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Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukraine’s hands.

#Russia is made up of numerous nations whose demands for self-determination cannot be heard.

Some, like Aset Sabb, believe Russian expansionism & war will never end until the empire is broken up into its component parts.

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukraine’s hands.

A prison run by the #Soviet secret police, a place of repression and torture, was discovered in a Kyiv basement.

Mariana visited and remembered her great-great-grandfather, who also spent time in a Soviet prison cell.

Good morning to readers, #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Born from a resistance to the #Soviet Dry Law, homemade moonshine has become a tradition in Ukraine.

Nastia visited her grandma to make moonshine with her and learn her family's unique recipe for #moonshine made from jam.

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukraine ’s hands.

Apuy is from the Amis, one of Taiwan’s largest indigenous groups, where women once led families.

But as #China tries to dominate #Taiwan, the Amis' tradition of matriarchy has come under threat. Apuy wants to change that.

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.

For years I thought I was done with Maria Butina, the #Russian agent linked with the #NRA that I uncovered.

But after she was released from prison, she went back to Russia to become a legislator with Putin’s party...

Here’s what we’re reading today:

Chechen leader Kadyrov bragged about using Ukrainian POWs as human shields during a drone attack on #Chechnya and blamed #Kyiv for the attack.

#Ukrainian intelligence reported that the strike possibly came from a neighbouring #Russian republics.

https://kyivindependent.com/kadyrov-claims-to-use-ukrainian-pows-as-human-shields/

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.

Due to Russia's violence, a new war crime theory is being explored - environmental destruction, or #ecocide .

Few have witnessed it like Olena, a volunteer who worked with animals after Russia's hit on the Kakhovka Dam.

First off fuck #Trump

There are no principles here, just an immoral shitstain doing transactional zero sum games, which is all the asshole understands

But this is a deal #Ukraine can do

Because, what Trump doesn't know (he doesn't know shit) is:

The #rareearths are primarily in #Donbas, currently occupied by #Russia

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#Zelensky: put on your charm and work the dotard bigot

#SlavaUkraini

"Trump seeks #Ukrainian rare earths in exchange for aid, #Kyiv keen to agree"

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-seeking-ukrainian-rare-earths-in-exchange-for-aid/

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

#Zelenskyy said a deal with #Russia is pointless w/o #security #guarantees.

Here’s why: #Kyiv made this mistake before.

#Moscow broke ceasefire after #Minsk agreements. International lawyer Oleksandr watched it all unfold.

Good morning to our readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Ukrainian #forces have achieved another world first: a successful #offensive using only #drones, without the use of human #troops.

The Counteroffensive is the first to publish a detailed play-by-play of this milestone.

⚪ Opinion. 💙💛
📷 by Artist: #BogdanSusol #Bodya in City: #Kyiv #Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Title: "Національний прапор" - #Art #Artist #StandWithUkraine #Photo #Drone #Photography #Fotografie #APhotoLove #SlavaUkraini

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There was a #women's half-#marathon in #Kyiv #Ukraine earlier this month called the Kyiv Pink Run (everyone wears pink)

The runners unexpectedly intersected the funeral procession for a fallen warrior in Ukraine's #war against #ethnofascist #imperialism

And then this happened:

(the text in #Ukrainian at the end references their running friend Natalka Samoilenko, killed by Russia in #Bucha in 2022, they were running in her #memory: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fartlekua/posts/1302450504308834/ )

#UkraineWar #HeroyamSlava #Honor

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🌈 #Kyiv marched with #Pride again — and even louder.

For the second year running, #Ukraine has held an Equality March amid russia's full-scale invasion.

Over 1,500 people joined the march, including LGBTQ+ representatives, veterans, students, diplomats, and allies