It appears like perpetually because the struggle in Ukraine started, but it surely hasn’t even been a yr; Russian tanks rolled throughout the border in February, simply ten months in the past. But what was as soon as headline information has now blurred into the background for many of us, a battle that for the remainder of the world is now simmering three scrolls down the entrance web page of a information web site.
For the tens of thousands and thousands of individuals nonetheless instantly affected by the struggle, although, little has modified! Ukrainians are nonetheless underneath siege, their lands nonetheless invaded, their armed forces nonetheless locked in a wrestle in opposition to a nation that inside dwelling reminiscence was nonetheless thought of a superpower.
And whereas the previous few months have seen Ukraine acquire the higher hand on the frontlines, Putin’s rising desperation has additionally led to a change in techniques. With swift battlefield positive aspects now a factor of the previous, Russia has begun attacking Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles, hoping to not solely knock out the nation’s fragile energy community (world leaders pledged practically $500 million simply this week to assist hold the lights on) but additionally inflict terror on the civilian inhabitants.
Amidst all this, Ukranians are nonetheless attempting to dwell their lives. Together with Frogwares, the builders finest identified for his or her work on the Sherlock Holmes sequence of video games. We’ve written about their state of affairs earlier than, first for a miraculous Change launch given the circumstances, then for some much-needed assist “relocating workers to safer areas”.
At this time, the staff have shared quite a few pictures and tales on Twitter exhibiting what the struggle seems to be like in December 2022 for individuals who don’t have luxurious of ignoring it on the information. I’m sharing them beneath, however in the event you’d somewhat see them because the HellSite meant, you can find the thread here.
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