Four Years, after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, there is no end in sight.
On February 24, 2022
Russia launched a full-scale
invasion of Ukraine.
…. as documented by Ukrainian /American reporter, Oliya Fedun , the war was a serious invasion of their country. [https://x.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/1609025491406671874/video/1]
.Russia-Ukraine War. A war between Russia and Ukraine that began in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in Ukraine’s Donbas region; over the next seven years, more than 14,000 people would be killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine.”
Putin imagined this new invasion would succeed quickly. ”Although Russian forces, in 2022, made significant gains in the first days of combat, Ukrainian defenders rebuffed attempts to seize Kyiv and other major cities and were soon launching counterattacks at Russian positions.”
Three Days That Never Came:
Feb 24, 2026 update
How Russia Failed in Ukraine – so far –
A Russian drone set fire to a Kharkiv publishing house warehouse, incinerating millions of books Saturday — part of a systematic book-burning campaign by Vladimir Putin to erase Ukrainian identity.…The losses suffered from the devastating blaze could be close to $7 million,…More than 1.5 million books had already been destroyed in strikes on the Ukrainian book industry in July, as the Kremlin wages its campaign to destroy the country’s national identity, according to the Ukrainian Book Institute. The largest attack on the Ukrainian publishing industry saw some 900,000 books destroyed on July 2, while as many as 250,000 books were burned in a July 19 blitz on Kyiv….many schools will not receive textbooks in time for the start of the school year. [https://nypost.com/2026/08/01/world-news/millions-of-ukrainian-books-incinerated-in-russian-drone-strike/]
July 2, 2026 The overnight barrage, which lasted for 11 hours, prompted residents to shelter in metro stations as explosions rocked the city. According to Ukrainian authorities, the barrage primarily targeted residential neighborhoods and civilian infrastructure, sparking fires and partially destroying several apartment buildings. [1, 2, 3, 4]
This major escalation comes … with Ukrainian forces separately reported to be maintaining pressure on Russian oil sectors and border regions. [1, 2, 3]
Times Sq. 7/12/26: Svitanok called an Emergency Rally in Times Square after Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight into July 6, 2026. (Flickr slide show)
Explosions Rock Ukraine’s Capital
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported atleast 26 people killed and dozens injured on 7/12/26. Russian strikes hit residential neighborhoods, children’s playgrounds, and civilian infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. [NY Times]
Flashback to Times Square – April 3, 2022.
A time when passionate outrage was directed at ending Putin’s invasion of Ukraine:
Duffy Square aka Times Square
The Broadway community held what they described as a musical vigil for Ukraine …. during a relentless down pour.
Electronic billboards lit up the square in blue and yellow – the colors of the Ukrainian flag- as the volunteer choir sang “Do You Hear the People Sing” – which also included a translated verse in Ukrainian with Ukrainian Americans in attendance.
”Ukraine says the goal is to take the war to Russia and to get Mr. Putin to agree to end the conflict. But Mr. Putin — even as his ability to isolate Russian society from the war’s effect has diminished — has expressed defiance and dug in.”
Actress and trans-activist. Shakina Nayfack , was inspired to organize this gathering following a conversation with her friend, the award-winning Ukrainian journalist, Maxim Eristavi.
Shakina Nayfack
Edited video (there were many verses) of the performance in the rain; it includes the Ukranian verse.
Чи приєднаєшся ти до нашого хрестового походу?
Хто буде сильним і стоятиме зі мною?
За барикадами
Чи є світ, який ти прагнеш побачити?
Тоді приєднуйся до боротьби
Ця дасть тобі право бути вільним!
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free
=== the Ukranians who sang that day===
Behind the barricades Is there a world you long to see?
Then join the fight That will give you the right to be free!
За барикадами Чи є світ, який ти прагнеш побачити?
Тоді приєднуйся до боротьби Ця дасть тобі право бути вільним!
And now the WOKE addendum to the rally for UKRAINE.
