Angelina Jolie says it is vital to “do everything possible” to support those fleeing their homes in Ukraine: “I pray for the people”

• The Hollywood star and humanitarian is “praying” for the Ukrainians
• There are now many refugees in the country after the Russian invasion
• On Instagram, she wrote: “Like many of you, I pray for the people of Ukraine.”
• “My focus, together with my colleagues from @refugees, is to do everything possible to ensure the protection and basic human rights of the displaced.”
• Jolie was appointed special envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in 2012.

from Heidi Parker for Dailymail.com

Published: 14:33 GMT, 25 February 2022 | Updated: 2:52 PM GMT, February 25, 2022

Angelina Jolie says it is vital “to do everything possible” to support those fleeing their homes in Ukraine.

The Hollywood star and humanitarian who was appointed special envoy of The united nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2012 – “prays” for Ukrainians after RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin an unprecedented attack on the country began on thursday.

On Instagram, 46-year-old Angelina wrote: “Like many of you, I pray for the people of Ukraine.”

Help is needed: Angelina Jolie says it is vital to “do everything possible” to support those fleeing their homes in Ukraine. Seen February 9 in Washington

Hard to watch: The Hollywood star and humanitarian, who was appointed special envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in 2012, is “praying” for Ukrainians after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an unprecedented attack on the country on Thursday. Bombed building in Kiev

“My focus, along with my @refugees colleagues, is to do everything possible to ensure the protection and basic human rights of displaced persons and refugees in the region,” said Brad Pitt’s ex.

“We have already seen reports of victims and people fleeing their homes to seek safety. It is too early to know what will happen, but the significance of this moment – for the people of Ukraine and for the international rule of law – cannot be exaggerated.

The Salt Star also shared a statement from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, who is working with the UN, Ukraine and other European countries to provide humanitarian support.

Time for action: On Instagram, 46-year-old Angelina wrote: “Like many of you, I pray for the people of Ukraine.” Seen earlier this month

Help them: “My focus, together with my colleagues from @refugees, is to do everything possible to ensure the protection and basic human rights of displaced persons and refugees in the region,” she said.

The statement said: “We are seriously concerned about the rapidly deteriorating situation and the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine.

“The humanitarian consequences for the civilian population will be devastating. There are no winners in the war, but countless lives will be torn apart.

“We have already seen reports of victims and people fleeing their homes to seek safety. Civilian life and civilian infrastructure must be protected and protected at all times in accordance with international humanitarian law.

Her personal life: Jolie is best known for her Tom Ryder films and the Maleficent franchise. She is raising six children with her ex-husband Brad Pitt. Seen in 2008

Her little ones: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt attend the Eternals UK premiere in October

“Accordingly, we have strengthened our operations and capacity in Ukraine and neighboring countries,” it added.

“We remain firmly committed to supporting all affected groups in Ukraine and countries in the region.”

Jolie is best known for her films Tomb Raider, as well as the Maleficent franchise. She is raising six children – Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara, Vivienne and Knox – with her ex-husband Brad Pitt.

On Wednesday, she shared photos from Cambodia with her daughter Shiloh. The siren said it felt like it was “healing” these days.

In peace: On Wednesday, she shared photos from Cambodia with her daughter Shiloh. The siren said it felt like it was “healing” these days

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A key alternative measure for the United States inflation reached its highest level in four decades as Russia’s fears grew invasion of Ukraine may lead to further widespread price spirals.

Federal data on Friday showed that the Consumer Price Index (PCE) rose 6.1 percent in January from a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since February 1982.

As the crisis in Ukraine shakes global oil markets, Americans can look forward to further rounds of painful price increases.

The average national price of gasoline jumped three cents on Friday alone to $ 3,572, according to the AAA gas price index – a 25-cent increase from a month ago and the highest level in eight years.

The Consumer Price Index (PCE) rose 6.1% in January from a year earlier, the largest annual increase since February 1982.

Annual increases in the PCE index are observed monthly from July to January

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell now faces difficult decisions on whether to move forward with rising interest rates to fight inflation

Fed President Jerome Powell is now facing difficult decisions on whether to continue raising interest rates to fight inflation as speculation grows that the United States may face a stagnant environment if the crisis in Europe slows economic growth. .

The so-called core PCE, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 5.2 percent in January from a year earlier, the biggest increase since 1983.

