Many civilians refused to evacuate, staying behind to tend graves or due to a belief the fighting would eventually end. 17/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Volunteers supplied food, water, medicine before Ukrainian withdrawal
Volunteers brought food, water and medicine to the remaining civilians up until the final Ukrainian withdrawal when evacuation became impossible 18/
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Avdiivka capture hailed victory but immense human toll
The capture of Avdiivka was hailed by Putin as an "important victory", but the human toll on both military and civilians is immense. Reports include numbers from 15 to as high as 60K Russian soldiers killed just to gain this small town of no strategic importance 19/
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NYTimes describes chaos, bloodshed, Armageddon in attacked city
NYTimes goes on to describe the awful condition of civilians living in a city during Russian attacks. Residents who escaped described scenes of chaos, bloodshed, and "Armageddon" as Russian troops infiltrated neighborhoods.16/
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Russia targets pro-Russian Ukrainians with mass killing and torture
When it comes to civilians, Russia goes harder at what it considers "ethnic / pro-Russian" parts of Ukraine. It kills people who speak Russian en masse. And those who have survived the combat phase are then tortured during occupation. 14/
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Mylovanov denies ethnic Russian or pro-Russian parts in Ukraine
Let me make an aside comment that I don't think there are "ethnic Russian" or "pro-Russian" parts or people in Ukraine. Not now. Perhaps not ever. According to Russian / Putin's criteria I am a typical ethnic Russian. My native is Russian. My mom was burned in Russia 15/
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Putin claims invasion protects people from themselves
etc etc etc … According to Putin they invaded Ukraine to protect people like me from … people like me. Anyway … 15/
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NYTimes point on Russian punishment campaigns in Mariupol and Kharkiv
NYTimes makes an interesting point, with which I agree, but doesn't explain the entire scope of the Russian punishment campaigns. Mariupol was another punishment campaign. Kharkiv where civilians are bombarded and killed daily is another example. There is a pattern. 13/
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Astonishingly, over 900 civilians lived underground in Avdiivka with aid
Astonishingly, over 900 civilians remained in Avdiivka until the end, living underground and surviving on aid brought in by volunteers at great risk. 10/
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Russian guided bombs collapse buildings, kill and trap civilians
Russian tactics involved dropping hundreds of guided bombs weighing up to 3,300 pounds each, collapsing buildings, killing and trapping many civilians.11/