Russians turned this man’s house into ruins, killing his 12-year-old daughter, wife, her friend, two sons-in-law and a mother-in-law. Only his grandchildren and cat survived.
Photo:
@gultuysuz
, CNN
Ukrainians are posting bitter conversations with their relatives in Russia. Their uncles, cousins, grandparents do not believe putin's bombing our cities targeting civilians. They do not believe their loved ones hiding and crying in bomb shelters.
Zelenskiy's full address to the nation tonight 🧵:
'Dear people, we and our state do not have time for long lectures on history. I will not talk about the past. I will talk about current realities and our future. 1/1
Mariupol crying for HELP: 'Please, save thousands of children of Mariupol! They are sitting in basements without water, without food, without light, without heating, without communication.Mariupol is under blockade. We need a green corridor!' Idk what to respond, I leave it here.
I can't believe what I've had to explain live on Italian TV show. Political activist said 'it's wrong to provide weapons to Ukraine', 'we know about nazis there', 'what about the right to self-determination'- what on earth?This is not about freedom of speech, ...
A kid who died from dehydration in Mariupol was a 6 year-old Tania who had lost her mother. She was alone in the last minutes of her life, Babel reports. For 8 days, Russian occupiers have kept Mariupol without food, water, heating or electricity.
Remember Russian 'hero' on state TV? Now, she's given voice by numerous Western media to speak against sanctions, asking to lift them because 'her daughter cannot pay for her school lunch with a virtual card.' Just in case you thought that psy-op was against war in Ukraine.
You might say it's impossible that people are so brainwashed that they have no compassion at all. But surreal video chats show that the Kremlin's propaganda is stronger than any sense of humanity in Russia
⚡️Ukrainian intelligence says Putin has ordered his forces to prepare a terrorist attack at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to accuse Ukrainians of the man-made catastrophe.
🇺🇦 defender in Mykolaiv: ‘Please, tell (the world) that our land helps us a lot. We’ve had so many miracles at the frontline, the earth and weather literally protect us from death. But we need weapons, too’
This is Natalia from Mariupol - before and after Russia bombed her city in 2022. Russians destoryed her home, business, health, turning her beautiful and active life into hell. Natalia miraculously survived but only two years after, she says, she wants to live again. 🧵
#Zelenskyy
: We are sure of this, because now it is not February 2014, but February 2022. Our country is different, our army is different. The only goal is peace in Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine. / end of the speech
#Ukraine
is within its internationally recognized borders, and will remain so. Despite any statements and actions of the Russian Federation. We remain calm and confident. I want to thank all our citizens for this. 2/2
#Zelenskyy
93% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine will be able to repel Russian attack. Half of them (47%) believe that Ukraine will be able to win the war with Russia in the next few weeks. Think twice before you write about why Ukraine should surrender
⚡️ Ukrainian government is urging residents of Eastern regions to evacuate immediately. Namely, from Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. If our officials are asking to do that, things are getting more than dire.
So putin hits Lviv, some 70 km away from the Polish border, when Biden is in Warsaw. What a result of diplomatic talks with the war criminal. He's spitting in their faces, while they are asking him to de-escalate.
You are proving once again that Ukrainians are a smart and wise nation. And in spite of everything we keep a cool head, react calmly, carefully, like an adult. we are ready for anything. But there is no reason for you to have a sleepless night.
#Zelenskyy
3.
💔 Irpin, Kyiv Oblast. Posted in March by Alex Dayrabekov:
"This is my neighbor's car in the residential complex. Misha's car. They were refugees from Donetsk. He parked this car near mine a year ago. The car is still here. There is no driver. It has been a year already.
Tonight we held a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council. Ukraine qualifies the latest actions of the Russian Federation as a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state.
#Zelenskyy
speech 4/
In front of the Russian embassy in Tallinn, Estonia. Russians do know that their soldiers are raping women and children in Ukraine. They are talking about it in their phone calls. It’s disgusting how they tolerate all this
There's a video of Russian soldiers from Chechen battalion Ahmat cutting off the genitals of the captured Ukrainian soldier. I can't unsee this utter evil... How can anyone still question sending weapons to Ukraine to defend itself and Europe from such beasts?
