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Russia invaded Ukraine last week.

Putin's devastating attack on the European democracy of 44 million people came by air, land, and sea, but as the number of casualties climbs higher and higher, logistical failures and fierce Ukrainian resistance continue to frustrate the Russian advance.

Meanwhile, the international reaction has been swift and possibly more severe than the Kremlin has expected, inflicting serious damage on the country's economy.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has just warned Russian forces to save their lives and retreat as he said Ukrainians are standing firm in the fight against their army.

To illustrate the latest developments, here's a list of posts from all over the internet that shed light on this brutal conflict.

Western intelligence officials repeatedly said over the weekend that Russian forces have encountered "stiffer than expected" resistance from an outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian military.

As a result, Russia has thus far failed to take key cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv. On Sunday, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled a Russian advance on a strategic airfield near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, which has been under near-constant attack.

However, the situation on the battlefield could change very quickly as Russian forces keep up their assault. They still greatly outnumber Ukrainian forces, and Russia continues to maneuver its units into position around major urban centers.

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"This is how Poland is welcoming refugees from Ukraine at train stations and they spent whole night there too - with food, water, clothes, cars, accommodations, medical and psychological help. It’s not government funded- these are people spending own money and time."

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A senior US defense official reportedly said on Sunday that Russia has only used two-thirds of the total combat power applied to the mission, leaving a significant amount of forces available to press the offensive.

And on Monday, a miles-long convoy of Russian military vehicles was bearing down on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while intelligence also suggests Belarus is prepared to join the Russian invasion.

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Gypsies Stole A Tank In The Village Of Ljubimovka, Ukraine Form Russian Army

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Joe Reaves
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think you can steal a tank from soldiers enthusiastically pursuing an invasion. I wonder what percentage of the Russian army are following orders simply because they're scared of the consequences of disobeying them.

Juririn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are lots of clips with captured Russian soldiers. They are heartbreakingly young, scared , and most of them lied to, being told to march forward because it's all a military exercise. The ones that are coming into Ukraine now probably know what's going on already, and many of them are in between Putin's wrath and Ukrainians fighting for their land and freedom. They are Putin's vest bomb - not human beings, less than disposable - in his own suicide mission. Because it's a suicide what we are witnessing. I wonder what the parents of those kids think about this. About their sons, who will never be heroes, who will not be seen as more than a symbol of a brutal occupation and who will likely die frightened or survive in shame and trauma for nothing more than a dictator's ultimate and possibly final act of madness. Russia must take Putin down. He should be taken down by Russians.

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Libstak
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi five to the ROMA, now there is a well travelled bunch who have some skills. Not easy to be nomadic and self sufficient whilst hiding continuously from various authorities who don't want you in their parkland and townships. They would be light footed, quick and very very annoying to try and stop when they set their mind on any target.

Sheila Stamey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have Romany blood ( see definition of Melungeon in wiki) I'll steal one and shoot back!!! Go my brothers and sisters!!!

Hugh Walter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've heard (so only hearsay) they towed it away with a farm tractor while the driver ran after them, I don't know where the rest of the crew were!

Kona Pake
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should not demean another ethnic culture by saying they stole. What really happened is they traded a map to the home of the stars for a tank.

Stannous Flouride
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 1985 four Soviet soldiers who got lost on maneuvers in Czechoslovakia traded their tank to a tavern owner for two cases of vodka and were found sleeping it off in a forest two days later, a West German newspaper reported. Czech Communist authorities later learned that the tavern owner dismantled the tank and sold the pieces to a metal-recycling center, the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported in its weekend issue. Reached by telephone today at his home in Munich, Mr. Filip said the episode occurred last fall during Warsaw Pact maneuvers in Czechoslovakia. He said he learned of it in a letter quoting a report by the Czechoslovak police in eastern Bohemia that was given to him three weeks ago. It was only discovered because the quality of the steel was exceptionally high.

Hunter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. There is actually nothing gypsies cannot steal now. Legends.

Deborah B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does anyone else now really, really, want to know what the gypsies are doing with their new tank?

M. Hampton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They'd call us gypsies, tramps, and thieves But every night all the men would come around And lay their money down

lakitha tolbert
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, that sounds like something the Roma would do! Good for them!

Jeff Bunn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can steal a tank if the soldiers go out looking for fuel and you happen to have some on hand!!

Lea S.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one got me. This invasion has filled my head for days. But, I've always been fascinated with the Roma people, studied their history, their lore, read everything I can get my hands on. Good for them.

Christy Kindness
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Soldier loudly in front of gypsies: " I left the tank running, and someone could take it easily if I were not paying attention... hey guys, is that the big dipper over there...?"

