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#Ukraine launches information campaign in russia to return deported Ukrainian #children
As part of the implementation of the Bring Kids Back UA action plan approved by President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy, the "If You Know, Tell" information campaign was launched to motivate people living in russia to oppose the forced deportation of Ukrainian children and to facilitate the return of young Ukrainian citizens to Ukraine.
Read more here🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ukrayina-pochinaye-informacijnu-kampaniyu-na-teritoriyi-rf-z-85901
UBS, #CreditSuisse face wider US probe over russia sanctions
#UBS shares fell on Wednesday after a report that the #US Department of Justice has stepped up scrutiny into alleged compliance failures that helped russian clients evade sanctions.
UBS Group AG is a multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in #Switzerland
Read more here 🔗 https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ubs-credit-suisse-face-wider-us-probe-over-russia-sanctions-bloomberg-news-2023-09-27/
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
#UN verifies 9,701 civilian deaths in #Ukraine since full-scale war started
“From Feb. 24, 2022, which marked the start of the large-scale armed attack by the russian federation, to Sept. 24, 2023, OHCHR recorded
💔 27,449 civilian casualties in the country:
💔 9,701 killed
💔 and 17,748 injured”
the report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reads.
#OHCHR suggests that the actual numbers are likely much higher
Read more here🔗 https://www.weareukraine.info/un-verifies-9701-civilian-deaths-in-ukraine-since-full-scale-war-started/
putin On Trial: The Play 'The Hague' Opens At Bulgaria's National Theater
russian President vladimir putin and his entourage face a war crimes tribunal on the stage of the National #Theater in #Sofia.
The play, The Hague, tells the story of a child from #Mariupol who yearns for justice after losing family members in a russian bombardment
(3 Minute) YouTube📽️ https://youtu.be/ZyizNDnmxxw?si=7Yx2Zxqo_V3A_iNY
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #Bulgaria
Ukraine to boycott UEFA football competitions involving russia
On Sept. 26, #UEFA announced it would ease its restrictions and enable russian U17 teams – comprised of players younger than 18 – to take part in European games.
The Ukrainian Association of Footbal appealed to other UEFA members to boycott all possible matches involving russian teams.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-refuses-to-play-in-uefa-football-tournaments-if-russia-participates/
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #Boycottrussia
There will be more Ukrainian actions against the terrorist state — address by Volodymyr #Zelenskyy President of #Ukraine 26/09/23
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Today I want to thank these people who have distinguished themselves over the past weeks. In Odesa region, Poltava region, Cherkasy region
Employees of the State Emergency Service of Odesa region: Chief Master Sergeant Oleksiy Zhaboriuk, Sergeant Serhiy Chobu, Sergeant Oleksandr Vieliev
Full address🔗https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/nashih-ukrayinskih-dij-proti-derzhavi-terorista-bude-bilshe-85893
The #Everton Football Club owner, Farhad Moshiri, received more than £400m from alisher usmanov companies in the run-up to the russian billionaire being placed under sanctions, documents suggest, raising fresh questions about the financial ties between the two men.
usmanov is one of the world’s richest people and is said to be close to putin.
Read more here🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/26/everton-fc-owner-alisher-usmanov-farhad-moshiri
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
War #Photo
By Vadym Prokopchuk
💔Little Vasyl is crying near the memory stele with a photo of his elder brother. Yehor Musa (call sign “Green”) from the city of Rivne was only 19 years old. He served in the “Da Vinci Wolves” special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and was killed fighting with russian invaders near Bakhmut.
Source🔗 https://war.ukraine.ua/photos/?photo=47433
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #photography
The social platform #X, formerly known as #Twitter, is the largest source of #misinformation and #disinformation among the major online platforms, the #EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said on Sept. 26.
The official said so during the meeting with the Code of Practice on Disinformation signatories, including major players such as Facebook, Google, YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/eu-commission-twitter-x-largest-disinformation-source-among-popular-social-platforms/
Five alleged russian spies appear in London court
It is alleged they carried out surveillance on people and places targeted by russia between August 2020 and February 2023.
The suspects were remanded in custody.
Their surveillance activities are alleged to have apparently been for the purpose of assisting russia to conduct hostile action against the targets, including potential abductions.
