This is my homecity, Kyiv, on the 2nd of January after russia attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones, 16 Tu-95MC bombers, "Kinzhal" and "Kaliber" missiles during the night.
(Overall russia launched 99 missiles of various types and 35 attack drones over Ukraine during the night and morning).
As for now, 49 people are injured, 43 out of them were hospitalized. 2 people died.
I cannot express the pain I feel seeing the beautiful and strong city where I was raised being so viciously destroyed in the front of the whole world. And I certainly cannot imagine the pain of those, who suffered during the attack today and who lost their loved ones, one of them being Lyudmyla Shevtsova, doctor of biological sciences, professor, teacher of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
DON'T LOOK AWAY.
DON'T FORGET THE FACE OF THE TERROR.
SUPPORT ARMING UKRAINE SO WE CAN DEFEND OURSELVES, OUR LIVES, OUR CULTURE FROM BEING DESTROYED.
Here’s just one example from one small corner of one small Estonian town, Viljandi.
Picture 1: An ugly communist party building and car park, built by the soviet occupiers on top of a memorial they demolished for local people who died fighting for independence.
Pictures 2 & 3: The memorial, lovingly recreated down to every last detail, is back at the heart of a public square.
There are some commentators abroad who like to lecture russia’s neighbours not to “erase history” by removing the scars of occupation.
It’s weird because this kind of thing is normal everywhere else in the world. In fact, the very same people who get particularly upset about occupation monuments being removed here also tend to be very articulate about the importance of removing statues to ousted oppressors elsewhere. They just think russian imperialism gets a free pass.
Newsflash: It doesn’t.
Rather than erase history, plenty of occupation junk across the Baltic countries has been transferred to museums so that future generations can learn about it in its proper context. But it doesn’t belong in our public spaces. Local people here hated that brutal communist party building, which desecrated the memorial in a way so symbolic of the wider ugliness of russian imperialism.
Public spaces belong to the people who actually live here and should reflect the kind of free, modern, open, independent countries that we are - and which remember those who made it possible.
The other bad take on this issue is to constantly frame this kind of thing as a ‘reaction/response/message to russia’. That, again, is imperialist thinking. We make decisions for our countries based on what we want our countries to be. We’d want to remove this kind of junk even if russia had ceased to exist in 1991 or if it had flourished into a friendly democracy.
In fact, here in Viljandi, it took three decades of planning and sculpting to recreate the monument based off grainy photos of the original. The building was finally knocked down a couple of years ago and the memorial unveiled this midsummer.
In the interim, the building was expanded after the occupation to serve as Tourist Information, which was pretty ironic considering the communist aim was to keep us closed to the world. But that has a new home and the time has come to return the space.
There was quite a debate locally about whether to recreate it exactly or update it with some kind of modern reinterpretation. Both are legitimate, interesting ideas.
In the end, the only difference is that the materials are now of a much higher quality. I think they made the right decision.
And the fact that it was recreated in perfect detail by people who never saw the original but emerged from occupation with the same determination to live free does send its own new message from our time too. We will continue to exist.
Decolonisation can suffer setbacks, horrendously painful as we see in Ukraine, but the long term trend is unstoppable. The special protection that russian imperialism still enjoys in the minds of many around the world is starting to shatter.
I stopped by to take a photo of it for you all and a rainbow appeared. 🙂
"At least 39 people were killed in Friday’s strikes, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said. Ukrainian forces have called it the most ferocious airstrike launched by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion."
"More than 160 people were injured as Russia hit Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Lviv in the early hours of Friday morning."
"Russia launched 158 missiles and drones on cities and towns across Ukraine on Friday in what Ukrainian officials described as the worst aerial bombardment since the start of the war in February 2022."
"Works to clear up the consequences of yesterday's Russian attack are still underway. Almost 120 cities and villages, hundreds of civilian objects have suffered," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram.
That's what I read yesterday, when I woke up. I didn't actually sleep more than 3 hours that night, because I was afraid. Not for myself - I was on a trip abroad - but for my family. I was also furious, livid.
Those terrorists are destroying everything they can. They hit a maternity hospital - mothers, pregnant women and infants survived only because they hid in time.
At least 39 people are dead. In one day. Can you even imagine how many people have they killed since the invasion in 2014? Do you have any idea how many families have they ruined? They don't target strategic buildings, they target schools, hospitals and kindergartens.
