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[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @CrimeanVoyager]

📽 Five weeks of russian terror in a 57-second video.

This is what everyday life looks like for ordinary people in Ukraine today. A glimpse of what we go through, day after day.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Ceding Ukrainian land for peace is just abstract words. It’s not only about reality, even more about philosophy. Putin was talking about Donbas, but then he decided to occupy Kyiv, our capital. His words were about Donbas, but the reality was about Kyiv. He kept saying he was defending Russian-speaking people and then tortured hundreds and thousands to death in Bucha and other places. So that wasn’t about Russian-speaking people.

This is why when Americans asked, “Can you exchange Donbas for security?” I said right there, “Can you tell me what it means? What security? NATO?”

“Not NATO, but similar to NATO.”

“Similar? But you don't want the answer about Donbas to be ‘similar.’ You want a clear answer about Donbas. This is your goal. And this is Putin’s goal, for today. What will you do if we have security guarantees but not NATO?”

They took our nuclear weapons. I'm not a fan of nuclear weapons. I think the world would be a better place without them. But the Russians took our nuclear weapons, didn’t they? They did. Then they stopped our integration into Europe, then prevented us from being in NATO. And in the end they occupied us. This is why it’s an abstract question. Nobody trusts Putin to stop if we leave Donbas. He will pause. Then he will come back in one year, two years, or five years. And who will be guilty?

From an interview with DR Nyheder. (2/3)

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

When Putin seized Crimea, both Europe and America were quite openly making calls, holding meetings, and sending signals to the Ukrainians who were in power at the time that there should be no escalation – let's just keep things friendly and leave things as they are for now. And we lost Crimea. After that, we lost part of Donbas. But the shooting in the east continued. There was no peace.

People think we were always helped. That is not true. Help started coming after the full-scale invasion, but that was after eight years of Russia occupying our territory. That is a long time to figure things out and understand that Putin has no intention of giving anything back to us.

At one point, some Europeans asked me: “Why do you think that if you withdraw from Donbas, he will go further?” And I answered: “Because at the beginning of the war, he wasn't seizing Donbas. He came to the capital. He seized parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, Kherson itself, and Kharkiv region.” We have retaken a lot of territory, but he had seized different parts of our country. And now they want us to give them something because they are unable to seize it. We may have a smaller territory, less money, and fewer weapons, but we still have more dignity than many others. We will do everything we can to end this war, but it must end in a way that preserves our dignity.

From an interview with ZDF. (2/3)

[maksym eristavi. @maksymeristavi]

we do not talk enough about this evil massacre. 40 murdered, 30 are still missing — after russians drop nine mega bombs on a school in my home region. rescuers are struggling even to piece together body parts. russians pulverized the entire humanitarian aid hub and nearby shelter, together with civilians hiding inside. not a nation, not a country, russia is a death cult.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

I'm confused, outraged, and upset by the lack of the world's reaction to the criminal Russian double-tap in Komyshuvakha.

Search and rescue operations have been underway for 3 days now following a Russian strike on a school. Russians launched 9 guided aerial bombs, initially targeting residents gathered to receive humanitarian aid, and then striking the first responders and police officers who arrived at the scene.

​People were there to receive bread!

​The death toll is currently at 40 people, with over 30 still missing, and after three days, considering the explosions were so strong that recovered bodies are actually "fragments," that means that they are likely gone too.

​I can't understand why this is not news, why the f*** is this normalized???

[Mario @PawlowskiMario]

If Zelensky Is So Corrupt, Why Can’t Anyone Buy Him? 🇺🇦

I just realized something almost hilarious if it wasn’t very obvious and also real about the whole anti-Zelensky narrative.

For years we have been told that Zelensky is corrupt, illegitimate, a puppet, a billionaire thief, some CIA creation, whatever version happens to be useful that day. And yet somehow Putin, Trump, oligarchs, billionaires and the entire anti-Ukraine political machine still cannot control him.

Think about that contradiction.

Zelensky was elected in 2019 with about 73% of the runoff vote. Ukraine has not held another presidential election because elections are suspended under martial law during Russia’s invasion, something Zelensky has said could change if conditions allow a safe and legal vote. Meanwhile Trump, Elon and others are now openly calling for Ukraine to replace him after Zelensky refused demands to stop attacking Russian energy infrastructure and bend over to them.

And this is where their own propaganda stops making sense. If Zelensky were really as spectacularly corrupt as they claim, why wouldn’t somebody have bought him years ago?