Read more here🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66923824
I just spent 3 weeks in Ukraine, visiting #Kyiv, #Vyshgorod, #Dnipro and #Novomoskovsk
💙 What wonderful people
💛 what a resilient society
💙 what a remarkable country
💛 and #Укрзалізниця, Ukrainian Railways offer a fantastic service.
#French #artist Emeric Lhuisset recreates the famous painting “Cossacks Write a Letter to the Turkish Sultan” in a photo with Ukrainian military
The author said he had been working on the project for a year. The photo shows soldiers of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade. And in the center is Roman, a soldier from Zmiinyi Island who became the author of a catchphrase for Ukrainians: “Russian warship, go …”
Kyiv School of Economics Institute released its newest russia Chartbook
“Sanctions Impact Exports and the ruble — but Continued Effectiveness Needs to Be Ensured“, providing a detailed analysis of the deteriorating state of russia’s external economic environment.
The report highlights that while sanctions have had a considerable impact on the russian economy, more rigorous measures are required to maintain their effectiveness.
russian #disinformation strategy in Africa: impact on #Ukraine and Western relations
#Africa stands out as the primary focal point in putin’s efforts to counter diplomatic isolation.
The backing of African allies has assumed paramount importance for russia, especially within the #UN, where African countries collectively constitute a quarter of all votes in the General Assembly.
Read more here🔗 https://www.weareukraine.info/russian-disinformation-strategy-in-africa-impact-on-ukraine-and-western-relations/
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Justice will be coming to #Muscovy from the sky! Via #NATO supplied fighters #SlavaUkraine 💪🇺🇦🇺🇸 Repost from @philippetondeur1
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It was a very productive week, we have a lot of good defense and other decisions – address by the President #Zelensky of #Ukraine 24/09/23
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Thank you to everyone who is fighting for Ukraine, who is on combat posts, in combat missions! Thank you to everyone who helps! Every week brings Ukraine more strength and opportunities. Hence, every week brings our victory closer.
Full address 📎 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/tizhden-buv-duzhe-produktivnij-mayemo-bagato-horoshih-oboron-85877
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Oh my word, this reminds us all of the reality of this war, lives are lost and families are shattered every single day. Powerful words and photos, hard hitting but thank you for sharing 🇺🇦
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@SharonCummingsArt 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini #SlavaUkraine #coloursofukraine 💙💛#art #MastoArt Source/Origin: see post above.
Justice will come from the Sky #SlavaUkraine #Crimea battle phase #WinterIsComing 🥶 🇺🇦💪✈️ Repost from @philippetondeur1
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Sweden AJS37 #Viggen #Grippen aircraft low flight fiction attack to supercarrier. NOT Real
12 #Shahed drones downed over #Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, no injuries reported
Debris from the downed drones caused no injuries, but damaged two gas stations and a traffic light and started fires on the ground in the Novooleksandrivka community in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Read more here 📎 https://kyivindependent.com/twelve-shahed-drones-downed-over-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-no-injuries-reported/
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
russia is taking my friends one by one – and now I struggle even to write about them
By Oleksandr Mykhed
In Ukraine, the second summer of the invasion has been a season of unbearable goodbyes: to our teachers, our artists and our loved ones
Read it here📎 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/23/russian-friends-write-ukraine-summer-invasion
#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
Air Alert now covering most of Ukraine
#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine️
Air Alert now covering all of Ukraine
#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine️
Air Alert now covering most of Ukraine
#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine️
iran President Accuses US of ‘Fanning Flames’ in #Ukraine
Pro-russian iranian leader accuses US of exacerbating war against Ukraine, remains silent over russia's aggression and war crimes.
"The United States of America has fanned the flames of violence in Ukraine in order to weaken the European countries. This is a long-term plan, unfortunately," he told the United Nations General Assembly.
Read more here 📎 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21797
Justice is coming from the #Sky this Winter 🥶 to 🇷🇺 #F16 #SlavaUkraine 💪🇺🇦
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Air Alert now covering most of Ukraine
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
UN General Assembly #Zelensky tells #UN 'evil cannot be trusted'
👉russia's invasion of his country is a grave threat to the whole world
👉He accused putin of weaponising everything from food, to energy, to nuclear power.
