At least 9 killed and 28 injured in Russian attacks

At least nine people have been killed and 28 injured following a massive Russian attack involving, among other weapons, ballistic missiles. Several explosions occurred in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as a result of the attack, and smoke filled the sky.

Emergency services worked tirelessly throughout the night, and it is estimated that 105 people were rescued. Fires broke out in both residential buildings and industrial facilities.

A comment on domestic politics

As long as you reject Russia and do what you can to support Ukraine in this war, I honestly do not care which party you vote for. If we were to end up at war with Russia, I would much rather stand with a Left Party supporter on my right and a Sweden Democrat on my left than stand alone.

If I had to defend Sweden and our freedom by myself, there would not actually be very much left to defend.

I believe and hope that this is where we would end up in the event of a conflict: making a joint effort regardless of party affiliation, because we would realise that domestic political squabbling is secondary and ultimately of no real importance.

That is, in fact, where we have ended up when it comes to our support for Ukraine. All parties are on the right side, and I think that is something that genuinely makes you feel proud to be Swedish: an unwavering unity about what is right.

We also have many other things in common, regardless of how we vote. I believe it would be better if we spent more time thinking about what unites us and developing those ideas, rather than concentrating on what divides us. Scratch beneath the surface and most of us are fundamentally very similar, with the same basic sense of right and wrong.

If Johan disagrees with me, he can always dig around in the administrative system—which he pretends he does not have access to, even though it is his website—and ban me. 😄

Russian losses in Ukraine

1,470 KIA/WIA
4 AFVs
82 artillery systems
4 MLRS
2 air defence systems
1,838 UAVs
16 UGVs
463 vehicles and fuel tanks
1 piece of special equipment