The Russian military should be ashamed of themselves and Putin should do just as the ambassador to the UN said… go do to yourself what Hitler did to himself in May 1945.
International Level: New Activist / Political Participation: 18 1.8%
United Nations General Assembly votes to demand Russia halt the war in Ukraine in first emergency session in a quarter century. The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141 to 5, with 35 abstentions, to demand Russia halt the war. "The message of the General Assembly is loud and clear. End hostilities in Ukraine now, said U.N. Secretary António Guterres after the vote. "Silence the guns now. Open the door to dialogue and diplomacy now." Source 9u.
Casualties climb on both sides in Ukraine; most major cities now under siege: Russia acknowledged that nearly 500 of its troops have been killed and around 1,600 wounded. Ukraine, which has not released its own casualty figures, has estimated Russian troop losses at up to 9,000. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has said more than 2,000 civilians have died, though it was impossible to verify the claim. Source 1j.
A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed a Ukraine hospital. Photos of the event became a symbol of Ukraine's agony.. Associated Press images of the unidentified woman being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher after an attack on the maternity hospital at Mariupol became famous around the world. Doctors said Saturday they tried to save the woman and deliver her baby by cesarean section, but both died, the AP reported. Source 9e.