My team
@Int_Legion_UA
and other UKR units fought an intense battle to take back
#severodonetsk
. We lost great warriors but we inflicted significant damage on RUS and Chechen spetsnaz. Nothing worth having is easy. #Сєверодоне́цьк
#dombass
#Донбас
#СЛАВАУКРАЇНІ
Scott and I arrived in Ukraine on the same day and together we formed a team. “I’m here to fight”. Those were Scott’s words when I asked him what he wanted to do after we helped repel the Russians from Kyiv and we looked for our next mission.
My fellow soldiers fighting in
#Kherson
tell me
#Russian
troops are withdrawing from their positions under overwhelming pressure from Ukranian army. Bang bang bitches!
#Kherson
#Херсон
#ZSU
#зус
True story: 😭
me: I'm going to UKR to defend individual freedoms, national sovereignty & rule of law
dad: Zelensdky is a US puppet, UKR killed civilians in Donbas. RUS is right to defend itself against NATO threats. Cuando regresas?
Me: you will never met your grandchildren
16 mos. ago I came to UKR to fight. I formed a team with 34 guys. Some of them had one of the toughest experiences among int’l volunteers: 4 KIA, 1 POW, 1 MIA and they went back home. A year later they come back to Ukraine to continue the fight. Meet chosen Co. 59th Mech BDE
Bad news! It appears Starlink service for Ukraine is no longer free, or even supported for the military (we have some ready to go to the front)
@elonmusk
promised to fund Starlink in Ukraine indefinitely. This will be a major win for 🇷🇺
@StationCDRKelly
@AdamKinzinger
I don’t appreciate Germany and France trying to surrender Ukraine on its behalf. My country 🇺🇸 doesn’t always get it right, but I’m glad it’s taking a bold stance on this one
#lendlease
#SaveUkraine
My team of the International Legion fighting the Orcs in Severdonest. The engagement was over 6 hours but we made considerable gains in this day
#Severodonetsk
#Ukrainian
#SlavaUkrainii
Adolf Eichmann, an influential Nazi officer was snatched in Argentina 15 years after WWII. I’m looking forward to stories about the Ukranian task force that hunts Russian criminals around the world and brings them to cold Justice
The problem is
@elonmusk
stated he would continue to fund the program, and gave no indication this would exclude the military. Now he has pivoted, with no warning, as we prepare for Russia’s unpredictable actions approaching the 1-year anniversary of the invasion
Russians retreated under fire in this fight in
#Luhansk
. We'll get them next time |
Русские отступили в этом бою в Луганске. Мы получим их в следующий раз.
#SlavaUkraini
#славаукраїні
#ArmUkraineNow
#Луганськ
One year ago today I arrived in Ukraine. I quit my comfy life in the US as a business consultant and investor because I was outraged by Russia’s unprovoked attack on a neighbor.
The problem is
@elonmusk
stated he would continue to fund the program, and gave no indication this would exclude the military. Now he has pivoted, with no warning, as we prepare for Russia’s unpredictable actions approaching the 1-year anniversary of the invasion
1/ I was Andy’s team leader for a time & I remain resolute in my support for, and confidence in him. We must all consider POWs can be compelled to say anything. I know first hand the statements do not reflect reality.
@DailyMirror
@MalcolmNance
This weekend, under air strikes from Russia, people wait underground of the national opera house. Fuck Russia. The show must go on. The bravest opera in the 🌎
#Ukraine
️opera
🤯 Mitch McConnell is one of the most influential guys in US govt. In my opinion, he’s generally wrong, but MAAN! he’s speaking 💯 truth on this interview. “defeating the Russians is the single most important thing going on in the 🌎 right now”.
I'm on a respite from the front. This how I spent a bit of down time today. People ask me how they can help. We'll start with how Russians can help (any Russian). I'll make another one for non-Russians
#HelpUkraine
#Україна #Украина #Пу́тинхуйло́
But wars of survival are never easy, & Ukraine remains Ukraine, thought many bet it would not be so. Today I committed to staying indefinitely. In my 2nd year, I look forward to many ☠️ Russians, Ukraine’s decisive victory & its subsequent renaissance
#ukraine
#slavaukraini
🇺🇦 🇺🇸
To what extent would you go to defend your homeland?