Putin has all the money. Russian oligarchs have money. Western billionaires have money. Elon has more money than all of them. Trump has political power. There are people with enormous financial and geopolitical interests who would benefit from a Ukrainian president willing to make the right deal for them.

If Zelensky were really nothing but a corrupt opportunist, the easiest path imaginable would have been to take the money, make peace with Putin on Putin’s terms, protect himself, become insanely wealthy, powerful and live comfortably ruling the Ukraine and the area as a probably richest dictator on earth.

Instead, Russia invaded, Zelensky stayed, Ukraine kept fighting, and years later these people are still trying to pressure him, discredit him, replace him and convince everyone that he is somehow the problem.

Trump and Elon has now publicly called for Ukraine to get a new president after Zelensky resisted pressure over Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. Their relationship has deteriorated sharply precisely because Zelensky has continued pursuing policies Washington told him to stop.

So maybe the reason so many powerful men seem absolutely fucking obsessed with Zelensky is much simpler than all the conspiracy theories.

Maybe they hate him because they cannot break him.

Maybe they hate him because they cannot buy him.

Maybe they are simply jealous of him and his amazing courage and integrity.?

And maybe nothing drives men obsessed with power more insane than another man they cannot control.

[Kristin 🇦🇺🇺🇦 @kristinaussie]

@AmbVasyl Welcome to Tassie 🇺🇦

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Zelenskyy simply and accurately explains why giving up the Donbas won’t end the war:

"Putin says he wants the Donbas, but why, at the start of the full-scale invasion, was he trying to occupy Kyiv?

Is that the east of our country? Is that the Donbas? No, that’s the capital. Without a capital, there is no state.

Putin wants to destroy Ukraine. For us, the question is not about withdrawing from the Donbas.

The real question is the survival of our state. We stand and fight, because what is the alternative? To be destroyed.

Simply put, not everyone feels this because Ukraine is still standing. We have stabilized the battlefield.

We are grateful to our partners in Europe, America, and other countries, Japan is helping, Canada is helping, Australia, New Zealand, whoever can.

Ukraine stands against such a powerful enemy as Russia. We stand, otherwise we will be destroyed.

It’s always difficult, you know, in communications with partners, to find the right words, the warnings that they will truly understand.

Putin wants to destroy us. He doesn't respect us, our sovereignty, or our territorial integrity.

He genuinely believes that we are not a country, not a nation.

So do you really trust that he only needs the eastern part of our country? Of course that will never be enough for him.

And what will happen if we fall? How many people, I don’t know, maybe twenty million Ukrainians, will come to Europe?

Because Putin will destroy our homes and force us out. For me, this is absolutely clear.

That’s why we are standing strong, defending our country. Yes, with pain, with huge losses.

That’s why we are asking: stop the killing. And as I have heard so many times from POTUS, 'they have to stop the killing.'

Russia is killing us on our own territory. They came onto our land and keep pushing further.

They do not want to stop. They do not even want to freeze the war, as you can see.

So, do you think what Putin really wants is just the eastern part of our country? No. It will never be enough for a person like him."

[Vasyl Myroshnychenko @AmbVasyl]

This is one of the most important stories Australians can watch about Russia’s war against Ukraine.

ABC Foreign Correspondent reporter @KathrynDiss takes viewers inside the extraordinary, dangerous network working to bring Ukrainian children home from Russian-occupied territory.

These are not numbers. These are children — taken from their families, deported, subjected to Russian indoctrination and, in some cases, placed on Russian adoption websites.

The documentary shows the reality behind Russia’s systematic campaign against Ukrainian children, including the terrifying race to rescue teenagers before they can be forced into Russia’s military.

Thank you to Kathryn Diss and the ABC Foreign Correspondent team for bringing this story to Australian audiences.

Watch it. Share it. And remember the children Russia is trying to erase from Ukraine: https://t.co/LwTx8LIgqm

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Tonight, Russians bombed the "Loving Hearts" animal shelter in Odesa, killing hundreds of dogs and cats.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

This is Radio Svoboda interview with the volunteer working with Oleshky. Everyone should hear/read this!

Iryna-Ester Vrataryova, volunteer: "People describe the horror, the total genocide. This famine has reached such a scale that, in the best-case scenario, a person might eat a clear broth and a few spoonfuls of porridge a day—if they have any porridge left at all. All the supplies that local residents tell me about whenever a connection is established are running out and will be gone by late September or early October. They are left entirely without food, medicine, access to medical care, fire services, or money, and without even being able to safely step outside. I'm not even talking about trying to escape, though sometimes people choose to walk through a minefield because they see a higher chance of survival there than dying of starvation. We are looking at absolute, total horror in the center of Europe—total ethnocide."