👉He said russian forces were guilty of mass kidnappings of children from #Ukraine
👉He called for openness in international discussions about the way forward
👉the fate of prigozhin highlights the perils of doing deals with russia
@noelreports so war it’s is! #slavaukraine 💪🇺🇦☝️
Former #belarus 'hit squad' member to stand trial in #Switzerland - BBC News
In media interviews, Mr garavsky has given a detailed account of how a secret hit squad snatched the three opponents of alexander lukashenko, belarus' leader, from the streets of minsk, drove them out of town and then shot them twice in the back.
Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66848265
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
Victory ✌️ in Europe 🇪🇺 depends on more advance #NATO fighters a long range munitions in the hands of #slavaukraine 💪🇺🇦 Repost from @vectoraeromedia
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Portland F-15C Eagles on the edge of the Cascades in Northern Washington
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Air raid alert in Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Justice is coming #Muscovy 🇷🇺 it may take awhile 😅 but it’s coming!
Delivered by uniquely implementations of #NATO #Fighters by #SlavaUkraine
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September 15, 2023 will go down in history as a brilliant victory for Ukrainian troops and the defeat of the russians in the battle for the village of #Andriivka near #Bakhmut, which began in May of this year.
By Yuruy Butusov, editor in chief censor.NET - Ukraine Front Lines
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Unfortunately, many true heroes and patriots of #Ukraine died in these battles. The enemy was powerful and not inferior in number of troops or ammunition
Read more here 📎 https://ukrainefrontlines.com/opinion/analytics/andriivka-will-go-down-in-history-as-a-brilliant-victory-of-ukraine
Nightly address by President #Zelensky of #Ukraine 16/09/23
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Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions. And those who have already achieved important results for Ukraine this week, and those who, I am confident, are preparing to contribute to Ukraine's success.
Thank you! We are all proud of our warriors and are committed to strengthening our defense and security forces!
Glory to Ukraine!
Full address 📎 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/nashe-zavdannya-dati-ukrayini-vsi-mozhlivosti-viroblyati-zbr-85669
Air alert throughout Ukraine
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Justice is coming in the from wings o of #f16 #fightingfalcon #Slavaukraine 💪🇺🇦
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Council of Europe denounces russia's sham elections in occupied parts of Ukraine
"Held in flagrant violation of international law, (the sham "elections") constitute a further illustration of the denial by the russian federation of the values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law upheld by the Council of Europe," the council said in a statement.
Read more here 📎 https://kyivindependent.com/council-of-europe-denounces-russias-sham-elections-in-occupied-parts-of-ukraine/
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
Elon #Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official
Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’
a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his #Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off near the #Crimean coast last year to hobble a Ukrainian drone attack on russian warships.
Read more here 📎 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/08/elon-musk-committed-evil-starlink-order-ukraine
wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK - BBC News
wagner, the russian mercenary group, is set to be proscribed as a terrorist group by the #UK government - meaning it will be illegal to be a member or support the organisation.
A draft order to be laid in Parliament will allow its assets to be categorised as #terrorist property and seized.
Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66724396
#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
Top Ukrainian job portal cuts ties with 200 more companies linked to russian market
Ukraine’s leading job portal, Work.ua, has expanded its roster of brands conducting business with russia. The job portal severs ties with all companies that have not exited the russian market.
Among them are recognizable brands like #Coca-Cola #HBC, #Samsung, #Xiaomi Corporation, #L’Oréal, ...
Read more here🔗 https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/02/top-ukrainian-job-portal-cuts-ties-with-200-more-companies-linked-to-russian-market/
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#StandWithUkraine
A Man for All Seasons – Zelensky’s Choice as Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov
by Steve Brown
Forty-one-year-old Rustem Enverovych Umerov, a Crimean #Tatar, was born in Samarkand, Soviet Uzbekistan, where his family had been exiled along with 200,000 Tatars under Stalin. They moved back to #Crimea when he was a child in the 1980s.
A successful businessman, he became actively involved in Crimean politics ...
Read more here🔗 https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/21238
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 Soldier Reflects on How the Full-Scale War Has Changed Him
Arsen, a former teacher and businessman, gave up his established routine for military service
"I understood that I am essential to my unit, that they need me, and that I need them. We cannot do without each other. When you arrive in the rear, you often think that the world has changed around you, but then you realize that it is not the world that has changed, but you."
