r/europe • u/Espressodimare • 11h ago
2-year-old Angelina killed from the Russian air attack and her teddy bear
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u/Tentativ0 11h ago
She never knew peace.
Born in war, died in war.
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u/soora-moon10 11h ago
That is actually such a depressing thought
Rest in peace Angelina
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u/Soggy_Definition_232 9h ago
How can she rest in peace? She never learned, or experienced, what peace was.
That is a tragedy humanity will have to live with.
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u/ValSintetic 11h ago
How easy it is to kill. And to kill children. And then to smile, shake hands and laugh.
This is the world we live in.
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u/Soggy_Definition_232 9h ago
At the end of this war, whenever that will be... leaders will smile, take photos, shake hands, and share meals.
And this child, that never knew, or lived, in peace. Never lived without fear. Never experienced security or safety. She will still be dead.
I hope they all choke.
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u/Tentativ0 8h ago
This will never happen.
Rich and powerful people always win in the end.
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u/Why-did-i-reas-this 7h ago
My only consolation is that they do not always win. Death does though.
Here's a folktale. Going off memory so I hope you enjoy it.
There is a Mexican story that talks about a starving man who gets a turkey and takes it away to eat all by himself.
As he's about to eat he gets a visit from a fine looking gentleman who asks for him to share. The man says he is a poor man and never been full. I will not share my turkey with you. The fine gentleman says that he should share his turkey with him because he is the devil. The poor man reflects on this and says... the Devil does horrible things and gives undeserving people great gifts. And for this i will not share my turkey. Please be on your way.
As he's about to eat again he gets a visit from a second older man who asks for him to share. The man says he is a poor man and never been full. I will not share my turkey with you. The old gentleman says that he should share his turkey with him because he is God. The poor man reflects on this and says... God makes horrible things happen in this world. Allows wars and creates disease. You reate rich people, while poor suffer. You let inequity happen and sit back and do nothing. And for this i will not share my turkey with you. Please be on your way.
Once again, as he's about to eat, he gets a visit from a third humble looking man who asks for him to share his turkey. The poor man tells the person... I am a poor man and have never been full. The Devil and God himself came by and asked if I would share my turkey and I said I would not. Who are you to think that I would share my turkey with you when I said no to God and The Devil. That is a good question, the humble man said. For I am not the devil or God. But I am death. The poor man hearing who this man is stops and reflects and says. Ah, you are death. You treat everyone equally. Whether you are rich or poor you take them. I will share my turkey with you.
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u/Weird-Cod1147 8h ago
They don’t have to face the horrors, and they have other people’s sons and daughters pulling the trigger for them. Even if bombs starts flying over their own land, they’d be sitting in a bunker tasting the finest caviar while their people barely have shelter and starve. After everything they don’t even face the soldiers and civilians who bled and got traumatized, of course it’s easy for them.
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u/Tunggall 10h ago
May she enjoy peace, happiness and joy in another lifetime. This is absolutely heartbreaking :(
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u/Striking-Ad-6815 9h ago
I asked my Ukr buddy about this
They are just used to it. Horrifying to us, the civilians living the horror, just keep on doing their own thing. There is a video where everyone is enjoying the beach a day or two after an attack. Then in this video you see the air defense taking out a drone right off the beach. Someone on the beach filmed this incident. A couple people cheer, one guy raises a beer, but then they just keep going on about their day enjoying life. Very tough people. They treat explosive drones like we treat random hidden guns. Crazy stuff to me.
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u/No_Hay_Banda_2000 11h ago
Her mother also got killed in the attack.
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u/evabunbun 10h ago
At least they were together. Genuinely the worst thought as a mother is my child experiencing something like that alone. Much better to be together in their final moments
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u/Big-Honeydew-961 10h ago
and as a mother, also waking up everyday knowing they were dead. I'd rather go with them.
I remember a scene from Man in the High Castle (?) on Prime Video.
A woman was unknowingly waiting with her kids in a gas chamber designed as a sitting room. Her kids were resting near her and she realized they were too peacefully asleep and looked up and saw a vent. Knew her kids were gone.
She knew she was next.
But she didn't fight it. I wouldn't either. I wouldn't leave them.
I couldn't watch the show after that. I don't know if she died. Literally the last scene I remember.
