Four Years!
There is Hell to pay!
Due, ©2026, William L. Brown. Putin must pay the price for the slaughter, mayhem and disrupted lives he imposed on innocent people.
Four Limbs, ©2026, William L. Brown. Over 100,000 soldiers and civilians have lost limbs in Russia’s full-scale invasion, which launched four years ago today.
Quad, ©2026, William L. Brown. Combat drones, such as quadcopters, are a prominent war weapon in Ukraine.
I’ve dumped a whole lot of text and photos on my dear readers over the last few days. I’ve felt driven to share the experiences and images from events four year ago leading up the full-scale invasion. Fear not, I can’t keep up that pace!
Four years ago Native Cpeaker was focused on Ukrainian friends and students, many of whom were in great peril. I also wrote about the refugee drama around me. New readers who are interested can go back to my posts from that time.