Read more here🔗 https://ukraineworld.org/articles/stories/story-109
Nobel Foundation retracts invite to russia, belarus and iran representatives to attend ceremonies
Several #Swedish lawmakers said Friday they would boycott this year’s #Nobel Prize award ceremonies in the Swedish capital, #Stockholm, after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its position from a year earlier and invited representatives of the three countries to attend.
Read more here🔗 https://apnews.com/article/sweden-russia-iran-belarus-nobel-6f042c62945fc07e60ef828bd0263ffb
On the Day of Knowledge, the President #Zelenskyy of #Ukraine 🇺🇦 presented the Mriia innovative #educational #app - a unique digital project that will help fulfill the potential and talents of children
The main goal of the #Mriia project is to provide children with their own personal educational space and a unique development algorithm, and to open up opportunities for every Ukrainian to become the person they want to be.
Read more here🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/u-den-znan-prezident-prezentuvav-innovacijnij-osvitnij-zasto-85313
Eleven children aged 2 to 16, whom russia illegally detained in the occupied territories of the Kherson Oblast, returned to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government, the Kherson Oblast Administration reported on 1 September.
Six of the kids who returned from the russian-occupied territories were deprived of parental care.
Read more here 📎
https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/01/ukraine-secures-release-of-11-children-from-russian-occupied-territories/
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
russians and belarusians will not be allowed to participate in the #AsianGames, which start September 23 in hangzhou, china.
The decision, the OCA added without elaborating, was taken by the #IOC who, in turn, said the idea was ‘not feasible due to technical reasons’.
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
#Ukraine designates #PepsiCo, #Mars as 'international war sponsors'
Despite pledging to reduce their businesses, suspend advertising activities and production in russia, the companies continue to work in the country, "paying significant taxes to its state budget, thereby supporting the aggressor's economy," - Ukraine's National Corruption Prevention Agency
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-designates-pepsico-mars-as-international-war-sponsors/
As second academic year begins in wartime Ukraine, millions unable to go back to school full time
by Elsa Court
Amid russia's ongoing war, around 340,000 children in the country entered first grade on Sep. 1, the first official year of school for children in Ukraine, Deputy Education Minister Andrii Vitrenko said on Aug. 31.
The figure is a 4.6% increase from 2022 #Ukraine begins the new school year on Sep. 1, known as Knowledge Day.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/education-ministry-340-000-children-to-start-school-today-up/
Most cases of torture took place in Chernihiv Oblast's village of Yahidne, which was under russian occupation for about a month
According to the head of the Department for Protection of Children's Interests and Anti-Violence, Yuliia Usenko, #Ukraine authorities have opened 3,200 criminal cases over russia's crimes against children.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/interfax-ukraine-75-ukrainian-children-tortured-by-russian-forces-prosecutor-says/
#Lithuanian foreign minister urges #EU to drop the phrase 'supporting Ukraine as long as it takes'
European countries should stop saying that they will "support Ukraine for as long as it takes" and plan for a Ukrainian victory, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Aug. 31.
"Supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes" should be replaced by "supporting Ukraine to its victory," he explained.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/landsbergis-phrase-supporting-ukraine-as-long-as-it-takes-is-insufficient/
No smoke screens for the largest tobacco companies: Your contribution to russia’s war of aggression is obvious!
On August 24, the Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention added two of the world’s leading tobacco companies — Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International — to the list of ‘international sponsors of war’.
Read more here🔗 https://b4ukraine.org/whats-new/pmi-jti-sponsors-of-war
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
As their kids find refuge abroad, Ukrainian fathers struggle with separation
To save their children from russia's brutal attacks, numerous Ukrainian mothers took them to Europe and other countries far from the war zone while their fathers stayed in Ukraine.
.... And this summer, many of them have met with their loved ones for the first time since the full-scale invasion started.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/i-fear-they-no-longer-need-me-how-war-separated-ukrainian-fathers-kids/
When you go shopping remember #Boycott
Philip Morris International
Marlboro, Parliament, Bond, Chesterfield, L&M, Next, HEETS IQOS
It's russian revenue in 2022 increased by 8% and paid over over USD 136 million income tax to the russian budget.
Their consumers need to be the ones to show them that staying in russia will hurt them much more than leaving ever would” - 🔗 https://sanctions.nazk.gov.ua/en/boycott/1013/
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#StandWithUkraine
#Ukraine bids farewell to legendary volunteer commander killed near Bakhmut
In a scene all too familiar for central Kyiv and for Ukraine as a whole, a large column of mourning soldiers and civilians walked through the capital’s streets on Aug. 28 to say goodbye to ...