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u/evabunbun 9h ago
I was telling my 12 year old about my grandmother being sent to farms in England during WW2 for safety. Her family barely managed that visa as well. Her mother went to and died in a concentration camp and her father and brother went to a refugee/work/labor camp. I can't even imagine being my great grandma freaking out about where to send her daughter. She sent my grandma away at the same age as my daughter. When I told my kid, it genuinely hit me in a different way given everything in the world. 😞 I'm glad for my great grandmother's sake she knew her daughter was safe in England
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u/Big-Honeydew-961 9h ago
It’s so heavy.
I’m glad you can talk about that with your daughter. It’s important.
I’d need a short term specific behavioral therapy series to be able to talk about something like that with my kids without breaking down into ugly tears. Not exaggerating.
Our children are our entire hearts add one day they will just be out there…. Without us… fuck. It would always be hard to feel this but you’re right—with the way things are right now it’s just devastating.
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u/jobert-bobert 7h ago
If I remember correctly, she was Frank’s sister and was only held hostage by the Japanese police bc they wanted Frank to tell them where his gf was. But when he finally told them, it was too late and his sister and her kids were already dead
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u/SakuraGlitterx 11h ago
That's an incredibly heartbreaking and devastating loss. no one should have to endure such violence especially children. my thoughts are with Angelinas family, and I hope for an end to these tragedies
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u/ididntunderstandyou 11h ago
Seriously… fuck Putin and anyone who supports this man
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u/boolee2112 11h ago
It’s 2025. This should not be happening.
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u/onewiththeabyss Sweden 11h ago
It's going to happen in 2035 too.
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u/No_Safe6200 10h ago
And 2045 And 2055 And if there's even anyone left to murder then 2065
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u/Blade_Of_Nemesis 10h ago
And in the year 2525...
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u/UnderskilledPlayer Poland 10h ago
if man is still alive...
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u/aenteus 9h ago
If woman can survive
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u/casual_redditor69 Estonia 11h ago
As long as there are homo sapiens, this will keep happening
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u/thatguy9921 8h ago
“Even before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”
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u/Physical_Mushroom_32 11h ago
As long as there are stupid politicians
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u/GreenEyeOfADemon 🇮🇹 - EUROPE ENDS IN LUHANSK! 🇺🇦 Слава Україні!🇺🇦 10h ago
As long as a country borders to russia.
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u/HomarEuropejski Poland 11h ago
Why does the year matter? It's awful, but this stuff will continue to happen a thousand years from now on too.
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u/SoftDrinkReddit 11h ago
look i dont want to sound like a dick but this has been happening since literally the dawn of civilization the point i am making is this will NEVER stop being a thing in at least one part of the world at any given time
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u/Xspike_dudeX 10h ago
Makes Trump rolling out a red carpet for Putin even that much more disgusting
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u/coffeecake504 4h ago
And all of the rolling back. And fucking Exon talks to pump oil again. Exon ought to be sent a weekly or daily “survived” scorched massive teddy. Even if the plan’s contingent on the war ending
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u/theaviationhistorian United States of America 3h ago
And doing a flyover with fighter jets that were recently escorting out Russian aircraft near Alaskan airspace.
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u/Inevitable_Driver291 United Kingdom 2h ago
Come on, it's politics. If we cannot talk to Putin we cannot end the war. Got to butter him up in the attempt to get a peace treaty on the table.
Either that or win the day on the battlefield - but there's no chance of that unless western nations step up and put troops on the ground. I mean I'd support it personally, I think Britain was weak under Johnson and should have offered at least aerial support, but there we are.
At this point there is no chance of Ukraine regaining their lands, Ukraine lack the might to achieve it and Russia will never cede what they have taken. Logically, a peace treaty will lose the Donbas. All that is left is what kind of long term security the west can offer what remains of Ukraine.
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u/Nickplay21 9h ago
This is Russia’s fault. Not Ukraine. One country is attacking another for no cause and we’re letting it happen.
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u/Due_Fisherman_7784 11h ago
Let's not forget who rolled a red carpet for the perpetrator and constantly trying to be as "great" as him. I don't think this will end soon, just more and more atrocities will come... Putin suffers from terminal hubris and everyone knows is not going to end well... especially with the orange buffoon at the White House .
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u/Low_Background7485 10h ago
he wore special shoes to look taller, this is not just a sick person, this is a sick person ready to sacrifice thousands of lives to compensate for his complexes
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u/hainspoint 8h ago
Let’s not pretend that Trump bears sole responsibility over what’s happening in Ukraine. We had 20 years of appeasement from Europe and the United States, all for cheap gas while demolishing nuclear programs. It was obvious ever since second Chechen war, that Russia is not a civilized country and will never be such.