Every day, first thing I do after waking up is checking news. And when I hear about such horrible, terrible, inhumane terroristic attacks, I think: "if some deity or godlike entity or karma exist, why does this keep happening? Why do They allow russia to kill civilians, kids, even infants - innocents?"
2 people, farmers, civilians, NOT SOLDIERS, with families are dead, be respectfull dammit
Poland is not "impatiently waiting to use article 5 and attack Russia"
we ARE however all waiting for Vladimir Putin's painfull death
there are decades worth of history of bloody wars, genosides, oppressions, assasinations, kidnappings, corruption and so SO much more
because of this there is a long history of hate and longing for justice
also millions of poles have families or relatives from Ukraine
Putin WON'T announce capitulation because he KNOWS that would mean his death at the hands of his own people who would kill him in matter of hours
UPDATE (17th Nov. 2022):
Poland is NOT going to force neither article 4 or 5
Polish experts say the missiles used were ukrainian not russian and were probably launched to shoot down rockets fired by Russia but missed and hit the polish border
People on twitter will say “I stand with Ukraine!”
And then listening to ruzzian music and supports other ruzzian content and also claiming that not all of them are bad, even they claim the ones that support the war
And they also never reposted any donations to Ukraine(idk man maybe it’s just me but I hadn’t saw any of their reposts and all they said that they support it and that’s it-)
Maybe I’m dumb but I just spending way too much on twitter and I saw them and most of them are also on my blocklist
It has been two years and no day has passed without remembering what is happening in Ukraine. Every new and another day is too much. We mustnt forget. We mustnt stop protesting.
SILENCE IS UNACCEPTABLE.
here are resources and ways to help: (click below)🌻
Please don't get me wrong, I am as antiwar as anyone else, but...
Ya know what's sad?
People calling the genocide that is the Israel v Palestine war 'irrelevant,' especially in regards to what Israel is doing to the Palestinian peoples. Granted, a majority of the people that are pro-Isreal are also pro-Russia in regards to the war in Ukraine, but I digress.
This war is not irrelevant. This war is, like the Ukrainian war, deserving of respect and consideration. To ignore any mass destruction- be it war, famine, or anything like that- is cruel. Not only is it cruel, it is also inhuman.
Where is your empathy?
Where is your sympathy?
People are dying and unlike in the past, there is something we can do about it, even if it small.
Unfortunately, donating money to Gaza at the moment is going to be very difficult, especially considering that Israel blocking that stuff. If you want to donate money, perhaps try to donate to a charity that is currently working to save lives in Gaza?
That might not be the best way for some, so another thing that you can do is contact (if you're in America) a head of congress. If you're not American (like me), you can contact someone in parliament/government and ask them to call for an immediate ceasefire.
Another way you can do your part in this war is raising awareness. Via using #ceasefire and #freepalastine, you can help get more and more to understand the truth of this war and raise their own voice. You can also join in marches, if that's your thing.
Again, if you want to donate to a charity, I highly suggest doing research on them first, as it can be a very blurry line lol.
Because of course it was going to end up in a huge dumpster fire. SniperSpy would never miss an opportunity like this to get back to their counterparts after they've been such pains in the arse. They did keep their promise though; THEY were not the ones to spill the beans ;)
When BLU Sniper was gone J dared RED Spy to take Mick's place to see how long the BLU would chat with him before he noticed the switch. Little did RED know the BLU was being much more talkative than usual ;)
Merry Smissmas!
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On December 30, russia launched at least 6 strikes on Kharkiv. Buildings in the central part of the city are seriously damaged, a fire broke out on the spot.
Currently, at least 16 people are reported injured. This is happening the next day after a massive russian missile barrage in Ukraine.
This is a daily reminder that russia continues to target peaceful Ukrainian cities, trying to destroy them day by day. From the very start of the full-scale invasion Kharkiv continues to suffer from russian strikes, which are directed at residential buildings or historically important places.
UPD: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reports about 21 injured due to the russian strikes.
As a result of today's "shahed" raid on Odesa, civil and port infrastructure, a grain elevator and an administrative building were damaged in several settlements. One civilian was injured. A lorry driver received a slight leg injury. It's the forth drone attack for the last 5 days. The attack was launched on Izmail district.
Shaheds also attacked Sumy, there's no particular Information about it now.
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