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Probably to protect themselves from the Ukrainians. I am roma and how they treat us is awful.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In case anyone was confused like I was. I hadn't heard the news from overnight. "Belarus will reportedly allow Russia to position nuclear weapons in its country, a report stated Sunday night—which is early Monday morning in Eastern Europe. ... 'Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status, allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as a result of the referendum held today,' the Kyiv Independent reported."

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"Ukrainian Soldiers Spotted A Freezing Puppy Alone Outside, And Took Him Into Their Post. He Now Stands Guard For Them. They've Named Him Rambo."

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Putin, who probably thought Ukrainians would greet his tanks with flowers, might have misjudged not only the country's ability and will to defend itself, but also just how hard a line the international community would take against Russia in the face of an invasion.

For years, the Russian president has faced very little pushback from the West over his annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, his brutal support for the Syrian regime, and aggression in Georgia.

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"17% od Ukrainian army are women. Absolutely bada**"

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"Lviv based Pravda brewery switches from making beer to making Molotov cocktails. The brewery announced the plans after Ukraine’s Defense Ministry instructed civilians to make Molotov cocktails to resist invading Russian forces. The label says ‘Putin is a d*ckhead'"

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DUN DUN (she/her)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's at the right side at this moment. According to sources, "They will have access to the fastest satellite internet system ever created, which Russia cannot disable fully without cyber attacking foreign data centers." #wesupportukraine

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All their strong words aside, Western countries still bought gas from Russia, offered a safe haven to its rich oligarchs, and retained relatively normal diplomatic relations with Moscow.

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But this time, the Western world and its allies are united like never before. From unprecedented sanctions that are already hurting the Russian economy to international sport slowly departing from the regime, even Switzerland will forego its famous neutrality.

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"Yesterday, I posted a picture of a young Ukrainian couple who married the day Russia invaded their country. Today, Yaryna, 21, posted this picture on her Facebook page, proudly displaying the AK-47 assault rifles, received from the government, so she and her husband Sviatoslav, 24, can join the resistance and defend their country."

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"Latvian news anchor's sweater says: Russian warship go f*ck yourself"

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Adrian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Will be interesting to see how many gutsy gun-toting Americans fly there to help out.

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"Russia's attack is an attack on freedom, an attack on democracy, an attack on the civil population, and an attack on the institutions of a free country. This cannot be accepted regarding international law, this cannot be accepted politically, and this cannot be accepted morally," Swiss Federal President Ignazio Cassis said.

"To play into the hands of an aggressor is not neutral. Having signed the Geneva convention of human rights, we are bound to humanitarian order. Other democracies shall be able to rely on Switzerland; those standing for international law shall be able to rely on Switzerland; states that uphold human rights shall be able to rely on Switzerland."

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"80,000 protest Russian invasion in Prague's Wenceslas Square"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Further information: https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2022/02/27/97863/ukrainian-arrested-mallorca-for-attempting-sink-russian-yacht.html . The yacht was owned by Alexander Mijeev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, a Russian military weapons company.

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By Sunday, four days after the Russian attack began, at least 200,000 Ukrainians (mostly children, women, and elders), had entered Poland. Men considered fit for military service are currently not allowed to leave the country.

However, estimates by the United Nations and refugee organizations say the number of people who want to flee the Russian invasion can be as high as 4 to 7 million. How many will actually try to cross Ukraine's borders depends entirely on how the war develops.

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"Road service employees are dismantling road signs across Ukraine in order to complicate navigation for the invading Russian troops"

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"Azerbaidjan based fuel company, SOCAR, is offering FREE gas for Ukrainian ambulances and SES"

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"Massive protests against occupation of Ukraine in St. Petersburg, despite thousands of arrests"

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However, experts think it's certain that arrivals will far exceed the so-called "refugee summer" of 2015, when about 1 million refugees and asylum-seekers arrived in Central Europe (primarily Germany) from Syria's war zone.

But the European Union promised that all war refugees from Ukraine will be accepted into its territory.

"It's war in Europe again for the first time, and that is also leading to a different way of thinking among member states," German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said at a meeting with her European counterparts in Brussels, calling it a "total paradigm shift."

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"Tbilisi, Georgia 26.02.2022 Second day of non-stop protest. We are still here. Ukraine please stay strong! Слава Україні!"

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Sheila Stamey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Make me cry! My prayers are with you all!! Please don't let evil win this one,! In Jesus'Name, don't let it win, Father God. Amen.

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"I Think This About Somes Up The Performance Of The Russian Army Thus Far."

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The Scout
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is completely logical. Russian propaganda paints the russian soldiers as liberators of the oppressed Ukrainian people, so if they believed their own propaganda, they expected the police to be glad to help them...

