🇧🇦 30 years ago, the fall of Žepa took place On July 25, 1995, Serb forces captured Žepa — despite the fact that, like Srebrenica, it had been declared a “UN safe area.” That designation did not stop the assault. Just two days after the Srebrenica massacre, Serb troops launched

Germanys Eurovision entry from this year playing in Polish radio right now, absolute win 🇩🇪

I am thinking of the young girl in Central African who whispered her story of survival to me, her eyes filled with both fear & hope after being raped by Russian mercenaries. Her courage, and that of countless others, reminds us that silence is complicity. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Russia claimed to have 'liberated' this city today. Here's what Chasiv Yar looks like now in eastern Ukraine.

Vovchansk. The fortress city at the border has been holding on for over a year of battle. Population: 0.

Despite the recent successful attacks on Russian oil refineries and railroad infrastructure, a ‘ceasefire‘ on long range strikes would be a net win for Ukraine. This proves that Russia is very afraid of secondary sanctions on their main oil&gas customers. A welcome development.

Exactly one year ago, Ukraine launched an offensive across the federal border into Kursk oblast, If you are interested here is my extensive analysis of those first 3 crucial days o the operation. lovelylad.substack.com/p/the-ukrainia…

🧨 “We want Ukraine to stop existing as a state. We want its people gone - let’s say into emigration… or somewhere far away. That’s our goal.” – Bogdan Bezpalko, senior advisor to Putin on ethnic affairs, live on Russian TV. Also: chairman of an organization called “Ukrainians

Worth adding to the UEFA - russia solidarity payments topic… They actually WITHHELD solidarity payments for a number of 🇺🇦 clubs because they were seen as being in “zone of active fighting” The clubs in question: Metalist 1925 Chornomorets Fenix-Mariupol Real Pharma Metalurh

Last week was our first day out of the new season, ФК Карпати Львів v Polissya. Disappointing result on the pitch, but a good day off it, with more than 20 soldiers and their families in attendance. Thanks to Bradley Stafford for the photos. #TCID #KarpatyLviv #Lviv #upl

Russian diplomats, including Putin, are ridiculously good at humiliating or embarrassing their adversaries, in order to show strength. The problem here however is that the the Trump administration is way too dumb to even realise that they have been humiliated, so it doesn’t work

In March 2022, Russian rockets, artillery, and aerial bombardment devastated FC Desna's home stadium in the hero city of Chernihiv 🏟️😢😡 10ft craters were left in the pitch, stands collapsed, and the damage was so severe that the stadium was declared beyond repair.

Pursuing Peace.

Zelensky has (obviously) unbelievably good comedic timing and it’s a shame he had to hold back on that for 3 years now

Ukrainians have never taken independence for granted. It takes daily dedication, unity, courage, resilience, volia, and many more – values that are being cherished and defended in Ukraine today.  We know what we are fighting for and continue to defend our freedom every single

З ДНЕМ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Happy Ukrainian Independence Day 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Ukraine celebrates 34 years of freedom today However the fight to maintain its liberty and self determination continues “Freedom is not free” Thank you to Ukraine’s Armed Forces & all those defending 🫡🫂