Serhii Ilnytskyi, call sign “Sokil,” deputy commander of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army and commander of its operations in the #Bakhmut area, was killed in battle on Aug. 22.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-bids-farewell-to-legendary-volunteer-commander-killed-near-bakhmut/
#G20 Summit. putin tells India PM Modi he will not attend Delhi summit
#India is hosting this year's summit, which will be held in capital Delhi from 9-10 September.
putin told Mr Modi that Foreign Minister lavrov would attend the summit on his behalf.
Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66603137?s=09
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
Two women held a symbolic wedding in Kharkiv on Aug. 25 to protest the lack of #marriage equality for same-sex partners in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian state does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions.
Alina Shevchenko, a member of Ukraine's armed forces since 2015, married her partner Stanislava Petlytsia, an #LGBTQ+ activist, as part of a performance for Kharkiv #Pride.
Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/women-hold-symbolic-wedding-to-show-lack-of-rights-for-same-sex-military-couples/
#Poland investigates #cyberattack on rail network
#Hackers broke into #railway frequencies to disrupt traffic in the north-west of the country overnight, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Saturday.
The signals were interspersed with recording of russia's national anthem and a speech by President vladimir putin, the report says
Poland is a major transit hub for Western weapons being sent to #Ukraine
Read more here🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66630260
11 deported Ukrainian children return home #ukrainiancildren
The NGO Save Ukraine has arranged the return of 11 more Ukrainian children forcibly deported to russia and occupied territories
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
According to the Kyiv School of Economics, only seven international businesses completed their departures from russia in July, while 56% of companies monitored are still committed to staying in the country.
The list of those who exited in July includes
👉 Atradius
👉 Essity
👉 GERRY WEBER
👉 Ikano Bank
👉 Ingenico
👉 ZF Group
👉 Kellogg's
Read more here🔗 https://b4ukraine.org/whats-new/july-exiteers
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
russian Airlines Import $1.2Bln Worth of Western Parts Despite Sanctions
Ural Airlines, Norwdind Airlines, S7, Aeroflot and others have imported $1.2 billion worth of spare parts from third parties between May 2022 and June 2023, according to the news agency’s tally.
Read more here 📎
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/23/russian-airlines-import-12bln-worth-of-western-parts-despite-sanctions-reuters-a82223
#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
32 Years Ago Today – How Ukraine Declared Its Independence
On Aug. 24, 1991, in the wake of a failed putsch in moscow, the then still Soviet Ukrainian parliament declared Ukraine’s #independence. Here’s the intricate story of how it happened.
Bohdan Nahaylo shares some insights drawn from his book The Ukrainian Resurgence (1999) which dealt with those critical years in Ukraine’s #history.
Read more here🔗 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/20850
Volodymyr #Zelenskyy presented the National Legend of #Ukraine Presidential Award
"There are many outstanding personalities among our people who are worthy of their country. And we have legends," The Head of State noted that the award is a sign of gratitude to citizens for their selfless work
The group included #Japanese volunteer Fuminori Tsuchiko. He opened a cafe at his own expense, where he organized daily free meals for the locals.
Read more here🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/volodimir-zelenskij-vruchiv-vidznaku-prezidenta-nacionalna-l-85137
Ukrainian drone destroys russian supersonic bomber - BBC News
A flagship russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports.
Images posted on social media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of st petersburg.
The Tu-22 can travel at twice the speed of sound and has been used extensively by russia to attack cities in #Ukraine.
Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66573842
The #Fishermen's Revolt Against russia
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Preventing the russian warships from carrying out the drill.
#Irish fishermen refused to leave waters to the south of the country and maintained a round-the-clock presence, thus preventing the russian warships from carrying out the drill.
Now it’s happened again. #Norwegian fishermen have pulled off a similar victory against the might of the russian Navy
Read more here https://cepa.org/article/the-fishermens-revolt-against-russia/
#CocaCola HBC STILL bottling drink for russia
Coca-Cola HBC is the European bottler for #US giant The Coca-Cola Company
In March 2022, The Coca-Cola Company suspended all operations in russia
But Coca-Cola HBC started making a russian version called Dobry Cola
The Coca-Cola Company, has refused to close its factories in russia
Read more here🔗 https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-12423827/Shamed-FTSE-giant-Coca-Cola-HBC-bottling-drink-Russia.html
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UPDATE: 7 killed, 90 injured, including children, in russian missile attack on Chernihiv city center
russian forces targeted the city center of #Chernihiv in northern Ukraine on the morning of Aug. 19.
