Every soldier has a cemetery bearing Syrskyi's name. Every volunteer has one too. The worst day for me was 26 guys in a single day.
What is this cemetery, you may ask?
It is the cemetery of those who died for absolutely no reason, simply because they were carrying out a senseless order.
That is what has hurt the most throughout all these years. There are several soldiers who lost their minds and have spent endless time in hospitals because they could not endure all of this.
Yes, a few times in 2022 and 2023, Syrskyi saved our men from even more reckless butchers. But I cannot recall a single similar case from 2024 through 2026. There simply were none. He became increasingly ruthless.
And one more thing.
Syrskyi considers the Battle of Kyiv to be a lifetime justification for everything that followed. But I will say this plainly: if Syrskyi had been Commander-in-Chief on February 24, 2022, the Russians would have entered Kyiv.
Because Syrskyi carries out every wish of Zelenskyy and Yermak. One of those wishes before the invasion was to send all the brigades from the Kyiv region to the East. Zaluzhnyi, at his own risk, delayed the 72nd Brigade for a week under a fabricated pretext and made sure Yermak's people knew nothing about it. On February 23, he moved the brigade to defend Kyiv along the Irpin River—again entirely at his own risk. There was no longer enough time to occupy positions along the Prypiat River.
The 72nd Brigade became the backbone of Kyiv's defense, and the enemy did not enter the city. Would the 72nd Brigade still have been in the Kyiv region if Syrskyi had been Commander-in-Chief? No. Every wish would have been carried out, the battle would have been lost, and there would have been a sea of blood and defeat.
We should think not only about the victory near Kyiv, but about the lessons of February 2022, which go much deeper.
Soldiers are issued only 12 shotgun shells to shoot down drones. This is already the fourth year of the drone war, yet they keep buying Safari shotguns that spend endless time being repaired. Holosun thermal super-collimators have only recently begun to be issued, and only to some special operations personnel.
If American soldiers were protected this way, they would sue—and they would win. But here, in the fifth year of the war, saving soldiers remains the responsibility of the soldiers themselves and the volunteers.
All of this hurts...
We keep working, because we hope against hope...
And we try to save at least someone from this endless hell...
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Vandaag precies 12 jaar geleden verloren 298 onschuldige mensen het leven bij het neerhalen van vlucht MH17. Voor altijd is 17 juli 2014 een zwarte bladzijde in de Nederlandse geschiedenis.
In Vijfhuizen bij het Nationaal Monument worden elk jaar op deze dag de slachtoffers herdacht. Alle 298 namen worden genoemd. Om zo de herinnering aan elk van hen levend te houden.
Om stil te staan bij het gemis en verdriet. Zodat zij in gedachten voortleven.
Ik wens de nabestaanden op deze moeilijke dag veel sterkte en troost toe.
An American veteran is dying in an Indian prison.
Matthew VanDyke (@Matt_VanDyke)—founder of SOLI, who fought for freedom in Libya and Syria and supported Ukraine—has been on a hunger strike for 54 days in India's Tihar Prison.
He was arrested in March alongside six Ukrainians on charges of terrorism and drone-related offenses.
He suffered a leg injury in custody and has been denied proper medical care, medication, and contact with his family since mid-March.
It appears India is acting on russian allegations. A man who fought against dictatorships and stood with Ukraine is now behind bars.
This is not justice. It is political persecution.
If you're American, this cannot be ignored. Raise your voice. Contact your elected officials. Demand action from the U.S. government.
Share his story.
Free Matthew VanDyke.
It’s a bad day to be a serf of a fascist imperialist regime, governed by a bunker-dwelling midget dictator still chasing the fantasy of restoring the Soviet Empire.
Russia is losing the equivalent of roughly two battalions of personnel every day. At some point, the Kremlin runs out of volunteers and has to start digging deeper.
If reports are accurate, the groundwork for wider mobilization may already be underway.
Uncut grass keeps the ground at around 19.5°C
Grass cut to 10 cm raises the ground temperature to about 24.5°C
Bare ground in the middle of summer rises to over 40°C
It's important to raise awareness #NoMowMay
Somewhere on the dashboard, a keen observer might also detect a green blinking arrow. Either a left or right pointing arrow, depending on the indicated direction.
Bonus points if you know what to do to make both arrows light up!
Car indicator tests began around 1913. 113 years ago. If you are one of those people fortunate enough to control an automobile, you can test them too! No more bumping into eachother, amazing!
Inside you might also receive an audiological clue letting you know your indicator is in operation. A ticking sound can be observed. Try not to panic, this is fine.