Today was Miner's Day in Ukraine. It was the single most quiet day in the Donbass War since it began. Tomorrow is the start of the ceasefire, the so-called Minsk III.
It has been so quiet, people are starting to get their hopes up this might be the end of the fighting. That worries me. Little hurts more than rekindled hope thoroughly crushed.
There was another sentiment I heard today. Its one that is so Ukrainian its hard to convey its bitterness and relief all at once to an American reading it. There is hope that there is peace, but all hope for recovering the Donbass is lost.
I'd not get anyone's hopes up. Zakharchenko has resurfaced and he's stated there will be no peace until all of the Donbass has been "liberated" from Ukraine.
And a 5 month old child, a little girl, wounded in the shelling in Maryinka, died today. Rest in peace, devichka.
And a 5 month old child, a little girl, wounded in the shelling in Maryinka, died today. Rest in peace, devichka.
Let's see what happens.
Considering what's happened time and again... it's hard to believe anything will change until the Russians have completed their goal. Guess we'll see soon enough.
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