to survive...

If you want to help me, my commissions are still open and I made prices lower.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10265402/

If you want to just support me a little, you can do it here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/motilyochek

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 ShinigamiTF
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:10678888 -- About my situation [September 4]
Hello!

At the moment I live in occupied territory of Ukraine and I'm in a difficult situation.
In the frontline city where I am located, there is active fighting, constant shelling and destruction.
In such conditions, there is practically no work in the city and my psyche is in constant stress.
I want to go to Europe and I need to have some money for that.
I also need information on how to leave the country.
Since my city is under the control of the Russian Federation, I will have to leave through this country.
I am a trans person. But according to my passport I am a man of draft age and exit from the country for me is limited.
If anyone has information about how I can leave the Russian Federation and seek asylum in the United Kingdom, I would be very grateful.
I would also be very grateful if you could take commission from me. It will help me to raise money for moving and also to buy equipment (tablet) so that I can draw even on the road and without a computer.

Also, please check this journal. It lists people who are in a difficult situation and need help.

💖Thank you for your attention!💖

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 andr0meda
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10702609/ -- help me >_< [October 4]
Hi everyone, I recently repaired my phone, completely forgot to tell you about it, now I really need your possible help, as I do not have any food at the moment, all ran out just yesterday, and also no money to buy the same products. :c
You can take slot comms something from my price list or buy YCH/adoptables or just donate some money, I will be extremely grateful!!!

PP: andromeda.dragonartist[at]gmail.com
Ko-Fi: Tip Jar
Adoptables: Open
YCHs: Open
Commission | 10 slots are open : Open
Monobank: Tip Jar

Thank you for your attention!

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 CathyNoire
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10707458 -- Dire situation [October 10]
Hi'ya folks, how it's been?

I've been doing well enough lately, that's what I thought. It seemed like I had solved all the little troubles recently, had almost finished all the pictures from the art queue, as well as some of mine, even had some volunteer work irl for a while. But suddenly life decided to be unkind again.

Straight to the point: my family is in trouble, and by the end of the month we need a huge pile of money so that things don't get much worse. They will do what they can, but I have to do something too, because otherwise the consequences will be bad for me as well. From my part I must contribute approximately at least 800 eur, and do that before the end of this month (the end of October 2023, that is). Of course, I was not ready for anything like this at all, so I sincerely ask for your help - anyone who can order some commissions and do this during this month!

Regarding my part, I'll try my best to finish all the art you order during this month by the end of this year, perhaps even until the end of autumn. And I'm especially open to Halloween-themed pictures right now!

Here you can see my offers and prices in general > https://cathynoire.carrd.co/#prices

And if you're feeling generous and have the opportunity to make a donation just for the sake of kindness, you can do it here > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/nuaro

To be honest, I really didn't want to get myself involved in something like this for the second time in a year, but now this is something bigger than my own problem, so I had no choice and I hope for your understanding.

Thank you very much in advance! Dissemination of this information is also very welcomed!


UPD: The required amount has been raised! We're now working to solve the problem completely. Thank you very much to everyone who helped make this happen, you're the best! <3 <--- succeeded by 28-Oct_2023

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_{<I'm only going to include the text of the last one, sorry for missing all of these>}
 GhostlyDog
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10720195/ -- some attention please!,, 300 watchers | fundraising [27-Oct_2023]
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10730882/ -- fundraising update: $175/$830! [9-Nov_2023]
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10742523/ -- new YCHs! still raising money! [24-Nov_2023]
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227/ -- life update/ holydays?/ comms [22-Dec_2023]
Heyo and happy holidays! I wanted to start this journal by calculating how much money I have left to pay for my mother’s operation, but the reality is that I am still VERY far from the required amount, and in addition to this operation, I also buy her mandatory medications for ~7 thousand hryvnia (~$186) every month, and even for the second month in a row I can’t pay even a penny for apartment utility bills; by the end of the month I’m simply below low.
But the good news is that I have already drawn all the purchased YCHs slots, trying and working/drawing a lot! (there is only one comm and an order from Patreon left in my to-do)

So now I’m ready to take more orders, draw more YCHs, everything in my price list and even more! Please, if you are interested, write to me in Notes or discord (degodog) or telegram (GodofDeadDog)