To most of us, that is a hypothetical, but Ukrainian soldiers answer that question every day. Around
#vovchansk
(1h45mins from the 2nd largest city), they have been repelling Russian attempts to occupy land and bring people
1/4 Will was the first US Marine I met upon arriving in Ukraine. We formed a team and together we supported the hard-won liberation of Irpin and Bucha, which ultimately saved Kyiv
I was Will’s team leader for a time. It was incorrectly reported that he worked for a PMC. Will was fighting on a volunteer basis, motivated by the plight of the Ukranian people & not by $ incentives.
@CNN
@MalcolmNance
@RipRawlings
I don’t care if I don’t get any other wish for the rest of my life. Victory and peace for Ukraine 🇺🇦 is the only wish I want. @: Jesus, Buddha, Allah, Krishna, Satan, genie in a lamp, Elon Musk
This is my team and I. Reminder that Russia’s war in Ukraine is intense and deadly (as was today). Support, donate, and boycott.
#Severodonetsk
#Сєвєродонецьк
#ukraine
On this Memorial Day, as in every other day, I think about a fellow US Marine who arrived in Ukraine with me, and fought with me. He died holding the line against a Russian attack. His body has yet to be recovered. We WILL recover it.
#MemorialDay
#usmarines
@SecBlinken
When the last bridge connecting
#Lysichansk
&
#Sievierodonetsk
was destroyed, the UKR army found ways to keep disrupting the Orcs | Когда последний мост, соединяющий #Лисичанск и #Северодонецк, был разрушен, 3CY нашла творческие способы продолжать мешать orcs #Пу́тинхуйло́
A few weeks ago I’m on the way to Kherson but I get stuck in the mud on a remote road. A taxi driver came to help but, surprisingly his Lada couldn’t do the job. But he knows a guy. A tractor came to the rescue and
we were on our way
#ukraine
#KHERSON
A tactical withdrawal is smart tactic if it gains the withdrawing force a more advantageous position while weakening the enemy. For over 2 months, URK forced RUS to concentrate forces in
#Sieverodonetsk
, while it inflicted considerable material costs and eroded RUS morale
I met Andy my first day in Ukraine and we were on the same team until recently. He is not a mercenary. His motives for defending Ukraine were genuine and did not involve financial gain.
In it’s previous life, this car made regular runs to IKEA & shuttled kids to birthday parties. After this
@BeaHeroUA
transformation, it will trek to the front lines & face gunfire to rescue civilians. I hope we can bid on it after it survives the war. What should we name it?
A furtive transaction took place in a cloistered location of Kyiv, where warfighting instruments from American manufacturers, hunters, and recreational shooters were donated for a noble purpose: to ☠️ Russians.
Former US Marine Cooper Andrews, 26, died in the defense of Ukraine and liberal ideals near Bakhmut.
From one Marine to another: Semper Fi, and Slava Ukraini
#SlavaUkraine
#RussiaisATerroistState
@jmvasquez1974
I share the same feeling. Every mission here is more risky than any mission I did as an infantry marine over 14 years and multiple deployments. Many Ukrainians don’t have the option to leave, so I stay.
They came from the diasporas in Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and throughout Europe, to fight the same oppressive forces that seek to keep Belarus a kleptocratic dictatorship. They believe there can be no free Belarus, without a free Ukraine. I agree.
#славабеларусі #СЛАВАУКРАЇНІ
As kid, when I was being an asshole, my mom never said, I “condemn your actions”, she beat the shit out me and that corrected my behavior. My mom’s policy is also the best policy to deal with Russia
#russiaisaterrorisstate
#KyivNow
More footage from my fellow fighters in
#Kherson
The city was occupied early in the war but we hope we can press the advantage and liberate it. #Херсон #зсу
#AFU
The sacrifice is real. A young lad from my previous team is KIA: artillery fire. He was 31 years old. He served in the British army. Fighting to defend one’s home is brave. Fighting to defend someone else’s home deserves a different adjective.
#UkraineRussianWar
#Respect
Of the 50+ countries represented in the International Legion, Belarusians make up one of the biggest contingents in the Foreign Legion. These "good" Belarusian faced prosecution, including jail, beatings, and deportation in their native country for opposing
#Lukashenko
The far-right ideology among volunteers is overplayed. Most of us were motivated by the universal ideology that Putin is an asshole. #Пу́тинхуйло́
#fuckputin
I felt compelled to use my skills and experience to help. I was a Major in the US Marines then I enlisted in the Ukrainian military as a rifleman. It was the toughest year of my life, as it was for millions of people in Ukraine.
I donated my old uniforms to the Ukrainian army, and it feels great. They will get a second life in the Ukrainian front against the Russians. If you have old uniforms you can donate: in the US, Ukraine, or Europe, DM me. I'm trying to collect 50 for international volunteers.
