It’s like something out of a nightmare:

The juxtaposition of those two photos is striking enough. But when they’re combined into one image, the result is even more sobering — and profoundly sad:

Tweeters are stunned:

https://twitter.com/MTLDriveFor25/status/436272945422290944

Prayers for the Ukrainian people.

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