what a waste of lives
… 
and for what?
According to MSM et al, things have gone way past being “a little bit unclear” as of February 24.
What we all have to deal with right now, is called “a Specially Brutal
Russian Invasion of Ukraine” in any language but Putin-approved russian.
History repeats itself in the worst way imaginable, and what most thought could never happen in our part of the world in these days
and age, is a fact.
As for “available” news in Putin's Russia…
From 00:00 on the night of March 4 to 5, Novaya Gazeta temporarily refuses the format
of news reports under the threat of criminal prosecution of journalists.
auto-translated, source: The
Novaya Gazeta information service stops working. We will be back. Soon. Statement
No censoring or rewrite can turn Putin's invasion of Ukraine into anything but
a manmade disaster. No signs of improvements in the near future – rather the opposite, and for every day
that passes more lives are lost.
With that all too real reminder of days past, civilized neighboring countries open up as much as they possibly can for the people of
Ukraine fleeing the death and destruction. In the present situation that is the least we can do, and to a large
degree that is all we can do.
One day we will have all the answers, but for now we are limited to observe, support, protest, and pray.
reality is always worse…
While the stream of information from available and more or less official sources inside and outside war zones, is unreliable, at times chaotic, and full of missing details, we can be sure that reality for the individuals and groups that are hit the hardest is at least as bad as we can visualize in our worst dreams / nightmares.
Videos and images may show material destruction caused by war, but leave or mask out the most graphic images of human bodies
and bodyparts of those caught by the same destructive forces.
Buildings and other structures can be big and small, but the humans who lived and worked in and around them are always small no matter the size of the bullets or blasts that brought them down, killed them, or drove them out.
hope, but no illusions
The ongoing war in Ukraine is likely to go from bad to worse, to disastrous.
That is what often happens when people in power insist on imposing their will on others, no matter the cost to others anywhere.
It is total madness, but some of those in power are simply unable to stop and retreat until it is too late – history in
replay with all its gory details.
One day when it is all over, when the damage is done and the dead and suffering have been counted, all sensible humans still alive will
pause and ask: “how on Earth could it be that we let it happen?”.
Will we ever learn?
sincerely 
Hageland 06.mar.2022
last rev: 11.mar.2022