Her name was Valentyna Savitska.
Today, russia killed her.
She was the wife of Ihor Solovey, head of Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications "Spravdi."
Another innocent life taken by russia.
russia is a nation of murderers. Nothing else.
This was Danylo Romanenko.
He was 21 years old.
Killed yesterday by a russian guided bomb in the village of Lezhyne, Zaporizhzhia region.
His only crime was being Ukrainian.
Save the Date!
It's been four years since the deadly Olenivka attack. On July 28–29, 2022, a deliberate act of terror targeted unarmed Ukrainian POWs from Mariupol. Dozens died.
On July 28th we’re gathering in Bellevue to raise awareness about Ukrainian POWs. As of today, around 100 defenders remain in captivity, including 46 seriously wounded.
Olenivka is an unfinished story. Speak up. Demand the truth. Never forget.
📆 July 28th, 6:00 pm
📍 Bellevue Downtown Park
✨ The light of memory is stronger than the darkness of forgetting.
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UKR: Чотири роки з дня теракту в Оленівці. 28–29 липня 2022 року внаслідок навмисного теракту загинули та зазнали поранень беззбройні українські військовополонені — оборонці Маріуполя.
Близько 100 захисників досі перебувають у полоні, серед них 46 — важкопоранені.
Оленівка — це незавершена історія. Говоріть про це. Вимагайте правди. Не забувайте.
📆 28 липня, 18:00
📍 Bellevue Downtown Park
✨ Світло пам’яті сильніше за темряву забуття.
#RememberOlenivka #FreeUkrainianPOWs #StandWithUkraine
Dear Poles,
Before you judge Ukrainians, remember Krzysztof Galos.
He was a 55-year-old postman from Kraków. An ordinary civilian. He couldn't believe that a full-scale war was really happening in Europe, so he got into his Ford with a bicycle on the roof and drove to Ukraine to see it for himself.
He was captured by russians in occupied territory. In Detention Center No. 2 in Taganrog, he was tortured simply for being Polish.
They beat him with batons, broke his legs, mocked him for speaking Polish, and forced him to speak russian. They shouted: "Polack, kurwa!" and "Europe is next. We'll come for you too."
He died from the torture.
russia has still not returned his body to his family.
Krzysztof Galos was not killed by Ukrainians.
He was tortured to death by russians for being Polish and European.
Remember who Poland's real enemy is.
Remember who the real enemy of all free Europe is.
Ladies and gentlemen, to your attention:
Ukraine’s new Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, inside this BTR-2 commanding to break through improvised defenses of Russian terrorists in Mariupol 2014.
He is a badass guy, for sure!
Syrskyi is out. Drapatyi is in. The General Staff faces an overhaul.
Tonight you will hear that Zelensky ‘caved.’ That the street now runs the war. That changing commanders mid-war is chaos.
I see the opposite — and I wrote it this morning: a leader who can be argued back into the right position by his own citizens is not weak. He is governed.
But don’t miss the deeper event. This was never about two men. It was a referendum on military doctrine — the Soviet inheritance of centralized command versus the war Ukraine actually proved it could win: software, iteration, initiative at the edge.
The old doctrine just lost its chief defender.
And look at who won. Drapatyi is the general who once offered his resignation because a Russian strike killed his recruits — he claimed responsibility for deaths he did not cause. In Moscow, generals collect medals for deaths they did cause.
That is the difference between the two armies. Tonight it became the difference between the two futures.
Fedorov’s return is still unresolved. The doctrine question no longer is.
Six days of protest. Zero broken windows. One corrected government.
Democracies argue. That is not their weakness. It is their weapons system.
Un beau poème de Yánnis Ritsos (Le poète) :
Il a beau plonger sa main dans les ténèbres,
sa main ne noircit jamais. Sa main
est imperméable à la nuit. Quand il s’en ira
(car tous s’en vont un jour)
j’imagine qu’il restera
un très doux sourire en ce bas monde,
un sourire qui n’arrêtera pas de dire "oui"
et encore "oui"
à tous les espoirs séculaires et démentis.
Some of the biggest heroes of this war, who are often unjustly ignored by outsiders, are the utility workers of DTEK that keep the lights on through the air raids and missile strikes, sometimes giving their lives in the process. Never forget.
Russia is a cancer of the world. It must be stopped.
Russian terrorists attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles. They hit apartment and residential buildings, shopping center, and even a metro station where people are hiding. Many are dead and wounded.
This is pure terrorism.
Боже мені так шкода Лукʼянівську. я так любила там жити, в мене була супер хата, з неймовірним балконом і планами на життя, а зараз це все стирають йобані росіяни.
What many don’t understand that Ukraine is one of the most democratic countries in the world because we’re practicing raw direct form of democracy. And we’re always fight against decisions that we find unjustifiable or frankly stupid.
We the people.
Change is inevitable.
You thanked me for Mriya and Diia. In return, I thank you for giving me hope.
I’ve never felt a responsibility this great — not even while serving in government.
Thank you to our veterans and service members for holding the line and upholding our honor.
The dialogue is happening. I believe we will succeed.