It's freezing in Kenosha, but the debates outside of the courthouse are heating up while we wait for the the #Rittenhouse verdict. Day 3 of jury deliberation.

Reporting on defensive positions west of #Kyiv. “We will not let the enemy into our homes.”

At the #Irpin bridge just NW of #Kyiv. “We’re holding the line in Irpin, but our priority is evacuating,” said a Territorial Defense Soldier.

Brent Renaud, an award-winning American filmmaker and journalist, was killed on Sunday while reporting in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb, Ukrainian authorities said. nyti.ms/3ia503r

This 83-year-old woman lost her home after a Russian shell hit her apartment building just north of Kyiv. Three weeks into this war and it’s still hard for me to comprehend that this is actually happening.

So much respect for these women. dw.com/en/kyiv-life-i…

“Small military operation in Ukraine,” reads this poster. I’ve seen different variations of these scattered throughout Kyiv and Lviv. My personal favorite: “F**k off Russian war machine.”

Remarkable BBC News (UK) report: farmers in Vosnesensk ambushed 🇷🇺 forces as they approached the small community, halting their advance by blowing up the bridge, destroying all 🇷🇺 tanks vehicles w/ help from 🇬🇧 NLAW anti-tank weapons, inflicting heavy 🇷🇺 losses & full retreat #Ukraine

Sums up downtown Kyiv.

I’m reading about Russia’s pledge to pull forces back from Kyiv while the constant drum of artillery can be heard from the outskirts of the capital. I trust the Russians about as far as I can throw one of their tanks.