(perhaps unnecessary)
Land Acknowledgement offered by Ty Defoe of the Ojibwe and Oneida nations and Oplanientet Pierce (Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape)
Performed and recorded on the ancestral lands of the Lenni-Lenape people. [https://linktr.ee/BwayforUkraine]
Flickr slide show These pictures are random of performances and the end as people left.
4 years later, the celebrities and fellow artists seem to have lost interest in the suffering of Ukraine
*CRICKETS*
Perhaps the media is failing
where these documentaries do not.
A documentary film by director Alan Badoev and channel «1+1 Ukraine», created from 200 hours of footage: the survival, resistance, and life of Ukrainians during the war. Every minute of the film was shot by Ukrainians on their mobile phones. Some heroes survived, some were killed… But their last actions and voices remain. The world must hear and feel the voices of Ukrainians. The Hardest Hour is happening right now. Support Ukraine. Support freedom and independence. (2 hours)
You can stream the documentary The Hardest Hour (also known as Dovha Doba or Long Day), directed by Alan Badoev, directly on YouTube or the official Badoev ID platform. [1, 2, 3]
More than four years into the full-scale war in Ukraine, millions of people remain displaced. Across Europe and beyond … In times like these, the right to seek safety matters more than ever.
Russia has now launched its largest attack on the Ukrainian capital since mid-June 2026, collapsing apartment blocks. Local authorities have accused Moscow of deliberately killing civilians AND STEALING THE CHILDREN.
THE STOLEN CHILDREN!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIX0MUm9ero]
More than 19,000 Ukrainian children have been documented as abducted or forcibly deported by Russia. Their names have been changed, their language forbidden, and many have been told that their families no longer want them. THE STOLEN CHILDREN follows Meaghan Mobbs, a combat veteran, West Point graduate, Director at the Center for American Safety and Security, Independent Women, and president of the R.T. Weatherman Foundation, as she travels to Ukraine to investigate one of the most devastating and underreported consequences of the war. Working alongside Ukrainian officials, human-rights investigators, and the frontline rescue teams of Save Ukraine, Meaghan helps bring international attention to the children who have been taken and the ongoing fight to bring them home. At the heart of the film are the children themselves. Through firsthand testimony, survivors share what they endured in Russian captivity, including forced separation, propaganda, imprisonment, torture, and efforts to erase their Ukrainian identity. THE STOLEN CHILDREN asks a question no viewer can easily set aside: If these were our children, what would we do? Every stolen child must come home. WATCH THE FILM & EXPLORE THE SERIES https://www.faithinwar.com THE STOLEN CHILDREN is part of FAITH IN WAR, a five-film documentary series from the award-winning creators of A FAITH UNDER SIEGE. Through deeply personal stories from Ukraine, the series reveals extraordinary acts of courage, sacrifice, and faith in the midst of war. LEARN MORE ABOUT A FAITH UNDER SIEGE https://www.faithundersiege.com FEATURED IN THIS FILM Meaghan Mobbs Combat veteran, West Point graduate, Director at the Center for American Safety and Security at Independent Women, and President of the R.T. Weatherman Foundation Mykola Kuleba Founder of Save Ukraine and former Ukrainian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights The film also features the firsthand stories of Ukrainian children and young adults who escaped Russian captivity and occupation.
Putin intends to DESTROY Ukraine.
Brick By Brick
Public consensus across Western societies and international communities heavily aligns on viewing his leadership as destructive and tyrannical.
While the single phrase “Slava Ukraini” is commonly heard or seen around the world today, it is actually part of a call and response: “Slava Ukraini” is accompanied by the response “Heroiam slava!” (“Glory to the Heroes!”), followed by “Slava natsiyi — smertʹ voroham!” (“Glory to the nation – death to the enemy!”), ending with “Ukraina — ponad use” (“Ukraine — above all!”)
“Slava Ukraini”
Together we are Ukraine
[Where indicated, pictures and videos property of Pamela Hall-VSB]
