Andriy Bardil

Ukrainian soldier surprises sister with emotional visit from the front.

The harsh reality of medical evacuations from Ukraine's front lines.

Inside a Ukrainian dugout: Finding joy in the heat of war

Grief must be met with resolve. Democratic societies cannot normalize political violence or allow fear to dictate their future. The rule of law, accountability, and solidarity with victims are the only meaningful answers to terror.It seeks to destabilize trust,weaken institutions...
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#unity

Explosions in Lviv kill and injure police officers, National Police report.

At least 14 people were hospitalized and fatalities confirmed after blasts targeted patrol units responding to a call. Mayor Sadovyi says it was a terrorist attack.
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A real democracy isn’t just elections; it’s leaders who serve instead of profit,institutions that check power, and laws that apply to everyone,especially the powerful.When those standards slip,people have every right to speak up.
#justice
#freemind
#standtogether

Ukrainian Kickboxing Champion Dmytro Rusetzkyi Killed in Combat Against Russian Forces Kickboxing champion and coach Dmytro Rusetzkyi was killed on duty near Pysarivka, Sumy region.

⚡️ Ukrainian kickboxing champion Dmytro Rusetzkyi has been killed in combat while defending his country against Russian forces.

Ukrainian Drone Operators Crushed NATO Troops During Exercises. Here’s How Ukrainian drone crews detail how a 10-person team outscored a larger NATO unit in Estonia’s Hedgehog drills, using FPV and bomber UAV tactics.

🤯 Ukrainian drone operators stunned NATO troops during drills in Estonia.
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Chicago treasurer employee alleges political staff pushed office on US bonds boycott Mauricio Banuelos, a treasurer’s office portfolio manager, sent a complaint to the public integrity units of both the Illinois attorney general and U.S. Department of Justice.

Mauricio Banuelos, a treasurer’s office portfolio manager, sent a complaint to the public integrity units of both the Illinois attorney general and U.S. Department of Justice.

Robert Duvall, star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ dies at 95 Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for “Tender Mercies” and was nominated for his roles in films including “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great S…

Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for “Tender Mercies” and was nominated for his roles in films including “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great Santini,” has died. He was 95.

Inflation may have cooled on paper, but at the checkout line, relief hasn’t followed. For shoppers, that’s what matters.

Brendan Reilly has long positioned himself as one of the more fiscally conservative voices on the Chicago City Council,It’s more than just a race, it’s a potential shift in influence within Chicago and Cook County’s Democratic leadership. Definitely one to watch.

Longtime incumbent Preckwinkle faces challenge from Ald. Reilly in Cook County Board president primary

Brendan Reilly, one of the more conservative Democrats on the City Council, looks to unseat Toni Preckwinkle, who doubles as the powerful leader of the Cook County Democratic Party.

The loss of Hamnet Shakespeare in 1596 has always felt like a quiet shadow behind Hamlet—so seeing that story reimagined through Maggie O'Farrell’s novel and now brought to life on stage feels deeply moving

Review: ‘Hamnet’ breathes life into circumstances that helped inspire one of the greatest plays ever written

Hamnet Shakespeare died in 1596, about five years before his father’s epic tragedy “Hamlet” premiered. The stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 historical fiction book about the Bard and his first wife and son is running at Chicago Shakespeare Theater until March 8.

Ukraine en direct : soupçonné de blanchiment d'argent, l'ex-ministre de l'Énergie arrêté Soupçonné de blanchiment d'argent et de participation à une organisation criminelle, l'ancien ministre ukrainien de l'Énergie Guerman Galouchtchenko a été arrêté dimanche alors qu'il tentait de quitter le pays, a annoncé lundi l'agence anticorruption ukrainienne NABU. La Russie affirme lundi avoir pris le contrôle de deux localités dans l'est de l'Ukraine, alors qu'un nouveau cycle de négociations entre Moscou, Kiev et Washington est prévu cette semaine à Genève. Suivez la situation en direct.

Ukraine en direct : soupçonné de blanchiment d'argent, l'ex-ministre de l'Énergie arrêté

❗️🇷🇺 “Russia is increasingly relying on foreign mercenaries due to heavy losses on the front, which exceed the number of new recruits” — Bloomberg.

Foreigners are recruited by deception or under pressure, often without explaining that they will be sent to fight in Ukraine.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Currently, there are approximately 6,000 American HMMWV armored vehicles in Ukraine, — Logistics Forces major told Military

"In the first stage, the Humvees were taken from storage and combat duty bases. Then the US decided to provide Ukraine with even more vehicles.

🚀 “We do not have many Flamingo-type cruise missiles. However, a few days ago we struck the location where ‘Oreshnik’ was stationed. Now it is important to increase their numbers: the Russians destroyed one major production line-Zelenskyy.

Canada 🇨🇦 Denmark 🇩🇰 France 🇫🇷 and the United States 🇺🇸 participated in air military operations and surveillance over Greenland 🇬🇱 and Iceland 🇮🇸

Operation Noble Defender is an annual operation in the Arctic led by the US-Canadian North American Defence Commands (NORAD).
#Nato

Patriotism isn’t blind agreement. It’s holding the country accountable to its own ideals.

Ukrainian soldiers endure extreme weather to hold the line.

❗️❗️ “Putin wants the entire Donbas in order to sell it to Russians as a so-called victory. We will never withdraw our troops from the region. Two hundred thousand Ukrainians live there,” — President Zelenskyy.

🟦 “All Putin needs is to tell Russians

Around 7,000 🇨🇴Colombians are defending 🇺🇦Ukraine on the front line — the largest number among all foreign countries (according to BBC
#Theworld
#Justice

Three brothers killed in Russian strike on Ukraine's Kramatorsk.

A direct Russian hit on a house late Thursday killed two 19-year-olds and their 8-year-old brother, while their mother and grandmother were rushed to the hospital with severe injuries, local officials report.
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Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has killed over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches. Hundreds of Ukrainian athletes will never again take part in sport activity, Russian attacks destroyed more than 800 sports facilities, including over 20 Olympic, Paralympic, and Deaflympic training centres.

Russian Drone Attack on Odesa Damages Residential Building, Triggers Multiple Fires Russian drone strikes hit Odesa on February 12, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, while air raid alerts continue.

🔴 Russian drones struck a multi-story apartment building and sparked several fires across Odesa late Thursday.

BREAKING: Ukraine Unveils ‘Sunray’ Laser That Silently Takes Out Russian Drones

Kyiv has tested a silent, undetectable laser system capable of downing drones instantly, “like invisible lightning”

🔴 One killed after overnight Russian strike hits Ukraine's Odesa Port.

Russian forces targeted the port city with drones and missiles, damaging fertilizer warehouses and sparking fires that consumed vehicles and cargo trains.