So many people in Kherson oblast, who are living under the most appalling conditions, are waiting for this breakthrough to become a counteroffensive, and then, liberation from Russian occupiers. You can feel this profound hope and prayers for the Ukrainian army on social media
#Zelenskyy
: We are committed to a peaceful and diplomatic path, and we will follow it. We are on our land. We are not afraid of anything or anyone. We owe nothing to anyone, and we will not give anything to anyone.
All responsibility for these decisions are made by Russia's political leadership. Recognition of the independence of the occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions mean Russia's unilateral withdrawal from the Minsk agreements, and them ignoring decisions within Normandy format
Mining bodies of dead civilians is another proof that this is not just war but genocide. Russians want to kill as many Ukrainians as possible- families, who come to bury their relatives, neighbors, who survived, rescuers, volunteers, police... Every Ukrainian is a target
Russians planned to strike Kharkiv with a 1,5-ton guided aerial bomb,and thousands were rejoicing on Telegram where they announced it (link in thread). But, as it often happens, they dropped the bomb on Belgorod 🫠 and the channel started to delete posts - via
@den_kazansky
⚡️Information about Ukrainians selling US-donated weapons on the black market turned out to be fake, -BBC investigation.
Congratulations, those media who were sabotaging Ukrainian efforts to defend themselves. You were used by the Kremlin for no money
A country that has been supporting the war for 8 years cannot maintain peace as it claims. I discussed the situation with French President Macron, German Chancellor Scholz, US President Biden, British Prime Minister Johnson, and European Council President Michel.
#Zelenskyy
7/
It undermines peaceful efforts and destroys existing negotiation formats. With today's and, possibly, tomorrow's decisions, Russia is legalizing its troops, which have actually been in the occupied territories of Donbas since 2014. 6/
#Zelenskyy
I also plan to talk with Turkish President Erdogan. What will happen next? We want peace. and we are consistent in our actions. Today, the
@MFA_Ukraine
sent a request to the UN Security Council member states to hold immediate consultations on the basis of the Budapest Memorandum
I refuse to believe it... Russia’s ugly war killed Oleksandr Makhov, our colleague, one of the best war reporters here, a veteran, who went to the frontline again since Russia invaded this year. He spoke about his native Donbas and hoped to return home, to Luhansk, so much...
We expect clear and effective support steps from our partners. It is very important to see now who is our true friend and partner, and who will continue to frighten the Russian Federation with words.
#Zelenskyy
10/
Another intercepted phone call by Ukrainian security service with a bone-chilling war crime story.
Russian occupier and his wife jauntily discussed how Kadyrovites are shooting children in Mariupol. They said one ran after a little Ukrainian girl shooting her in the legs for fun
Destroyed village of Chernihiv Oblast. An old lady was dragging her bicycle through rubble on the street when a bunch of TV reporters blocked her, pushing mics and cameras in her face. She was crying and asking them to let her go, but it didn't work. Where is the basic respect?
Truth is on our side. we will never hide the truth from you. As soon as we see a change in the situation, as soon as we see an increase in risk, you will know all about it. There is currently no reason for chaotic actions. We will do everything to make it so in the future.
Something’s fundamentally wrong with German politics, it’s destructive. Ukraine is now paying the price for their hypocrisy with thousands of lives, and no reaction, no empathy.
#Zelenskyy
: In accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, Ukraine reserves the right for individual and collective self-defense. We can distinguish between the provocations and the offensive of the aggressor's troops.
Another historical day: the first train to liberated Kherson arrived today 🇺🇦 We saw incredible emotions of people waiting for their loved ones - video coming soon
@KyivIndependent
#Zelenskyy
: We are committed to political and diplomatic regulation and do not succumb to any provocations. Our borders are securely protected. a system of territorial defense was created. Our partners support us.
I initiated the convening of the UN Security Council and a special meeting of the OSCE. We insist on the OSCE to prevent provocations and further escalation. An emergency convocation of the Normandy summit was also initiated.
