Good morning, dear reader,
Hope dies last, they say. But what if a hope dies every day? In Ukraine, countless people do this every day hopelessness acquaintance. The Russian war terror has been going on for more than two years, day after day and night after night, waves of attacks lashing out at the battered population.
Yesterday alone there were said to have been 65 air strikes. The blows hit soldiers at the front, civilians in their homes, men, women and children; the war criminal Putin makes no difference. Our reporter Johannes Bebermeier, the Minister of Economics Robert Habeck on a trip to Ukraine reported grueling scenes: Even doctors and nurses in hospitals had to rush to the air raid shelter several times an hour because the sirens screamed so often.
Russian troops are advancing on more and more sectors of the front. In the east near Chassiv Yar and Ocheretyne, but also in the north near Sumy, they overran the Ukrainian positions. The high command in Kiev has hastily set up a brigade National Guard sent to the Donetsk region for reinforcements; the actions seem increasingly hectic and desperate. And the promised weapons from America and EU countries have still not arrived on a large scale.
The new billion-dollar package from the US Congress and the increased aid from the Europeans have been hailed as a breakthrough. But can they still turn the tide? Is the support coming just in time – or are Putin’s soldiers unstoppable? Short: Can Ukraine still be saved?
This question also concerns many Tagesbruch readers. For this reason and because of the dramatic events of the past few hours, we have chosen this topic for today’s podcast. Lisa Fritsch moderates, Johannes reports on his experiences in the war zone and current considerations in the federal government, I try to classify the latest developments and pursue the question: Have we in Germany really understood what is coming?
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Despite the gloomy news, I wish you a sunny weekend. On Monday the daybreak comes from our reporter Daniel Mützel, and again from me on Tuesday.
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