Sometimes it’s good to remind ourselves that Russia’s war against Ukraine is killing ordinary people.
Two recently posted letters from two courageous young women convey the extent of human suffering that Vladimir Putin has caused. They also put on display the resilience of the human spirit and thus the inevitability of Putin’s defeat.
The first letter is from the 35-year-old Oleksandra Mulkevych, a Ukrainian volunteer paramedic who was killed by a Russian drone on Aug. 14.
Here’s what Mulkevych wrote on Facebook just before her death (in my translation): “There is no greater happiness for a warrior than to die in battle. We are all a bit of a warrior, some are on the battlefield, some are fighting corruption, and some are restoring justice in the courts. … We are such a warlike nation. And we are very passionate about freedom. Ukrainians are free people, that cannot be taken away from us. Free in thoughts, views, and actions. And we have no limits. None whatsoever...
"I was lucky to be born in the best country in the world, Ukraine, and it is a country for which it is an honor to die. And it is even better to live for her … To educate young........