Daily Updates on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The burning tankers get the headlines, but the bigger story is the operation behind them. Ukraine is not just striking isolated targets around occupied Crimea. It is attacking the system that keeps Crimea supplied: fuel ships, trucks, substations, airfields, ammunition depots, drone relay stations, and the land corridor from Russia. This deep dive explains how Ukraine’s unmanned systems campaign is turning Crimea into a harder place for Russia to supply, defend, and use as a military base.

0:00 Ukraine’s Operation Cutting Off Crimea

1:21 Ukraine’s Drone War by the Numbers

1:57 Operation Auchan and Deep-Rear Strikes

5:49 Crimea’s Blackouts and Civilian Crisis

7:31 A Week of Strikes Across Crimea

8:11 Fuel Tankers and Maritime Logistics

10:27 SBU Strikes Airbases, Depots, and Drone Units

11:07 Crimea’s Energy Grid Takes Another Blow

12:14 What Happens Next for Crimea

12:49 Was This Deep Dive Helpful?

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Ukraine hit Russia with one of its most damaging strike waves yet: Shadow Fleet tankers, oil refineries, pumping infrastructure, bridges, and military targets all under pressure at once. The key story is not just that Ukraine hit ships. It is that Ukraine is targeting the fuel system Russia depends on to move oil, supply Crimea, and sustain the war. Over 72 hours, Ukrainian strikes reportedly damaged 21 vessels, including 19 tankers, while refineries and pumping stations deep inside Russia also burned.

0:00 Ukraine’s massive overnight strike wave

1:04 Russia’s Shadow Fleet gets hammered

2:36 Refineries burn deep inside Russia

4:12 Ukraine hits Russia’s oil pumping network

7:17 Russian airbase struck in Voronezh

8:41 Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine

11:17 Battlefield update

13:00 The truth about Kostiantynivka

14:48 Ukraine targets Russian logistics

16:40 How long can Ukraine keep this up?

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Zelensky used the NATO summit in Ankara to argue that the decisive phase of the war has shifted to the skies, calling for more Patriot systems, anti-ballistic defense, licensed production in Ukraine, and sustained deep strikes inside Russia because one thousand drones over Moscow could change Putin's calculus.

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Chapters

00:00 Zelensky says the war has shifted to the skies

00:19 Drones over Moscow and Ukraine's Patriot need

00:49 The front is barely moving, so the skies matter

01:20 Ukraine's missing anti-ballistic defense

02:12 Budanov says the war could intensify before ending

03:18 Crimea pressure and the goal of returning home

03:55 Budanov warns Poland against ultimatums

04:20 Zelensky arrives at the NATO summit in Ankara

04:30 AMRAAM production and Patriot maintenance talks

05:06 NATO signs new defense production agreements

05:46 Zelensky argues Ukraine would make NATO stronger

06:56 Europe buys Swedish reconnaissance aircraft instead of Boeing

07:16 Greek shipping profits and Russian oil tankers

07:40 Sikorsky warns about Russian false flags

08:19 Trump arrives at NATO in a bad mood

09:23 Trump does not want battlefield images

10:13 Trump's FIFA interference becomes a policy metaphor

12:27 Kasparov and McFaul on Trump's personalization of policy

13:26 Polymarket bets on Putin's ouster and Crimea

14:32 Jackson Hinkle chants against the U.S. at Khamenei's funeral

15:35 Cuba's power grid collapses again

15:59 Viewer comments and White House contact info

17:32 Jake Broe fundraiser and closing

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A pro-Russian milblogger is openly panicking after Ukraine’s long-range drones reportedly hit the Omsk refinery, Russia’s largest and most important refinery. His reaction reveals something Moscow does not want to admit: Ukraine’s refinery campaign is no longer symbolic. It is reaching deep into Russia’s energy system.

0:00 Inside the mind of a Russian milblogger

0:20 Golman warns Russia’s refinery system is in danger

1:17 Omsk refinery hit after earlier warnings

1:53 Golman blames failed refinery protection

3:13 Russia’s border defense problem

4:08 The oligarch blame game

6:31 “Gazprom is the property of the people”

6:55 Golman calls for a “real war”

7:17 Peskov’s “war” language returns

8:29 Golman calls for tactical nuclear weapons

9:13 Why Omsk matters

10:02 Russia’s top refineries are being hit

10:57 Why distillation towers are so critical

13:15 Does this kind of deep dive help?

13:38 Masha and the petrol

#Ukraine #Russia #Omsk #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Drones #Putin #ProfessorGerdes

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🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.