The PCE’s core price index is the preferred measure of inflation by the Federal Reserve for its flexible target of 2 percent and is an additional measure to the more widely known consumer price index, which reached a 40-year high of 7.5 percent last month.

High inflation is wiping out wage increases for many Americans and could hamper economic growth.

The situation in Ukraine raises the prospect of further damaging inflation, sending the price of oil to rise worldwide.

Brent crude rose above $ 100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since 2014. They retreated to about $ 98.7 a barrel early Friday.

The average national gasoline price jumped three cents on Friday to $ 3,572, according to the AAA gas price index

Russia is a major exporter (left) of crude oil and accounts for 7% (right) of all US oil imports

For every $ 10 increase in the price of oil, a gallon of gasoline becomes about 20 cents more expensive.

Higher gas prices have a wide impact on prices, as more than 70 percent of retail goods are delivered by truck.

According to Moody’s Analytics, oil prices at $ 100 a barrel would reduce GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points in the second quarter and fall by 0.5 percentage points in the third quarter.

The Federal Reserve is expected to start raising interest rates in March to curb inflation, with economists expecting up to seven raises this year.

But there are now fears that an economy hit by high oil prices may not be in a bad position to withstand the tightening of monetary policy.

“The implications of the evolving situation in Ukraine for the US medium-term economic outlook will also be a consideration in determining the appropriate rate of interest rate hike,” Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said Thursday.

Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said arguments for raising US interest rates remained “stable”, but also called the invasion a “disturbing” event that would force politicians to consider what might happen.

PCE is an additional measure to the more widely known consumer price index (above), which reached a 40-year high of 7.5 percent last month

Higher gas prices have a wide impact on prices, as more than 70 percent of retail goods are delivered by truck

The risks may be as obvious as high oil prices, which weigh on consumer spending and further increase inflation, or as unknown as how Russia can respond to US sanctions.

If Russia, the world’s second-largest oil exporter, starts withholding oil from world markets in response to sanctions, the shockwaves could be huge.

“The main demand is strong. The labor market is tight. Inflation is high and expanding, “Barkin said, describing a key case of rising interest rates.

“But I will say that it is disturbing to hear the news. As always, you need to start and think about where this thing might go that you may not have anticipated in the first place.

The Fed has two central mandates: keeping inflation at 2 percent a year and achieving “maximum employment.”

The two mandates often contradict each other because the Fed is trying to keep inflation under control by raising interest rates and trying to boost employment by lowering interest rates and pumping money into the economy by buying bonds.

The Fed sees controlled inflation as good because it encourages spending and business investment instead of hoarding money.

But uncontrolled inflation can be dangerous, undermining consumers’ purchasing power and hitting low-income families and older retirees hardest.

The US Federal Reserve cut its base rate on overnight to almost zero last year and flooded the economy with money through monthly bond purchases, which it is now cutting.

President Joe Biden will meet virtually with colleagues NATO members on Friday morning to reassure the eastern allies that they will be protected as Russian troops prepare to enter Kiev.

U.S. intelligence officials are worried that the Ukrainian capital could fall in days, CNN it is reported that Russian forces are 20 miles from its location and residents have been urged to make Molotov cocktails to help protect the city.

Amid reports that the Kremlin is shooting at him, Ukrainian President Vladimir Green criticizes the United States and its allies for leaving his country to fight alone.

“Who is ready to fight with us?” “I don’t see anyone,” he said. “Who is ready to guarantee Ukraine NATO membership? Everyone is afraid.

“We are defending our country on our own. “The world’s most powerful forces are watching this from a distance,” Zelenski said.

President Joe Biden will meet virtually with other NATO members on Friday morning to reassure the Eastern Allies that they will be protected.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky criticizes the United States and its allies for leaving his country to fight alone

The Ukrainian National Guard formed in the streets of Kiev on Friday as it prepared to defend the city from Russian attack shortly before heavy gunfire and explosions were heard.

Russia’s plans to capture Kiev and forcibly end the war in Ukraine have been uncovered by US intelligence, which says troops and armor will be used to capture airports before a force of 10,000 paratroopers is sent to capture the city. government and force them to sign a peace agreement to regain control of Russia’s country

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg convenes leaders for virtual summit

General view of a meeting room during a virtual summit convened by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after Russia launches a large-scale military operation against Ukraine in Brussels, Belgium

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has offered to send a delegation to Belarus to negotiate with Ukraine, but only under difficult conditions.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was ready to send a delegation to Minsk. But Peskov made it clear that Russia expects “denazification and demilitarization” of Ukraine from Ukraine, which means the capitulation of Kiev.

