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“It has become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being — being able to be Ukrainian.”

If confirmed, Fagan would replace the current commandant, Adm. Karl Schultz, who is retiring.

Dana Lahunovych’s 38-year-old daughter and son-in-law are serving in the Ukrainian military in some of the hardest-hit regions of the conflict.

Many of the casualties — 992 — occurred in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine’s east, which are partially controlled by separatist rebels backed by Moscow.

This was only one of 31 attacks on health-care workers, medical sites and facilities documented thus far in the Ukraine conflict by WHO’s Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care.

More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war, now in its third week, and thousands of soldiers and civilians have died.

Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion just under two weeks ago, but Russian forces have made less headway than many military analysts expected.

Since protests against the invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, nearly 13,000 people have been detained.

Putin’s order may have meant he wanted the button activated.

Then again, it may not.