#Kyiv
UPDATE: 1+ killed & 6 injured in overnight #Russia drone and missile attacks across #Ukraine
Russians fire 19 missiles in largest assault in weeks --- 14 downed
1 killed & 4 wounded by missile on #Dnipropetrovsk --- 2 injured in #Kharkiv
#Kyiv escapes damage & casualties
#UkraineWar, Day 653: #Russia Celebrates #Republicans Blocking US Aid to #Kyiv
https://eaworldview.com/2023/12/ukraine-war-russia-celebrates-republicans-blocking-us-aid-to-kyiv/
(h/t Julia Davis News)
« #Republicans voted 2 blok $110.5B emergncy spendng bill 2 aid #Ukraine & #Israel Wed, sparkng celebrations in #Moscow where they believe US will w/draw support 4 #Kyiv allowng them 2 win #war
Classified briefng w/ admin officials devolvd in2 meltdown Tues, makng clear measure would fail. “We r about 2 abandn Ukraine,” Sen #ChristopherSMurphy said. “When #Putin marches in2 a #NATO country, they will rue day they decided 2 play politics w/ future o Ukraine’s security” »
https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-pals-think-the-gop-just-won-them-the-war-in-ukraine
On Dec. 6, 2023, during the celebration of St. Nicholas Day, the country’s main #Christmas tree was illuminated on St. Sophia Square in #Kyiv
According to the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, the theme of this year’s Christmas tree is “Brave Hearts” dedicated to Ukrainian defenders. The Christmas tree is decorated with blue and yellow hearts. On the top is the Emblem of #Ukraine — a symbol of our statehood, national dignity and strength
Read more here🔗 https://www.weareukraine.info/christmas-tree-of-invincibility-2023-on-sofia-square-in-kyiv/
#UkraineWar, Day 652: Senate Republicans Block Further US Aid to #Kyiv
https://eaworldview.com/2023/12/ukraine-war-aid-senate-republicans-block/
#Republicans set to tank #Ukraine, #Israel supplemental
“I just don’t think there’s any question that we are about to abandon Ukraine,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)... “When Vladimir #Putin marches into #Kyiv and into #Europe, Republicans will have to live with the fact that our sons and daughters will be over fighting when Vladimir Putin marches into a #NATO country. They will rue the day that they decided to play politics.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/06/republicans-set-tank-ukraine-israel-supplemental-today/
Guerre en #Ukraine : la mer Noire, ce front où #Kyiv a réussi sa contre-offensive #StandWithUkraine https://www.ouest-france.fr/europe/ukraine/guerre-en-ukraine-la-mer-noire-ce-front-ou-kiev-a-reussi-sa-contre-offensive-52461ad0-9281-11ee-8602-1e868188f4e2
“And now I'm walking around the capital of our beautiful state, not someone's province as part of someone's empire. I am leaving the Office of the President of Ukraine, not someone else's Gauleiter. Ahead of us is the European Square, where our flags are blue and yellow, not tricolor. Ahead is the Volodymyr hill. In honor of our great prince, not their petty tsar.”
Incredible #Zelensky.
Address by the President #Zelenskyy on the Day of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine
Extract
"I congratulate all of you on your professional holiday. Today there is only one expression – "well done". There is only one emotion – gratitude. And there is only one wish – victory."
The Head of State laid flowers at the Wall of Remembrance of the fallen defenders of Ukraine near St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in #Kyiv
Full address🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/zvernennya-prezidenta-do-dnya-zbrojnih-sil-ukrayini-87485
The #EU Commission has been urged not to “appease” Viktor #Orbán by unfreezing billions of euros for #Budapest, as the Hungarian prime minister threatens to derail EU plans to open accession talks with #Ukraine and grant #Kyiv fresh aid.
The Hungarian government’s moves in recent years to undermine independent institutions, as well as concerns about corruption and alleged misuse of European funds, have led #Brussels to withhold over €27bn (£23bn) earmarked for #Hungary.