​Host: ​"Tell me, regarding the situation in Oleshky—since you monitor other occupied territories, or at least areas where you carry out evacuations—is this a unique situation, or is the food shortage widespread across the entire south?"

​Iryna-Ester: ​"We believe a situation like this could unfold anywhere under occupation. That's why we urge relatives and acquaintances in government-controlled areas to reach out to us, our partners, the Ombudsman, or anyone who can help. Staying there is extremely dangerous for people; it is a lawless territory."

​ Host: ​"So as of right now, is the situation in Oleshky the worst and truly unique compared to all other areas?"

​Iryna-Ester: ​"In my experience, absolutely. I have never seen such a total mousetrap. Everywhere else, there were at least micro-chances of escape. Oleshky leaves no such chance because the occupiers have mined everything surrounding it. The people who managed to escape are literally a handful—and those were earlier cases; no one is escaping now. The entire area is controlled by drones. We are all familiar with the term 'Kherson safaris' regarding what they do on the Right Bank, but I have testimony showing that on the Left Bank, they are honing their skills on local civilians as well."

[Sulkhan Metreveli @Sulkhan]

"A ceasefire now would save lives."

Whose? Bucha was under Russian control for thirty-three days; when it was liberated, 458 bodies were counted. Izium: 440 graves. Mariupol: nobody has finished counting. A ceasefire that leaves Russian troops in occupied towns doesn't save lives. It moves the killing behind a checkpoint, where you don't have to watch it.

So my question: when you say "save lives," do you mean Ukrainian lives, or your own feeling of having done something?

[Sulkhan Metreveli @Sulkhan]

Kushner, on why there's no peace: Ukraine "right now does not want" to give up territory.

Correct. Let me explain why in the plainest terms available.

A country that hands land to the neighbor who invaded it does not get peace. It gets a shorter drive for the next invasion. Georgia gave up land in 2008; the fence has moved every year since. Ukraine gave up Crimea without a shot in 2014; it got 2022.

Ukraine "doesn't want" to sign its own next war. That isn't the obstacle to peace. It's the only peace plan in the room.

[Cтрикoза 🇺🇦 @strykoza_ua]

Terrorism is always evil.
#RussiaisATerroistState

[Florence @Flore14]

🗓️9/11 - I'm old enough to remember when flying planes into civilian buildings was universally called terrorism.

Today russia is bombing pharmaceutical hubs, supermarkets and apartment blocks.

Call it what it is: russia is a #terrorist state.

📷 Libkos

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @CrimeanVoyager]

25 years ago, the world united against terror.

Today, the world watches the genocide of Ukrainians unfold in real time.

Back then — outrage and action.
Now — indifference and empty concern.

Where the hell is your outrage?!

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Russia is Starving the Occupied Town of Oleshky🚨🚨🚨

Ukrainians trapped in the occupied Kherson region are desperately begging for help online.

Russian drones have remotely mined all access roads around several coastal villages and towns. These areas house Russian artillery, troop positions, and drone launch sites used to bombard the city of Kherson.

The occupiers are intentionally holding Ukrainian civilians hostage to use as human shields. They know that Ukrainian soldiers across the river will not strike areas where their own mothers, brothers, wives, and children are trapped.

Because Russian forces refuse to let civilians evacuate, starvation has set in.

Since December, the supply of food, humanitarian aid, and medicine has been severely restricted. Local hospitals are closed, and there has been no electricity for four years.

The region already suffered colossal destruction after the Kakhovka dam explosion in the summer of 2023. During the resulting floods, many residents lost their identification documents, making any attempt to leave even more difficult.

But the primary barrier remains the Russian military simply wont let people go. People are now dying of hunger. The last outside food delivery arrived in May 2026.

Over the summer, residents barely survived on what they could grow in their own gardens. As winter approaches, this crisis is turning into a complete catastrophe.

Locals who miraculously find an internet connection are pleading for global awareness on social media. They say that the harvest season is ending and they have already been forced to slaughter what little farm animals they had.

Please visit Zarina Zabrisky (@ZarinaZabrisky) on Twitter for more information. Share this story and her posts to help spread the word!

