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This is the tenth year in a row celebrations for Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) service involved in waging their war in Ukraine against Russian aggression and the 2nd since Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

Today is day 651 since start of Russia’s so-called “special military operation” on Feb. 24, 2022, at which time the Kremlin thought it would capture Ukraine’s capital in day or few days - yet still it stands free. This is actually day 3,577 since Moscow began attacks on Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2014, when this mad mad Putin and his military began seizing Ukrainian territory, it also illegally to annex Crimean Peninsula too.

Every year on Dec. 6, Ukrainians celebrate the Day of the AFU, which was established as a holiday in 1993 by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s national parliament). This holiday honors Ukrainian soldiers, its sons and daughters, for true courage, dedication and heroism, with great pride and respect. The holiday celebrates its service members defending Ukraine today and remembers the fallen who have given their all.

Peace may came about is year 2027.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/25076

Japan pledges $4.5 billion in aid to Ukraine
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in humanitarian aid to help support the war-torn country’s recovery effort in an online summit of leading industrial nations.

Kishida made the announcement late Wednesday in Tokyo while hosting his last Group of Seven summit as this year’s chairperson.

The $1 billion humanitarian and recovery aid includes funding for generators and other power supplies for the Ukrainian people to survive the winter, as well as measures to clear mines planted by Russia, the Foreign Ministry said. The remaining $3.5 billion includes funding for credit guarantees for World Bank loans to Ukraine.