It has been 14 days since the beginning of the Russian occupation of Ukraine. Many civilians lost their lives. Children have also been killed. There have been announcements from Russia that the occupation will continue. The situation in the country has become even more dire with the handshake of NATO forces and the US, which Ukraine considered a lifeline. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Selensky’s favorite and the country’s first lady, Olena Selenska, has come out once morest Russia.
Olena has written an open letter to the global media condemning the Russian occupation. They condemned Russia’s massacre of civilians, including children. “Russia’s occupation of Ukraine is unbelievable,” Selenska said in a statement.
On February 24 we all woke up to the declaration of a Russian occupation. Tanks cross the border into Ukraine. The planes entered our airspace. Missile launchers surrounded cities. Despite assurances from Kremlin-backed campaign outlets, they call it a ‘special operation’. In fact, it is the massacre of the Ukrainian people. Olena Selenska said.
Ordinary people are suffering the bitter consequences of this war. And not just through shelling. There is a flood of refugees all over our roads. Look into the eyes of tired women and children fleeing with the pain of leaving their own lives and loved ones behind, says Olena.
Eight-year-old Alice was killed on the street in Okhirka. Paulina, from Kia, was killed in a shelling attack along with her parents. A 14-year-old boy died following being hit in the head by a wreck. “Even when Russia says it is not fighting once morest civilians, I am still saying the names of these children who were killed,” Olena said in an emotional note.
An estimated 20 million people have fled Ukraine since the war. Many children also died. Ukraine, meanwhile, claims to have killed tens of thousands of Russian soldiers.