Kyiv's political fractures: Mayor challenges Zelenskyy amid war https://noah-news.com/gb/en/news/2023/12/05/kyivs-political-fractures-mayor-challenges-zelenskyy-amid-war #Ukraine #Kyiv #Politics
Ukraine Daily Update | Day 650
by #OperatorStarsky
03:34
3 200 Russian officers confirmed killed.
Russian soldier 9 days from mobilization to death. He will not receive his salary.
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Operator Starsky is an officer of the National Guard of #Ukraine, joining during the war in #Donbass in 2014.
He partecipated in the successful defense of the #Hostomel Airport of #Kyiv in February 2022.
#Aerotelegraph - Größter Flughafen des Landes: Ukraine zeigt, wie bereit Flughafen Kyiv-Boryspil ist - https://www.aerotelegraph.com/ukraine-zeigt-wie-bereit-flughafen-kyiv-boryspil-ist #Flughäfen #boryspil #ukraine #kyiv
Pieces for #Putin's #revanchistDreams are being put in place in plain sight ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111447116135374826
#Ukraine and #MiddleEast #interconnected ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111438360678308523
Path from #Kyiv to #TelAviv passes through former #IronCurtain countries #Moldova, #Romania, #Bulgaria, & through #Turkey
#Turkey was belligerent in #WWI and does not consider #Hamas #terrorist
#Turkey & #Hungary in bed with #Russia to block accession of #Ukraine to #NATO & #EU
#Balkans stirring
#Serbia uneasy
Kyiv is a Beautiful City ❤️
A Christmas tree was installed in Kyiv
Klitschko noted that the New Year's beauty "is not as big as in peacetime, but as life-affirming as ever."
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Kyiv
Not sure if I already posted this but because I'm currently listening to it: Spawn of Almighty Essence from SCHIZOGEN
https://schizogen.bandcamp.com/album/spawn-of-almighty-essence
Awesome #DeathMetal from #Kyiv Ukraine! Kicks ass!
Not a fun read while stuck in a sick bed, but the reality on the ground in #Ukraine is far worse. And I shudder to think of my friends and colleagues in #Kyiv being dragged into this war...
"We have now reached a point where, because Ukraine wasn't given what it needed to win a short war, NATO countries are forced to hunt around the world for artillery shells and scramble to increase their own production to keep Ukraine afloat in a long one."
A lonely woman on a deserted autumn beach.
Processed with Affinity Photo, Pixelmator Pro, and Aurora HDR for macOS
#photo #photography #landscapephotography #river #riverbank #bank #beach #sand #woman #reflection #water #nature #vegetation #greenery #verdure #tree #grove #copse #woods #forest #cloud #indiansummer #autumn #fall #waterscape #landscape #scenery #Dnipro
🇺🇦 #Kyiv et la #Pologne trouvent un accord pour faire passer des camions vides venant d’ #Ukraine https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2023/12/03/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-accord-entre-kiev-et-varsovie-pour-tenter-de-resoudre-la-paralysie-du-trafic-frontalier_6203637_3210.html #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
@timkmak "You’ve equipped a small team in #Kyiv with body armor, emergency batteries, and the tools we need to report."
I know you're trying to do just the journalism, and that's admirable. But for your financial sustainability, i think you could (more?) regularly work in a few specifics like the quote above (e.g. share a picture of new supplies, note travel expenses), or mention how you've purchased a treat for a particular depicted dog / cat of war. Appeal to the charitable motive. ...
We’ve reached the seven-month mark of The #Counteroffensive — a mark which I, quite honestly, was doubtful we could ever reach.
The costs of war correspondence are incredibly high, and it is combined with the strain of launching what is essentially a startup in a war zone.
Making it this far is a testament to our readers who have stepped up.
You’ve equipped a small team in #Kyiv with body armor, emergency batteries, and the tools we need to report.
Ukraine Daily Update | Day 648
by #OperatorStarsky
02:33
Russians execute prisoners of war.
