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In 2006, Yanukovych, then a opposition, had insisted, Holodomor of 1932 to 1933, a famine claimed lives of 4mil Ukrainians, was a tragedy, not a premeditated genocide orchestrated by Josef Stalin and his regime. Now Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to cause unspeakable, unimaginable suffering. By word “tragedy” is firmly installed in lexicon of the war has become almost a cliche. Journalists record tragedies in Ukraine in many heartbreaking manifestations. Marking anniversary of war in Feb 2023, U.S.A. President Joe Biden said: “This war never a necessity; it’s a tragedy.” The label is liberally applied to every development in this war. Putin's Russia’s breach of the Kakhovka dam on Jun 6, is a humanitarian and ecological disaster it caused “latest tragedy.” Putin no mention in his speech of the hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers been killed or wounded, or the repeated spilling over of the conflict onto home territory, seen dramatically in Saturday's Ukrainian attack on the city of Belgorod, 34 km from the border. Associated Press headline. 

Russia’s / Ukraine’s war certainly don't boosted their confidence at home, number of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine remains a closely guarded secret. Fact is in hundred of thousand been kill and numbers would hit 500,000 in 2025.
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