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[Volodymyr Yermolenko @yermolenko_v]

Ukrainians who lived through Russian occupation or escaped from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine tell us some repetitive stories. Some clear patterns.

1. Often people are not allowed to leave their villages. Supplies (incl. food supplies) are often cut 1/6

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

We are unable to call it genocide because it is genocide…. An important essay from Vasyl Cherepanyn, deserving of broad readership.
https://t.co/w9YBKkMqcs

[Writings from the war @WarWritings]

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I was writing a novel. This story was supposed to become a book but Russia, not content with destroying the statehood of Ukraine once before, had other plans. I put my writing on hold and took up arms instead. 1/6

[catinahatonabench @JMLudgin]

@judgeluttig @jamiegangel With all due respect, the horrible thing isn't that bad things happen, it's that bad things happen and people get away with it.

It's perplexing to me how anyone could but rejoice to the depth of their soul over the news that in America we do indeed have the rule of law.

[Tetiana Bezruk @t_bezruk]

Today president Zelensky was in Posad-Pokrovske village in Kherson region. This village was in a “grey zone” and totally destroyed. But after the liberation of Kherson ppl returned to their homes. I wrote a piece about it https://t.co/5neTzOwpBy

[Maria Popova 🇨🇦 @PopovaProf]

Interesting data! Puts in perspective the contrast between Ru and Ukraine and also-- could it be that the infamous Ukr "oligarchic class" actually owns a smaller share of the local economy than the Swiss or Austrian, err, "business elite"?

[Nicolas Tenzer @NTenzer]

My latest for @cepa — maybe my most personal essay on this war.
A first — or actually ninth — anniversary that should have never been.
#VictoryForUkraine https://t.co/DJf855lYuc

[Eto Buziashvili @EtoBuziashvili]

7/8
https://t.co/3cvzOcPIBu

[Kyle Parker 🏴‍☠️ @kyleparkernet]

A stirring rendition of an Appalachian protest song performed in #Bakhmut by Brett Hill & Benya Stewart of https://t.co/vXafTKa4oe. The fate of the free world is being decided on a Ukrainian battlefield & there’s no room for indifference. Which side are you on? На чий ти стороні?

[Oleksandr Mykhed @mykhed_o]

1. This thread is about a new investigation of @YaleSPH on how Russia kidnappes Ukrainian kids. The scale of this horror is beyond imagination. Key points 👇

[David Frum @davidfrum]

It's often claimed that "all wars end in negotiations." But to date, none of post-Soviet Russia's many wars have ended that way. 3/x

[Adrian Petriw 🇨🇦🇺🇦- Слава Україні @adrianpetriw]

Ukraine is losing an entire generation. Every day we hear about filmmakers, authors, poets, professors, surgeons, teachers, dancers, architects, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters dying on the front lines. Again, we bury the unfulfilled beauty and potential of our people.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

Listening to various discussions here in Washington, I am amazed how many who fear Ukrainian victory over Putin. No argument I hear makes sense. The West needs to give as much arms as it can to Ukraine to allow Ukraine to defeat Russia.

[catinahatonabench @JMLudgin]

@RickTheUkranian @russiansupr Excellent work! Thanks for sharing

[Almut Rochowanski @rochowanski]

The majority of Russians support the war, but without euphoria, and they don't feel moral responsibility for Ukrainians' suffering, acc to Lev Gudkov, famous pollster. Who's shocked and dismayed by it. I'm not, because I've seen it all before. ⬇️ https://t.co/vsI6PA3C0o

[Oleksandr Mykhed @mykhed_o]

1. This thread is a tribute to Viktor Onysko.
Ukrainian film editor.
Rock star (in all good senses).
A great father and a husband.
An amazing friend.
A brother in arms.
A company comander of the Armed Forces.
He was killed by Russians in Donbas few days ago.

[catinahatonabench @JMLudgin]

@mykhed_o This is a beautiful tribute. I'm sorry for your loss.

[Bob Rae @BobRae48]

#Putin has not painted himself into a corner. He has invaded another country and is trying to destroy #Ukraine. He should save his own face, turn around, leave Ukraine, and stop bombing from Russia, his own country. There are no walls behind the non-existent corner, only Russia

[Anastasia Rudenko @afrudenko]

Ukrainians are unbreakable. Yesterday russia attacked prominent university in #Kyiv — today students and activists already made a clean-up day 💪🏻

Find out details & how you can help restore @KyivUniversity via: https://t.co/tedxiYF5cz

by @RubrykaEng

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

Meanwhile, Mariupol under Russian occupation these days.
I used to live in these streets. A year ago this was one of Ukraine’s most rapidly developing cities. Then Russia came.
From @den_kazansky