Among those killed is a six-year-old child, Interior Ministry reported earlier.
Ninety people were injured, including 12 children
Read more here 📎 https://kyivindependent.com/update-7-killed-90-injured-including-children-in-russian-missile-attack-on-chernihiv-city-center/
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#Cat and #dog influencers help Ukrainians cope with war
From fundraising to detecting explosives, #cats and #dogs have been helping Ukrainians deal with the devastating impact of russia's invasion.
#Patron, the mine-sniffing dog, is one of them. He works for #Ukraine state emergency service - but his mine-clearance skills and apparently disarming charisma have also earned him hundreds of thousands of followers online
Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66509999
F-16 approved for Ukraine – but very few
"It takes time to build an air force, so the West should focus on what kind of air force Ukraine will need in 4-5 years. The #US approval of F-16s from #Denmark and the #Netherlands is a start, but much more is needed."
a (7 Minute) YouTube📽️ by @anderspuck 🔗 https://youtu.be/IcvcWwYgFLE
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Former Ukrainian captives say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while in custody at a detention facility in south-western russia, in what would be serious violations of international humanitarian law.
The testimonies, gathered during a weeks-long investigation, describe a consistent pattern of extreme violence and ill-treatment
Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66453692
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When you next shop remember #BoycottECCO
putin kills. #ECCO fills its pockets.
"ECCO and the profit of war", the #Danish shoe company which rakes in cash in the russian market, while every decent company has left.
#ECCO consumers need to be the ones to show them that staying in russia will hurt them much more than leaving ever would
Randahl Fink's (38 Second) YouTube📽️ 🔗https://youtu.be/PUSGs95ICDE
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#СлаваУкраїні! #Denmark #StandWithUkraine
EXPLAINING: russia’s Devastating – and Illegal – ‘Double Tap’ Strikes on Ukraine
Specifically used to target first responders and emergency services, russian forces honed the deadly technique against civilians during the war in #Syria
(WARNING - Contains Disturbing Scenes)
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #journalism
(4 Minute) YouTube📽️ 🔗 https://youtu.be/DNKhP-KHKHU
There is a reason why Ukrainians insist the world refers to russia’s assault against Ukraine in 2022 as a “full-scale” invasion.
russia’s war against #Ukraine did not begin on Feb. 24, 2022, but in 2014, with both the annexation of #Crimea and the invasion of Ukraine’s eastern #Donbas region.
While the kremlin openly boasted of its annexation of the Crimean peninsula, it tried to conceal its involvement in the war in Donbas for years
Read more here 🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/the-origins-of-the-2014-war-in-donbas/
War Photo
Andrii, a Ukrainian soldier, was injured on the front line and now undergoes treatment in Dnipro.
Doctors allowed him to bring to the hospital his faithful friend – the shepherd #dog Pulia.
Photo By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
Source🔗 https://war.ukraine.ua/photos/?photo=46723
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#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #photography
Bacardi Is Growing Its Business in russia, Even as Other Spirits Brands Have Left the Country
In the 12 months ending June 30, #Bacardi rus, the company’s russian arm, imported $169 million of products, including
👉Grey Goose vodka,
👉Bombay Sapphire gin,
👉Patrón tequila,
👉and Dewar’s Scotch whisky.
In 2022, its annual revenue jumped 8.5 percent
Read more here🔗 https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bacardi-growing-business-russia-even-000000466.html
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Step by step, we are making de-occupation of Crimea more and more achievable and well-thought-out - address by Volodymyr #Zelenskyy President of #Ukraine 08/08/23
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And I thank everyone who serves our country well and works for the state efficiently. There must always be a result for Ukraine. Every day at the front and in the rear... Every such day - with results - brings our victory closer...
.... Glory to all who fight for Ukraine!
Full address🔗https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/krok-za-krokom-mi-robimo-deokupaciyu-krimu-dedali-bilsh-dosy-84797
Olena Zelenska: Where our partners use the word "long", we need the word "faster"
"We constantly hear from our Western partners that they will be with us for as long as it takes. But the word "long" is not the word we should use. We should use the word "faster"," the President's wife said, commenting on the topic of global support for Ukraine in the fight against russian aggression.