As fighting continues in Ukraine, Biden will begin his Friday with a virtual meeting with 30 NATO members concerned about Russian aggression on their eastern flank. Some of NATO’s 30 members supply weapons and support to Ukraine, but NATO as an organization does not.

“Make no mistake, we will defend every ally against every attack on every inch of NATO territory,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who will chair the summit, told reporters on Thursday. “An attack on an ally will provoke a response from the whole alliance.”

During the meeting, leaders are likely to consider activating the NATO Response Force, which can number up to 40,000 troops. A rapidly deploying ground brigade, part of the NRF – made up of 5,000 troops and commanded by France along with Germany, Poland, Portugal and Spain – is now on high alert.

Some NATO countries are already taking defensive measures as Russian aggression grows.

Lithuania declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin deployed troops to Ukraine. Lithuania borders the Kaliningrad region of Russia to the southwest. NATO members Belarus is to the east, Latvia is to the north and Poland is to the south.

“We cannot accept the luxury of being a discussion club,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said last night at an extraordinary summit of European Union leaders to impose a “high price” on Russia through sanctions. We need to take action.

The Baltic members said that the West “urgently needs to provide the Ukrainian people with weapons, ammunition and all other military support to protect themselves, as well as economic, financial and political assistance and support, humanitarian aid.”

NATO began strengthening its defenses in Northeast Europe after Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014. Recently, some members also sent troops, planes and warships to the Black Sea region, near allies Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.

In the short term, NATO is activating an emergency planning system to allow commanders to move forces more quickly. The Pentagon said Thursday it was sending 7,000 troops to Europe in addition to 5,000 recently deployed.

Independence Square in the center of Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers occupy positions in the center of Kiev

Soldiers of the Ukrainian National Guard occupy positions in the center of Kiev

In addition, pressure on Biden is growing to personally sanction Putin. The United States has already sanctioned several members of Putin’s inner circle and many Russian oligarchs who made money from his regime.

Biden said Thursday that sanctioning the Russian leader remains “on the table”, but declined to answer a question about why Putin has not yet been a personal target.

The European Union will freeze Putin’s assets and those of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, but will not impose a travel ban on them, the New York Times reports.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, will bring fresh perspectives to the position if confirmed. It can serve for decades. But there is no reason to believe that she can do anything to change the court’s conservative trajectory in the short term.

Her replacement for Judge Stephen G. Breuer would change Liberal to Liberal and would do nothing change the underlying dynamics of the current court, which is dominated by six Republican appointees. At any rate, in an institution that values ​​seniority, the three-member liberal wing of the court may lose power.

It often takes years for new judges to get back on their feet. “For the first three years, I was scared to death,” said Judge Breyer, who came to court in 1994. 2006 interview.

Judge Clarence Thomas, who joined the court in 1991, said he asked his new colleagues how long it would take to succeed. “They told a person that under normal circumstances it takes three to five years to adjust to the court,” Judge Thomas said. said in 1996.

He added that his own circumstances confirmation hearingpushed him to the “outer limits” of that period.

Ratings have not changed over time. “Such an outstanding intellect, as Brandeis said, it took four or five years to feel that he understood the legal problems of the court,” Judge Felix Frankfurter wrote of Judge Louis D. Brandeis, who sat on the court from 1916 to 1939.

Still having a black woman on the court can change the mindset of other judges in subtle ways.

Judge Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016once reflected that the mere presence of Judge Thurgood Marshall, the first black judge, had changed the way his colleagues handled some cases in their private conferences.

“Marshall can be a persuasive force just by sitting there,” Judge Scalia told Juan Williams in an interview for Judge Marshall’s biography. “He wouldn’t have to open his mouth to influence the nature of the conference and how seriously the conference would take racial issues.”

President Xi Jinping spoke with Putin this morning, calling for dialogue to resolve the war in Ukraine, but China has refused to call it an invasion and accuses the United States of being the “culprit” for the current tensions.

• President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning
• The Chinese prime minister said he supported Putin in resolving the war with Ukraine through dialogue
• China has refused to call Russia’s military action an “invasion” or criticize Moscow
• Putin says he is considering a proposal for Ukrainian President Zelensky as his forces march on the capital Kiev

from William Cole for Mailonline

Published: 13:16 GMT, 25 February 2022 | Updated: 2:03 PM GMT on February 25, 2022

ChinaPresident Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin that he supported Russiathe country’s efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine “Through dialogue,” Chinese state television said.

