A flash from the lightning illuminates the sky over the city during an air raid alert, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
People attend the #funeral of Iryna ‘Cheka’ Tsybukh, a combat #medic of the Hospitallers #volunteer battalion who was killed in action in Kharkiv, at St Michael’s golden-domed monastery.
@randahl is fresh air and is somehow both hard hitting and fun. He’s getting established so he’s up top as someone to support first. You need a Patreon Randahl! Take the minimum fees option. https://youtu.be/Z7fsxRI7SHc
@KyivIndependent produces outstanding, best in the world reporting. No joke. See their latest. Here is an earlier one. I’ve moved off Patreon to direct funding once they could take it. https://youtu.be/Mskr4VDxgog
Denys Daydov is the nicest guy you’d ever want as a war correspondent. The best daily source. Patreon for him. https://youtu.be/VKMxugv0RGA
Reporting From Ukraine. Support on Patreon. Incredibly connected analysis. They know things. https://youtu.be/JXowjLcXBY8
Anders Puck Nielsen is a world class military analyst. When he does speak, I listen. https://youtu.be/OZ-R1WVGwQg
Ryan McBeth. This was the guy who went to YouTube at the start of the assault on #Kyiv, specifically to teach Ukrainians how to kill a tank. Outstanding! Probably had an impact on the war, not kidding, so it would behove you to listen. Check the date on this: https://youtube.com/shorts/e5UsENUts-c
Ukraine Matters. Georgie is one of those people whom you quietly realise is really smart and really plugged in. https://youtu.be/iRLeeG2JIe8
Jake Broe. Smart, clear and common sense. An amazing guy with a big heart. Decided to raise $40k for his 40th birthday. Raised $1.2million. https://youtu.be/0mKrlbZO3qU
Is it me or is Denmark 🇩🇰 really representing this #FollowFriday
In Kyiv, men were distributing cocaine during curfew hours, pretending to be military personnel. They wore military uniforms, had a black special license plate, and showed a fake certificate at checkpoints. #Kyiv#DrugTrafficking
Inside the White House, a Debate Over Letting #Ukraine Shoot #US Weapons Into #Russia
After a sobering trip to #Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony J. #Blinken is urging the president to lift restrictions on how Ukraine can use American arms.
After a sobering trip to #Kyiv, Secy of State Antony J. #Blinken is urging #POTUS#Biden to lift some restrictions on how Ukraine can use American arms.
Facing Russian Advance, a Top Ukrainian General Paints a Bleak Picture
#Ukraine’s forces are stretched thin & have minimal reserves to draw on, the chief of #military#intelligence said, in addition to shortages of #weapons.
#Ukraine’s military is confronting a “critical” situation in the country’s northeast, facing troop shortages as it tries to repel a Russian offensive that has been advancing for several days, a top Ukrainian general said on Monday.
Russian troops surged across the border last week to open a new line of attack near #Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city after #Kyiv, capturing at least 9 settlements & villages & forcing thousands of #civilians to flee.
Russian forces launched a large-scale attack against Ukrainian cities overnight on May 8. #Russia launched cruise and ballistic missiles, rockets, and #Shahed-type drones throughout the night, #Ukraine's Air Force reported.
Residents reported hearing explosions in #Kyiv around 5:30 a.m. local time. The Kyiv Oblast Military Administration also reported explosions around Kyiv Oblast, near the capital.
A girl walks among blooming tulips in a park, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Huge Soviet-era monument taken down in Kyiv as Ukraine continues 'derussification' #TheArtNewspaper
“A Soviet-era monument believed to glorify Ukraine’s ties to Russia is being dismantled on orders of the Kyiv city government in the latest stage of derussification following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Kyiv’s Department of Territorial Control announced the start of the monument’s removal in a Facebook post on 30 April, stressing its massive size: “The sculptural composition is large, consists of about 20 elements weighing between 6,000kg and 7,000kg each. Due to the complexity of the design, dismantling may take a few days.””
У київському ботсаду Гришка почався сезон цвітіння півоній
У ботанічному саду спражній квітковий рай. Тут вже рясно квітує бузок, а днями розпустилися й півонії. В садах можна знайти білі, рожеві та червоні квiти
A couple takes a selfie next to blossoming lilac trees at a botanical garden, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 28. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
A family sleeps while taking shelter inside a metro station during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 27, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
#Ukraine’s finance chief said a $61 billion #US aid package helps cover budget gaps for this year, though the nation’s fiscal outlook for 2025 is “very uncertain” given the duration of the war with #Russia
"And while an expected additional budget gap for military needs this year can be covered with “domestic resources,” the 2025 outlook is murkier. Should the war continue at its current pace next year, #Kyiv could run an “additional” deficit of as much as $12 billion"
"We are witnessing a historic process -- Russians are leaving for the first time in two centuries," independent Azerbaijani analyst Elhan Shahinoglu told AFP.
The commander-in-chief of #Ukraine's armed forces said Sunday #Kyiv's position on the frontline had deteriorated and that #Russia had made a number of recent battlefield gains.
For the past year Shyshak’s brigade, the 241st, has scoured the heavens for Russian flying objects. Its task is to shoot them down before they can reach the capital. A machine-gun post has been set up on the 12th floor of a residential apartment block on the edge of the city. Nearby is a thermal power plant. This spring, #Russia has relentlessly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Clever. The possibility of Trump being the next president is driving this.
Under the discussed structure, Western nations would lend to a newly created financing entity, which would, in turn, disburse the money as #grants to #Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter. The #profits on the frozen #RussianAssets would then go toward paying back Western nations for the loan to the financing entity.
#JoeBiden has allowed #Ukraine to use some US-made weapons over one part of the Russian border, to allow #Kyiv’s forces to defend against an offensive aimed at the city of #Kharkiv, relaxing an important constraint on Ukraine’s able to defend itself.
Limits on the use of #US#LongRangeWeapons such as the army tactical missile system (#ATACMS) will remain, however.
🔴 Ukraine's prime minister has told the #BBC there will be a "Third World War" if #Ukraine loses its conflict with #russia, as he urged the US #Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill
#DenysShmyhal expressed "careful optimism" that #US lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has $61bn earmarked for #Kyiv
The House of Representatives is set to vote this Saturday
Етюд з Золотоворотського пленеру
Пленер в центрі міста - це можливість поспілкуватись з перехожими про те "що цікавого відвідати в місті", "як дістатись вулиці Х", "чи знайомі Ви з аквалерістом Х?" та трошки помалювати. В перервах між спілкуванням народився такий етюд.