Rostyslav Ogryzko

Deputy State Secretary, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Views are my own, RT = endorsement

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Ukraine has officially notified @icao that the Russian airspace is not safe for civilian aviation because of increased military activity. We urge everyone to avoid it.

Russia has been deliberately ignoring the existing threats as a result of its aggression against Ukraine, which has already led to several incidents in the past years.

Against the backdrop of Russia’s drastic escalation of terror against Ukraine, Russian airspace is becoming increasingly unsafe.

This is our responsible decision to notify ICAO and all airlines, and governments to take caution — even if Russia refuses to fulfill its responsibility to inform them. We want to prevent unintended incidents.

The war is returning home to Russia. Ukraine exercises its inherent right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter.

[Rostyslav Ogryzko @ROhryzko]

RT @MFA_Ukraine: The proclamation of independence in 1991 was not the beginning of Ukraine’s statehood, but the culmination of a centuries-…

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Twelve years of Russian occupation have not changed the truth: Crimea is Ukraine.

Moscow has tried to erase Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar identity, silence their voices, rewrite history, and make the world gradually accept occupation as a new reality. It has failed.

At the Crimean Fig literary award, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar voices continue to resonate, including from occupied Crimea itself. As long as Crimea speaks, the world should keep listening.

We are working to keep Crimea and all other temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories high on the international agenda. Time does not legitimize occupation, nor does it diminish Russia’s responsibility for repression, persecution, and attempts to destroy identity.

Russia is betting on time and fatigue. The world must respond with consistency and resolve. Crimea is Ukraine, and no length of occupation will ever change that.

[Ukraine.ua @ukraine_ua]

Behind every Russian attack on book publishers or book markets in Ukraine lies a desire to destroy more than just books. It is an imperialist drive to eradicate Ukrainian culture, traditions, and everything that allows Ukrainian society to live, preserve its memory, and pass its heritage on to future generations.

Today’s ballistic attack severely damaged a book market in Kyiv. Burned, torn apart, and scattered books are a stark reminder of Russia’s and its accomplices’ values.

One of the burned books seen in the video is "The Case of Vasyl Stus", which tells the story of the criminal case fabricated by the Soviet security services against the Ukrainian dissident poet. Stus was imprisoned for his Ukrainian principled stance and human rights activism. He died in a punishment cell in a maximum-security camp as a result of brutal conditions and constant pressure.

Ukrainian culture must be protected. The world must increase pressure on Russia to preserve Ukrainian culture, which is an integral part of the world’s cultural heritage.

Video: Pavlo Petrov / State Emergency Service of Ukraine

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

❗️The IOC's decision to lift its recommendations restricting the participation of Russian athletes sends a deeply concerning signal to the international community.

We call on the governments of countries hosting international sporting events not to permit the display of Russian state symbols on their territory. Under this flag, Russia continues its unprovoked and illegal war against Ukraine.

Every day, civilians are killed, cities are destroyed, and international law is violated. The symbols of an aggressor state have no place at international sporting events.

The Olympic Movement is founded on the principles of peace, respect for human dignity, and solidarity. We therefore hope that the issue of the use of Russian state symbols at the Olympic Games will be addressed separately and with the utmost responsibility.

We also call on international sports federations to maintain the existing restrictions on representatives of the aggressor state, in line with their commitment to protecting the integrity and values of international sport.

Ukraine will continue working closely with its international partners to uphold these principles and to ensure that international sport is never used as a tool to legitimize aggression or whitewash the actions of a state that continues to wage war.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, no one on Earth can say that we are not fighting for Crimea or that we have forgotten about Crimea. Every day proves that Ukraine remembers every part of its land, every one of its people, and is truly fighting to ensure justice for our entire state and every integral part of it.

Russia brought its war to Ukraine, starting nowhere other than Crimea, and now, with our actions – medium-range sanctions against the Russian occupier, our long-range sanctions plan, and all other forms of pressure on the aggressor – we are doing everything to force Russia to end the war and restore justice. And it is Crimea that is at the center of this policy of ensuring justice. Russia turned Crimea into a launchpad for aggressive operations against other parts of our country and against other nations. For a very long time, Russia has tried to normalize its war – to make Ukraine, all of Europe, and the world accept that its aggression supposedly cannot be stopped and that justice supposedly cannot be restored.

Today, Ukraine is depriving Russia of this launchpad and drawing a line under its attempts to normalize war. And in doing so, we remember that justice for Ukraine also means justice for the Crimean Tatar people – a people forced to endure deportation and decades of oppression, a people who were able to return to their homeland, but whose home the Russians tried to steal again, a people who have preserved their vitality and remain an inseparable part of our society.

Today, as we honor the blue banner with the golden tamğa – this proud flag that unites the entire Crimean Tatar people – we affirm that Ukraine is fighting for itself and all its lands, defending justice for itself and all its people – for everyone who calls Ukraine and our Crimea their home. We must stop Russian aggression. We must bring freedom back to all those who are currently in Russian captivity. We must guarantee security and a reliable peace for the entirety of our state and all our people.

Qırımtatar Milliy Bayraq künü hayırlı olsun!

Glory to Ukraine!

[Yulia Svyrydenko @Svyrydenko_Y]

As Russia remains uninterested in ending the war, Ukraine will continue to deprive Moscow of the tools it uses to wage it.