If it's really urgent, I'll try to finish the drawing before the new year!.. I'm done with my mom's doctor appointments for this month anyway, so I definitely have more time with my graphics tablet in the next two weeks haha
open YCHs | open adopts | pricelist

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At the moment, I myself am below low, seeing how empty my list of drawing debts is, very bad thoughts begin to roll over me, and I once again realize that I have entered into a cycle of work-sleep-work-sleep, which allows me to forget about depression and poverty, and as soon as I miss a day due to poor health, I begin to panic, as if the house of cards from my weekdays begins to tremble and crumble on me. I am writing this journal at a time of very bad thoughts, because I hate this silence, I want to give a voice, to remind that I am still here and I am still trying. My plans for the coming days are to brainstorm plots for new YCHs, to draw sketch-references for my old characters that I want to sell, and also, I hope, someone will be interested and order at least a sketch or two from me, and I will immediately start drawing and I'll perk up a little.


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<usually I just post links but this time I copied their whole journals>

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Also, a few Ukrainian artists have recently reappeared on FA after long absences. Please go give them a welcome back:

 Navi_the_Faun -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53402627/

 Yarina_the_goat -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53535465/

 NastyNatalie -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10679250/

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HOW YOU CAN HELP!: <since a few people have asked, I copied the part below from near the bottom of here, the section below could use an update but is mostly still relevant>
_{<If you have any suggestions of "what people can do to help", for either locals in the region, Ukrainians in general, Russians, or for the international folks, please tell me. I am working on adding a section to the Journal about "how can I help?" for each of those groups.>}
1) for locals (people in/from the same region of Ukraine)
_{-- 'Signal boost' this Journal or write your own version of it (you may use anything from this one); Write a Journal with your own personal experiences (there are people who can help with English and editing); Draw art about your town/city/region; Contact other people on the list; Watch them; Give them 'emotional support' (nice comments) & 'signal boosts' when they need help; Look for people from your area that 'go dark' (stop posting art/Journals and no new 'favorites') and check on them; Organize; If you've fled somewhere safer then provide support to the people who remained in the area; Promoting ('signal boosting') the needs of others from your region helps remind people of your own suffering and needs; Give the situation publicity, do not be silent; Draw an artwork about your region/town/city; See this regarding psychological help; See my 'mental health' Journal; See Links of interest to Ukrainians, & any who wish to help.}
2) for Ukrainians 🇺🇦
_{-- See the 'locals' suggestions above; If you are from a safer region of Ukraine (e.g. central or western) then PLEASE HELP those artists/furries from the regions that are under attack, are near the 'front lines' or are destroyed/occupied (I have noticed some people from Kharkiv/Donbass/southern Ukraine feel forgotten or abandoned), even if all you can do is offer nice comments and 'signal boosts' or draw 'gift art'; Occasionally search to see if new Ukrainian artists are posting on FA; Direct new Ukrainian artists/furries to the appropriate support Journals where they can get attention/assistance/help (one example is the big support Journal); Look for friends & allies (wherever you can find them) and be sure to thank them; Avoid blaming large groups or whole countries, hold individual people accountable for their own actions or inaction; Read The Art of War (a roughly 5th century BC strategy book by Sun Tzu), it is still relevant (even if you are not a soldier); Draw patriotic or peace-themed artwork.}
2b) for Ukrainian refugees (in Europe, North America, Israel, CIS countries, and elsewhere)