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Just before Witkoff & Kushner were due to arrive in Kyiv for peace talks, Russia hit the heart of the capital.

The U.S. envoy was expected to land in Kyiv in what would have been the first flight to the city since 2022. Russia just hit Kyiv’s airport.

They also hit Golden Gate, where diplomats live, for the first time.

As American officials come to discuss peace, Russia bombs the city.

This is not a mistake. It is a deliberate attempt to derail peace talks and make Kyiv too dangerous for them to happen.

Never, ever listen to Russia’s fake peace rhetoric again.

[Cyrille Amoursky @AmourskyCyrille]

💔🇺🇦 C’est un enfer sans fin.

37 morts dans la région de Kyiv. 72 heures d’attaques non-stop contre Kyiv. Une fille de 2 ans tuée dans un parc en pleine journée.

La Russie est entrée dans une logique de destruction totale de la vie en Ukraine.

Mes amis, ma famille n’ont jamais eu aussi peur qu’en ce moment, depuis le début de l’invasion à grande échelle de l’Ukraine. De nombreux civils s’interrogent et pensent désormais à quitter le pays pour se protéger.

Selon le gouvernement ukrainien, la Russie a détruit, au cours de cet été, 90 % des entrepôts modernes des supermarchés. Certaines entreprises craignent des pénuries importantes. Les prix de certains produits pourraient drastiquement augmenter.

Des dizaines d’usines, de centres logistiques annihilés.

Des millions de livres détruits par la Russie. Hier encore, une imprimerie a été attaquée : plus de 60 000 livres ont brûlé.

La Russie a anéanti tous les hypermarchés « Epicenter », l’équivalent ukrainien de Leroy Merlin, à Zaporijjia et à Odessa. Elle en a détruit plusieurs autres dans les régions de Kyiv, de Dnipro et ailleurs. Depuis 2022, une trentaine ont été détruits ou endommagés.

La Russie a détruit le centre commercial « Halereya » à Kryvyi Rih le 21 août. 16 personnes ont été tuées, 130 autres blessées.

Une semaine plus tard : un autre centre commercial. Cette fois-ci à Kharkiv, le « Karavan ». Une personne a été tuée.

Début juillet et hier, la Russie a attaqué des dépôts de munitions dans la région de Kyiv. En juillet : 9 morts, des dizaines de blessés, des rues entièrement réduites en cendres. Hier : 37 morts, des centaines de civils évacués. La plupart des victimes étaient des retraités et des personnes handicapées, tués dans un EHPAD local. L’une des pires attaques contre les civils cette année.

Le gouvernement ukrainien a promis de sanctionner les responsables de cette faille de sécurité dans un quartier résidentiel. C’est la deuxième fois que cela arrive en deux mois et, malgré les promesses, les leçons n’ont pas été tirées.

Le gouverneur de la région de Kherson a appelé la population à évacuer en raison de la destruction de toutes les infrastructures énergétiques de Kherson.

Depuis 72 heures, il y a des alertes toutes les deux heures à Kyiv, parfois toutes les heures, parfois toutes les demi-heures. Les drones à réaction touchent tout ce qu’ils peuvent : des restaurants, des stations-service, des quartiers résidentiels. Tout.

Et la liste continue. Et elle continuera à s’allonger.

L’Ukraine a besoin de moyens de défense EN URGENCE ABSOLUE ! La Russie est en train d’anéantir tout ce qu’elle peut, et le nombre de victimes civiles augmente mois après mois.

Parlez de l’Ukraine ! N’oubliez pas cette guerre !

Oui, cela fait 4,5 ans qu’elle dure à grande intensité, mais ce que vit le pays en ce moment est extrêmement difficile. Je n’ose imaginer l’hiver à venir.

Nous, médias, avons une responsabilité : CONTINUER à traiter ce sujet !

[Pete @splendid_pete]

I have not witnessed a more courageous nation in our lifetime.

Ukraine has shown the world what courage, resilience, dignity, and an unbreakable determination to remain free truly look like. Ukrainians have defended their homes, their families, their sovereignty, and their right to decide their own future against unimaginable pressure and brutality.

They were expected to break. They did not.

They were expected to surrender. They did not.

The price Ukraine has paid for its freedom is immense, but so is the strength with which its people continue to defend it.

Independence is not just a date on the calendar. Ukraine proves that every single day.

Respect to the people of Ukraine. May their country remain sovereign, democratic, free, and Ukrainian. 🇺🇦

Slava Ukraini.