The leaders spoke by telephone this morning, with the Russian president saying he was ready to hold high-level talks with Ukraine.

Putin’s words do not seem to coincide with his actions, as Russian troops have reportedly reached the streets of Kiev and are fighting for control of Ukraine.

At least 137 Ukrainian civilians and soldiers have been killed so far.

So far, China has refused to call Russia’s actions in Ukraine an “invasion” or criticize Moscow, despite growing attacks by the Russian military.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin that he supported Russia’s efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine “through dialogue”, Chinese state television reported. Pictured: Xi and Putin met in Beijing on February 2nd

Russian armor is now advancing on Kiev from the north and east, with US intelligence saying the plan is to besiege the city, seize an airport and launch paratroopers who will then attack the capital. The goal would be to take over the government and force them to sign a peace treaty that would restore control of the country to Russia or to a Russian puppet.

Putin told Xi that the United States and NATO had long ignored legitimate concerns about Russia’s security, repeatedly rejected their commitments and continued to expand military positions in the east, challenging Russia’s strategic end results, according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry website. .

Russia wants to hold high-level talks with Ukraine, Putin said.

China has repeatedly called for a solution to the crisis through dialogue.

China supports Russia and Ukraine in resolving the issue through negotiations, he told Putin, according to the ministry.

He also called on all countries to abandon the Cold War mentality, respect the legitimate security concerns of all countries and establish a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism through negotiations, according to the statement.

A man in camouflage takes a picture of a crater where a Russian rocket landed, destroying part of an apartment building in Kiev, which is now under heavy attack.

Ukrainian defenders blow up several bridges leading to the capital in an attempt to delay Russia’s offensive

He told himself that China respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, according to the statement.

This comes when the Russian military said it had taken control of an airport just outside Kiev as Kremlin forces struck the Ukrainian capital.

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the brother of boxer Vladimir Klitschko, said the Ukrainian capital “has entered a defensive phase” and that the two brothers and sisters will take up arms in defense of Kiev.

“The city has entered a defensive phase. Shots and explosions echoed in some neighborhoods, saboteurs have already entered Kiev. “The enemy wants to bring the capital to its knees and destroy us,” he told a briefing.

Russia’s ownership of Hostomel airport, which has a long runway for heavy transport planes, would mean Putin’s forces could transfer troops directly to the outskirts of Kiev.

A spokesman for Russia’s Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said the airborne forces used 200 helicopters to land in Hostomel and killed more than 200 servicemen belonging to Ukrainian special forces.

Konashenkov claims that the Russian troops did not suffer any losses. This contradicts Ukrainian claims that Russian troops have suffered heavy losses in fighting there.

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President Joe Biden will announce his nomination at Supreme Court on Friday with federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, considered the undisputed favorite.

The exact time of the message remains incorrect, CNN reported due to the ongoing situation with Ukraine.

But Friday marks two years since Biden promised to go down in history by nominating the first black woman to the Supreme Court. He made a vow during the primary debate in 2020 in South Carolina.

Biden cut back on demand to replace retired Judge Stephen Brier to the top three: Jackson, 51, Michelle Childs, 55, and Leondra Krueger, 45.

Jackson is a judge in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; Leondra Krueger sits on California The Supreme Court, and J. Michelle Childs is a judge in the Federal District Court of Columbia, South Carolina.

The first step in the process is Biden to make the official proposal of the nominee, which he was expected to make on Thursday evening or Friday morning. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised a speedy confirmation in court of the choice to increase the time.

His election is not expected to change the inclination of the conservative court, but his focus on younger nominations will ensure that his choice will have a long-term impact on his decisions.

According to sources close to the issue, President Joe Biden has chosen his candidate for the Supreme Court. Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, is a judge in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Biden promised to reveal his nomination by the end of February, but two sources close to the trial told CBS News that he had made his decision Thursday night. Another candidate is 45-year-old Leondra Krueger, who is in the California Supreme Court

Also a candidate is Michelle Childs, 55, a judge in the District Court of Columbia, South Carolina.

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, a judge in the U.S. District Court of Appeals, has no experience typical of other nominees.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is reportedly the leading candidate for the upcoming vacancy in the Supreme Court

While many judges have left their mark as prosecutors, Jackson has spent two years as a federal public defender representing poor defendants.