Read more here🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/olena-zelenska-tam-de-nashi-partneri-vikoristovuyut-slovo-do-84785
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Watch: Ukraine Replaces Soviet Emblem on Huge #Kyiv Statue
Workers began to install the Ukrainian coat of arms on the #Motherland Monument in Kyiv, one of Europe’s tallest statues, on Saturday.
The #trident symbol replaces the Soviet hammer and sickle, which were removed from the monument earlier in the week.
(38 Second) YouTube📽️ 🔗 https://youtu.be/HNCPGXKvfws
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New Ukrainian military spokesperson enrages russian propagandists
Ukrainian Defense Ministry has responded to russian media attacking Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, a military servicewoman of Ukraine’s Territorial Defence Forces and #US #journalist, over her #transgender identity
Ashton-Cirillo has been defending Ukraine since March 2022, serving as a combat medic ..., and holds the rank of junior sergeant. She has been injured in frontline combat
Read more here🔗 https://english.nv.ua/nation/new-ukrainian-military-spokesperson-enrages-russian-propagandists-50343778.html
What Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska wants the world to know
In a rare interview the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, has spoken about her work rebuilding #Ukraine in the middle of war, the pressures on her family and concerns for the future of her country.
She opened up trailblazing the role of First Ladies and Gentlemen across the world, and the sacrifices of her family, separated by the conflict
(2 Minute) YouTube📽️ 🔗 https://youtu.be/EP8oKMZJTgw
In the wake of war, many Ukrainians must rebuild their lives, challenged by injuries, #amputations, and #disabilities.
Social workers, like Raisa Turanska, stand as beacons of #hope, guiding them through their darkest hours.
She shares her experience and offers an intimate glimpse into the crucial role social workers play in the challenging journey of #rehabilitation
Read more here🔗 https://www.undp.org/ukraine/stories/unveiling-ukraines-rehabilitation-heroes-pivotal-role-social-workers-wartime
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#British manufacturers have continued to supply russia with key industrial equipment
👉 Hill & Smith PLC’s Indian subsidiaries has been continuing to supply pipe
👉Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd. has been supplying rubber oil hoses
👉Another supplier highlighted by the data is ION Science Ltd. The company has been shipping “electronic devices for use in the metallurgical industry” to russia, via Malta.
Read more here🔗 https://b4ukraine.org/whats-new/uk-industry-still-selling-to-russia
Cotton, raccoons, and washing machines: Understanding Ukrainian war #memes
Since the start of russia’s full-scale war, Ukrainians have created a countless number of witty memes online. A jar of tomatoes, cotton, sunflower seeds, and a raccoon — these are just some of the objects that have been at the center of iconic war-related memes.
(5 Minute) YouTube📽️ 🔗 https://youtu.be/j1iFhIXW6i4
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Kyiv Pride draws crowds to streets of Liverpool
Thousands of people attended a Pride event Liverpool hosted on Kyiv's behalf on Saturday. The Ukrainian capital did not host the event due to russia's invasion
Liverpool also hosted the Eurovision song contest on Kyiv's behalf earlier this year, which was also moved due to the war
Thousands march in #Liverpool as city hosts #Kyiv #Pride
(43 Second) YouTube📽️ 🔗 https://youtu.be/WdDyX2N7pl0
“If the risk of becoming complicit in russia’s crimes against humanity hasn’t swayed #Unilever their consumers need to be the ones to show them that staying in russia will hurt them much more than leaving ever would” - B4Ukraine
The National Agency for Corruption Prevention of Ukraine adds the owner of #Lipton, #Rexona and #Dove to the list of international sponsors of war
Source 🔗 https://b4ukraine.org/
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#BoycottUnilever #StandWithUkraine
President Zelenskyy of Ukraine takes part in solemn events on Day of Special Operations Forces of Ukrainian Armed Forces in #Donetsk region
"...Thank you for the fact that even after 520 days of the very difficult full-scale war for our freedom and the lives of all of us, our children, the present and the future of our state, you are still strong," #Zelenskyy said, addressing the SOF warriors.
Read more here🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/glava-derzhavi-na-donechchini-vzyav-uchast-v-urochistih-zaho-84597