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Senator marks four-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cites casualty estimates and urges solidarity
Summary
On the Senate floor a senator rose on personal privilege to mark four years of the war in Ukraine, describing scenes from a 12-day visit and citing casualty estimates; the Senate journalized the remarks on request and committees were later reminded of the previously read resolution.
During floor announcements on Feb. 25 a senator used a point of personal privilege to mark the four-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The senator described spending 12 days in Ukraine in August and recounted scenes of destruction and human suffering, urging the chamber to "stand in solidarity with the most vulnerable." On the floor the senator cited casualty ranges: "500,000 to 600,000 combat casualties with 100,000 to 140,000 combat deaths" and "15,000 to 400,000 civilians deaths," and referenced reports of children forcibly taken from Ukraine. The presiding officer acknowledged the remarks and, at the senator's request, journalized them.
The senator framed the remarks as a humanitarian appeal rather than a legislative motion; the Senate referred the previously read JRS 42 to committee and scheduled committee consideration separately. The floor transcript records the text of the remarks and the presiding officer's acknowledgement.
