"Do everything to stop the war": Ukrainian polar explorers calls on Russian colleagues
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Scientific expedition participants from the Vernadsky station turned to Russian scientists
They published their video address on the Facebook page of the National Antarctic Research Center, Rubryka reports.
"On February 24, Russian troops treacherously invaded Ukraine. Our peaceful towns and villages are being subjected to artillery strikes and bombing. Now there is not a single region of our country where the war has not come," Ukrainian researchers said.
The polar explorers stressed that thousands of civilians, including children, have already been affected. Destroyed houses, children's and medical institutions, urban infrastructure.
It has been reported that their fellow scientists, friends, and relatives have taken up arms and are defending their homes from Russian invaders. And the military is defending the Motherland.
Nobody is waiting for Russian troops in Ukraine, and we have no one to liberate.
"Do your best to stop the war started by your leadership. Protest, stand by, stop your children from becoming murderers and dying ingloriously in a foreign country. This is your last chance to stop the war in Ukraine," the polar explorers urged Russian colleagues to publicly express their civic position.
Earlier, polar explorers have already expressed words of support for Ukrainians. They expressed respect and gratitude to all those who defend Ukraine.
