With Russians now finally finding the courage to criticize Putin on account of gasoline and online shopping becoming less convenient, it's worth remembering what Russia continues to do to entire cities, something that does not raise much complaint from the Russian population.
Evacuation in Ukraine has been and remains an acute problem: every day, families leave their homes and cities due to intensifying shelling. We all occasionally-and with age, more and more often-look back on our childhood. For some, it was happier; for others, it was not as bright. Yet, everyone can recall something in a moment of sadness, while reflecting in solitude, or finding peace in nature. Many children in Ukraine will remember their childhood as a series of upheavals that caught up with them far too soon; for their fragile psyche, it is an unbearable burden. They are left with too many questions: "Why us? Why now? And why did the russians come here and hate us so much?"
There will be too many of these "Mom, why," and the answers will only come with age. How do you explain to a child what "war" is? Something that they previously saw only in movies as a form of entertainment, viewed from the safety and comfort of home, has suddenly appeared right outside their window. Explosions sound ever clearer, closer to home, and there is no point in replacing the windows anymore-they are destroyed too often. A child simply packs their small suitcase, packing away their childhood, and along with it, the memories of the years they have lived.
The situation is similar for elderly Ukrainians, although they certainly have more answers than children do. Yet, our elderly parents, in their advanced age, become like children themselves; they require our attention, care, and words of love. In most cases, they are very stubborn, making it incredibly difficult to persuade them to leave dangerous cities and villages where war is already at the doorstep. It is important to remember that not everyone has family to turn to. For some, life has distanced them from their loved ones; for others, it is resentment or anger that keeps them apart. Evacuation is about packing a suitcase and setting off on a "journey." But this is no cruise-and this is a journey that brings no happiness.
I can't stop thinking about this.
Today I saw a video of a little boy laughing after slipping on an icy path. He laughed so hard at his own fall. He looked so happy and playful.
The woman who posted it wrote: "It was our last calm New Year. This boy is no more, russia killed him. He was just two months short of his 7th birthday."
Now I just can't stop thinking about that boy. Why, why is this happening to us? Our russophobia will never be sufficient.
He was only 18.
Dmytro Skobel.
Murdered by russia in the Kyiv region on July 24.
Eighteen years of life. Endless dreams. A future stolen in an instant.
What did this 18-year-old ever do to deserve this? Nothing.
Never look away. Never let the world normalize this.
The human safari in Kherson, Ukraine continues. Brutally murdering Ukrainian civilians every single day. Hunting and tracking down civilians trying to live their lives through a brutal war. Yet it doesn’t even make the news. A man tried to escape. But instead he died today 💔
🇪🇺 🇬🇷Greece’s actions must never be repeated.
Athens blackmailed the EU into granting Dynagas an exemption from its 21st sanctions package.
🔸 Greece received €288.7bn through the largest sovereign rescue operation in modern financial history
🔸The ECB purchased nearly €69bn in Greek bonds across the debt crisis and PEPP
🔸 Greece reported a 1999 deficit of 1.6% of GDP, later revised to 3.4%, above the euro-entry limit
EU member states must be able to act without a veto when a democratic majority supports the decision.
We need reform to ensure this can never happen again.
https://t.co/3lhclAEcVu
The West humiliated Russia in the 1990s. This war is the consequence.’
I’ve heard this in every language, from every podium. It is history rewritten backwards.
Recall what actually happened to defeated Russia: no occupation. No reparations. No tribunal. It kept its nuclear arsenal and its UN veto. Its debts were forgiven and refinanced. It was handed IMF billions and a seat at the G8 — a club of democracies admitting a wounded autocracy out of hope.
Now recall an actually humiliated nation: Germany, 1945. Occupied. Partitioned. Cities in ash, leaders hanged, guilt taught to its children by law.
Germany became the most peaceful democracy in Europe. Russia became this.
So spare me the humiliation theory. Russia was not humiliated after the Cold War. It was indulged — and it read every kindness as weakness, every gift as tribute.
The grievance was never mistreatment. The grievance was lost dominion.
Empires do not mourn their wounds. They mourn their slaves.
President Zelensky: "…the losses of the Russians over the same period (less than seven months) amounted to almost 225,500, including 131,000 killed and almost 93,000 wounded."
This closely matches Frontelligence Insight's numbers and is highly likely to be accurate.
🔴 Civilian casualties in Ukraine hit highest level since 2022.
Ukrainian civilian casualties jumped 10% from May and 37% year-over-year as Russian drone and missile strikes surged, the UN warns.
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Baby girl Uliana, just two months old, lost her life when Russians fired missiles at the city of Kryvyi Rih💔
The enemy struck a high-rise residential building.
Her mother and two older brothers—aged 10 and 2—also died.
And the world keeps watching!.🙈
Another family perished..
Russians, you are barbarians!😡
Eternal memory 🫡🙏
Kateryna Shynkarenko was a Ukrainian sniper of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.🇺🇦
Before the war, she was an athlete. After Russia’s full-scale invasion, she chose to defend Ukraine and became a sniper.🫡
During the battle for Avdiivka in February 2024, she stayed behind to cover the withdrawal of her comrades.
Kateryna was killed on February 22, 2024. She was only 30 years old.💔
Such a brave woman, Honor to you🫡
Heroes never die 🫡🙏
Two years ago Tim Pool said literally this: "Ukraine is one of the greatest enemies of our nation...We should pull out all military support, and we should apologize to Russia." Then it was revealed that a company associated with him had been paid by Moscow. What is happening?