_{-- See the 'locals' & 'Ukrainians' suggestions above; write a FA Journal about resources available to Ukrainian refugees in the country you have fled to (yes this includes 🇷🇺, for those who went there willingly or unwillingly or did not have any other reasonable option); see this Journal; Get a job & work hard (or do as many adopts/commissions/YCHs as you can); Support other Ukrainians who have fled to the same country or who remained in Ukraine/Crimea/LPR/DPR/any other new PR. Help find psychological/psychiatric care for those still in the country; Have a conversation with someone in a 'danger area' (it can help distract and relax); Do language practice with those still in Ukraine; See these suggestions.}
3) for Russians 🇷🇺 & Russians and Belarusians 🇧🇾
_{-- I am not even going to list the first few suggestions because you are probably tired of reading/hearing them and/or some may be against your personal ethics; Stop watching TV; Research alternate news sources; Learn for yourself about what is happening; Fact check & be aware of misinformation and disinformation; Look at the Journals and artworks of the Ukrainian artists on these lists, but do not Comment on them unless you have something positive/supportive to say; Avoid 'whataboutism' and 'call out' those who use it; If you do not approve of what is happening, then do not live in terror of your own government, decide what you are willing to do and do it; Click here; 'Signal boost'; Do art-trades with Ukrainian artists, especially with lower skilled or less popular Ukrainian artists who need attention and watchers (if your government bans art-trades, see the first item in this list); Write about the situation (if you are too afraid to speak/write openly, then give it to a Ukrainian or international friend or to parliamentaryrusfurrs to post in a Journal or artwork for you); If you are good with English (or another language), help a Russian-speaking Ukrainian who is not good with English to tell their story by helping translate/edit (post a Comment below if you are willing to help translate); Draw peace-themed artwork; Use one or more of these characters/emojis ☮🕊️☮️; Put the https://www.furaffinity.net/user/peacefurs icon on your Profile page; Complain if your children or friends are conscripted/drafted (see this); Don't sign a military contract; If your friends talk about signing a military contract - ask them... why?; If you live in Crimea -- leave before they start conscripting/drafting; If conscripted then refuse to serve <or> refuse to serve in a combat role <or> refuse to serve in a combat role outside of Russia; Do not allow yourself to be placed in a situation where you have these behind you; An anti-war Russian recommended watching these YouTube videos 1 2; Search for some pro-Putin artwork on FA; See this by whisperingstone; Look at what a few other Russians did: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (tell me if you want to be removed or to have a link to your profile/art/journal added; this was just a small sample since I have counted over 111 Russian FA accounts who have expressed either "no war" sentiments or compassion/support for Ukrainian artists who are suffering or both); If you need aid/help to leave Russia, ask for help.}
4) for everyone else (international people)
_{-- Stand with Ukraine; Learn more about Ukraine; Learn more about Donbass; Send donations to reputable organizations, click here for links; Occasionally check the big support Journal); Occasionally search; Watch Ukrainian artists; Give them 'Faves'; Give them 'moral support' (nice comments) & 'signal boosts' (links to their FA accounts and their Journals and/or Postings that describe their situation) when they need help; Order commissions; Send donations to artists/furries in need; Sign up as a $1 or $3/month patron on one Ukrainian artist's Patreon (is that too much to ask?) [for convenience, here are several/most that have a $1 tier: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ]; See these suggestions; Help a Ukrainian with language practice; Sign petitions; Contact your country's government about what they are doing to help Ukraine and Ukrainians; Give the situation publicity, do not be silent and do not turn a blind eye to what is happening now.
-- A SPECIAL REQUEST: It would be great if people who are now safe and able to provide assistance would help find psychologists and psychotherapists for Ukrainians who need psychological support; the free psychological lines are under a lot of pressure and they can only help superficially, but the people living in the occupied territory don't know what to do at all since there is no normal psychological/psychiatric care available there.}

