Tatiana Perebeinis, 43, her daughter, Alise, 9, and son, Nikita, 18, were killed by Russian forces as they tried to flee the town of Irpin, a suburb about 15 minutes from Kyiv. Ukrainian soldiers tried to resuscitate a friend who was with them but he later died.”
It’s just a “special military operation”, not a war (click twice to enlarge).
“The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!”
When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.”
― Bertolt Brecht, Selected Poems (1947)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the bombing of the maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol is one of 24 verified attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/europe/russia-invasion-ukraine-03-10-intl/index.html
The UK Russian embassy Twitter is calling the photos of pregnant women—leaving the building with visible wounds and on stretchers—fake, saying the woman “played the roles” of multiple women in the news photos from the scene. Calling victims of horrific violence “crisis actors” is a tactic commonly used by conspiracy theorists in the U.S., especially following mass shootings.
Unlike “false flag” accusations, which misrepresents motives, saying a scene is full of crisis actors is saying that the entire thing never happened or was completely faked. Russian state media is already claiming that the hospital bombing was entirely made up by Ukraine, and that the building was evacuated long before the bombing took place. https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxk3n/russian-embassy-twitter-crisis-actor-conspiracy-theory
Twitter removed multiple tweets posted by the Russian Embassy in London about the bombing of a children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, and one of its victims, saying the tweets “were in violation of the Twitter Rules …specifically our Abusive Behavior policy related to the denial of violent events,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. https://thehill.com/policy/technology/597758-twitter-removes-russian-embassy-tweets-over-mariupol-hospital-bombing
“The nature of war has changed. It is fought now primarily against civilians” (Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times 3/18/22)
“…It is dead and injured soldiers who are now the collateral damage of war. Civilian casualties are the main event.
In the early 20th century, the ratio of deaths in wars was roughly eight soldiers to every civilian. By the end of the 20th century, this was reversed: one soldier died for every eight civilians.”
See also “How Modern Military Medicine Distorts the Costs of War”. https://mwi.usma.edu/when-the-butchers-bill-lies-how-modern-military-medicine-distorts-the-costs-of-war/
“Biden heeded Republicans’ pleas to ban Russian oil. Then they pounced.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/09/biden-gas-prices-republicans-ukraine/
“A cynic is rarely disappointed by this Republican Party. Yet even by that standard, the current attempt to blame President Biden — and absolve Vladimir Putin — for the spike in gas prices is a special case.” (Dana Milbank, Washington Post)
Eideard 
Tatiana Perebeinis, 43, her daughter, Alise, 9, and son, Nikita, 18, were killed by Russian forces as they tried to flee the town of Irpin, a suburb about 15 minutes from Kyiv. Ukrainian soldiers tried to resuscitate a friend who was with them but he later died.”
It’s just a “special military operation”, not a war (click twice to enlarge).
“The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!”
When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.”
― Bertolt Brecht, Selected Poems (1947)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the bombing of the maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol is one of 24 verified attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/europe/russia-invasion-ukraine-03-10-intl/index.html
The UK Russian embassy Twitter is calling the photos of pregnant women—leaving the building with visible wounds and on stretchers—fake, saying the woman “played the roles” of multiple women in the news photos from the scene. Calling victims of horrific violence “crisis actors” is a tactic commonly used by conspiracy theorists in the U.S., especially following mass shootings.
Unlike “false flag” accusations, which misrepresents motives, saying a scene is full of crisis actors is saying that the entire thing never happened or was completely faked. Russian state media is already claiming that the hospital bombing was entirely made up by Ukraine, and that the building was evacuated long before the bombing took place. https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxk3n/russian-embassy-twitter-crisis-actor-conspiracy-theory
Twitter removed multiple tweets posted by the Russian Embassy in London about the bombing of a children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, and one of its victims, saying the tweets “were in violation of the Twitter Rules …specifically our Abusive Behavior policy related to the denial of violent events,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. https://thehill.com/policy/technology/597758-twitter-removes-russian-embassy-tweets-over-mariupol-hospital-bombing
Pregnant mother whose photo showed tragedy of maternity hospital bombing in Ukraine dies with her baby https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/14/pregnant-woman-baby-death-mariupol-maternity-hospital/
Videos and photos taken at the scene show children and injured pregnant women being led away from the hospital after the attack. https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/interactive/2022/scene-after-hospital-mariupol-was-hit/?itid=lk_inline_manual_25&itid=lk_inline_manual_24&itid=lk_inline_manual_17
“The nature of war has changed. It is fought now primarily against civilians” (Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times 3/18/22)
“…It is dead and injured soldiers who are now the collateral damage of war. Civilian casualties are the main event.
In the early 20th century, the ratio of deaths in wars was roughly eight soldiers to every civilian. By the end of the 20th century, this was reversed: one soldier died for every eight civilians.”
See also “How Modern Military Medicine Distorts the Costs of War”. https://mwi.usma.edu/when-the-butchers-bill-lies-how-modern-military-medicine-distorts-the-costs-of-war/
2AM MDT, tomorrow morning, 18th
“Biden heeded Republicans’ pleas to ban Russian oil. Then they pounced.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/09/biden-gas-prices-republicans-ukraine/
“A cynic is rarely disappointed by this Republican Party. Yet even by that standard, the current attempt to blame President Biden — and absolve Vladimir Putin — for the spike in gas prices is a special case.” (Dana Milbank, Washington Post)
“Manchin, GOP suggest using Defense Production Act for energy” https://www.eenews.net/articles/manchin-gop-suggest-using-defense-production-act-for-energy/
‘Cynical, craven’ Republicans out to bash Biden, not Putin, over gas prices
Critics say party has seized on price hikes to exploit war in Ukraine for its own benefit – ‘an unconscionable act of political cowardice’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/republicans-joe-biden-russia-gas-prices
3 questions answered about Biden’s Russian oil ban (E&E News) https://www.eenews.net/articles/3-questions-answered-about-bidens-russian-oil-ban/
Gas prices are hitting new highs. Here’s why — and how long the surge could last. (Washington Post 3/9/22) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/09/gas-prices-going-up-russia-ukraine/
Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years : Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/21/revealed-oil-sectors-staggering-profits-last-50-years
7AM MDT, tomorrow morning, 28th