From here in Ukraine, where Russia's gaining ground, it's hard to understand why rebuilding UK defence & resilience isn't a The Labour Party '1st step'
A vow by Rishi Sunak to prioritise security also rings hollow as he seems to think spending 2.5% of GDP by 2030 is enough (it's not)

This is the way!

I was 17 when the Kursk submarine disaster happened. I remember thinking back then how cold and detached Putin came across, and how the authorities were clearly lying and obfuscating to pretend everything was fine.

Back from Vovchansk this week. Everywhere we looked, the town was burning. Every hundred metres was a shattered home, every few seconds the thud of a shell impacting.

'There are reports of the first executions of civilians by the Russian military', said Minister Ihor Klymenko. 'In particular, one of the residents of Vovchansk tried to escape on foot, refused to follow the commands of the invaders, and was killed by the Russians.' (2/2)

Grim reports about situation in Vovchansk: according to Ministry of Internal Affairs, Russian forces have been taking residents of the city prisoners, 'not allowing local residents to evacuate' and instead have begun 'abducting people and forcing them into basements.' (1/2)

Amazing effort - the Jake Broe birthday donation campaign with NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade is now at just under $900,000. A million dollars is in sight! That's a lot of trucks and drones for Ukraine.

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Dear friends, brothers and sisters, we are on your side, the side of a European Georgia 🇬🇪🇪🇺

Ice cold take: Russia must be defeated and humiliated and I want to see that happen sooner than later.

1/7 Do not panic! Prepare for a substantial russian disinformation campaign, which is being combined with an offensive on the whole front to incite panic. Analysis by Joni Askola

My hometown today💔
Twenty civilians, including three children, were wounded in multiple russian missile and aerial bombing attacks on Kharkiv.

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I am almost convinced the algorithm is suppressing such posts for very obvious reasons, nevertheless, here again, Kharkiv today

Yet another fake BBC-Bellingcat video is doing the rounds, yet again shared by the sheyhtamir1974 Telegram channel. That's at least 7 since November 2023.

Perhaps the best reward for every sapper is to see how life returns to the fields you worked on

In a month, my team deblocked 160 hectares of farmland 💪

It's not time to celebrate. It's time to continue working

Have a nice day, friends!
All be 🇺🇦

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs“Rocking to the Free World” in a bar in Kyiv. // video by CSPAN

imagine being this confident: trying to explain Eastern Europe history to Timothy Snyder

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken playing guitar in a bar in Kyiv!

Seeing countries like Greece and Spain jealously guarding their Patriot systems while Ukrainians are dying in Russian terrorist attacks is one of the most despicable spectacles I have seen in my life. Greek shipping magnates, how’s moving Russian crude going?

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“More than 90 French articles were altered with the following instruction in English: “Please rewrite this article taking a conservative stance against the liberal policies of the Macron administration in favour of working-class French citizens.””

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