Will this photo be the equivalent of Capa’s iconic fallen soldier, during the Spanish Civil War? The defiance, the limitless courage and this 'Slava Ukraini' called out just before being killed - tonight, all friends of #Ukraine around the world reply to this hero: Heroyam Slava!
In this life-or-death scenario, the 🔴⚫️ perfectly communicates the essence of this war for Ukrainians who are fighting for every inch of their land with their blood.
As this photo captured, the red-black flag is the flag of Ukraine stained with blood: https://t.co/ebgubAKFO6
We need to talk about Ukraine's red-black flag – one of the most controversial and misunderstood symbols of the Ukrainian resistance.
Where did it come from? Does it represent right-wing extremism? What does it mean for Ukrainians?
Buckle up, it's a long thread! ❤️🖤
We now regularly hear now from people aside from Putin (for example former prime minister and president Dmitri Medvedev) about the meaning of the war, the catastrophic consequences that await Ukraine and the West, and so forth. This is a sign that Putin is losing control. 1/
A very on-point comment from @AseyevStanislav. There is almost nothing in common between the average Ukrainian and average Russian's attitudes to central authority.
Even I'm shocked by the tone of this first Russian denial of the chemical weapons attack. Not "we would never do this" but "Why poison a handful of cockroaches with Sarin when there are a host of simpler and cheaper ways to do it?"
Got questions about why I think it is genocide. Until this morning I resisted applying the term. War crimes? Sure. Heinous rhetoric? You bet. What changed is the combination of more and more evidence, from different places, and even more importantly, explicit official rhetoric /1
Hard to find words... The killing of civilians in Bucha by Russian war criminals is appalling beyond any measure.
Help us stop Russia. Demand your governments to act now:
- Provide Ukraine with all weapons we need
- More tough sanctions on Russia
- Cut all trade ties with them
"This wound will never heal. I would not wish it even on my worst enemy."
There are bodies everywhere in Bucha - in mass graves and in the streets. Russian forces retreated from the ruined Kyiv suburb last week leaving Ukrainians to collect the dead
https://t.co/GileWnHRUx
Yesterday was a good day - #Russia was chased away from #Kyiv oblast. Today is a bad day: we saw what it left behind.
As someone who speaks 🇷🇺 as one of my mother tongues & who likes 🇷🇺 culture, I’m literally speechless. Forget Tolstoy & Tchaikovsky. Russia means barbarism now.
there’s a simple reason why ukrainian refugees are not and won’t be a problem for the eu: 99% of them do not plan on staying. everyone wants to get back home asap. some are doing it already. we are not a nation that is comfortable with depending on anyone, including our own govt
A child crying over the body of his mother killed in a missile strike in #Kyiv 2 days ago.
2022. Europe.
Tell me about "Let's not escalate".
#NoFlyZoneUA#GiveUsMigs
Final 'goodbye' to a fallen soldier
Says everything about our cohesiveness, determination to fight, and about what Putin should expect in Ukraine
#ukraine#standwithukraine#stopwar
A Russian colonel-general has given an interview to the tabloid KP. It's horrific, but gives insights on Russian goals.
Says police, FSB and prosecutors should follow troops into Ukrainian cities. And undertake "necessary" but "unpleasant" filtering to achieve "de-Nazification".