About 100.000 Russian war crimes have been reported since the beginning of the war.
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Operator Starsky is an officer of the National Guard of #Ukraine, joining during the war in #Donbass in 2014.
He partecipated in the successful defense of the #Hostomel Airport of #Kyiv in February 2022.
10 years ago in Kyiv.
A sign on Maidan Nezhalezhnosti on the base of the monument to freedom, which reads "Missing Children" and the names of students alleged to have been missing since the berkut police had violently evicted anti government protesters from the square on November 30th 2013.
The names are (as much as I can read):
Ivan Gargas
Inna Kalyuzhna
Georgiy Dzhugamaliyev
Oleksandr Martynyuk
Roman Molodyy
Oleksandr Samchenko
Pavel Dmitrenko
Oleg Sirko
Lubomir Derevinko
As far as I can tell, all these students survived. #Ukraine #євромайдан #Київ #Kyiv #Euromaidan10 #RevolutionOfDignity
Ukraine’s natural resources: Russia accused of committing 'ecocide
Di rientro a #Kyiv aperto canale youtube per mostrare la vita attuale nella capitale 🇺🇦 anche in live.
Non avendo mezzi e tempo per badare a qualità e montaggio, i video saranno artigianali, grezzi, senza filtri.
#Kyiv Confident International Airport Will Soon Reopen
Andriy Yermak was addressing international diplomats at a gathering in #Boryspil International #Airport on Friday.
“We are now capable of providing security for this site. Thanks to our defence forces and our friends, your countries" -
Speaking at Boryspil International Airport during a tenth meeting regarding the implementation of Ukraine’s Peace Formula, Andriy Yermak
Read more here🔗 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/24947
"#Ukraine 's domestic spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in #Siberia... The incidents appear to show #Kyiv 's readiness and ability to conduct sabotage attacks deep inside #Russia and disrupt Russian logistics. The first explosion hit a tanker train in the Severonomuisky tunnel in #Buryatia early Thursday... A second blast hours later hit another train carrying fuel as it crossed a 35-meter (115-foot) high bridge..."
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kyiv-hits-russian-railway-deep-in-siberia/live-67602252
When #Russians were trying to encircle #kyiv she couldn’t return to her #monastery
Her father sent her and other nuns to Alexander Nevsky’s Church.
But the Ukrainian nuns did not fully escape the war. Not only did the #israelihamaswar begin, but #Russia hopes to seize ownership of the #church
They pray not only for peace, but for #Ukrainian defenders.
The site is often referred to as #putin 's favorite Jerusalem church, hearing this, Sister Elizabeth, can’t help but grin...
#France will continue to provide military aid to #Ukraine in 2024. This was announced by Engineer-General for Weapons Jean-Francois Doc during the meeting of the Ukrainian and French delegations in #Kyiv.
"France is making every possible effort to help Ukraine. Our Support Fund is trying to cover part of the costs of purchasing some spare parts and weapons for the Ukrainian side. We understand Ukrainian needs, so next year France will increase the supply of ammunition,"
Peter, a friend and fellow #NAFO fella was interviewed by the band #CardinalBirds during our last trip to #Kyiv about a month ago.
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Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Today we're taking you on a trip to Alessandra's favorite #fleamarket in Kyiv, where the artifacts on sale tell us something profound about Ukraine's rejection of its #Sovietera past
Hi there, it’s Alessandra here!
If I were to show off Kyiv to you, our first stop would be the Petrivka flea market, where a wealth of Soviet-era relics tells an interesting story about #Ukrainian history.
Ukraine government says more than 26,000 people have disappeared since the 2022 invasion
While striving to help civilians during the massive Russian attack on Kyiv, rescuers came under enemy attack themselves.
Many of them didn't think they would be able to return home, but thanks to the air defense forces, they did.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Kyiv
SKIES ABOVE KYIV
Ukrainian Air defense systems at work.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv
Largest drone attack' since Ukraine war began
The 90th anniversary of the Holodomor genocide of the Ukrainian people in 1932-1933.
