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everyone should know that #russiaisaterroriststate

[токсичний рис 🍚 @tupasyk]

@JimmyMitch90096 @mx_kolesnikov Ага, я теж не памʼятаю вихід за наказом у березні. Тільки здачу в полон з заводу Ілліча.
А командир який виводив досі в рашці.

[Denys Prokopenko @D_Redis]

Not a single Azov fighter. Not a single Azov fighter was among the thousand Ukrainian prisoners of war exchanged over the last three days. At the same time, the bastard who had asked his prison guards for a knife to "cut the ones from Azov" has returned home.

This feels like mockery — a cruel joke at the expense of those who have been held in Russian captivity for more than three years under the harshest conditions and inhumane pressure. A jeer at their families, loved ones, and brothers-in-arms. A show of derision towards those who were given guarantees — those who have an absolute right to be prioritized for exchange, because they went into captivity not at their own will, but by order of the High Command.

Just days ago, Ukraine marked the third anniversary of the day when the Mariupol garrison left Azovstal, hoping that the fighters of the 12th Azov Brigade would be included in the announced 1,000-for-1,000 exchange. Those expectations failed.

I will never believe the nonsense about Russia's reluctance to release Azov fighters being the sole reason for their repeated absence from exchanges. If that were truly the case, neither I nor other Azov fighters would have returned from captivity. That is not the reason.

If the established mechanism has stopped working, then expecting a different result every time is madness. The strategy must change.

If the Russians refuse to exchange Azov fighters for their regular soldiers, we must find alternatives — offer them someone more valuable than a contracted soldier from Omsk. Ukraine is packed with Russian agents — all our special services know this very well. The only thing they need is an order.

I am confident the Russians would be far more interested in the priests of the Moscow Patriarchate who openly work for Russian special services than in the soldiers Russia floods Ukrainian soil with.

At the same time, Ukraine should work on its engagement in the exchange processes between our Western allies and Russia. We have unique experience, knowledge, and information that is invaluable to the Western world. These too can become part of our exchange leverage.

There are always options — we simply need to adapt and seek out new paths and configurations. Because not a single Azov fighter among the 1,000 exchanged POWs is a disgrace to the entire state.

I do not believe that our government is interested in bringing Azov service members home, while the same people continue to ineffectively manage prisoner exchanges for the fourth year in a row.

[First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine @azov_media]

❗️THE FIRST CORPS AZOV OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE ENTERS SERVICE

As part of the command and control reform in the Ukrainian Defense Forces, a new operational and tactical formation within the National Guard of Ukraine has been established, based on the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov.

The newly created corps includes:

▪️1st Presidential Operational Brigade Bureviy;
▪️12th Special Forces Brigade Azov;
▪️14th Operational Brigade Chervona Kalyna;
▪️15th Operational Brigade Kara Dag;
▪️Newly established 20th Operational Brigade Liubart.

The video features an address by the Commander of the First Corps Azov, Colonel Denys "Redis" Prokopenko, along with the commanders of the brigades comprising the corps.

[Voice of Ukraine @newstop_us]

Смерть Джесіки Абер виглядає як одна з тих історій, які мають тихо відійти на другий план — трагічний заголовок, про який люди мають забути. Але коли кар’єрний прокурор, який все життя переслідував російських кіберзлочинців, витоки інформації з ЦРУ та військових злочинців,

[Martin Uhr 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇺🇦 @TinuFella]

📢 A message to Americans, held in DC by Andriy Smolenskyi, a former commander of a reconnaissance unit, who lost his eyes and limbs in the war.

[Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley @alexsobel]

One of the hardest things to watch in People of Steel was listening to Kateryna Prokopenko of the Azovstal Family Association speak about her separation from her husband and the ordeal of the families.

It was my honour to meet her in London and start our work with her assn

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

Sir Winston Churchill wore his air-raid suit during his 1942 White House visit, deviating from the formal dress code.

The air-raid suit, also known as the siren suit, is a one-piece outfit that was designed to be quickly put on and taken off on the way to air-raid shelters.

[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

Fixed that for you

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President @ZelenskyyUa.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

[Luc Frieden @LucFrieden]

Luxembourg stands with Ukraine. You are fighting for your freedom and a rules based international order. 🇱🇺🇺🇦

[Maia Sandu @sandumaiamd]

The truth is simple.

Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia is the aggressor.

Ukraine defends its freedom—and ours.

We stand with Ukraine.

[Ihor Lachenkov @igorlachenkov]

Let us understand: the United States has given us $106 billion in support against Russian aggression. And now we have to sign a deal where we give back $500 billion to continue receiving aid and deter Russian aggression?

Ukraine have already paid with everything we had, money, territory, resources, and most importantly, people. When will Russia pay for their aggression?

[Denys Prokopenko @D_Redis]

It has always been this way: only the brave are respected, only the influential are listened to, and only the strong are considered important.

Since 1991, Ukraine's enemies have done everything in their power to make our country weak, fragmented, toothless, and dependent. In 2013, Ukraine began to awaken and build its muscles, finally recognizing the need to assert its agency. It would be naive to assume that building this agency would be painless, and expecting someone else to pave the way to this goal would be an even greater mistake.

For eleven years, we have relied on half-measures to fight a war against a country with an advantage in population and resources. Moreover, for three years, Ukraine has endured a full-scale invasion by one of the world’s most combat-effective military forces. The daily feats of Ukrainian soldiers should inspire us and prevent us from despairing despite any statements made by foreign politicians, analysts, and experts. The frontline should always have the last word.

Of course, we have not succeeded in every area, and much work remains ahead. Indeed, we put our trust in empty promises and gave away our nuclear weapons, critically weakening the country’s defensive capabilities. However, Ukraine has already achieved the impossible. Ukraine’s resistance to Russian occupation, the courage and strength of its military, our strong horizontal public relations, and our diplomats’ skills have already secured a place in history for our country. This is where the real Ukrainian agency comes from. And this is what vexes those who perceive a strong and independent Ukraine as a thorn in their side.

Nothing in today’s information environment should divert us from the path we have chosen. The same goes for those who eagerly began preparing for political games and illusory elections — under no circumstances should Ukrainians pay attention to them. All focus and strength must go to the frontline.

Desperation arises when circumstances force people to stop fighting for their cause. But that is not about us. We hold our lines, and we destroy the occupiers!

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

Russia's invasion is genocide. Its propagandists call to erase Ukraine, and its army follows through. By @ukraine_ua

🧵1/7👇

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

In the past 20 years, Ukraine has had 5 democratic elections, while Russia has had 0.

Who has election problems here?

[Ihor Lachenkov @igorlachenkov]

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[KyivPost @KyivPost]

Torture orders from the top. Russian prison officials instructed guards to be more brutal with Ukrainian POWs and lifted all limits on violence — WSJ

Guards targeted the same wounds, preventing healing and risking deadly infections.

[Sergej Sumlenny, LL.M @sumlenny]

#BREAKING Hard evidence obtained that Russian authorities issued official orders for mass torture of Ukrainian POWs, to cause them maximum harm. Russian prisons have program of Mengele-style "torture experiments" on POWs, including amputations and death of POWs. This is genocide.