No, we hope that the next Russian leader will be a better one. Look at all the circle jerking around Navalany before and after he died! The fact that he’s just as imperialistic as Putin didn’t bother anyone. Matter of fact, the only thing he cared about was that the money Putin stole. He believes Georgians, Ukrainians or Chechens can be killed more effectively.
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u/EducationalThought4 2h ago
This is Reddit, you must pretend that Trump is the sole reason for the invasion.
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u/Cost_Additional 7h ago
If he had gotten the war to end she would have been alive. Too bad the rest of Europe prefers using Ukriane bodies as a proxy to weaken Russia.
EU gave more money to Russia than it did to Ukriane last year. Europe has continued to fund the Russia war machine since 17 years ago with Georgia.
Please sign up and donate your body, they need it.
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u/Backwardspellcaster 11h ago
Mother. fucker! I am so fucking tired of Russia constantly murdering innocent children.
Can they not just turn one of their nuclear reactors wrong and turn themselves into a crater?
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u/LandscapePractical78 10h ago
According to the Foreign Ministry of Hungary, Hungary did not sign the EU statement condemning the Russian attack because it does not advance the cause of peace. Hungary stands for peace, the ministry led by Péter Szijjártó stated. Szijjártó, have you got anything to add?
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u/SurvivingSpartan Ireland 11h ago
If you can, consider donating to Ukraine’s Sky Sentinel campaign, these turrets are designed to shoot down Russia’s kamikaze drones and protect Ukraine’s cities.
https://u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_campaign=sky-sentinel
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u/UnknownDotaPlayer Kharkiv (Ukraine) 11h ago
If someone is reading this, i'd like to ask you to reconsider, and donate to "Come Back Alive" instead. Paid influencers, cartoons and promises from United24 are great and all, but it's better to choose the older, non-governmental org that is down to earth.
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u/wojtekpolska Poland 10h ago
why?
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u/itold 9h ago
- Exceptional track record and reputation
- Always going for best bang for the buck
- Extensive research into actual needs and real bottlenecks (which often are not very flashy things)
- They work directly with the best, most combat-effective units
- Full transparency for donation accumulation and expenditure (delayed in time for more secretive/sensitive projects)
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u/RarePerception8280 11h ago
Thank you for sharing the link. I just gave a little.
My thoughts are with his family.
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u/PanickyFool 11h ago
We should really stop funding Russia by buying their gas.
We should really stop enabling Russia by starting to ban Chinese imports.
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u/govt-registered 9h ago
Why is no one able to ass*ssinate Putin..
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u/micjosisa 9h ago
You think his replacement will be any better?
The likes of Dmitry Medvedev?
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u/eruanno321 Poland 9h ago
I can bet there's a Telegram channel where so-called "ordinary Russians" are celebrating this tragedy.
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u/Tristimir 8h ago
Her smile and the presence of teddy bears literally made me cry. That is so insanely inhuman. I send all thoughts and strength to the Ukrainian people
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u/Rare_Gene_7559 10h ago
My 6 month old is happily napping on me right now, and I just can't imagine what that family is going through!
That mother (and father) was pregnant, so eager and happy to have her little girl, gave birth, painted her bedroom, bought her that huge teddy bear, giggled with her at 2am while feeding her.
Just the thought of someone bombing my baby makes me feel rage inside. They're so innocent, so trusting, so happy. RIP Angelina, I'm sorry the world couldn't be safe for you. The adults have let you down.
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u/SilvanAdhan 11h ago
I think that Trump's boyfriend just need a bigger red carpet to stop killing children
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u/KenKring 10h ago
Hopefully Putin meets the same sticky end that so many other dictators meet.
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u/obikofix 9h ago
The worst is that the majority of the so-called Russian population agrees with the orcs' actions. They truly have some delulu superiority complex
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u/Berkuts_Lance_Plus 9h ago
She didn't even get to live beyond her first years. Seeing a child grow up is one of the most beautiful things, and this senseless invasion has taken that chance from so many people.
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u/ExpensiveMention8781 9h ago edited 8h ago
I know the comments like “what about thousands of children dying in Gaza” because I’ve seen so many of these. You don’t have to choose only one to whom you feel bad or show sympathy. You can be sympathetic to all of the people suffering because of these stupid wars. If you’re decent human being you’ll feel bad for dying people/children regardless of their race, nationality, ethnicity etc.