Ukraine and Kyiv meet this tragic date, having survived one of the most massive air attacks of the Russian Federation.
90 years ago, the totalitarian Stalinist communist regime used hunger as a weapon of mass destruction against Ukrainians. The goal was to subjugate and break our people, the Ukrainian peasantry, which resisted Soviet power with all its might.
90 years later, the racist Putin totalitarian regime is committing genocide against the Ukrainian people in the same way - purposefully attacking residential areas and infrastructure facilities, destroying entire Ukrainian cities and villages, mass murdering and torturing civilians, kidnapping tens of thousands of Ukrainian children.
Historical justice for the Ukrainian people must be restored. Every state, for which the value of human life is the highest, must recognize the Holodomor as genocide so that such the most terrible crimes in the history of mankind are never repeated and remain unpunished.
Deputy speaker Olena Kondratyuk
#Ukraine #Holodomor #Kyiv #голодомор #Київ #України
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky called the RF attack on Kyiv on the anniversary of the Holodomor a "conscious terror"
Зеленський назвав "свідомим терором" атаку РФ Києва в річницю Голодомору
https://interfax.com.ua/news/political/950074.html
#Київ #Україна #RussiaIsATerroristState #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Kyiv
The power has been restored to #Kyiv after last nights/morning attacks.
This was stated by the city military administration.
Consequences of Russian drone debris hitting a kindergarten in Kyiv.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Kyiv
Swiss President Alain Berset arrived in Kyiv, where he will take part in the international summit on food security and meet with President Zelenskyy
#AureFreePress #Ukraine #Kyiv
Air Force warns of ballistic missile threat in Kyiv Oblast.
Ukraine's Air Force warned that there is a threat of Russia launching ballistic missiles at Kyiv Oblast on the afternoon of Nov. 25.
Air raid sirens went off in the region at around 2:30 p.m. local time. (8:30 am ET.)
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #Kyiv
Kyiv Injury Update
Largest Russian drone attack on Ukraine injures 5 people in Kyiv.
The number of people injured in Russia's Nov. 25 attack on Ukraine, which predominantly targeted Kyiv and was the largest drone attack on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, has risen to five people in Kyiv, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Kyiv
The building of a kindergarten in the Solomyan district of #Kyiv destroyed by a Russian terrorist attack last night.
Ukrainian capital rocked by massive Russian drone attack.
Ukraine said Saturday it had downed 71 Russian attack drones overnight in what Kyiv authorities said was the biggest attack on the capital since the start of the invasion.
#Russia's largest attack of #Iran-made drones, on eve on 90th anniversary of Soviet-imposed famine killing 3.9m Ukrainians
71 of 75 drones downed, including 40+ over #Kyiv
#Zelenskiy: "They tried to exterminate us, to subjugate us, to torture us. They failed"
#BBCNews - #Ukraine war: #Kyiv hit by biggest drone attack since war began
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67529571
According to shameless bastard #Putin, #Russia is ready for talks to end the "tragedy of war" (wasn't it a special military operation and isn't calling it a #war a criminal offence in Russia?). Of course he blames #Kyiv for a lack of discussion.
Yo, Kremlin gremlin: YOU can end this WAR anytime by ordering your troops behind the borders of January 2014 and OUT of #Ukraine.
And yes: YOU started this war, and 637 days in (634 more than planned) it's NOT going well, is it?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/22/russia-ukraine-war-putin-zelenskiy-latest-news-updates
European Parliament to open #Kyiv office following #Zelenskyy request
🍂 Artist: #ViktoriaLime in City: somewhere in #Kyiv #Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Title: untitled - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Mural #Artwork #LostPlaces #Abadonned 💙💛
Hello from London, a quick glance at #Ukraine and #Russia related news from the #BBCWorldService bulletin:
The head of the #Kyiv region says infrastructure was damaged, in a 2nd successive night of Russian drone attacks. Ruslan Kravchenko published a photo of what appeared to be an electricity facility aflame. The Ukrainian airforce said it had shot down 15 or 20 drones across the country. Last winter Russia launched a sustained campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
For first time in ages I have time to read the paper and in the ever excellent Danish news site #zetland I read about @the_kyiv_independent
I've been following them since their start just before the invasion, and now I'm a member - they're looking for new supporters, if you want to help #Ukraine's independent (+ English language) media thrive..
