Russia attacked the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday. 6 people died in this. Ukraine’s retaliation, on the other hand, is attracting similar pain and disquiet in Russia’s border regions, with Russian attacks coming from other cities including Kyiv by May. Russia’s Shebekino town adjacent to Ukraine has become deserted.
Along with this town with a population of 40 thousand, there has been migration from 4 other cities as well. The condition of the hospitals in the border towns is also pathetic. Lyudmila Kosobueva, 56, caring for her diabetic friend. She says crying, I need insulin. I have to help my friend as she is unable to get up or walk.
There are no medicines in the hospital, no one to take care of them. “I don’t know if Russian soldiers will be able to protect us,” said Sergei Shambarov, a 56-year-old civilian leaving Shebekino. There are hundreds of people who do not trust the Jawans.
After a night Russian missile attack on Odessa, there were 3 dead and 13 wounded. There may still be people under the rubble. I pray for the salvation of people! pic.twitter.com/EdqemZd2kd
— Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine Moshe Azman (@RabbiUkraine) June 14, 2023
This is a less visible aspect of that war because of Moscow’s hostility to the Western news media. Ukraine’s attacks have killed more than a dozen civilians in areas bordering Russia. The Ukrainian attacks damaged homes and buildings as far away as Shebykino and Belgorod.