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u/NumismaticAussie 8h ago
The people saying that don’t really care about the deaths of children. They make it obvious by not being upset about any deaths outside of Gaza, and instead trying to divert attention to Gaza. They also make it super obvious by cheering for the deaths of Israeli children. It’s a simple thing. They’re hateful people we need to ignore
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u/UnsightedShadow Hungary 6h ago
I wish a long, painful existance on anyone who supports Russia in this war.
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u/Human-Chemist5405 11h ago
Today again all night long anxiety. Again you sleep to explosions with the thought that you might not wake up. I hate russia!
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u/WearingFin 10h ago
My kid is 2 years old. Fuck Putin. She should be enjoying her life with those awesome teddies. My thoughts go out to the parents or any family members if they survived, which is sadly something you can make an assumption on either way, absolutely sickening.
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u/WeakDoughnut8480 10h ago
This whole thing is so unbelievably senseless. And from the world's largest country trying to acquire some land because it's trying to rebuild an empire. Just completely senseless and depressing.
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u/Elite-Engineer 10h ago
To think that there are people defending russia is insane
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u/okanye 9h ago
To the strong opponents of the refugee system please note that the system saves millions of people from the same fate, including innocent kids. Sadly this little girl only new war all her very short life.
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u/Few_Bodybuilder_6872 10h ago
DEATH TO PUTIN AND ALL RUSSIANS SUPPORTING THIS WAR
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u/pokemurrs France 11h ago
Fuck Russia and fuck Russians.
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u/oceanman--- 10h ago
Not all Russians support Putin. Fuck the ones who do though
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u/scatterlite Belgium 9h ago
The war has strong domestic support
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u/Potential_Cookie1837 8h ago
The opinion polls they take about things like this are known to be curated and also not anonymous. The people who disagree aren't going to write it down so it can get them thrown in jail, and do you really trust the Russian government to not just fluff up the numbers any way they like? How will you argue it, demand to see the paperwork lol?
I'm all for saying that the Russian government, the oligarchs, and Putin are absolute garbage (I'd say the same about my own country) but the ordinary people of Russia are the same as people everywhere. They work, take care of their families, struggle to get by, sometimes fall for the propaganda, and are generally trying their best to be good people and survive.
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u/Bjorn069 11h ago
That putin is a fkn murderer!!! I hope i never see that piece of trash in my front otherwise i will not control myself.
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u/IndieRus 10h ago
And still Europe does nothing… still buying rus gas and not confiscating the frozen assets.
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u/dendarkjabberwock Israel 11h ago
I hate it so much. This unending cruelty and how whole world is actually powerless to change this situation and stop this war.
While governments more and more opressive internally - there is still no working international laws which would prevent shit like this.
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u/BlockOfASeagull 9h ago
There is a special ugly place in hell for Putin and the like!! RIP Angelina😔
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u/bbceronimo 9h ago
No ideology/belief or goal can justify the murder of an innocent child. Hardly holding back my tears. Humanity sucks as a whole.
Rest in peace lil angel.
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u/Badytheprogram 8h ago
They attack civil area on purpose. Every russian soldier is a war criminal at this point, and their leader is the same level as Hitler was. They are not welcome in the rest of the world.
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u/thatguyy100 Belgium 11h ago
This should radicalise Europe against the moscovite barbarians.
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u/angry_stupid 9h ago
This is absolutely heartbreaking. Seeing her birthday picture next to the rubble is a stark reminder of the innocent lives lost.
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u/mdeeebeee-101 9h ago
May Putin experience every death and injury he has caused in any afterlife.
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u/hare-hound 8h ago
Gosh. Hey mother really worked to find and give her joy. May they have peace and the war end.
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u/oblivion-boi 8h ago
This war needs to end, but the leader of the "free world" is too busy shaking hands with dictators and fighting immigrants who just want to feed their families. What a joke.
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u/GOLD3NSPAZ 5h ago
As an American I'm so sorry for how my government has treated Ukraine and Europe. Slava Ukraine
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u/Familiar-Seat-1690 5h ago
I have a couple of friends who are mags who have it convinced Putin was justified as nato expanded to be too close. Boggles my mind.
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u/noregretsnomore 8h ago
Never forget. Russia under Putin is the aggressor and killed thousands of children, families, a peaceful and happy future for all Ukrainians.
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u/Propaganda_Spreader 10h ago
Fuck Putin, and fuck the European politicians like Merkel who enabled this.
Rest in peace Angelina ♥️.
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u/DogsReadingBooks Norway 11h ago
All she knew was war. That’s so tragic.