Petrivs'ke, Ukraine

near Petrivs'ke, Ukraine....school destruction, armour, kitty

liberated from the Russians

Petrivs'ke, recently liberated from the Russians, Ukrainian farmer gave us his farm house for two nights... in the morning his Mother insisted on feeding us fresh wild boar that he killed with an axe and she pushes her moonshine

Starlink Internet

Ukrainians get Starlink Wi-Fi in Izyum

hot sponge bath

How to take a glorious hot sponge bath in a cold Ukrainian farmhouse devoid of electricity water heat

Commemoration of the Fallen

Maidan, commemoration of the Fallen Ukrainian and international soldiers

Izyum graves

Russian ration box

Contents of a Russian ration box let me know what it is

Breakfast BBQ

Izium, preparing breakfast on an outside fire

 

Ukrainian soldier

Ukrainian soldier, the man of the day, 15 km from Russian border

Aid from Poltava to Shevchenkovoe

Aid from Poltava to Shevchenkovoe (225k, maybe 4 hours) does that boy look like he needs it? Check out the beanie does it say respect?

troops in a Lada

really which country in the world moves their troops to the front lines in a Lada? Ballsy Ukrainian?

conquered checkpoint

old checkpoint, conquered checkpoint? past Chuhuiv

Ukrainian armour continuing the move east

Ukrainian armour continuing the move east

T-Mobile still covers Russia

I was 1.5 km from the Russian border north of Kharkiv with no cell phone coverage but T-Mobile still covers Russia, bad dogs, & only 25 cents a minute for a call to Mr Putin

3 km south of the Russian border

3 km south of the Russian border the village of Kozacha Lopan is shelled in the morning & just minutes before we leave but Putin's mighty Soviet army is not able to take it back. Where is the mighty Soviet army that Kim Iverson & Scott Ritter speak about?

out for a bike ride

One legged Ukrainian Greandpa went out for a bike ride just after the Russians bombed the village and just before they bombed it again

meanwhile back in Kharkiv

meanwhile back in Kharkiv it's a regular day Wheeling along

Russian nightly missile hits Kharkiv

Russian nightly missile hits again Kharkiv 2 a.m. by morning time the city workers the mayor and the whole community is responding and cleaning up

R&R Kharkiv style

R&R Kharkiv style, Putin lullaby starts early 11 p.m. not 11 a.m.

War zone milk delivery Ukrainian Style

War zone milk delivery Ukrainian Style

deepest trenches for kilometers

ukrainians dig the world's best deepest trenches for kilometers

personalised AK

in the Ukrainian army you can have your personalised AK

man eating potholes

Man the Ukrainian roads are killing me with their man eating potholes & dirt road detours layered in mud with car size ponds

humanitarian aid & food to a desperate crowd

lucky to get bread in Izyum, the two guys from the dnipro deliver humanitarian aid & food to a desperate crowd. They show their fellow ukrainians they are not forgotten

Izyum, artillery wake us up

3 am report from Izyum, artillery wake us up it's a regular shitshow

Our Ukrainian soldiers are armoured up and headed to the front

Our Ukrainian soldiers are armoured up and headed to the front

Certified tow job

Ukrainian State Certified tow job

the Russians destroyed beautiful Izyum

the Russians destroy beautiful Izyum, the Ukrainians liberate it

Izyum

Izyum, another Ukrainian body comes out of the ground

Art video from Donets

Art video from Donets'

a river

a river runs through it

Samaritan's Purse & other NGO's deliver food in medicine to Balaklya

Samaritan's Purse & other NGO's deliver food in medicine to Balaklya

The Ukrainian knight...

The Ukrainian knight...

Russian Mess in Balaklya

the Russians do make a mess of things, Balaklya

Petrivs'ke kindergarten

Petrivs'ke kindergarten still stands, barely

captured Russian tanks

captured Russian tanks & vehicles

destroyed Russian vehicle

destroyed Russian vehicle they left their head behind

fall colours near Izyum

the lovely fall colours near Izyum contract sweetly with the anti-tank mines

dog & cats

Missle strike in the road but the dog & cats are still fed

Car trouble

how to change the tyre in Ukraine after gently bypassing the anti-tank mines.

Puppy in Mykolaiv

Stray Mykolaiv puppy found a good Ukrainian mama

Bilohirka village

Bilohirka village, what remains

Ukrainians inside Izium!

Ukrainians inside Izium!

Blacked out signs

exit Kyiv, all signs still blacked out.

Bilohirka village

Bilohirka village, what remains...

On the road to Izium

Ukrainian soldiers shakes his booty on the road to Izium, Russians flee S