You may link to any or all of my six Ukraine 'regional focus' Journals, including the ones about artists/furries from East-Center Ukraine, Kharkiv, Donbas, and Southern Ukraine. You may copy any/all of them or translate them to Russian/Ukrainian or any other language. Please give any/all of them and/or the big Ukrainian artist support Journal an advertisement/repost/'signal boost' (post a link to them) if you want to -- since a few people have asked what that means or have been nervous about it, here are a few examples of 'signal boosts' these Journals have already gotten (some are very simple Journals, others are full artworks):
--- From Ukrainians 🇺🇦 ---> https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47348128/ (full artwork by Viskasunya from Odesa) , https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47725375/ (full artwork by Lien_Nguyen from Kharkiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47737135/ (personal artwork by Karintina from southern Mykolaiv oblast) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10231993/ (very nice Journal by VoronaSasha from Donbass) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10203651/ (Journal by LostDanver from Donbass) , https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47320684/ (simple artwork by nesteaisnasty from Kharkiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47763468/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10234360/ (artwork & Journal by ArlequinLunaire from Donbass) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10225190/ (simple Journal by RaRiz from Kharkov) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10225227/ (simple Journal by Remontadora from Kharkiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10238408/ (part of a larger Journal by Saltamor from Kryvyi Rih/Krivoy Rog) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10243033/ (simple Journal by Vzlitaem from Mykolayiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10235808/ (very nice Journal by PistachioHorror) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10246036/ (very nice Journal by whisperingstone) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10247371/ (simple Journal by CatPumpkin from Odessa) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10228806/ (simple link Journal by Felixlox from Odesa) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10249098 (Journal by ShinigamiTF from Donetsk) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10252508/ (part of a bigger Journal by GhostlyDog from Zaporizhzhya) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10252969/ (Journal by YunnyLynx from Chernihiv area) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10253895/ (Journal by ~RIZONIK~ from Nikolaev) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10265959/ (Journal by Tailel from Chernihiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10255514/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47854905/ (Journal & artwork by AV_Malina from Kyiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10256181/ (Journal by DarkPolly from Southern Ukraine) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10256797/ (Journal by :linkKofomy from Zaporozhye) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10258840/ (Journal by :F43filipp: from Lysychansk in the Donbas) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10264686/ (nice Journal by B.Koal in occupied Kherson) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10266132/ (Journal by LuckyLantern from Kyiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10266552/ (Journal by LiaNate from Kyiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10269748/ (by DAllah from Kyiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10269772/ (Journal by SteppeCrow from Kyiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10269804/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47983221/ (Journal and artwork by gene of Dnipro) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10270131/ (Journal by stupiddonkey from Kyiv) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10145991 (links Journal by The.Fool from Southern Ukraine)
--- From Russians 🇷🇺 ---> https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47958361/ (artwork by JudasyFox from Russia) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10268417/ (Journal by HeroOptic from Russia) <JudasyFox and HeroOptic were the first and second -- you could be included here too, share a link to your artwork or Journal in the Comments below>
--- From other countries ---> https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10225410/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10247697/ (simple Journals by marmelmm link-poster extraordinaire) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10227582/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10257659/ (Journals by canis_aureus) , https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10264168 (Journal by Pikefin)

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On the 32nd anniversary of independence from the USSR and the 18 month anniversary of the "Special Military Operation" full-scale invasion, I wish a successful Independence Day to those who want it!

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53416991/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53420941/

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 Tailel's mother was killed two days ago in a Russian🇷🇺 military missile strike on the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine🇺🇦


 B.Koal &  ~RIZONIK~ are doing a charity auction to help  Tailel , please take a look at it: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53010970/


Auction:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53010970/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53010970/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53010970/


Copy of the text from ~RIZONIK~'s submission:

Hello my dears.

The war is still on, Russian missiles are destroying Ukrainian cities and taking lives.
As a result of the Russian shelling of Chernihiv region on July 21, Tailel lost her mother and lost her father the same year.
She needs moral and financial support, that's why we are here.

More information you can find in her journals and canis_aureus journals

B.Koal and I decided to hold a charity auction for Tailel, she will receive all the money that will be received from this ych.
The customer will transfer money to her Paypal, and screenshots of receipts will be published.


Price:
SB: 150 USD
MB: 10 USD
No AB

End: 48h after last bid!
The finished result will have full shading, background, etc!

Rules:
- Payment must be made within 48h after sketch
- Please bid if you can pay
- Paypal only! USD only!

About auction:
- Any species
- Female characters, effeminate and famboy
- Hairstyle/ears/tail/feet etc will be adjusted to fit your character

Example of B.Koal art
Example of my art

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Copy of the text from B.Koal's submission:

Hi, guys

The war is still on, Russian missiles are destroying Ukrainian cities and taking lives.
As a result of the Russian shelling of Chernihiv region on July 21, Tailel Tailel lost her mother and lost her father the same year.
She needs moral and financial support, that's why we are here.

Me and  ~RIZONIK~ decided to hold a charity auction for Tailel, she will receive all the money that will be received from this YCH
The customer will transfer money to her Paypal, and screenshots of receipts will be published.


auction here
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53010970/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53010970/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53010970/

thank you!

