With the Arrival of this Winter, I had Reflected on How two Springs, two Easters, two Summers and Autumns, and two Christmases have Passed since Russia again Invaded parts of Ukraine, and how the War has now Entered a Second Full Winter of Destruction… З приходом цієї зими я розмірковував про те,...
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