Evgen

Electrical engineer 🇺🇦

[Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer]

🚨 Russia Targets American Businesses in Kyiv: Iconic McDonald’s Endures Repeated Attacks From Russian Ballistic Missiles Proving Russia’s Disdain For America 🚨

3 days ago, Russia launched 40 ballistic missiles into Kyiv, Ukraine, striking civilian districts in the Ukrainian capital, and the oldest @McDonalds in Ukraine, underscoring the human and symbolic cost of Moscow’s war.

The McDonalds in Kyiv, Ukraine’s very first, opened in 1997, has become one of the most resilient symbols of defiance during the war. The restaurant has sustained damage at least seven times since the full-scale invasion began, most recently from blast waves during a massive strike on May 24, 2026, its 29th anniversary. Workers sheltered safely, and despite the structural damage and holes in the building from shrapnel, the restaurant opened days later.

McDonald’s represents one of the most recognizable American brands globally, and it has come to be known as a symbol for U.S. entrepreneurship, fast service, and consumer culture. Its golden arches stand as a post-Soviet emblem of openness and Western integration in Ukraine. In stark contrast, McDonald’s no longer operates under its name in Russia after exiting the market in 2022 amid US sanctions and widespread condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Across Ukraine, American and Western businesses, alongside countless local enterprises, have been damaged or destroyed by Russian strikes on cities far from the front lines. Malls, supermarkets, offices, and restaurants have all been caught in the crossfire of Russian ballistic missiles, drones, and glide bombs targeting civilian infrastructure.

These attacks on ordinary gathering places, where families eat, students meet, and workers grab quick meals, sends a clear message. Russia is not an ally of the United States or the West. By striking symbols of Western presence and normal civilian life, and by firing at American businesses, Moscow demonstrates contempt for the very idea of a prosperous, Western-oriented Ukraine.

Ukrainian resilience remains undiminished, and that is what I have noticed on day 2 of my time in Ukraine.
Despite nonstop attacks, the Ukrainian people are determined to continue living their life.

McDonald’s Ukraine serves burgers under a sign warped by past explosions, and it is a daily reminder that life, and American-inspired enterprise, persists amid the rubble and destruction inflicted by Russia. It’s also a reminder that Russia wants to destroy American businesses.

Kyiv’s McDonalds is not collateral damage. It is the deliberate targeting of a society trying to live normally and free from communism.

The world should take note.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Even though I never eat fast food, I ordered a cheeseburger, fries and a Diet Coke to show my support.

There’s nothing like enjoying a meal with the backdrop of a Russian ballistic missile attack and blown out windows at McDonalds to really make you appreciate being an American and evaluate your prior perspective on US support for Ukraine.

What’s happening in Ukraine today can and will happen in America in the near future if we do not stop communism and multipolarity.

[Serhii Sternenko @sternenko]

Podczas gdy Nawrocki działa w interesie Rosji, Rosjanie grożą uderzeniem w Polskę.

Rosyjski propagandysta państwowy Karnauchow: „Uderzenie w Polskę i kraje Europy Wschodniej to nie problem. Spalić zaszczane miasta Polski”.

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

"The only real solution to deter Moscow is to "militarize Ukraine to its teeth."

- A. Stubb
President of Finland

simply great man
🫡

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

Sure, be happy Russia's ally is down, but violating international law and waging wars of aggression is exactly what allowed Russia to do it in Ukraine and others; Iran isn't the only bad guy in this war, the US and Israel are just as guilty as Russia.

[Симороз Олег Олександрович @SymorozOfficial]

Міжнародний паралімпійський комітет заборонив українській збірній мати парадну форму на Паралімпіаді-2026 із мапою України.

Вони трактують мапу України як «політику», ну це вже просто тупо знущання. Скоро не можна буде назвати назву країни, бо це теж політика.

Але це не завадило цим лицммірним повіям допустили до Паралімпіади-2026 росіян та білорусів під своїми прапорами, попри те, що вони продовжують війну з Україною.

Як казав @vkrainets – шлюший, цинічний і безпринципний світ.

[Evgen @e_ovsiyenko]

@iocmedia Shame!

[Evgen @e_ovsiyenko]

@milanocortina26 Shame! IOK against of athletes memory!

[-DTE- 🇺🇦 @dteterya]

@Olympics

[Гау-гаубиця @svi_soudade]

@Olympics russia destroys lives. The IOC calls it neutrality.

[Гау-гаубиця @svi_soudade]

@Olympics While russia kills Ukrainian athletes, the IOC talks about neutrality.

[Гау-гаубиця @svi_soudade]

@Olympics russia is murdering Ukrainian athletes, and the IOC allows it to happen.

[Mimi 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @FacciniMyriam]

New Olympic rings.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

The IOC’s decision to disqualify Heraskevych for wearing his Helmet of Remembrance is disgusting. The purpose of the Olympics is to promote peace, not to play the aggressor’s games by pushing their narrative while they continue to kill us!
Shame!!!

[Olena Zelenska / Олена Зеленська @ZelenskaUA]

Серцем, принциповістю та правдою наш спортсмен Владислав Гераскевич показав світові, яку цінність має памʼять. Його вчинок на Олімпіаді – жест не протесту, а людяності. Коли за згадку про вбитих агресором спортсмена усувають від змагань, світ має замислитися: спорт справді спорт поза політикою чи він поза співчуттям? Україна пам’ятає своїх героїв. Це наш обовʼязок. І ми дякуємо тим, хто має сміливість про це нагадувати.

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

People underestimate the scale of the war in Ukraine and often don’t realize that Russia is committing genocide.

In Mariupol alone, the death toll in three months may have exceeded the total deaths in Gaza over the entire war, despite a much smaller population. Think about that!

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Putin invaded Ukraine. Ukraine/NATO never attacked Russia. Putin annexed territory, terrorized civilians, and kidnapped children from Ukraine. Zelenskyy has done none of these things. There is a right side and a wrong side in this war. We should be on the right side.

[🇺🇦 Україна @Freya_od_ua]

@Dmitry924456551

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

After another year of fighting, Russian forces have barely moved the frontline in Ukraine. And what little gains have been made were secured through giant numbers of casualties. Russia is not “winning” this war.

[Вы поняли, да? @Hugo_StiglitzUA]

Я много общался с гражданами Литвы и Эстонии (к сожалению не Латвии). Эти люди из маленьких стран с добрым сердцем. Спасибо, что есть такие страны, как Литва 🇱🇹🫶

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

They hate him because he won't bend the knee to every dictator.

They hate him because he puts the interests of his country before the interests of one man.
They hate him because he is loved and respected like they will never be...

Stay strong as you are 🫡🇺🇦