Russia believed war was something it could export. Ukraine's ever-expanding strikes on Russia's oil industry are ensuring that the consequences are brought home.

[Rostyslav Ogryzko @ROhryzko]

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[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

The Kyiv Cave Monastery bell tower is playing the Ukrainian national anthem while rescuers are extinguishing a fire at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and Mystetskyi Arsenal following Russia’s overnight attack.

The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is one of the most important places of Christianity, which has survived centuries of history and many tragedies. Today it is facing Russian barbarism. The Mystetskyi Arsenal, a major cultural venue for exhibitions and events, was also hit and damaged by Russia.

Moscow deliberately targeted some of the most important historic and cultural sites in Kyiv. A strong international response is needed. The aggressor state must not be allowed to freely destroy world cultural heritage.

[Taras Kachka @taraskachka]

🇪🇺🇺🇦Today’s EU member states’ decision to open Cluster 1 negotiations w/ Ukraine marks another milestone on Ukraine’s path to the EU. Enlargement remains a strategic investment in Europe’s security, stability, and prosperity, & 🇺🇦 is committed to contribute & deliver. We are grateful for the support and unity of all EU members as well as for @CY2026EU leadership and efforts! Ukraine expects to open the following clusters shortly.

@EU_Commission @eu_enlargement_ @EUDelegationUA @UA_EUMission

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

Russia continues to reap what it sowed by invading Ukraine, and in the end, Ukraine will bury Russia as an empire.

[Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov @vseviov]

Putin is in trouble. This is precisely the wrong moment to offer him a way out.

Keep calm and stay the course. Our strategy is working.

To those concerned about the risks posed by a losing aggressor, remember: aggression succeeding would be far more dangerous.

The last thing Europe should do is self-deter.

[Roderich Kiesewetter🇪🇺🇩🇪🇮🇱🇺🇦 @RKiesewetter]

Sehr lesenswerter Beitrag von @gresselgustav :"Anstatt den Traum eines Waffenstillstands weiter zu verfolgen, muss Europa ein alternatives Szenario in Betracht ziehen: einen ukrainischen Sieg infolge des Zusammenbruchs des russischen Staates."
https://t.co/ZYivby3q3R

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

Happy Kyiv Day! 🇺🇦

A city of more than a thousand years of history, resilience, and people who continue to shape Ukraine’s future every day.

[Rostyslav Ogryzko @ROhryzko]

Years ago a growing number of foreign diplomats speaking Ukrainian well if not excellent made me proud & happy. After the start of ru aggression I admired them for singing our National Anthem along with us. Today I met my friend, ex-Ambassador to UA,who came here for a vacation:)

[Yulia Svyrydenko @Svyrydenko_Y]

Despite the Kremlin using the full force of its propaganda apparatus to hide it, Ukraine’s long-range sanctions are inflicting serious economic damage on the Russian economy.

Internal Russian assessments confirm the deepening exhaustion of their economy resulting from the systematic destruction of oil and gas infrastructure.

Russia is already being forced to reduce the number of active oil wells, while oil refining has fallen by at least 10% in just the first few months of this year, according to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. The effect is also confirmed by April export data: Russia’s exports of petroleum products fell by 21% year-on-year and by 12% compared to March.

Meanwhile, Russia’s budget deficit reached $75.4 billion in the first four months of this year, 50% higher than the annual target and the highest figure for the same period since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Even rising global oil prices are unable to solve the growing problems Russia is now facing because of the war it launched against our people. The Russian government has significantly downgraded its forecast for GDP growth in 2026, from 1.3% to 0.4%, and the situation is worsening every day.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s economy continues to recover despite the war, a difficult winter, and constant Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.

After a decline in the first quarter, Ukraine’s GDP grew by an estimated 0.9% in April, according to the Ministry of Economy. This significantly eased the negative GDP trend for the first four months of 2026, bringing it to -0.2%.

Growth is being recorded in domestic trade, mining, and manufacturing, including the defense sector, the production of goods needed for energy recovery, and the food industry. After a difficult February, recovery began already in March. Some sectors are showing growth of more than 10%.

Ukraine maintains economic resilience, adaptability, and growth potential. This is also confirmed by our partners’ forecasts. According to updated projections, the IMF expects Ukraine’s GDP to grow by 2% in 2026, while the World Bank forecasts growth of 1.2%.

I am grateful to everyone who works and produces in Ukraine – under shelling, in difficult conditions in frontline regions, and across the country.

This is Ukrainian resilience in action, and we’re only just getting started.

[Rostyslav Ogryzko @ROhryzko]

Get used to this new reality:)

УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №374/2026 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України https://t.co/IfLMSUcVfQ

[Ulrich Speck @ulrichspeck]

Zelenskyy with Europeans in Armenia -- what a defeat for Russia, what a victory for freedom, liberal democracy, anti-authoritarian values. Historic.

Thank you Ukraine.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

The more smirking, giggling, sleazy jokes, awkward clowning, and empty bravado Putin puts on at his press conferences, the worse things are going for the Russian army on the front lines in Ukraine.

[Sergej Sumlenny, LL.M @sumlenny]

russia kills Ukrainians every day. And russians will not stop until russia is defeated.