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A genocide of the population is taking place in Ukraine

By Kai Diekmann

The brutal war against Ukraine has been going on for two years now. 24 months with many thousands of deaths, rapes, torture, the destruction of lives, livelihoods and homes and the deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia. Two years in which families have been separated from their sons, husbands, brothers and friends because they are fighting on the front line without a break. Two years in which I worry about Ukrainian friends and colleagues covering the war.

To date, this genocide has cost the Ukrainian people more than 10,000 civilian victims, including nearly 600 children. Over 19,000 civilians have been injured, including over 1,000 children. I use the word genocide deliberately because that is what the Russian dictator wants to achieve: the extermination of the people of Ukraine. He will use any means to achieve this.

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Ukraine will never become part of Russia

By Olesia Tytarenko

Once a week I take Spanish classes. My teacher is a native speaker, who lives in a Spanish-speaking country, “consumes” local news, and knows a lot about geopolitics and international relations. Every Sunday we begin our lesson by discussing the situation in Ukraine, the political turmoil in Latin America, and the global battles of the superpowers. One day, after asking “how are things going?” and answering “as usual. We’re hanging in there,” my teacher disarmed me. “If Ukraine loses, will you become part of Russia?”, she asked.

As a journalist, I understand that such a question has the right to exist. At the same time, I remember that a year ago, when we first met, my teacher was absolutely convinced of Ukraine’s victory and rightness. Should I stop the conversation? Stop communicating? Look for a new teacher? Learn the language on my own? In February 2024, two years after the start of a full-scale war, Ukraine is asking itself similar questions, the answers to which are certainly not unambiguous. There is no doubt about only one thing: Ukraine will never become part of Russia. At least because it has never been.

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It seems that the world and Ukrainians are teetering on the brink of chaos

By Olga Konsevych

Since April 2022, I have been working from Germany, and even though I am safe, my life has changed many times. But whenever I face difficulties, I think of my colleagues who rush to the scene of shelling immediately after the air alarms die down or assist veterans and military personnel in raising funds for their most basic needs. Understanding the importance of not comparing suffering and not devaluing my own emotions doesn’t make this perception any easier.

Recently, Reporters Without Borders released updated statistics announcing that more than 100 journalists were injured in Ukraine during the war. Russia is actively targeting journalists who refuse to cooperate, and the fate of colleagues in the occupied territories remains uncertain.

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