🇺🇦Ukraine's President Zelensky has mentioned the deaths of two women in the Chernihiv region yesterday (21-July-2023)...

...one of those women was the mother of an artist here on FA --  Tailel

see her Journal -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:10630059 -- !!! really need help!!!!


See my previous Journal for more details: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10630193/ -- Tailel's mother killed in a missile attack on Chernihiv🇺🇦
and see below for a couple of mentions of the content of Ukrainian President Zelensky's video address:


Ukraine's President Zelensky has mentioned the deaths of two women in a Russian missile attack on Chernihiv in his 21-July-2023 video address:

Watch Zelensky's 21-July-2023 address here: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/vid.....jskogo-te-5041 or watch it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PR.....dEjU&t=17s (the mention of the 2 women killed in Chernihiv region is near the beginning, at 17 seconds into the video) or use the embedded YouTube player below (an FA option I rarely take advantage of but I included it here).



Here are a couple of news articles about Zelensky's 21-July-2023 nightly address (which you can watch above, it is only 4½ minutes long):

https://news.snbc13.com/to-russias-.....-will-respond/
UKRAINE. ~ In a video message given on July 21, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated that Ukraine would retaliate against Russia for its fatal strikes against the oblasts of Donetsk, Chernihiv, and Odesa. Two children were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast on July 21, while two ladies were murdered when a Russian missile hit a community center in Chernihiv Oblast. Both deaths occurred on the same day. According to Zelensky, Russian missiles and drones have also struck Odesa and other regions in southern Ukraine. “Only the most vile of people are capable of committing such atrocities. We will respond,” Zelensky stated.

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/gen.....al/924314.html
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised a response to Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes by Russia on southern regions, including Odesa and Mykolaiv, and other cities and regions of Ukraine. ... Also, there is a missile hit in Chernihiv region, in the village of Honcharivske. Two women were killed, a cultural center, a school, residential buildings were damaged. In this regard, the Head of state expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims.



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FA member's mother was just killed in a missile attack!!!

 Tailel's mother was just killed in a missile attack in the Chernihiv region🇺🇦

Please go read her Journals, make a comment of condolences AND THEN HELP by posting a link to them!!!

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:10630059 <-- please READ THIS JOURNAL & post a link to it

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10629752/



see https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50919155/ (posted Feb 7, 2023) for an artwork of her mom



[Updated 22-July-2023]
This wasn't one of the big headline-making Russian missile attacks on Ukraine that kill a dozen civilians and injure dozens more, but it did appear in the news when I searched for it, and over 24 hours later it was becoming easier to find the Chernihiv missile strike mentioned -- Ukraine's President Zelensky even mentioned the deaths of two women in a Russian missile attack on Chernihiv in his 21-July-2023 video address. I thought that if anyone was skeptical it would be good to include the news reporting of the event (see below). For each of the headline making events like a missile hitting a shopping center or apartment building or busy cafe, there are probably dozens of these 'everyday' events where only one or two people are injured or killed that barely get mentioned in the news. There are just under a million people in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, and only two casualties seems 'small', however in this case one of the two victims turned out to be the mother of a FA member (and an artist that I support on Patreon). Sometimes the world is a small place.

I found a few brief references to the 21-July-2023 death(s) in the Chernihiv oblast/region in the international news:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....f-the-invasion -- "An employee of a cultural centre had been found dead after Russian shelling in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine, governor Vyacheslav Chaus said."

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/0.....a-ukraine-news -- "Two people were killed after a missile struck a community center in Chernihiv."

https://www.kake.com/story/49233681.....south-and-east [written by Associated Press]
https://www.kcra.com/article/russia.....lians/44616621 [written by Associated Press]
https://www.koat.com/article/russia.....lians/44616621 [written by Associated Press]
Russian strikes kill at least 8 civilians as fierce fighting continues in Ukraine's south and east
"Two people were also killed near the northern city of Chernihiv, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Russian border, as Russian cruise missiles destroyed the local cultural center and damaged apartment blocks, the regional military administration reported on Saturday morning. It did not specify the exact time of the attack, saying only it took place within the previous 24 hours."
_{(since the article above was written by the Associated Press, versions of it appear on many local newspapers' websites, I included a few)}

