War is devastating but also transformative. The Ukrainian church is building peace amidst the ruins. The global church must continue to stand with them.
Thank you John. Very moving and disturbing. Thank you for going to Ukraine and sharing your experiences. This weekend we are having a Peace Conference in Herefordshire on the Welsh border. We will be listening to Misha, a Quaker from Georgia, who has been working with Russian young men refusing to fight. We will hear from three of them, their struggles as refugees, their mental health etc. I understand that at least 200,000 young Russian men are deserters, draft evaders and COs. Around 1.2 million or more Russians are casualties from the war. It is more difficult to get Ukrainian figures. Thanks again. Andrew
Thanks Andrew. This website of UA deaths and disappearances appears to be quite accurate and counts aroudn 180,000 since the full-scale invasion. There amnay more serious injuries but overall it seems UA losses may be about one third of Russia's. The reason for that is the way Russia has fougth the war with utter disregard for the lives of its own soldiers as well s Ukrainians. https://ualosses.org/en/soldiers/
Thank you John. Very moving and disturbing. Thank you for going to Ukraine and sharing your experiences. This weekend we are having a Peace Conference in Herefordshire on the Welsh border. We will be listening to Misha, a Quaker from Georgia, who has been working with Russian young men refusing to fight. We will hear from three of them, their struggles as refugees, their mental health etc. I understand that at least 200,000 young Russian men are deserters, draft evaders and COs. Around 1.2 million or more Russians are casualties from the war. It is more difficult to get Ukrainian figures. Thanks again. Andrew
Thanks Andrew. This website of UA deaths and disappearances appears to be quite accurate and counts aroudn 180,000 since the full-scale invasion. There amnay more serious injuries but overall it seems UA losses may be about one third of Russia's. The reason for that is the way Russia has fougth the war with utter disregard for the lives of its own soldiers as well s Ukrainians. https://ualosses.org/en/soldiers/