#Zelenskyy
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Wow, Zelensky to Putin tonight, after RU attacks on infrastructure:
«Read my lips:
Without gas or without you? without you.
Without light or without you? without you
Without water or without you? without you
Without food or without you? without you. - Zelensky to Russia »
it's reiteration of putin's propaganda, and so warmongering, not peacemaking. The argument 'let's find solutions, talk' is not only naive, it is fatal for Ukraine, the reason why so many civilians have already been killed.
My mom’s just called from Lviv region to tell me she heard a missile flying above our house, and then saw big smoke in the direction of Lviv... while I’m having dinner in Kyiv. Wherever we are, we can’t feel safe because of Russia.
To all Russia-Ukraine «experts» with « US intelligence sources», sitting somewhere West and safe: think twice and maybe wait to get more clearance before you tweet. It’s not about your retweets and followers but our lives here, in Ukraine. Imagine reading all this for a month
Living in the EU doesn’t make Russian war mongers be peace loving, civilized or democratic. It only gives them opportunities to direct their aggression on Ukrainians away from the frontline or their miserable state, and to enjoy privileges of life in countries they hate
Fragment from the video where 4 Russians attacked a person with a Ukrainian flag walking down the street in Germany.
9th year of war and 14th month of full-scale invasion with the full support of the majority of Russians around the world.
Zelensky told
@BILD
that he's shocked by
@UN
’s and
@ICRC
’s lack of response to the consequences of the Kakhovka dam breach. “They are not here! Although the disaster happened many hours ago, they are not there.The UN and the Red Cross must be the first to be there to save lives”
A training on Russian hybrid warfare against the West is being held for foreign journalists in Kyiv - by the NATO-Ukraine Platform on Countering Hybrid Warfare. I’m gonna post some of the key points here 🧵
Here's a hand of a man who had lived in Mariupol until June 10. Maria K. posted this picture to show and tell the story of her uncle under Russian 'improvement'. He managed to flee 🧵
Russian propaganda intoxicated Europe so much that it won't be enough to ban RT. If you can't identify and comprehend the danger of pro-Kremlin's narratives, just look at Ukraine now - death and destruction this is the ultimate result of putin-style 'peacemaking' language.
⚡️ Russian forces fired at evacuation buses with children from Mariupol. Four kids are hospitalized, one in critical condition, - head of Zaporizhia Regional Administration, Oleksandr Starukh reports.
Political activist mentioned Crimea and Donbas as an example of self-determination. Do we still have to remind that Russia occupied these territories? If that's a complete misunderstanding of the situation, why would anyone give a voice to such speaker?
Russians are shelling the evacuation point amid the humanitarian disaster they caused in Kherson Oblast by destroying the Kakhovka dam.
#russiaisateroriststate
Many Italians support Ukraine, and got a lot of such messages after this debate. As for a lot of Ukrainians, Italy is a dear country to me where I studied human rights and democratization. So I hope that people there give no chance for Kremlin's lies which brings terror and death
Both in headscarves, Maria and her dog lived through hell in Horenka (near Bucha). To make her friend less afraid of shelling, the woman put the headscarf over its head. For the dog to not be frightened.
Picture- Oleg Pereverzev
Ukrainian defenders tweet about "great news that we're going to see soon." At the same time, my Facebook feed has never been so full of necrologies. It's painful to see what price we're paying for freedom, for the right to exist. But there's no other choice, everyone knows that.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian children can't go to schools or kindergartens because those are deliberately destroyed. Millions of kids are hiding in bomb shelters, injured or killed by the Russian army. All this became possible with the work of propagandists like Ovsiannikova.
Medic at Azovsteel, Mariupol:
"We are in a critical situation under constant shelling and bombing, the boys are starving and many are injured. Day and night, doctors operate in rooms where it is impossible to even live normally, let alone surgery...
