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  KYIV, Ukraine — They met in high school but became a couple years later, after meeting again on a dance floor at a Ukrainian nightclub. Married in 2001, they lived in a bedroom community outside Kyiv, in an apartment with their two children and their dogs, Benz and Cake. She was an accountant and he was a computer programmer. Serhiy and Tetiana Perebyinis owned a Chevrolet minivan. They shared a country home with friends, and Ms. Perebyinis was a dedicated gardener and an avid skier. She had just returned from a ski trip to Georgia. And then, late last month, Russia invaded Ukraine, and the fighting quickly moved toward Kyiv. It wasn’t long before artillery shells were crashing into their neighborhood. One night, a shell hit their building, prompting Ms. Perebyinis and the children to move to the basement. Finally, with her husband away in eastern Ukraine tending to his ailing mother, Ms. Perebyinis decided it was time to take her children and run. They didn’t make it. Ms. Pereby...

The following report is 7 days old and the human cost of  Putin's tragic insanity has only widened and worsened . And, it is most likely going to continue to de so. Quite possibly the world will witness Putin's use of chemical and or biological weapons to inflict further maximum suffering on the Ukrainian people. The possibility of him using nuclear weapons is a remote possibility as well. The 20th century had Hitler. The 21st century has Putin. Donald J. Trump's friend and soul mate. Tricycle - As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, Buddhist leaders around the world are offering pleas for peace and messages of support to the Ukrainian people and those watching from afar who feel helpless but eager to take action. The growing number of civilian and military deaths are unknown, but early reports estimate  over 230 civilian deaths  so far and over 525 civilians injured. Though Russian and Ukrainian  reports on military deaths and injuries  d...