On a positive note, judging by how furious these fucks are and how they've brought out the real big guns to force Ukraine to stop, the strikes against Russia's oil industry are clearly having a very serious impact.
Possibly an even greater one than we realize, and certainly greater than the Russians want us to believe.
I'm sorry but I have to vent.
Fuck the GOP for watering down the Lindsay Graham sanctions bill and giving Trump full power over it.
Fuck anyone who said Kamala would be worse for Ukraine than Trump.
Fuck all the Americans who are okay about the fact that US is now funding Russia's genocidal war in Ukraine - because that's what you're doing now.
And fuck people who still support Trump after all the shit he's done for Ukraine.
So tiring.
I am grateful to all our emergency services, who are always there for our people and work to address the aftermath of brutal Russian strikes. Only this morning, search and rescue operations were completed in Zaporizhzhia, where Russia killed 23 people, including four children. Yesterday, the Russians struck a medical facility in Kharkiv, and overnight there were Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, and energy infrastructure. This morning, the Russians struck a five-story apartment building in Slovyansk – an entire section of the building was destroyed, and people may still be under the rubble.
And this continues unabated – this week alone, the Russians have used around 1,450 aerial bombs, 75 missiles of various types, and more than 1,640 attack drones, about 60% of them jet-powered.
Today, we will continue coordinating with partners – there will be talks with European leaders. Virtually every day, we coordinate at different levels and work on additional defense packages, first and foremost air defense and munitions for combat aircraft. All of this is to protect the lives of our people and Ukraine’s interests.
The real cause of the war in Europe is Russia and Russia alone. It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but Putin does not want to do so. Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure. Any de-escalation steps must be reciprocal and backed by real guarantees.
Zelenskyy: “This week was very difficult for us, not only geopolitically, but also because of massive Russian attacks on our civilian infrastructure.
They attacked our energy sector 196 times, our gas and oil 20 times. So far, they've killed 153 civilians.
We want peace. We're ready for a ceasefire. We're ready to begin with any kind of de-escalation steps.
If they want an energy ceasefire, we're open to this. Don’t attack us, don’t kill our children, and we'll stop attacking your diesel. I think it’s a fair deal.”
It's a simple point, but a critical one. De-escalation has to be mutual and fair.
A "deal" that forbids Ukraine from hitting the economic engine driving Russia's war, while Russia continues killing civilians with zero consequences is not a deal at all. It's surrender.
If Trump wants an energy ceasefire, Russia is the one that must be pressured into it.
Inifrån Ystads kvinnoanstalt:
- Lily är lång, bred och skäggig och går runt i för kort nattsärk och visar snoppen, som dinglar fritt”, berättar en kvinnlig intern.
Snart fyra veckor sedan den folkkära lotteriprofilen o erkänt vassa dörrknackaren Tobias Baudin uppmanade Ulf Kristersson att genast avgå för att inte stå i vägen för att den starka statsministern Magdalena Andersson (Sveriges tredje mest populära partiledare)ska kunna tillträda.
Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia. As of now, sadly, twelve people have been confirmed killed, including three children. My condolences to all their families and loved ones. Another fourteen people have been injured, and two of them are in critical condition – the doctors are fighting to save their lives. The status of twelve more people who may have been there is still being verified. All emergency services are at the scene, and search-and-rescue operations are underway. Overnight, thirteen of our regions came under attack. Residential buildings, infrastructure, and railway facilities have been damaged.
Last night confirmed once again that in Russia, they take any easing of pressure to mean they can keep fighting, to mean they can keep dropping bombs on cities. Different signals are needed. Russia must understand that it needs to stop the war, and for that to happen, Russia must feel its losses. Right now, it is our long-range capabilities that are ensuring this. And we will respond to Russian strikes. I thank everyone who is helping.
Gratitude. Respect. And one clear fact: every hero, every family of Ukrainian heroes, should have a home of their own – here, in Ukraine. This is the least our state can do for its defenders. Ukraine has survived thanks to all those who fight for Ukraine and those who are writing the history of our independent state.
I presented housing certificates to our Heroes and the families of fallen Heroes of Ukraine. Thank you. Thank you to everyone who is now in battle, at combat posts, and on combat missions.
This brave woman did not have to walk among terrorist cosplayers and sympathizers, but she did.
I applaud her for telling the truth and standing by her morals.
Efter Säpos uppgifter om kopplingar till Eritreas regim krävde Myndigheten för ungdoms- och civilsamhällesfrågor (MUCF) tillbaka drygt en miljon skattekronor från Eritreanska riksförbundet.
Sen glömde de skicka fakturan. I nästan två år. Tills Kvartal började ställa frågor
Det är djupt oroväckande att journalister har bättre koll på MUCF:s återkrav än MUCF själva. Särskilt när myndigheten delar ut en halv miljard om året. https://t.co/99ytHdRf5Q
The moment a russian drone struck the grounds of the Umka Grand kindergarten and school near Kyiv yesterday, damaging the building, playground and nearby homes.
The man in this video was incredibly lucky to survive. That strike could have killed him instantly.
"I beg you, stand up for the people of Oleshky who are doomed to die, as if they were your own children!"
We received a voice message from Oleshky, from a woman who was screaming: “Do something, please! Dogs are eating my father's body, and I can't even go outside because of the shelling and drones, I can't bury him." We managed to rescue this woman from occupied Oleshky, but countless people are still there.
Oleshky — the same «death zone» the entire world is finally talking about, remains under russian occupation to this day. The situation there right now is extremely dire: genocide is taking place in Oleshky. A famine deliberately engineered by the russian federation, simply because the people who live there are Ukrainians.
Just a week ago, a 13-year-old boy told me the hardest part for him was watching his parents refuse to eat, just so he could have at least one meal a day. Just imagine that trauma. And when this boy, after we rescued him, saw ordinary groceries, he said: «For me, this is a real celebration!»
We don't even know how many people, especially elderly ones, have died in their own homes, while dozens of bodies lie out in the streets. This is what the people we managed to rescue are telling us. We've evacuated over 300 people, mostly sick and elderly folks and families with children, and their stories are simply horrifying.
Watch this video to the end. Share it with your governments, with the presidents of your countries, with your friends, with the Ukrainian diaspora around the world. Informational banners are attached to this post.
I beg you, stand up for the people of Oleshky who are doomed to die, as if they were your own children and family. Don't stay indifferent! 🙏