
Over the next several years, she moved across the country sporadically and spontaneously-she began bouncing from Florida, where Danny lives, to Baltimore to see her grandmother, to Virginia, to Washington, DC, sometimes living in her car. Among other issues, chronic fatigue led her to drop out. Despite her struggles, she graduated high school and was accepted into a prestigious liberal arts college. In her late teens, she developed anorexia and depression and was hospitalized for a month. She was born in Baltimore in 1975 and had a happy, healthy childhood-her younger brother Danny fondly recalls the treasure hunts she would orchestrate and the elaborate plays she would write and perform with her siblings. As the siege continues, we'll talk about the hardships Ukrainians are facing, and we'll also look at the history of Russia's relationship with Ukraine and what Putin's endgame might be.Jenny’s story is not linear, the way that we like stories to be. The UN reports that more than 500,000 Ukrainians, many of them families with children, have fled to western border nations as refugees, and aid agencies warn that the humanitarian crisis shows no sign of abating. Meanwhile, the toll of war has been monumental. Even Switzerland, a nation with a history of neutrality, has come out against Russian aggression.

Images of ferocious resistance by Ukrainian troops and civilians have captured the attention of Western governments which continue to pledge aid in the form of money, weapons and humanitarian assistance. Scheduled peace talks between Ukraine and Russia did nothing to stop the fighting Belarus has entered the fray in support of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed his nation on nuclear alert.

On Monday, Russian forces took aim at the city of Kharkiv, pounding the enclave with rockets on the fifth day of the Ukrainian invasion.


MaRussian Attacks on Ukraine Escalate, 5 Days into Full-Scale Invasion
