No Greater Love

In the space of just a couple of days, I have been moved from one emotional extreme of loathing, disgust and abject abhorrence to that of amazing respect and love because of certain events in Ukraine.  Previously, I wrote an article In Righteous Indignation wherein I deplored the mindless, senseless and criminal behaviour of Ukrainian Soldiers who tortured and brutally abused Russian POW’s and then left them to slowly die.  Words cannot express my outrage at such animalistic behaviour – it really is subhuman.   Having been thrown into the deep pit of despair regarding human nature; I have now been buoyed, lifted up by the amazing act of a Russian solider in Mariupol.  In Mariupol, an as yet un-named Russia soldier during a Mortar attack on a civilian area carried out by the Fascists Azov Battalion, threw a mother and her daughter into a building entrance and then covered their bodies with his – he died of shrapnel wounds.  I am reminded here of Holy Scripture:  “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”. John 15:13 KJV. I watched a video report on Southfront.org of this totally unselfish act of brotherly love and it not only moved me to tears but resonated as the clearest example of the vast difference between the Ukrainian Forces and that of the soldiers of the Russian Federation. I just wish I could shake this soldier’s hand! It will be of little comfort to his loved ones that he died in such a valiant and courageous manner, but I hope that they take some solace from his amazing act of self-sacrifice.  May the out-pouring of respect for this act, give them some comfort.  These two incidents are diametrically opposed – one shows the total depravation of the Ukrainian forces while the other shows the compassion of the forces of the Russian Federation. Chalk and cheese!  No amount of Fact-Checker, Ukrainian Government bullshit can absolve not only the Ukrainian soldiers who committed these criminal acts, but the very leaders of the Government are culpable. Nuremburg trials in 1945/6 established that. Justice must be served. Hangings are required. I read in Southfront.org;