Aftermath of the Russian attack on a residential apartment building from his window in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 9, 2026.
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We need to stop calling Ukrainians resilient

by Elsa Court

Take a moment to imagine this: In the depths of the coldest winter in years, a neighboring country decides to destroy your country's infrastructure. Why? Your neighbor wants your land, but it's struggling to win on the battlefield. Your neighbor has spent years trying to grind you down to surrender. Every now and then, it strikes an apartment block, a railway line, or a children’s hospital. Now, it focuses on destroying what modern life depends on — and suddenly, electricity, internet, heating,

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