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....on-2023-07-21/ -- "A woman's body was pulled out of the rubble of a cultural building after a missile strike in the northern region of Chernihiv, near the border with Russia, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said. A photograph posted online showed the building had lost its top storey and a lower one had been severely damaged." --> I think this is the photograph Reuters is referring to: https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8610 and there is a followup post https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8614


There is another photo of the missile strike location here: https://kyivindependent.com/death-t.....st-rises-to-2/ -- caption: "The aftermath of the Russian July 21 missile attack on a cultural center in Chernihiv Oblast. (Operational Command "North"/ Telegram)"

I found this reference to the missile attack in the Kyiv Independent news: https://kyivindependent.com/death-t.....st-rises-to-2/ -- "Death toll of Russian attack on Chernihiv Oblast rises to 2 -- by The Kyiv Independent news desk July 21, 2023 7:07 PM" <text of article just below>

"The death toll of Russia's July 21 missile attack on a community center in Chernihiv Oblast reached two people, as rescuers found a woman’s body under the rubble, Governor Viacheslav Chaus reported.

The body of another woman who worked at the center was found earlier in the day, according to Chaus. He did not provide further details.

The air siren went off twice during the morning in Chernihiv Oblast. Around 11:15 a.m. local time, the governor announced incoming Russian missiles.

Over the past day, local officials reported several artillery strikes against the oblast, targeting the Novhorod-Siverskyi district.

Chernihiv Oblast, lying at Ukraine's border with Belarus and Russia, suffers regularly from Russian attacks."

The news article above can also be found on Yahoo News: https://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-r.....160706121.html

An earlier article can also be found on Yahoo News: https://news.yahoo.com/russian-forc.....090624917.html -- <An earlier article that appeared on Yahoo News based on the first Telegram with a picture of the damaged building; note that later reports indicated one woman dead then a second update indicated a second woman's body was found> Ukrainska Pravda -- Fri, July 21, 2023 at 2:06 AM MST--
Russian forces launch missile strike in Chernihiv Oblast, causing damage
A Russian missile strike in Chernihiv Oblast has damaged the premises of a house of arts.
Source: Operational Command Pivnich (North)
Details: Preliminary reports indicate no casualties. The Operational Command North says that further information is being clarified.
Background: On the morning of 21 July, a large-scale air-raid warning was issued in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported a missile threat in the oblasts.


The 21-July-2023 missile attack on Chernihiv is also mentioned here: https://uacrisis.org/en/513
"Russian missile strikes hit community center in Chernihiv region, infrastructure facility in Odesa region. A Russian missile strike on Friday damaged a community center in Chernihiv region. The body of a woman was pulled from the rubble, said the head of the Chernihiv regional military administration, Vyacheslav Chaus. The woman was an employee at the community center, he added. A search and rescue operation is underway. On the morning of July 21, an air raid alert was declared across the country, except in the west. Russia launched a missile attack at Chernihiv and Odesa regions."

The 21-July-2023 missile attack on Chernihiv is also mentioned here: https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section.....1-07-2023.html -- Occupants launch missile attack on Chernihiv region: bodies of women are found under rubble of house of culture
Olha Ganyukova -- War in Ukraine -- 21.07.2023 17:48 -- <compressed text of article follows> "Russian occupation forces launched a missile attack on the Chernihiv region. Two women were killed as a result of another terrorist attack. This was announced by the head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus. The enemy missile hit a local cultural building. "As a result of a missile strike on Chernihiv region, a building of a local cultural centre was damaged in one of the district's settlements," the statement said. Chaus clarified that the deceased was an employee of the institution. "The rubble is being cleared. The body of a woman was found. The State Emergency Service is working at the scene. Russia is a terrorist. Terrorists must be destroyed," he added. As of 17:25, the body of a second woman was pulled out from the rubble of the house of culture." --source links: https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8610 & https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8614 (the Google Translate of those two telegram posts are: "As a result of a rocket strike in Chernihiv Oblast, the building of the local cultural center was damaged in one of the settlements of the region. According to preliminary information, there are no victims. Other information is being clarified." & "the body of a second woman was found under the rubble of the cultural center. ❗️ Russia is a terrorist!"


