The steel sunflowers, golden wheat, graphite spoil tips, calm miners, curious villagers, nervous People’s Republic of Donetsk mercenaries… This strange world that emerged within the last few months in the east of Ukraine unexpectedly joined its fate with that of two hundred ninety-eight people. Among the citizens of Holland, Germany, France, Belgium, the UK, Australia, Canada, Indonesia and Malaysia ...
The village of Grabovo in Donetsk oblast looks like a postcard: beautiful even fields crowded with firm sunflowers and golden wheat, and beyond the slight mist on the horizon, over the field – strongly expressive graphite spoil tips. It is difficult to believe that war has been going on for three months now on this land. It is difficult to believe that these sunflowers and wheat were the first to witness the deaths of two hundred ninety-eight people that were peacefully flying to do their business in Malaysia.
And so it continues. It has been difficult for OESC and reporters and forensics teams to access the crash site. Searching for the black box. Russian media placing all the blame on Ukraine. Ukraine, and 'the West' searching for answers. Diplomatic meetings discussing a new round of sanctions against the Russian government.
Meanwhile, especially in the Netherlands and Malaysia, there is mourning and loss.
And the Israeli government's war on Gaza continues.
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