10/14/2014, Ukraine Pres. Poroshenko speech in Odessa: “Their children will hole up in the basements – this is how we win the war!“ [Eng. subs.]
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"“Hello, Mrs. Trump! My name is Faina Savenkova. I am one of those children of war that you write about in your letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin....I, as a child who has been living under shelling by the Ukrainian army for eleven years now..."
8/18/2025, “Europe Demands ‘Security Guarantees’ For Ukraine … Russia Can Give Those,“ Moon of Alabama
Comment #101:
“Sixteen-year-old Faina Savenkova from Lugansk has written an open letter to Melania Trump:
“I reminded Mrs. Trump who started this war
and who she needed to contact”:
16-year-old Faina Savenkova explains why she wrote a letter to the wife of the U.S. President (Komsomolskaya Pravda – Lugansk, Konstantin Knyazev, August 18, 2025 — in Russian)
“Sixteen-year-old Lugansk resident Faina Savenkova is a young writer and journalist. This year she graduated from school and entered a journalism faculty. The girl has long been known outside the republic for her repeated appeals to world leaders and the UN. For this, the Kiev regime posted Faina’s data on the Mirotvorets [“Peacemaker” — S] website; she was only 12 years old at the time.
And now she could not remain silent after learning that Donald Trump’s wife Melania handed Russian President Vladimir Putin a letter during his visit to Alaska. Faina also read this letter—Trump uploaded it to his social networks. In her message, Melania Trump calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin to protect the innocence of children, arguing that all children, regardless of their place of birth, deserve love, opportunities, and safety.
The Lugansk resident was outraged by the fact that
[Map of Ukraine, shaded areas are Luhansk and Donbass]
the letter did not mention that it was the Ukrainian regime that unleashed the war in Donbass in 2014. And Zelenskiy, having come to power in Ukraine, promised to end the conflict,
but lied and unleashed a bloodbath.
“My appeal is a reaction to the letter that Melania Trump wrote to our President Putin. In her letter, the First Lady of the White House asks Putin to save children and stop the war. On the one hand, she cares about the children of Ukraine and Donbass, but on the other hand,
she does not mention Ukraine and the illegitimate President Zelenskiy.
After all, it is the Ukrainian government and army that are responsible for the murders of children in Donbass. And now in the border regions of Russia. Therefore, I really wanted
to remind Mrs. Trump
who started this war
and to whom she should have addressed such a letter,” Faina Savenkova told the KP-Lugansk website.
[Most in Donbass voted in 2010 for Pres. Yanukovich whom US violently removed in 2014--without consulting Donbass voters]
Faina wrote her letter to the First Lady of the United States of America Melania Trump and sent it. Here it is:
“Hello, Mrs. Trump! My name is Faina Savenkova. I am one of those children of war that you write about in your letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. I know that you, like Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, want peace to come to us, and for children to no longer fall asleep praying not to die and wake up the next morning. But
I, as a child who has been living under shelling by the Ukrainian army for eleven years now, want to tell you that in order to stop the war and save children in Donbass and Ukraine,
first of all we need to turn to Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.
In Donetsk and Lugansk there are memorials dedicated to the children of Donbass who died, whose lives were cut short by Ukrainian shelling. Children are dying now because of the war unleashed by Europe and former U.S. President Biden.
In 2021, I addressed the UN with a video message that the children of Donbass have the right to a peaceful life, after which the Ukrainian nationalist website Mirotvorets published my family’s and my personal data,
after which I began to receive threats and insults.
Only because I asked world powers to help the children of Donbass live peacefully and happily, as children should. Now this website contains the personal data of almost 400 children who are also in danger. President Zelenskiy can stop this website with one stroke of the pen and return the children to a peaceful life,
but he still does not do this.
You can help influence Ukraine’s compliance not only with international laws, but also with its own laws, protecting children from criminals.
I believe that it is in your power!
We, the children of Donbass, Belgorod and Kursk regions, did not start this war, and I have always advocated for children to live in peace and not be afraid to close their eyes and fall asleep. As a person fighting for children’s right to a peaceful life, I think you will understand me.
We have been trying to survive under Ukrainian shelling for too long, and now our dream is simple—help us see a peaceful sky above our heads!””
“Posted by: S | Aug 18 2025 20:00 utc | 101″
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