906 day of war

Hello, friends!

This week, I tried to take more time to relax, so I spent a lot of time cycling and swam in the pond. I was also able to dedicate more time to household chores and, overall, had a good time. It seems that it's impossible to always be productive in life, and when I throw all my energy into work or dyeing, after a while, I feel completely exhausted. I used to feel guilty if I didn't do anything for a few days, but now I'm working on that and allowing myself to take breaks to recharge and gain inspiration for further work.
August is still quite a difficult month because most people are on vacation, and there are hardly any orders, but I’ve rethought the situation a bit and am grateful for what I have. Thanks to your help, we were able to pay the rent for this month, so even during such challenging times, I don't get too upset. Thank you for your support on buymeacoffee; it really helps us a lot, and I’m immensely grateful to you!

In the country, there is a rather positive mood among the people. We haven't seen this since the Kharkiv counteroffensive. We still don’t know the details, but it’s clear that this is a new phase in the war, which is undoubtedly positive for us. The war shifting to Russian territory is a very important stage that serves many purposes simultaneously. It demoralizes the enemy, boosts our morale, results in a large number of prisoners who will be exchanged, and has a strong impact on Russian propaganda. Perhaps people in Russia will finally start to understand something and will at least support the war less. No matter how much their television tries to hide the truth, it will eventually become known to everyone.
Prisoners of war are a major issue for our country. Many people were captured in the early days of the war and are still in captivity, enduring terrible torture. This has also always been a tool for blackmail, as we didn’t have as many prisoners as they did. And now I’ve read that, for the first time, Russia has started talking about prisoner exchanges on its own initiative. The exact numbers are, of course, unknown, but from the videos shared by our defenders and the General Staff, it’s clear that a large number of prisoners have been taken, and we expect significant exchanges and the return of our people in the near future.

Also, looking at how our army behaves towards local residents on Russian territory, and recalling what the Russians did when they came to Mariupol, the difference is colossal. I understand that this is being done deliberately to demonstrate to the residents of the Kursk region and the whole world that there is another way, unlike the occupation of Mariupol, Bucha, and other cities. In some ways, the attitude towards these residents is even better now than towards our own internally displaced people. I see a lot of humanitarian aid being sent, green corridors being provided for them to leave in any direction, and in Ukraine, they are offered housing and financial assistance.
This is, of course, good, but it’s a bit sad that such help is not available for us, people who have lost their homes, cities, and everything they had. Previously, there was at least some assistance for renting housing, but in the last six months, there have been no payments, and only a small set of products is provided once every few months. This fact causes a lot of outrage, not in the sense that the residents of Kursk shouldn’t be helped, but that our own people also need support, as it now feels like we’ve been forgotten and left to survive on our own.

If I were to sum up everything that is happening now, I’m reminded of the saying, "Be careful what you wish for." Putin said he would turn our territory into a buffer zone, and now this buffer zone has appeared, only on their territory :)
I hope for the best, I hope this helps break the stalemate the war is in now, and I hope the end of this horror will come. And now it seems that everything is turning out more positively for us, and I believe it will continue that way. Thank you for also believing in this and continuing to support us