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The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lubinets has reported that kidnappers are abducting Ukrainian children and filming them in sexual videos. Prices for these videos can reach hundreds of thousands of rubles, with one example being 250 thousand rubles (130 thousand UAH) for a boy who is about to start school. The correspondence states that the children have no relatives and are from Ukraine. There is no excuse for this kind of behavior and every kidnapper will be held accountable.

In Kyiv, mysterious underground passages were discovered during repair and restoration work on the grounds of the National Conservation Area St. Sophia of Kyiv. These passages are believed to lead to St. Sophia Cathedral, however, there is very little known about them in the historical record. (Photo: Vadym Kyrylenko).

Borys Kremenetskyi, Ukraine's Defense Attaché to the United States, stated that Ukrainian military personnel will be able to use the Patriot air defense system within a few weeks, without specifying an exact timeframe. At present, around 100 Ukrainian servicemen are being trained on the Patriot system in the United States.

⚠️The Kherson Regional Blood Service Center is urgently requesting donors of all blood types to help those who are seriously ill or injured due to shelling. Donations can be made between 8:30am and 12pm at the following address: Mykolaivske Highway, 7.

The Czech President Petr Pavel has stated that the West should provide Ukraine with all types of weapons, excluding nuclear ones.

'They're not taking my gas stove': Joe Manchin and Ted Cruz sponsor bill to protect open-flame appliances - Alternet.org https://www.alternet.org/not-taking-my-gas-stove/

The Ukrainian An-225 Mriya airplane, a legendary aircraft, will be featured in Microsoft Flight Simulator. This was announced during the presentation of the simulator's seasonal updates. The aircraft will be available for purchase for $19.99, and all proceeds will be donated to Antonov to help restore the real Mriya. The AN-225 will be available on February 27, which marks the anniversary of its destruction during the Russian invasion. Xbox users will be able to become virtual pilots of Mriya on March 14. Additionally, the simulator will feature another Ukrainian aircraft from Antonov, the An-2.

A domestic cat in Kyiv was found to have rabies after a woman picked it up off the street and brought it home. The cat displayed signs of aggression, refused food and water, and eventually died. It is reported that the cat did not bite anyone, according to the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

Hooray!

Sixteen children from the Kherson region who had been abducted by Russians during the occupation were returned home. The youngest of them was only eight years old. This operation was referred to as 'rehabilitation' by the people of the region.

Key Trump Organization figure is testifying to grand jury in New York criminal indictment against Donald Trump - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/key-trump-organization-figure-is-testifying-to-grand-jury-in-new-york-criminal-indictment-against-donald-trump/48795/

George Santos melts down on live television - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/george-santos-melts-down-on-live-television/48798/

"No matter what" - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/no-matter-what/48786/

The Republican reckoning - Palmer Report

The Insurrection Party

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/the-republican-reckoning/48785/

100% agree. Many days I don't have enough cell signal to watch a video.
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Time for one of these.