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Scagsy
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Laugh we may, but it won't be Putin that feels it. It will be all the ordinary Russian people that are suddenly hit with useless currency and shops running out of food. Putin has millions, if not billions, salted away and a huge yacht to live on if things get hairy. He is your typical movie villain. Though the world, it seems, is all out of movie heroes to bring him down. Except Zelenskyy. We can hope while there is hope. I wish the world could do more but until that changes GO UKRAINE! We're with you.

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. Times a thousand. Even my hubby said, "Wow, no wonder Poles are so paranoid about Russia," and we're married 30 years, he's met the family, etc. It took a freaking invasion of Ukraine to get the West to wake up... :-(

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Evelyn Farkas, who served as deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia from 2012 to 2015, thinks that Putin’s endgame is nothing short of a revanchist imperialist remaking of the globe to take control of the entire former Soviet space.

"He has complete disregard for international law, norms and human rights and will only be stopped by maximum economic, political and military pressure," Farkas told Politico. "Russia is ... a rogue state on par with North Korea and Iran. Now, it is our obligation to protect the Ukrainian people and government, to do better in terms of helping them secure their airspace and to launch an active insurgency."

In addition, Farkas believes the West must slap the toughest sanctions on Russia. "We can blunt the impact to allies and partners dependent on Russian oil and gas by launching a Berlin airlift of fuel and pulling out all the stops to avoid this war from spreading to NATO territory and becoming a world war."

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Adrian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even if the Russians manage a complete takeover - the underground resistance will be enormous.

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"Organizers report over 100,000 demonstrators in Berlin, Germany against the war"

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ZAPanda
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now just do that for other immigrants who are fleeing war zones caused by foreign invaders. You know who I mean.

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"Vasyl Lomachenko, One Of The Best Boxers On The Planet, Has Returned To Ukraine To Join The Military. The Two Time Olympic Gold Medalist And Five Time World Champion Will Serve In The Territorial Defense Battalion Of His Hometown Of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi."

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"Ukrainian man removing a landmine from the road with his bare hands (Berdyansk, Ukraine)"

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Lithuanian women try to appeal to the Russian mothers, to not send their kids to massacre

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"Man Tries To Stop Russian Military Convoy With His Bare Hands"

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The Ukrainian man says: "Are you guys broken down?" to which the Russian officers replied: "Out of fuel."

The Ukrainian man asked: "Can I tow you back... to Russia?"

The Russian army officials then laugh at the man's question.

"Do you know where you're going?" the Ukrainian man follows up with.

Russian officers: "No, no...[inaudible].

"To Kyiv, damn it, f*** off...what do they say on the news?"

The Ukrainian man hits back with: "Well, while everything is on our side, yours and prisoners surrender well...because the boys also do not know where they are going?

"And I asked the whole column, people like you: no one knows where they are where they are going."

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jammer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Russian soldiers had their cell phones taken away. They might not realize this ”war practice” isn’t a practice. They should know, then they can choose themselves. They did in 1991. Remember Vasili Arkhipov and Stanislav Petrov.

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Jon S.
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Might be years before we know the truth of each sides losses. Yesterday I was reading about the brief war between Russia and China in the 60s and the casualty estimates from either side were hugely different and no ones ever had a chance to resolve the discrepancy.

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Lovin' Life
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We need to come together and help these people! Every little bit helps. As someone on BP said "Tiny droplets make the ocean mighty!"

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"In Kiev A Guy Just Kept Is Normal Routine And Went For A Bike Ride Surrounded By Tanks."

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Who the What
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Quick note for everyone: Russia pronounces Kiev "kyev," while Ukraine pronounces it "keev." So pronounce it as "keev."

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Lovin' Life
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so wrong and so sad. Am I wrong? I thought in war you only hit places of military?Putin so taking out everyone and everything he can. Egotistical bastard!

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"This is a crime against humanity.

This is terror.

We are now pivoting towards immediate needs assistance to help Ukrainians with what they need right now as fast as possible."

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"Trying To Enjoy The Life How I Can. Really Scared, Wish Everything Ends Soon. Pray For Us"

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Scagsy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The world is praying for you. This war is a disgrace and we wish we could do more. I can't stress that enough. We want to do more but feel so impotent.

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Raven Sheridan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ordinary Russians, shouldn't take the blame for this. The blame lies with Putin, his gutless government and the oligarchs who run the country.

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"The crew of an Ukrainian Antonov An-124 arrives from Houston to SJO Airport tonight received a very welcome by dozens of costarricans"

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M O'Connell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This itself is a tragedy. This aircraft was frequently deployed to deliver humanitarian aid to disaster areas all over the world.

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Mazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can not help but think of those who might be old and not as mobile and those who suffer from depression, Aspergers, or other anxieties or someone who was in need of regular medical treatment for cancer, diabetes etc. My heart is so heavy it’s giving my feet blisters

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