2. We do not collect compensation in excess to that afforded personnel of the same rank and function.
WE ARE UKRANIAN SOLDIERS, and categorically, NOT MERCENARIES
#int_legion_ua
@RipRawlings
Today, there are fewer Russian speakers than in Jan '22. Many in UKR who previously spoke Russian as their everyday language have made a conscious effort to switch to Ukranian, in a subtle but powerful act of resistance."The Putin regime has dealt Russian culture a crushing blow"
These guys are amazing: The Be a Hero Foundation
@BeaHeroUA
was able to buy, fix, paint, and deliver a vehicle (and critical gear and supplies) to Ukraine in 1 week. By helping and supporting them, you are helping and supporting us, and Ukraine
@PaveltheGreat1
#StandWithUkraine
No matter what he says, consider that he is under duress and his captors can compel him to say anything. Our Andy may look hurt but he is not defeated. We look forward to seeing you again
In respite from the war front I get to see the live version of the Ukrainian flag for miles: spring rapeseed fields below & serene blue skies above. The war will end eventually & I hope many people come to see them.Rapeseed=Canola oil(Canada, Oil, Low Acid)
#Ukraine
#foodlover
Humanity is facing the threat of nuclear war.
Conversation between leaders from a place of strength, empathy, wisdom, and love is the way out.
The survival of human civilization depends on it.
Happy independence day to my host country 🇺🇦 and many more generations of hard-earned sunsets under freedom and sovereignty
#Ukraine
#славаукраїні
#ArmUkraineNow
#Zaporizhzhia
#Запоріжжя
I’m making the trip from Poland to the front line this week. I’d anyone has equipment that needs to get there DM me and we’ll see if I can bring it with me.
Not far from me is the Zaporizhia Nuclear Nuclear Power Plant (the biggest one in Europe). RUS have occupied it since March, using the threat of nuclear disaster as both a sword and a shield. The
#IAEA
arrived today to inspect. All 👀 should be on this
4/4 People in the US, Britain, and Germany enjoy the benefits of those values because brave Ukrainians and “Will” Cancel did their outmost to protect the perimeter.
#SemperFi
,
#SlavaUkraini
and heroyam slava
Guy from Texas quits his life in business and investing, and goes from being a US Marine Major to being a rifleman in the Ukrainian military.
If you’re looking for some Sunday background noise as you’re doing chores. I shared my story with
@BlackMapleCo
⚡️ Foreigners from 55 countries serve in Ukraine's International Legion.
According to Damien Magrou, spokesman for the International Legion, most of the fighters come from the US & the UK, yet, people from “every part of the world, every continent” volunteered to defend Ukraine.
Everyone: “Stay safe and be careful”
Me (in my head): “Sure. I’ll be as careful as it is possible to be while trying to win the war”
Safe and careful doesn’t win wars unfortunately 🤷🏻♂️
@DoodleDoodleson
Easy. You are celebrating the innocent lives of sons/brothers/husbands who will be spared. These assholes had a choice & they chose to kill their neighbors and occupy their land. No rest, no peace for these criminals, nor for those around them who support their bullshit mission
Being in Kyiv for the last few days gave me a change to connect with great people doing great things, gather essential equipment, do some training, + a bit of R and R. It’s been great. Headed east now.
@Harri_Est
@maria_drutska
Ukrainians have been fighting against oppression and violence for over a decade, and many Americans have died alongside them. On this
#memorialday
honor the fallen and consider donating so we can support the Ukrainian resistance.
@VictoryTeamUA
Negotiations, bargaining, & deal-making only work with a reliable counter-party that can be trusted to honor its commitment. The best policy in dealing with terrorist is to disrupt & destroy them, not negotiation
#russiaisateroriststate
#Olenivka
#арошанов виталий валерьевич
In high-intensity wars, key cities along the front lines often change hands, sometimes multiple times. The story of
#Lysyschansk
and
#Severodonetsk
does not end with Russia in control, it ends with the cities under a Ukrainian flag. Look at Irpin and Kharkiv for precedent
So I managed to get Budanov to sign one of my books considering the massive role he had in securing our release, how much intreast would there be to raffle this off to help raise funds for vehicle repairs?
Thanks to
@senyorporras
for reacting quickly to our request for a critical medical device urgently needed: a Negative Pressure Wound Treatment Device (NPWT). Everyone else thanks for the help. We'll work with volunteers to get more of these where they are needed.
#Ukraine