{"id":6505,"date":"2016-05-25T13:59:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=6505"},"modified":"2016-05-25T13:59:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T10:59:45","slug":"bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombed and Abandoned Buildings in Slavyansk, Ukraine (Photos + Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is what war looks like even after the battles are over and the guns are gone. Artillery destroys in seconds what took years to build and what will take generations to heal!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00648\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00648.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463406319&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00648\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00648.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6507\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00648.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00648\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00648.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00648-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00648-573x382.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recently I visited Slavyansk, Ukraine which for several months in 2013 served as headquarters for a quick-moving Russian backed separatist revolt.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w01uIZZPKUw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The separatists promised freedom from the Ukrainian government and a return to a more Russian Soviet life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00584\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00584.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463403415&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00584\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00584.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6511\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00584.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00584\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00584.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00584-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00584-573x382.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What the people got instead was death, destruction, and despotic\u00a0rule from men who cared more for their military careers than for the lives of innocent citizens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00582\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00582.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463403351&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00582\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00582.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6510\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00582.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00582\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00582.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00582-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00582-573x381.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a reminder of how quickly war can come and destroy life and property the citizens of Slavyansk decided not to fill in the bullet holes in the sign welcoming people to their town. A\u00a0dab of red paint highlights each bullet hole.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00588\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00588.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463403526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00588\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00588.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6512\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00588.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00588\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00588.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00588-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00588-573x382.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully Slavyansk is now a free Ukrainian town. Yet some lost all they had before that freedom arrived.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00607\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00607.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463404340&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00607\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00607.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6513\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00607.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00607\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00607.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00607-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00607-573x381.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this end of town every fence, every gate silently echoes with the reverberations of mortars and machine gun fire.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00618\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00618.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463405441&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00618\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00618.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6514\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00618.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00618\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00618.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00618-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00618-573x382.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Artillery shells found their way into a nearby psychiatric hospital, punching through walls and windows and leaving destruction in their path.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6515\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00627\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00627.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463405600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00627\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00627.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6515\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00627.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00627\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00627.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00627-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00627-490x735.jpg 490w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00627-287x430.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The silence here is uneasily peaceful and accompanied only by the quavering tone of nesting birds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00629\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00629.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463405641&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00629\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00629.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6516\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00629.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00629\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00629.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00629-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00629-573x382.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fighting shattered all the windows and smashed many dreams along with them. As of yet no one is willing to return and repair the damage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00637\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00637.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463405826&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00637\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00637.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6506\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00637.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00637\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00637.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00637-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00637-573x382.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>War has a way of making everything ugly. For how many years will the halls and hearts of Slavyansk carry with them the disfiguring scars of war?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00634\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00634.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463405792&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00634\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00634.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6517\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00634.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00634\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00634.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00634-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00634-573x381.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All the horror of war comes from one place. It comes from man&#8217;s desperately wicked heart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00670\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00670.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463406663&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00670\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00670.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6508\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00670.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00670\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00670.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00670-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00670-573x381.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>War pounds our eyes and ears with a hideous reality, try as we might we can&#8217;t overcome the repugnant effects of sin in our hearts.<\/p>\n<p>We need a warrior of a different type, one who can bring life instead of death.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc08267-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC08267-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460287938&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC08267-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC08267-001.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6520\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC08267-001.jpg\" alt=\"DSC08267-001\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC08267-001.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC08267-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC08267-001-573x322.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the nearby town of Druzhkovka I found the above painting. Indeed, Jesus is the Warrior, King, Priest, and Savior our war-torn world needs!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-OzaYLyn9VI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Political change can be good but it is always temporary, this is why our greatest task is preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s exactly why I went to Eastern Ukraine, to train and encourage others to effectively share the hope of Jesus!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/bombed-and-abandoned-buildings-in-slavyansk-ukraine-photos-video\/dsc00684\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00684.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463412606&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00684\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00684.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6509\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00684.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00684\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00684.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00684-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00684-573x381.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t think all of Slavyansk looks like the previous pictures, that&#8217;s one end of town. Much of Slavyansk has come back to normal life.<\/p>\n<p>Yet those bombed out and abandoned buildings served as a great reminder of the destruction war and sin bring upon us and of the urgent need for a greater Warrior who comes to bring life and ultimate victory!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is what war looks like even after the battles are over and the guns are gone. Artillery destroys in seconds what took years to build and what will take generations to heal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[370,193,35],"tags":[400,77,371],"class_list":["post-6505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new","category-ukraine-2","category-video-updates","tag-eastern-ukraine","tag-ukraine","tag-war"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00648.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-1GV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3862,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/easter-comes-violently-in-ukraine\/","url_meta":{"origin":6505,"position":0},"title":"Easter Comes Violently in Ukraine","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"April 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Easter morning did not bring with it the typical beauty of painted eggs and little girls in new dresses for many people near the Eastern Ukraine town of Slavyansk. 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Shooting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ministry&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ministry","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/ministry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ukraine_2888033k.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ukraine_2888033k.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ukraine_2888033k.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4471,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/is-there-a-war-against-the-protestant-church-by-radical-orthodox\/","url_meta":{"origin":6505,"position":1},"title":"Is There a War Against the Protestant Church by Radical Orthodox?","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"October 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Back in June I wrote about how Peter Dudnik's church in Slavyansk was seized by separatists and then used as a military base and as a firing position on Ukrainian forces. 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