For the past 7 hours, Russia commited the largest ever missile and drone attack of the war all across Ukraine, launched from ships, land, submarines, bomber aircraft.
Over 450 Shahed drones, Kh-101/Kh-55 cruise missiles, 3M14 Kalibr cruise missiles, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, 9M723 Iskander-M / KN-23 ballistic missiles.
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Russische fotograaf geeft fotoboek over Sovjet bunkers- verkrijgbaar in de boekhandel- cadeau aan Amerikaanse vriend. Hij wordt gearresteerd en is nu veroordeeld tot 16 jaar cel. De waanzin kent geen grenzen.
Can an ordinary person in Russia be imprisoned for sharing a book sold in bookstores?
Grigory Skvortsov, a photographer known for his striking images of industrial landscapes and rooftop views, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for doing just that. https://t.co/gFZgPwCmfO
Almost every Georgian opposition leader is now in jail:
1. Mamuka Khazaradze – arrested, sentenced
2. Badri Japaridze – arrested, sentenced
3. Zurab Japaridze – arrested, sentenced
4. Nika Melia – arrested, sentencing pending
5. Nika Gvaramia – arrested, sentencing pending
6. Giorgi Vashadze – arrested, sentenced
7. Giorgi Gakharia – believed to have fled to Germany
8. Helen Khoshtaria – recently arrested and mistreated in custody; mother of 4 (3 minors); today, prosecutors demanded pretrial detention, but the judge imposed a fine instead
9. Tina Bokuchava – still free; her husband was recently kidnapped and threatened for 9 hours; she’s also a mother of three minors
This is terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish settlers and it has to stop. it is evil and a disgrace but also a challenge to the very essence of the state itself.
Even before the NATO summit in The Hague began, the decisions had already been announced: Heads of state and government agreed to increase defense spending to 5% by 2032. Due to opposition from Washington, Russia will not be designated as the aggressor.
Fietsers tijdens ‘Witte Nachten’ tocht door Petersburg gearresteerd: Hundreds of Cyclists Arrested in St. Petersburg Over Midnight Ride https://t.co/523K6cf0y5
Activiste die Oekraiense vluchtelingen hielp veroordeeld tot 22 jaar cel: Belgorod Court Sentences Activist Who Helped Ukrainian Refugees to 22 Years in Prison https://t.co/pqcgS4MmMt
Odesa is on fire. The city's historic center is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
"High-culture" Russians are barbarians in reality.
What they can't steal or occupy, they destroy.
The attention of the world is on the Middle East these days.
Russia continues going unpunished. That means they will continue destroying Ukraine.
russian drone attack on Odesa.
First Kyiv, now Odesa. The russians are exploiting the inaction of Western countries and deliberately killing civilians!
Trump: Russia should be in the G8. I don’t want to impose sanctions.
Putin: Yay. Let’s lob missiles into Kyiv residential buildings at night and murder lots of sleeping Ukrainians.