She has also served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, an independent agency set up by Congress to address differences in sentences.

And Jackson has personal experience with harsh drug crimes convictions in the United States – his uncle was sentenced to life in prison in 1989 for possession of cocaine.

After graduating, she worked for a number of elite law firms in Boston and Washington, D.C., as well as a lawyer for Breyer.

Jackson was nominated as a judge in the U.S. District Court by former President Barack Obama in 2013 and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in Biden in March 2021.

Her most remarkable decision came in 2019, when she said that former White House adviser to President Donald Trump must obey a summons from Congress.

“Presidents are not kings,” Jackson wrote.

Jackson is married to a surgeon. They have two daughters.

– Associated Press

Legal experts believe Jackson may be Biden’s choice after the U.S. District Court of Appeals violated its usual procedure by issuing an opinion on Thursday, unlike its typical schedule for Tuesday and Friday.

Jackson reportedly was in the majority in the 2-1 case and would most likely resign if the case was dropped after her nomination, which will split the commission.

Legal experts said CNN that the theory stems from a similar scenario that unfolded when current Judge Brett Cavanaugh was nominated.

“In part, this is because we saw a similar scene unfold in July 2018 with then-District Judge Brett Cavanaugh,” Steve Vladek, an analyst at CNN’s Supreme Court and a professor at the University of Texas Law School, told the paper.

If Biden makes the announcement on Friday, it will mark two years since the primary debate in 2020 in South Carolina, when he first pledged to choose the first African-American woman-justice

Minion Moore, an advocate for critical race theory on the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, will advise President Joe Biden on his choice for SCOTUS.

“DC Circuit issued a 2-1 decision on Monday – a day when no decisions are usually made – in a case where Cavanaugh was in the majority. If the case was dropped after his nomination was announced a few hours later, he would probably withdraw and the commission would split 1-1.

“It is not difficult to imagine that the same calculation explains why this 2-1 decision with Judge Jackson in the majority came out today – another day when the court does not usually issue hasty decisions,” he concluded.

The case on Thursday was an unjustified decision on an urgent issue, a DC Circuit court official told CNN, adding that the court always has the opportunity to issue opinions at any time and has done so many times over the years on urgent issues.

The case involved a dispute between a Connecticut power plant and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, CNN reported. Earlier this month, DC Circuit intervened to suspend an order from FERC that would block the plant from selling energy to consumers.

Thursday’s ruling was a court ruling explaining why they issued the emergency order and was written by Jackson and District Judge Neomi Rao.

Another candidate, California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Krueger, was seen Thursday morning in her native California.

And a car, accompanied by state police, was seen leaving the South Carolina home of the other finalist, District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs. The windows were covered with plastic bags, so it is unclear whether Childs was in the car, CNN reported.

Vice President Kamala Harris also sparked speculation that there was a message on the horizon when she postponed her trip to Louisiana, scheduled for Friday.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday that Biden would not delay revealing his nomination in February, despite the crisis in Ukraine, which means the announcement will come no later than Monday.

Jackson was transferred to the DC Circuit last year from Biden and previously served for nearly a decade in the DC Federal District Court. She was also once an employee of Judge Stephen Brier and has long been considered a preferred candidate for his deputy.

Democrats today believe in racial discrimination, Ted Cruz told Fox News on Sunday as he criticized President Joe Biden’s promise to elect a black woman to the Supreme Court.

Earlier this week, Biden highlighted his appointment as Clinton’s confidant and Kamal’s girlfriend, Harris Mignon Moore, to help him choose the first black female Supreme Court judge.

However, he never mentioned that she was Black lives matter member of the Management Board, CRT promoter and supports the Defund the Police movement.

Moore’s dark blue political powers date back to Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns.

But when the president announced that he would set up a council of advisers to help him with his SCOTTISH A strategy for selection and confirmation, he gently spread Moore’s story.

Biden also angered Senator Ted Cruz, who stepped up attacks on the president’s strategy for electing a candidate for the Supreme Court on Sunday, saying it would be illegal for anyone else to specify the race and gender of job candidates.

‘Democrats “Today we believe in racial discrimination,” Cruz said Fox News Sunday.

“They are committed to this as a political proposal. I think it’s wrong to stand up and say, “We’re going to discriminate.”

Cruz said that made 94 percent of the population inadmissible, including Merrick Garland, who was nominated by Barack Obama for a seat on the Supreme Court.

