Today is your day Boomer! I guess it's time for my take on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and considering my family has some Ukrainian bloodlines, you can bet which side I am on. From my perspective, I think a CBC reporter said it best with this statement: "Russia has the numbers, but Ukraine has the will!" These statistics show the numbers: Russia has almost 900,000 active military personnel versus Ukraine's standing military of around 200,000. Ukraine has vastly fewer attacking aircraft — 146 versus Russia's 1,328 — and helicopters; just 42 versus 478. The Russian tanks rumbling towards the capital, Kyiv, are part of an overall armoured corps of 31,000 vehicles, compared to Ukraine's 5,000. The Russian Navy boasts 605 vessels, including 70 submarines, that can be deployed in the Black Sea, off the Ukrainian coast. While the Ukrainian fleet has just 38 ships, and no submarines. The "will" is represented by the great grandmother in this picture....training for combat with an AK47, or the brave Ukrainian president-refusing to leave-and making patriotic speeches every day to his people like Churchill did for Britain in WWII! How about the UKranian man who bodily stood in front of advancing Russian tanks? And what about the prisoners coming out of jail and deciding to fight for their country? These people have passion, incredible pride, and that is something that cannot be measured in so-called "numbers". Stand firm Ukraine! We support you!

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