<p>The Ukrainian counter-offensive to take Kherson has begun.
</p><p>My heart goes out to the heroes defending us from the horrors to humanity that is Russia.
</p><p>A thank you for donating to the defense arrived.  It is a relic from the battle for Kherson, a reminder that will last longer than Putin or his murderous kleptocracy.  The Russian Red Star is from a Su-25 fighter jet downed on the Southern front near Kherson city.  It was collected by the 112 Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces.  And when you look closely, the sloppy spray-painting of their logo — the emblem of their mission — is reflective of their war machine and their hollow culture of kleptocracy.
</p><p>I hope this is the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union, once and for all… for all.
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And if you would like to help: &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.dronesforukraine.fund">https://www.dronesforukraine.fund</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;www.dronesforukraine.fund&lt;/a&gt;
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/44124348109@N01">Steve Jurvetson</a> from Los Altos, USA
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/52322248381/">Russian Red Star from a Soviet Su-25 fighter jet shot down near Kherson, Ukraine</a>