Selv i Kyiv er de begyndt at ignorere luftalarmen. Vi flytter ind på en avis, der forsøger at råbe verden op
#BBCNews - #Ukraine war: #Kyiv hit by first air attack in 52 days, say authorities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67389342
#UkraineWar, Day 626: #Russia’s Drone and Missile Attack on #Kyiv
https://eaworldview.com/2023/11/ukraine-war-kyiv-russia-drone-missile-attack/
We are breaking our usual format for this issue because it feels like we hit a troubling milestone in the war this week.
I want to bring you inside some discussions we’ve been having on recent foggy, wet days in the capital.
The #Counteroffensive has daily 9 a.m. meetings in #Kyiv.
And this week there’s been a lot of energetic discussions about what will happen next.
European Commission President Von der Leyen is in #Kyiv for discussions w #Zelenskiy, including forthcoming talks for #Ukraine in #EU
"The most important message is reassuring that we stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes"
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📷 by Artist: #YevgeniyRepiashenko in Loc.: #Kyiv Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Title: untitled (Model: Ballerina Diana Lymarenko)- #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #PhotoArt #Fotografie #Ballet #Choreography #Ballerina #Photography #Dance #Monochrome 🩰➡️ #APhotoLove
Bridget #Brink, #US ambassador in #Ukraine, has stated that the representatives of the embassy who keep track of how military, humanitarian and other aid for #Kyiv is being used have not registered any cases when it was used for other purposes.
Beyond its symbolic importance, #Crimea holds strategic significance for #Russia as it provides a stronghold in the Black Sea and facilitates the coordination of actions such as blockades on Ukrainian wheat and Russian military operations in #Ukraine from ports like Sevastopol.
Commander Islyamov receives us in a large complex in the outskirts of #Kyiv, in the studios of ATR, a television and radio channel serving the Crimean Tatar community in Ukraine, of which he is also the owner.
#BBCNews - #Ukraine war: #Russia hits most settlements in one day, says #Kyiv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67283305
'118 #Ukrainian towns and villages in 24 hours, more than on any other day this year'
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Every year there's a radio contest here where people try to perfectly transcribe Ukrainian text.
Last year's was titled “Your Home."
Arthur took the test for the first time, and wanted to cry.
Hundreds of people gathered in central #Kyiv for a rare protest demanding answers for missing Ukrainian soldiers.
The crowd chanted and called on #Zelenskyy to deliver the missing back home.
Upon seeing the Hagia Sophia, the envoy reportedly said, “we no longer knew whether we were in heaven or on earth.”
The Hagia Sophia, perhaps the most famous piece of architecture in Turkey, ultimately became the inspiration for St. Sophia’s Cathedral in central #Kyiv
The Vikings which held #Kyiv were known as the Rus, from which the terms RUSsia and BelaRUS also come from.
The Rus ruler Vladimir the Great was convinced to convert to Orthodox Christianity in 988, purportedly because of an envoy's visit to #Constantinople.
Medieval-age Vikings would find their way from what is now Sweden, down the #Dnipro River, passing #Kyiv en route to the Black Sea, and eventually what we know as #Turkey today.
“They changed Kyiv into a very important trading center,” said Dr. Turgut Kerem Tuncel, Senior Analyst at the Center for Eurasian Studies.
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK:
Hi folks, it’s Tim here in Istanbul, where I’ve been really interested in learning more about the ancient links between #Kyiv and #Turkey.
While there are a number of competing theories as to who founded Kyiv, and for what reason, it is clear that Kyiv achieved initial prominence as part of a route from Scandinavia to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).