Natasha Ciesielski

Sharing artwork, across all forms. Also passionate about #words #marketing #communications

[NPR @NPR]

The Polish school system has absorbed tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugee kids.

Now, teachers in Warsaw are working to address students' trauma in classrooms.
https://t.co/qgIBA4zK9n

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

Russian missile killed Ukrainian RFE/RL producer in Kyiv.

Vira Hyrych was killed by a Russian missile that hit her apartment building in Kyiv on April 28, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported. Her dead body was found under the rubble on April 29.

Photo: Vira Hyrych/Facebook

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

2) Russia is putting Ukrainian children up for illegal adoptions by Russians. https://t.co/oJcGgjW80H

[ArtsHub @ArtsHub]

As war continues, several Ukrainian museum buildings and art collections have already been lost.

Jo Pickup spoke to experts @nikolas_orr and @JulieDeschep about why we see this destruction of art during wartime:

#art #ukraine #ukrainewar #museums
https://t.co/px1zVtQrys

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️ WSJ: Belgium blocks export of 8,000 luxury cars to Russia.

The cars, which include some of the latest models of Lexus, Cadillac, and Mercedes, were stopped in Bruges due to an EU-sanctioned ban on the export of cars to Russia worth over $54,000.

[Sławomir Dębski @SlawomirDebski]

“If Ukraine —properly equipped with weapons it needs—defeats the Russian army..it will have effectively nullified the Putin–Xi gambit, ending two-front simultaneous threat to the U.S. and its allies.”

Highly recommended op-ed from ⁦@andrewmichta⁩ https://t.co/e0KkzKQ0Sl

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

A new #Ukrainian option of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt's painting "The Kiss" by Solomiya Kovalchuk

[Franak Viačorka @franakviacorka]

The regime in Belarus intensifies forcible Russification. Speaking Belarusian is a reason for detention.Publishing houses and media in Belarusian are being closed. Few schools with instruction in Belarusian remain.Russian imperial myths replace Belarusian historical memory

[Soviet Visuals @sovietvisuals]

We need your help ❤️ This is our friend Sasha Skochilenko. She is facing 10 years in prison. Her crime? Replacing supermarket price labels with anti-war appeals and information on Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine.

[Taras Kuzio🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇹 @TarasKuzio]

Communist monuments and symbols were tore down by nationalists, civil society groups and local councils in line with the 2015 decommunisaion laws. Now these monuments are being pulled down by Ukraine's military

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

"The President of Poland banned Russian coal," dorzeczy reported.

[NPR @NPR]

Activists spent hours projecting the Ukrainian flag on Russia's Embassy in D.C. with ultra-bright light, in a display of disapproval over the country's ongoing war in Ukraine.

https://t.co/IwPLNXOBOt

[Dave Keating @DaveKeating]

🇸🇪#Sweden and 🇫🇮#Finland's prime ministers have just held a joint press conference outlining plans to join #NATO.

🇫🇮 expected to move first. PM Marin says she won't give a timetable but "it will happen quite fast—within weeks, not within months, we will have the discussion"

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

“We know and see – and we want you to hear our voices – that violence and rape are used now as a #weapon of war by #Russianinvaders in #Ukraine.” https://t.co/AZfkssncXO

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

Indeed, it appears as if April 12 marks a second turning point in Russia's war against Ukraine.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

How can NATO remain an onlooker as the courageous Ukrainians defend themselves tooth and nail? Do these people have no morals or shame?

[Hanna Liubakova @HannaLiubakova]

- Hello,darling,I looted, raped, tortured and killed in #Ukraine. But I am sending you a TV, air conditioners,e-scooters and other goods.

I watched the 3-hour CCTV recording from a courier service in Mazyr, #Belarus. Russian servicemen send endless packages with what they stole

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️ Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius killed in Mariupol.

Kvedaravicius, 45, was best known for his documentary “Mariupolis,” which premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.

📸: International Film Critics’ Week

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

BREAKING: #Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unveiled Monday, March 28, plans to offer 6.0 billion euros ($6.7 billion) in direct aid to households and businesses struggling with the economic impact of #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine.
https://t.co/pP60im4L9U

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

⚡️Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance is going to remove the letter Z from its logo on social media after the letter became a symbol of support for #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine, Reuters reports.