Izabella Czejdo

Conflict Mgmt, Political Violence, and Mines/SALW. Eurasia, but also everywhere else. @mtholyoke ‘20 Was: @GMFUS @ArmsControlNow @ForumArmsTrade

[Izabella Czejdo @This_is_Iza]

Here is a comprehensive list for English speakers wanting to track developments in Ukraine. Lots of OSINT, analysis, journalists, and government accounts. I will continue to update. https://t.co/c44kvCc4KX

[IFRC Europe @IFRC_Europe]

Khrystina has become the unofficial mascot of the Ukrainian Red Cross branch in Uzhhorod. A stray puppy, she befriended the volunteer team and now provides her own version of psychosocial support. #Ukraine #mentalhealth #animaltherapy

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

“Some civilian bodies had been booby-trapped to kill emergency workers, Ukrainian officials said.” https://t.co/0wsSdqSnx5

[Ani Avetisyan @AvetissianAn]

Armenia's Security Council: "The security situation in NK was assessed as extremely tense. The analysis of the situation shows that Azerbaijan … is preparing ground for new provocations and an attack in Nagorno-Karabakh".

[CAT-UXO @CAT_UXO]

POM-3 Landmine found in Kharkiv region: https://t.co/Hy0iwRg55d

[ACLED @ACLEDINFO]

Civilian targeting accounted for approximately 40% of all political violence around the world last year, up from 35% in 2020.
https://t.co/BA9nxJmIKv

[GENSAC @Sdg16Gensac]

What are the linkages between men, masculinity, and small arms?
You will find the answer in our newly published Issue Brief titled: "Men and Masculinities in Gender-Responsive Small Arms Control".
Please download it here: https://t.co/TESO9n3bCp

[Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand]

Breaking: The US government has formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday.

[Ruslan Trad @ruslantrad]

In all trips to crisis areas, the fixers are the ones who help, back the team, without whom a foreign journalist is blind. I was a fixer myself. It is a shame not to even mention the names of these people. We have seen the same behavior in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Andrea Chalupa @AndreaChalupa]

Mark your calendar! Friday March 11 1pm EST join a fundraiser for @KyivIndependent and Proliska, a humanitarian relief organization for Ukraine. Come meet the great filmmaker Agnieszka Holland and British actor James Norton https://t.co/KYN7lWWksc

[Craig Silverman @CraigSilverman]

NEW: Over a dozen Russian-language videos spreading on social media claim to debunk Ukrainian disinfo.

But they’re actually part of a disturbing campaign that spreads disinformation by disguising it as fact-checking.

A story & 🧵on debunks-as-disinfo: https://t.co/r2I8EeJ8J3

[Oleksiy Sorokin @mrsorokaa]

⚡️Defense Ministry: Russia began an attack on Mariupol from the road meant to be used as a humanitarian corridor.

The road was prior cleared from mines and barbed wire to allow civilians to leave.

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

"U.S. refusal to abandon cluster munitions and landmines is part of a larger challenge faced by this country that too frequently resists new international initiatives to limit military behavior," @jeffabramson writes.
https://t.co/rvyfJpwGZl

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️ Armed Forces: Russia fires cluster munition in Pokrovsk, no casualties.

The use of cluster bombs targeting civilians may constitute a war crime, according to Amnesty International. The Kremlin has denied the use of cluster munitions.

[Izabella Czejdo @This_is_Iza]

I’m sorry but every time I see the VDV blue and white stripes I can’t help but imagine them doing the 8 min tap number from Anything Goes.

[Veli-Pekka Kivimäki @vpkivimaki]

I am simply amazed at the expertise that’s being brought into the analysis of this war.

[Steve Kaufmann🇺🇦.🇨🇦 @lingosteve]

LingQ is now free of charge for anyone learning Ukrainian. At the same time, Ukrainians, anywhere who wish to access LingQ free of charge, please approach support at LingQ. Let me explain the reason for offering Ukrainian free of charge at LingQ.

[Jimmy Rushton @JimmySecUK]

There's a major firefight between Russian and Ukrainian forces outside Zaporizhya nuclear power plant right now.

Obviously there's the potential for things to go very wrong here pretty rapidly.

[Emma Beals @ejbeals]

This is good news at face value but a few considerations from the Syria exp:
-- Russia likely to use ceasefire strategically--resupply, regrouping. If they're bogged down & struggling w/ supplies it may explain willingness. Use the window, but watch supply lines & movements.

[Mark Hiznay @MarkHiznay]

Here they come, pictures of dud 9N235 submunitions scattered about. Never touch unexploded ordnance and avoid disseminating images of people handling it.

[Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe]

The senior defense official said there are signs that the Russians have introduced the Wagner Group, a private Russian paramilitary organization that has appeared in Syria and Africa, to the war.