Ukraine's President Zelensky has mentioned the deaths of two women in a Russian missile attack on Chernihiv in his 21-July-2023 video address:

Watch Zelensky's 21-July-2023 address here: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/vid.....jskogo-te-5041 or watch it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PR.....dEjU&t=17s (the mention of the 2 women killed by a missile strike in the Chernihiv region is near the beginning, at 17 seconds into the video).

https://news.snbc13.com/to-russias-.....-will-respond/
UKRAINE. ~ In a video message given on July 21, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated that Ukraine would retaliate against Russia for its fatal strikes against the oblasts of Donetsk, Chernihiv, and Odesa. Two children were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast on July 21, while two ladies were murdered when a Russian missile hit a community center in Chernihiv Oblast. Both deaths occurred on the same day. According to Zelensky, Russian missiles and drones have also struck Odesa and other regions in southern Ukraine. “Only the most vile of people are capable of committing such atrocities. We will respond,” Zelensky stated.

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/gen.....al/924314.html
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised a response to Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes by Russia on southern regions, including Odesa and Mykolaiv, and other cities and regions of Ukraine. ... Also, there is a missile hit in Chernihiv region, in the village of Honcharivske. Two women were killed, a cultural center, a school, residential buildings were damaged. In this regard, the Head of state expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims.




_{You can also take a look at the commission she did for me last year: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/48966200/ (posted 12-Sept-2023), I have been a supporter of her on Patreon for over a year and she is listed in my Journal of people in NE Ukraine: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10246683/ -- NE & East-Center Ukraine artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity.}

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500 days of war!

Well, it has been 500 days since I woke up to see over a dozen Journals on FA that said some variation of "OMG we're being bombed!" (and others that claimed people were making it all up... which turned out to be false). There were weeks of trying to help people flee the onslaught and months of trying to help people escape from dangerous situations or occupied territory. After 500 days the special military operation war is still going on and some of the people who are still in the country(s) that are affected are still in need of help. Here are a few who have asked for some attention or assistance recently:

See these posts for more details!

-- live in dangerous locations/cities or have been directly affected --
 Tailel -- July 7 & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10629752/ <-- Her mother was killed in a rocket attack!!! (21-July-2023)
 openshoot -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52641525/ and see 🌊this🌊 (helping others too)
 KarPAriK -- mention --> https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52389461/ and see this (helping others too)
 AlexandraDane -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10572916/
 fu2fu2 -- comment --> translated at https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10600251/ <== please read!
-- less dangerous cities, but need help with life's difficulties --
 andr0meda -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52679929/ & https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10598162/
 CathyNoire -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10573774/ and see this <she has gotten the help she needed>


<<if you need help because of the war special military operation, or know someone who does, please leave a comment>>

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<sub>Here are some links where you can help or get help...

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10439303/ -- Ukrainian artists ask for help (2023) <--- new for 2023
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10383321/ -- Ukrainians who have asked for help recently (late 2022) <--- please go look here, lots of links

Links to the six Ukraine regional focus Journals:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10264842/ -- Kyiv region Ukraine artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10246683/ -- NE & East-Center Ukraine artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10225029/ -- Kharkiv/Kharkov region artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10203165/ -- Donbas/Donbass region artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10230885/ -- Southern Ukraine region artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10255501/ -- Central & Western Ukraine artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10138995/ -- PistachioHorror's irregularly updated list of artists/furries from 🇺🇦Ukraine🇺🇦 that need help or support due to the effects of the Russian 'special military operation'.

https://www.furaffinity.net/user/uart/ -- collaborative account for a large group of Ukrainian artists

...or try these searches to find Ukrainians who need help (and give them links to the major resources on FA):
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....aine|Ukrainian <-- general search for Ukraine or Ukrainian things
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....krainianartist <-- similar keyword search</sub>

If any of my Watchers (prior to 23-June-2023) need urgent help due to recent developments in the country you live in, please post a Comment or send me a Note and I'll try to do something.

Best wishes to everyone!