Every day, ships leave this russian owned factory in Ireland straight for St Petersburg carrying thousands of tonnes of raw alumina for the war machine.
There’s corruption everywhere. Locals tell me politicians are bought by oligarchs.
Ireland is no longer militarily neutral.
@sashameetsrus Stalin (1943 Tehran): "Without the machines we received through Lend-Lease, we would have lost the war."
Khrushchev: "If the United States had not helped us, we would not have won the war... One-on-one against Hitler’s Germany, we could not have stood up."
It is important that the world does not remain silent about today’s utterly cynical Russian attack against our people. Thank you for your words of condolence and your willingness to help us. Defending against ballistic missiles is impossible without a sufficient number of missiles for Patriot systems. This is our greatest priority right now. We discussed which partners can help and how exactly. We will work on this.
Alex noted the successes of our warriors on the front. Everyone can see how the situation is shifting in Ukraine’s favor and how effective the long-range sanctions are. This is the right kind of pressure on Russia. We are looking for formats to reinvigorate diplomacy. We exchanged views on ideas that could help and coordinated our next steps.
We also discussed our bilateral defense cooperation. We are preparing to conclude important agreements in the near future. Thank you, Alex. Thank you, Finland!
Kherson.
Svitlana, 18, dreamed of learning Japanese and translating comic books.
She said, “In Kherson, the air is different! So good to breathe! We’ll rebuild everything!”
Yesterday, a Russian drone cut her in halves in front of her mom.
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Unfortunately, there is a shortage of anti-ballistic capabilities – a shortage of Patriots – while Putin still intends to “vanquish” residential buildings rather than end his war.
We have been discussing licenses for the production of Patriots with the U.S. Administration for a long time already. I thank all the countries helping through the PURL program, which enables us to purchase interceptors for Patriots. However, to reliably protect lives, we need our own production.
European production here in Ukraine, or jointly with our partners, would also support the U.S. in operations whenever needed. We hope for a positive response from President Trump to protect lives. I also thank everyone who has expressed condolences to Ukraine today, everyone who has not remained silent and condemned Russian terror.
Horror! The moment a Russian drone struck a swimming pool in Zaporizhzhia while swimmers were inside.
Russia: We only attack military targets.
No, you don't. You filthy terrorists attack exclusively civilian targets and have already committed over 230,000 war crimes.
Filthy scum.
Overnight Russian attack on Kyiv update: The death toll has risen to 18‼️ Another 85 people have been injured, including 2 children.
Bastards. Fucking terrorists.
EU countries are still buying Russian gas & supply Russia with raw materials.
This is where their money goes: burying civilians under rubble in Kyiv.
Europe is facilitating this.
Children are among over 56 victims in Kyiv this morning, after a massive Russian missile attack targeted the city's civilian population.
Russians targeted apartment buildings and shopping areas in effort to once again terrorize the city.
The russians hit my friend's business in Kyiv this morning, their team is injured.
I wish you all truly understood russians.
I wish you could feel how much we hate them, and why.
They are the worst of humanity.
The response to the aftermath of Russia’s attack is still ongoing in Kyiv: first responders are clearing the rubble, searching for people, and providing assistance. Damage has been reported at more than 20 sites across the city, most of them ordinary residential buildings. There was also damage to an ambulance station, a research institute, a hotel, and businesses.
As of now, we know that, tragically, 13 people were killed in this Russian strike. My condolences to their families and loved ones. More than 90 others were injured. Everyone who needs help is receiving all necessary assistance. Five people were wounded in the Kharkiv region, including a child, and two more in the Kyiv region, where civilian infrastructure was also targeted. Overnight, Russia also struck the Sumy, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Cherkasy regions.
In total, Russia launched more than 70 missiles of various types against Ukraine overnight, nearly half of them ballistic missiles, along with almost 500 attack drones, including jet-powered “shaheds.” The main strike was directed at Kyiv. Our air defenders managed to shoot down a significant number of the incoming targets, but not all of them.
Air defense supplies for Ukraine are an absolute and critical priority. Contributions to the PURL program remain essential – they directly help save lives. Every bilateral agreement we reach with our partners on air defense truly makes a difference. I am grateful to every leader who is helping.
It is especially important that we move forward with implementing our agreements on the production of anti-ballistic capabilities. We also very much count on a decision by the United States regarding licenses for Patriots and other forms of cooperation. These are the kinds of steps that can stop this war and prevent attacks like this. I thank everyone who stands with Ukraine, with our people, and with our efforts to protect life.
496 drones.
74 missiles.
russia spent another night rigorously trying to murder Ukrainians in their homes. In Kyiv alone, they took at least 17 innocent lives in a matter of hours — one war crime after another.
Please help stop this vile human safari.
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A European capital is on fire because Russia spent the night firing missiles at civilians in their beds.
Kyiv is full of smoke. People are buried under rubble.
This is terrorism.