“If you happen to nominate a judge who is African-American, great,” he continued.

“But you know what, if Fox News publishes a publication, we’re looking for a new host for Fox News Sunday and we’re only going to hire an African-American, a Latin American or an Indian, that would be illegal.”

Leading conservatives – including former Vice President Mike Pence – have expressed concern about Biden’s promise, warning that he could ignore the best man for the job.

But supporters say it will help the court be a better representation of America.

And the White House earlier called on Cruz to be hypocritical about the election of President Donald Trump to Amy Connie Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who died in September 2020.

“A little over a year ago, the previous president also promised to elect a woman to the Supreme Court,” spokeswoman Jen Psaki said earlier this month.

“Not only were there no complaints about the nomination of a particular demographic group, from the same angles, but there was widespread praise for the current Judge Barrett on that basis, with Republican lawmakers saying they thought it was positive for women in America.

“So, take Senator Cruz himself, he had no objection to Donald Trump’s promise to nominate a woman in 2020. I repeat: No objection at all.”

Connie Barrett was confirmed in October 2020, hastened by Republicans with one eye in the upcoming presidential election.

This is the moment when a provocative Ukrainian woman holds back her tears as she sings the national anthem as she cleans up the rubble of her bombed-out home.

Oksana Gulenko’s home was among the 33 civilian sites bombed by Russia in his attack on Ukraine in the last 24 hours, although Moscow has said it will hit only military targets.

Shot from her ravaged apartment, a video shows Oksana calmly clearing her home of rubble as she sings her country’s national anthem, titled “Ukraine’s Glory and Freedom Are Still Dead.”

This is the moment when the provocative Ukrainian – Oksana Gulenko – holds back tears while singing the national anthem, while cleaning the rubble of her bomb house

Most of the occupants of the apartment building in which he lives are families of former Soviet servicemen and border guards.

Like his neighbors, Oksana’s father – who served in Afghanistan in the 1980s – received the apartment from the military in recognition of his service.

“I was asleep, a sudden explosion erupted and I was thrown 3 meters from the bedroom in the corridor,” she said.

“I got scared, I started crawling on the floor,” added Oksana, a medic at a military hospital in Kiev.

Today was to be an important day in the nascent business that Oksana’s daughter Katya started a few years ago. The confectionery that Katya owns and that Oksana helps to work was today to host a big birthday party.

The supplies that the mother and daughter planned to use to decorate the birthday box were sprinkled with pieces of explosive glass.

Instead, a devastated but provocative Katya sang Ukraine’s national anthem as she rubbed pieces of broken glass off the window sill.

Oksana Gulenko’s home was among 33 civilian sites bombed by Russia in its attack on Ukraine in the past 24 hours, although Moscow has said it will hit only military targets.

Shot from her bombed-out apartment, a video shows Oksana calmly clearing her home of rubble as she sings her country’s national anthem.

In the photo: The baking utensils left on Oksana’s kitchen table are shown covered with glass

The footage also shows the outside of Oksana’s apartment building.

On the street below, rubble and debris cover the ground. The facade of the building has been destroyed and most of the windows have been blown out.

There is significant structural damage to the building, with most of the doors and balconies collapsing.

A fire truck is parked in front of the building and firefighters are seen carrying a hose inside to put out the flames that broke out in the rubble.

Appropriately in the face of the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s national anthem is centered around a country fighting for freedom from oppression.

Translated from Ukrainian, the texts open with “The glory of Ukraine has not perished, neither freedom nor will” and evokes a tone of hope and challenge.

The anthem speaks of a fierce struggle for freedom and warns all potential invaders that “Our enemies will disappear like dew in the morning sun.”

The anthem was formally adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament on 15 January 1992, and the official text used today was adopted in 2003.

The text of the anthem uses a slightly modified original first stanza of a poem written in 1862 by Pavlo Chubinski of Kiev.

Over the years and under Russian occupation, Ukraine had previously tried and failed to adopt the national anthem before finally doing so with the fall of the Soviet Union.

The blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine was also officially restored in 1992. The blue represents the sky, while the yellow symbolizes Ukraine’s vast wheat fields.

Pictured: A resident of an apartment building throws debris out the window while clearing his home after being devastated by a bomb blast

Pictured: A fire truck is parked in front of the devastated building and firefighters are seen carrying a hose inside to put out the flames that broke out in the rubble

National Anthem of Ukraine: “Ukraine’s glory and freedom have not yet perished”

Ukraine’s glory has not perished, neither freedom nor will.