Hi from winter Lviv. It’s an especially difficult period for Ukrainians, with news from the frontline, we’re approaching the anniversary of what ruined lives of millions. But it only teaches us to appreciate every moment of life and “smile through tears,” as Lesia Ukrainka said
With the word "CHILDREN" written on it and deflated tires. Like a monument to the fallen. The car is here. The driver has been gone for a long time. I pass by it every day. And every day I hate this war and those who started it," - by Alex Dayrabekov
Classic
@KyivPost
: last time they copied my video, this time they stole my video without any credits. If you keep following them, please, unfollow cause it gets only worse.
Today is my 30th birthday, and all I want is Russia to get out of Ukraine once and for all, and to see war criminals on trial. To make it happen, we have to win 🇺🇦 this war asap. A pre-war picture as a reminder that life can be beautiful and easy without Russia
Ukrainians warned about this not because we're 'blinded by hatred' as someone told me. We know what RU state machine is capable of from real life experience, not academic papers. We are a playground of RU hybrid warfare, and it's subtle in ways the West can't comprehend.
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Lyudmyla Denisova, published some horrifying details of Russian atrocities reported by locals from now liberated towns and villages in Kharkiv Oblast. In just one day, they received 56 calls reporting sexual violence.
Ukrainians are calling NATO Allied Air Command to bring their forces close the sky above
#Ukraine
. Also, to bring NATO troops to Kyiv.
‘Give us shelter from the sky, save innocent Ukrainian lives!’ 🇺🇦social media is enraged by Western hypocrisy)
Morning motivation from an old Ukrainian lady who was baking Easter bread in the rubble of her house in Horenka, near Bucha. Her village was heavily affected by war. Basically, it’s Ukraine today. Photo-
@zn_ua
In Prague, thousands of people joined the rally in support of Ukraine. It felt like at least 1/3 of them were locals. Czech President Petr Pavel was there, too, asked to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes
A small town in Central Ukraine: crowds of Ukrainian men came to mobilize, determined to fight Russians whatever it takes. Fathers with sons. Women volunteers helping the army. I’m so proud of my people 🇺🇦
“Soon Ukraine will turn into the Syria of 2015. No water, no electricity, the whole country is in ruins,” - Russian telegram channel rejoicing, more than 4 thousand likes. Under each message alike. The same in comments to Simonyan’s posts
One can only imagine what this girl has been through. Today, along with 74 other Ukrainians, 22y.o. Maryana Chechelyuk, a policewoman from Mariupol, returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. She's been held as a prisoner for over 2 years.
“I didn’t have a good opinion of Russians even before all this, but now I really hate them,” - Valeriy Yurchenko couldn’t hold his emotions after I asked him about the occupation. As a Russian speaker from Kherson, who travelled all around Russia, he says, he always understood …
This is a very small part of territory that was liberated from Russians, compared to those towns, villages and cities that are still under the occupation. We can only imagine the number of such atrocities in Kherson, Melitopol, Mariupol, Berdyansk, and others.
What a history we're living! The European Parliament adopted a resolution to grant Ukraine (and Moldova) the EU candidate status. We've been fighting for this since Maidan, and the cost of this moment is immense.
It’s scary to check Ukrainian social media these days. Almost everyone seems to know someone who died for freedom. Posts about friends, relatives, acquaintances killed in the frontline add up to fear for people trapped at Azovstal. That’s what Ukraine is going through today
You just come to a cafe in Kherson, and every day there’s a person that tells you he was tortured or beaten by Russians after being detained for fake reasons. We can’t even imagine the scale of what was happening here
Uman', 2023. The 'denazification' plan failed when Jews from around the world started thanking Ukrainian Jew from the Azov regiment for his service. On a serious note, the paramedic was literally walking surrounded by small crowds of pilgrims who wanted to talk to him
According to Denisova, Russians also raped two men aged 67 and 78. And, reportedly, the Commissioner's Psychological Assistance Line receives calls about such war crimes every day now.
Kyiv sank 'Moscow' and the Russians are furious. In response to the sinking of the warship 'Moskva,' state TV pundits and hosts propose bombing Kyiv, destroying Ukraine's railways and making it impossible for any world leaders to visit in the future.
'Green corridor' is not green with Russians around: they were hitting precisely the evacuation points where civilians gathered to leave,- Mariupol official said. Again, they attacked evacuation points!