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Russian forces struck Odesa overnight, hitting residential areas and a commercial vessel. A 75 year old couple was killed and 15 people were injured, according to regional authorities. #Ukraine
russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities, stressing out people and animals.
Last night in Odesa, a young woman tried to calm her cat Shu, covering his ears.
Night after night, the horror reappears. It can’t be covered up. But we can help resist it:
https://t.co/4Os08VprA0
Human cruelty. Human courage.
A dog was left to die. Locked inside. Alone. Near the front line in Druzhkivka.
She barked for help — and someone listened.
Ukrainian soldiers and rescuers broke in and saved her.
Remember who still has humanity.
Marioupol. Plus de 100 000 personnes sont toujours portées disparues.
Ils sont maintenant en train de nettoyer des fosses communes pour effacer complètement les preuves de leurs crimes.
Swedish company helps Russian elite bypass EU sanctions to vacation in Europe - French Alps among top destinations
Public broadcaster SVT can reveal how the Swedish tech company Avinode is being used by the Russian elite to circumvent sanctions. Representatives of the company have recommended that Russian client companies establish subsidiaries in third countries. Avinode declines to participate in an interview but states that measures have been taken, SVT reports.
Story by SVT's Maria Georgieva 23 April 2026 at 06:03 CET
Despite Russian private jets being banned in the EU following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, SVT’s investigation shows that Avinode is being used by the Russian elite—including oligarchs and individuals subject to sanctions—to continue flying internationally.
Avinode connects flight operators with aircraft brokers for private jet bookings.
However, several independent sources report that Avinode staff recommended Russian customers to re-register their companies in other countries when the sanctions were introduced.
SVT’s investigation reveals that Russian aircraft brokers have opened offices in countries such as Turkey, Cyprus, and the United Arab Emirates. In this way, they can conceal Russian connections and retain access to the European market despite the sanctions.
By posing as a representative of a sanctioned Russian citizen, SVT was offered trips by Russian brokers who confirmed that they use Avinode.
“The key issue is the extent to which the Swedish company Avinode knew that they were providing services to Russian customers, or to customers acting on behalf of Russians. If they knew this was the case, then in my view it would constitute a violation of the EU sanctions,” says sanctions lawyer Alexandre Prezanti.
CEO refuses interview
SVT has contacted Avinode’s CEO Oliver King and founder Per Marthinsson. The company has declined a recorded interview and has responded via email to some of SVT’s questions.
Avinode states that it has strengthened its customer due diligence since the invasion of Ukraine and has terminated cooperation with some of the companies featured in SVT’s investigation. The company admits shortcomings in its routines, but claims these were the result of actions by a single employee.
The company says it lacks sufficient documentation to terminate cooperation with some of the re-registered companies that SVT has identified.
“We still have no knowledge of any connection between these entities and persons or organizations subject to sanctions.”
The company further states that it does not have access to individual passengers’ personal data and is not responsible for checking it.
“The platform enables operators and brokers to be connected, but the final agreement for each individual flight is made between the operator and the broker and does not take place on Avinode’s platform.”
Facts about Avinode:
Avinode is a leading digital marketplace for private jet and business jet charter bookings, and controls approximately 80 percent of the world market, according to the company itself.
Avinode was founded in 2001 in Gothenburg by three Chalmers University students. The company is headquartered in Gothenburg.
Since 2024, Avinode has been owned by the American company CAMP Systems International (part of the Hearst Group), but it remains a Swedish company in terms of origin, registration, and operations in Sweden.
The system handles approximately 8 million searches and 13 million travel requests annually.
Oliver King is CEO of the European operations and legally responsible for Avinode AB. One of the founders, Per Marthinsson, is still the revenue director.
Source SVT: AI Translation
‼️ Today, we brought 20,000 teddy bears to the National Mall in Washington — each representing a Ukrainian child abducted by Russia. Come to the National Mall and join our call. All children must be unconditionally reunited with their families. BRING KIDS BACK.
Russian attack on Odesa last night.
Residential buildings hit, two people killed (an elderly couple), 14 more injured.
Property destroyed, people suffering. That's Russia for you.
Heartbreaking 💔
On April 24, 2025, during a Russian attack on Kyiv, 14-year-old Yana lost her parents and 17-year-old brother, Danylo.
Her older siblings, Ihor and Daria, are now her closest relatives and guardians.
Russians are monsters.
Right now, I don’t have the words to describe what I’m seeing... it happens far too often and is far too inhumane toward Ukrainians. These residents of Odesa pose no threat to anyone in this world, but the russians see the world very differently than we do. To them, everyone is an enemy and everyone around them is evil. These are residential neighborhoods burning, the homes of peaceful people... but you already understood that without my words; tonight, the russians have once again taken Ukrainian lives. And those who survived have been left homeless. Many houses were destroyed, damaged, or burned down.
Kostiantynivka 💔
People used to walk these streets, live in these apartment buildings, build careers, create families. Now it’s destroyed, along with countless homes, lives, and dreams. Russia erased everything, turning it to ash and smoke.
Lest we forget.
April 24, 2025. While Kyiv slept, a North Korean missile — supplied to russia — killed at least 12 civilians, including children.
The world watches in silence. Ukrainians keep dying.
Never forget.
This isn’t a horror movie. This is Mirnohrad — the “russkiy mir” live.
While you’re “concerned”, russians turn our cities into ashes and graves.
This is genocide in real time.
We, Ukrainians, scream from this hell:
ENOUGH WATCHING. TIME TO ACT.
This is pure gold.
A Ukrainian fighter, posing as a “participant of the special military operation,” infiltrated a meeting where students of Kuban State Agrarian University were being recruited to sign contracts with the Russian army.
IF YOU EVER WONDERED- where the pro-Russian baloney in your timeline comes from? This is a bot farm, every phone linked to half a dozen social media accounts.