To us, colleagues, fate will smile once again.

Our enemies will disappear like dew in the morning sun,

And we too will rule, brethren, in our free land.

[Refrain]

We will lay down our souls and bodies to achieve our freedom,

And we will show that we, brothers, are from the line of Kozak.

We will lay down our souls and bodies to achieve our freedom,

And we will show that we, brothers, are from the Cossack people.

[Additional pre-2003 draft lyrics]

We will stand, brethren, in a bloody battle, from Xi’an to the Don,

We will not allow others to rule in our homeland.

The Black Sea will smile and Grandpa Dnieper will rejoice,

Because in our own Ukraine, fate will shine again.

[Refrain]

Our perseverance and sincere efforts will be rewarded,

And the song of freedom will be heard all over Ukraine.

Flowing from the Carpathians, and through the steppes, roaring,

The glory and glory of Ukraine will be known among all nations.

[Refrain]

The missiles continued to hit the Ukrainian capital on Friday as Russian forces pushed ahead and authorities in Kiev said they were preparing for an attack aimed at overthrowing the government.

Sirens of air strikes blew over Kiev, a European city of three million people, and some residents sheltered in subway stations a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion that shocked the world.

Ukrainian authorities say a Russian plane was shot down and crashed into a building in Kiev during the night, setting it on fire and injuring eight people.

A senior Ukrainian official said Russian forces would enter areas just outside the capital later Friday and that Ukrainian troops were defending positions on four fronts, despite being superior.

Kyiv City Council has warned residents of the Obolon district near an air base captured by Russian paratroopers on Thursday to remain indoors due to “the approach of active hostilities”.

Windows were blown up in a 10-story apartment building near Kiev’s main airport, where a two-meter crater full of rubble showed where a projectile had struck before dawn. A police officer said there were wounded but not killed.

“How can we experience this in our time? What to think. “Putin must be burned in hell with his whole family,” said Oksana Gulenko, sweeping broken glass from her room.

A neighbor, Soviet Army veteran Anatoly Marchenko, 57, could not find his cat, which escaped during the shelling.

“I know people there, they are my friends,” he told Russia. “What do they need from me?” War came to my house.

Witnesses said loud explosions were heard in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city near the Russian border, and air raids sounded over Lviv to the west. Authorities say heavy fighting has taken place in the eastern city of Sumy.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people have fled major cities.

Dozens were reported killed. Russian troops captured the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant north of Kiev as they advanced on the city from Belarus. Ukraine said radiation levels there have been raised.

Natalie Sevryukova bursts into tears as she stands in front of the ruins of her Kiev apartment in the early hours of Friday

Widespread damage to an apartment in Kiev, Ukraine is visible, and a Russian attack on the capital is expected today

A man in camouflage takes a picture of a crater where a Russian rocket landed, destroying part of an apartment building in Kiev, which is now under heavy attack.

Russian armor is now advancing on Kiev from the north and east, with US intelligence saying the plan is to besiege the city, seize an airport and launch paratroopers who will then attack the capital. The goal would be to take over the government and force them to sign a peace treaty that would restore control of the country to Russia or to a Russian puppet.

U.S. officials say Russia’s original goal is to oust President Vladimir Zelensky and “decapitate” his government. Zelensky said troops are coming for him, but he will stay in Kiev.

“The enemy marked me as the number one target,” Zelenski said in a video message. “My family is number two. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state.

Russia launched its invasion by land, air and sea on Thursday after Putin declared war, in the biggest attack on a European country since World War II.

Putin says Ukraine is an illegitimate state carved by Russia, a view Ukrainians believe is aimed at erasing their more than millennial history.

Putin’s full goals remain unclear. He says he is not planning a military occupation just to disarm Ukraine and remove its leaders.

But it is unclear how a pro-Russian leader can be appointed without holding much of the country. Russia has not named a single figure and has not mentioned one.

After Moscow denied for months that it was planning an invasion, the news that Putin had ordered one was a shock to Russians accustomed to seeing their 22-year-old ruler as a cautious strategist. Many Russians have friends and family in Ukraine.

Russia intervened against the dissent, and state media ruthlessly described Ukraine as a threat, but thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest the war. Hundreds were arrested quickly.

A pop star posted a video on Instagram opposing the war, and the head of the Moscow State Theater left, saying she would not take her salary from a murderer.