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To Keep Aid Coming, Ukraine Appeals to Trump Allies: Conservative Christians A Ukrainian delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington will make the case that Russia threatens the religious freedom of Christians who don’t follow the Russian Orthodox Church.

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3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’ The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about migrants and an unending war.

Musicians in the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about migrants and an unending war.

"My body might be here," said one violinist, "but my heart is in Ukraine."

Trump: "I have warned Putin not to escalate"

Darth:

Occupation. Losses of Ukraine during World War II caused by the Nazi and the communists The war, which some tend to call "Russian glory," should be "justly recognized as primarily the Ukrainian war… Cities, industry, agriculture, and the people of no other European country have suffered ...

HISTORY: More than 10 million Ukrainians were killed by Hitler and Stalin during World War 2. Ukraine was a nation occupied by Russia.
Population of Ukraine decreased by 13.5 million between 1941 and 1945.
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YouTube video by MissSheenie Star Trek: Tik Tok

I’d just like to take a moment to acknowledge the best tik tok video of all time youtu.be/7ZWaWrvJ7nA?...

The Ukrainian team won at the NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon

It’s largest annual international hackathon. It brings together global participants to tackle challenges in space exploration &Earth science

The Ukrainian team's project uses Earth observation data to make decisions in agriculture

"Russia isn’t going away.And this version of Russia,this aggressive,imperialistic Russia, the one that attacks its neighbors,isn’t going away.It's here to stay. &we'll have to deal with it," former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social said

📹:Voice of America

In this disgusting video,a Russian "Z-blogger" says that Californians "deserve" the fires and they will "destroy sinners"

I decided to share this filthy content because I think it’s important to show the West what Russia thinks of them - many Russians support this "Z-propagandist's" line of thought

Taiwanese Company Produces Drives for UMPK by Order of Russia Taiwanese company TRC manufactures and modifies servo drives for UMPK kits that turn unguided bombs into guided bombs for the Russian Federation.

WHAT. THE. FUCK:
Russians were using off-the-shelf components made by TRC, a company in Taiwan, to convert their dumb bombs into precision glide bombs, procured through 3rd parties, but ran into problems. The Taiwanese fixed the issues & sell direct now.
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Russian propaganda when they shoot down civilian airliners is always weird, but this is, well, new.

Every airline should cancel routes into Russia after they shot down an airliner, then tried to make it crash in the water to cover it up

Ukrainian soldier Taras Stolyar reimagines Sting’s iconic “Shape of My Heart” on the bandura, a traditional Ukrainian instrument.

After covering Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters,” he’s now joined by Sting for a unique performance.

Ukrainian anthem performed by Artem Pivovarov before Usyk's fight against Fury yesterday in Saudi Arabia.

📹 Artem Pivovarov / TikTok

❤️ After defeating Tyson Fury this night, Oleksandr Usyk reflected:

“I won, but today was special for one more reason – my sons also triumphed in their judo competitions. They told me, ‘Dad, it’s your turn now,’ and I said, ‘Okay!’”

🗡️🇺🇦 Usyk raises a real Ivan Mazepa saber above the ring!

Fuel oil continues to wash up on the beaches of Russia's resort city Anapa after the wreck involving two Volgoneft tankers last Sunday.

According to Russian authorities, cleaning up the shoreline will take at least a month, though mazut will likely continue to wash up for many months

Some have criticized the evidence regarding the presence of North Korean troops on the battlefield in Kursk.

Here is more close-up evidence provided by Ukrainian war journalist Butusov.

NEW: Video footage shared with me for @financialtimes.com shows the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow this morning. Story here with @maxseddon.bsky.social: on.ft.com/3ZXhMsY

Russia: Schoolchildren from 1st through 5th grade are now being trained to become FSB officers in Syktyvkar, Komi republic. Classes include unarmed fighting and firearms.
The cadets swear an oath to the FSB.
Other cities have similar programs but start from 8th grade.

Zelensky and the spirit of Ukraine depicted as Time’s person of the year

Ukraine is sending aid to Syria in order to help prevent a food crisis. Zelensky called on global partners to assist in ensuring a stable peace in Syria. Kyiv launched the Grain From Ukraine initiative in fall 2022 - since then, the program has saved 20 million people from hunger.

Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.

Russia causes oil spill in the Black Sea www.bbc.com/news/article...

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If you say, "Putin, stop," Putin won't stop.

If you say, "Putin, we'll stop arming and helping Ukraine, and we'll forbid it to strike; Ukraine is now unarmed and not a threat to Russia," Putin won't stop.

#Ukraine has never been a threat.

The Washington Post: Ukraine helped Syrian rebels by supplying drones and providing ''other support'' - Euromaidan Press Ukraine's covert operation highlights how Kyiv is taking its fight against Russian influence global.

Ukraine’s covert operation highlights how Kyiv is taking its fight against Russian influence global.

Russian state hackers abuse Cloudflare services to spy on Ukrainian targets The group known as Gamaredon has been observed using Cloudflare Tunnels — a tool that helps hide the real location of servers or infrastructure — to infect their targets with custom GammaDrop malware ...

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Why Restraint With Russia Won’t Work Only by imposing real costs on Russian malfeasance can the West expect to prevent further escalation.

"Why Restraint With Russia Won't Work: Only by imposing real costs on Russian malfeasance can the West expect to prevent further escalation."
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What is she smoking?!
Orthodox Russia?!…the one that steals and bombs kids and hospitals instead of military targets. Just plain ignorant.

#holodomor #nyc
#weremember
#russiaisaterroriststate

Ukraine facing off against Russia, image shows the absurd size comparison between the invader and victims.