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Ukraine just carried out the largest maritime strike of the war, hitting 10 Russian vessels in one night — including 8 sanctioned Shadow Fleet tankers, a dry cargo ship, and a ferry near occupied Crimea. This is not just another drone strike. It is a direct attack on Russia’s fuel logistics, Crimea supply routes, and the shadow fleet Moscow uses to keep its war economy moving.

0:00 Ukraine’s largest maritime strike of the war

0:28 340 drones and sea drones launched overnight

1:04 Russian tankers hit near the Kerch Strait

2:01 Birds of Magyar strike 8 Shadow Fleet tankers

2:51 10 Russian vessels hit in total

3:23 Ukraine hits more Russian military and fuel targets

4:23 How Ukraine reached the Omsk refinery

5:54 Russia’s overnight attacks on Ukraine

6:58 Battlefield losses and Russian attrition pressure

8:15 The Liman pocket problem for Russia

9:24 Ukraine’s ground robots and Russia’s recruitment crisis

10:29 Trump, Zelensky, and the need for air defense

11:40 Should frontline updates become weekly?

#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #BlackSea #ShadowFleet #Crimea #KerchStrait #UkrainianDrones #RussiaUkraineWar #ProfessorGerdes

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🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.

🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE

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Putin claimed battlefield momentum around Kostiantynivka, but the evidence tells a very different story. Russia is attacking hard, Ukraine is under pressure, and Kostiantynivka remains contested. This is the frontline reality behind Putin’s narrative — and why the next 72 hours matter.

0:00 Kostiantynivka Becomes the Central Frontline Story

5:57 Putin’s Claim Meets Battlefield Reality

9:31 Russia’s Attacks Are Heavy, but Movement Is Limited

11:59 Ukraine Hits Russia’s Rear Logistics

13:21 Why Kostiantynivka Matters

18:20 Russia’s Pressure Across the Front

21:24 Ukraine’s Strategy: Reduce Russia’s Ability to Wage War

23:24 A New Weekly Frontline Update Segment

#Ukraine #Russia #Kostiantynivka #Putin #FrontlineUpdate

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🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/

***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***

🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes

🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.

🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE

🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.

🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected]

#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

Peskov just crossed a line Moscow has spent years trying to avoid: he called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war,” not merely a “special military operation.” That wording matters because it may help prepare Russians for the next phase: broader mobilization, martial law logic, closed borders for military-age men, and an official narrative that Russia is no longer fighting Ukraine alone, but all of Europe and NATO. Meanwhile, Ukraine is striking deeper into Russia, Russian fuel problems are spreading, NATO’s eastern flank is preparing for the worst, and Moscow appears to be building the political and informational justification for escalation.

0:00 Peskov says the forbidden word

1:10 Why “war” changes the mobilization logic

2:22 Russia may remove medical checks for mobilized men

3:17 Moscow’s NATO pretext is getting louder

4:21 Russia claims Baltic drone corridors without proof

5:21 Ukraine’s long-range drone reach is expanding

6:19 Russia exaggerates battlefield gains

7:02 Ceasefire offers as information warfare

8:07 Russian TV worries about unrest and gasoline shortages

9:27 Omsk refinery strike and why it mattered

10:47 Trump and Zelensky prepare to meet

12:35 Russia signals escalation while claiming peace

13:19 NATO’s eastern flank prepares for a Russian threat

14:36 What this war reveals about what matters

15:05 Viewer comments, channel notes, and Jake Broe’s fundraiser

#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Peskov #Mobilization #NATO #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #ProfessorGerdes

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🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience

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🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes

🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.

🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE

🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.

🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected]

#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

Ukraine carried out one of its most significant long-range strike nights of the war, hitting the Omsk refinery, Yaroslavl refinery, Crimea energy nodes, Russian air defenses, fuel tankers, and other military targets deep behind Russian lines. Russia hammered Kyiv overnight, killing civilians and exposing Ukraine’s urgent Patriot shortage The contrast could not be clearer: Russia is attacking apartment blocks while Ukraine is dismantling the systems that keep Putin’s war running.

0:00 Historic overnight strikes

0:29 Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign

1:09 Omsk refinery hit

4:20 Yaroslavl refinery hit again

5:30 Crimea, S-400s, radar, fuel depots, and tankers

9:07 Russia’s mass attack on Kyiv

11:46 Ukraine’s Patriot missile shortage

14:10 Battlefield losses surge

15:52 Putin’s battlefield exaggeration exposed

17:20 Ukraine’s drone teamwork saves a wounded soldier

18:15 Viewer comments and workflow question

#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Kyiv #Omsk #Crimea #UkraineWar #ProfessorGerdes

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🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience

Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)

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Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information

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🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20

🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/

***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***

🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes

🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.

🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE

🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.

🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected]

#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

Iran is holding a multi-day funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after his death in U.S. and Israeli strikes, and Russia's presence at the ceremony highlights how closely Moscow and Tehran have been working together through drones, technology exchanges, and intelligence support. The video follows Medvedev's appearance in Tehran and his public condolences, Iranian dissidents and ordinary Iranians reacting with mixed emotions rather than simple mourning, speculation over why Khamenei's son and successor Mojtaba has not appeared publicly, criticism of the funeral's cost during Iran's economic crisis, and the politically targeted Quran verses assigned to delegations from Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis, Qatar, and Turkey. It also covers renewed IRGC pressure in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump's old claim that Obama would start a war with Iran to get reelected, a viewer suggestion for weird-news segments, and the closing contrast between voluntary religious dress and state-enforced religious rules.

Chapters

00:00 Iran is back in the news

00:17 Khamenei's funeral and Russia's connection to Tehran

00:53 Medvedev arrives in Tehran for the funeral

01:15 Putin congratulates Trump while Russia mourns Iran's leader

01:57 Medvedev offers condolences on behalf of Russia

02:32 Iranian dissidents react to Khamenei's death

03:18 Mojtaba Khamenei is still not seen publicly

04:01 Iran stages a multi-day state funeral

04:24 Iranians express mixed emotions instead of simple mourning

05:12 Hope, justice, and the absence of accountability

05:55 Funeral costs draw anger during Iran's economic crisis

06:30 Quran verses send targeted political messages to delegations

07:02 Iran's proxies receive their own symbolic messages

07:42 IRGC pressure returns in the Strait of Hormuz

08:21 Trump's old Iran-war comments resurface

09:12 Shout-out and Trump-Iran comments

09:24 Viewer suggestion for weird-news segments

10:13 Religious dress, coercion, and choice

10:53 Closing question on world events

#Iran #Russia #Khamenei #Putin #Medvedev #Trump #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #StraitOfHormuz #UkraineWar

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🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****

🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience

Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)

https://a.co/iodWsUK

Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK

https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...

Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA

https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html

Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information

https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html

🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20

🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/

***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***

🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes

🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.

🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE

🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.

🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected]

#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

Putin appears to be trying to sell Trump a fake battlefield victory by claiming Russian progress around Kostiantynivka even as Russian milbloggers, Deep State, and the Institute for the Study of War have not confirmed Russian control of the city. The video follows Russian claims about expanding a so-called security zone, Patrushev's rhetoric about fighting a pan-European neo-Nazi alliance, threats toward the Baltic states, AI-generated Russian propaganda targeting Ukrainian social media, Chinese complaints about EU action against Russian propaganda, and reports of Russian men being forced into military contracts. It then turns to Putin's 90-minute call with Trump, Zelensky's own July 4 call with Trump, Ukraine's deliberate connection between its fight and American founding values, the Motherland Monument lit in U.S. colors, July 4 reflections from Bill Kristol and Ronald Reagan, and the closing question of whether Putin's hold over Trump is beginning to weaken.

Chapters

00:00 Putin tries to sell Trump a fake victory

00:22 Russia claims Kostiantynivka while evidence falls short

01:12 Medvedev threatens a larger Russian security zone

01:45 Patrushev frames Europe as a neo-Nazi alliance

02:39 Russia threatens the Baltic states

02:58 AI propaganda targets Ukrainian social media

03:23 China reacts to EU action against Russian propaganda

04:03 Russian men are forced toward military contracts

04:30 Putin calls Trump and pushes Moscow's version of the front

05:02 Zelensky counters with his own call to Trump

05:32 Ukraine ties its fight to American values

06:37 Putin's Kostiantynivka claim reaches Trump

07:29 A July 4 skywriting tribute to America

08:00 Bill Kristol links July 4 to Ukraine's struggle

08:43 Reagan's idea of becoming American

09:28 Jefferson's draft and American optimism

09:57 Shout-out and Trump must pressure Putin

10:17 Why translated clips are read aloud

11:31 Is Putin's magic wearing off on Trump?

#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Trump #Zelensky #Kostiantynivka #FourthOfJuly #Geopolitics #UkraineWar #Propaganda

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🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****

🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience

Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)

https://a.co/iodWsUK

Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK

https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...

Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA

https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html

Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information

https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html

🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20

🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/

***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***

🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes

🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.

🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE

🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.

🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected]

#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR