8:10 EET: Russian occupiers shell oil depot in Chernihiv's "Kombinat Aystra," causing a fire in a 5,000 cu m diesel fuel tank.
Information on victims and injured is being clarified. 25 firefighters on 9 vehicles are battling the fire - State Emergency Service
12:16 EET Russian missile targets residential area in Chernihiv
Consequences of Russian missile strike on residential areas in Chernihiv on 12:16 EET
As a result of today's airstrikes in Chernihiv 33 civilians died and 18 were injured. Information is being updated because as of 18:20 EET State Emergency Service, who informed about this data, had to temporarily suspended rescue work due to heavy shelling facebook.com/watch/?v=31627…
Mourning in Chernihiv today as Russians revenge locals for resistance by air bombs.
The city mayor said that the last time Chernihiv was bombed on 23-26 August 1941 by German fascists. Insists he will fight the invaders till the last bullet and the last drop of blood.
"The ultimate goal of Putin's invasion into Ukraine is to free Ukraine from Ukrainian people.
In short, his goal is genocide,"–advisor to Internal Affairs Ministry of Ukraine Herashchenko wrote today facebook.com/anton.gerashch…
The death toll of the Mar.3 Russian attack on Chenihiv rose to 47, the Chernihiv regional administration wrote on Facebook. 38 men and 9 women were killed, 18 rescued.
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Ukraine is running out of air defense interceptors. But they've found a solution: destroy Russia's missiles before they launch. 🧵 euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/10/dro…
Ukrainian drones just flew 240km into Russia and struck Shaykovka airbase—for the second time in 6 weeks. The target? Storage facilities for the Kh-22, a 1960s-era missile filled with 3,000 liters of extremely toxic fuel (heptyl + concentrated nitric acid). 👇
These ancient missiles are uniquely vulnerable to shrapnel damage. As aviation expert Bill Sweetman noted: "Nothing says fun like flying around with an ancient missile containing ~4 tons of hypergolic fuel." 👇
Europe thought it had escaped Russian energy dependence by ditching Gazprom's pipeline gas. But there's a less visible flow still pumping billions into Putin's war chest: Novatek's LNG tankers sailing freely to European ports.
Novatek isn't just a "private" Russian company. Its CEO Mikhelson transferred shares to Putin's inner circle in exchange for Arctic gas fields and tax breaks. The company supplies gas to ammunition factories & funds Russian troops through the Kremlin-aligned Courage Foundation
While pipeline gas exports plummeted, Novatek's business is booming. In 2024 alone, 287 LNG tankers left Yamal terminals, each carrying 74,000 tonnes of Russian gas. Major volumes flow to France, Spain and Belgium – with EU imports actually increasing since the invasion.
#OTD in 1654, Ukrainian leaders signed the Pereiaslav Agreements with Muscovy (Russia).
What they saw as a temporary military alliance became Russia's favorite colonial narrative - and one of the key drivers behind Putin's war. A 🧵 1/10
2/10 Let's unpack this crucial moment in history. In 1648, Ukraine's Cossacks had just won independence from Poland. Their new state - the Hetmanate - needed allies to survive. After several failed diplomatic attempts with other nations...
3/10 ...Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi turned to Muscovy as a last resort. The deal seemed straightforward: military protection in exchange for pledging allegiance to the Tsar, while maintaining Ukraine's autonomy.
A short thread on several other Ukrainian attacks in Russia and occupied territories
Following the strike yesterday morning, the fire spread at an oil facility in Russia's Orel and towards evening, an additional fuel tank exploded, producing much darker smoke (📹via @hochu_dodomu)
A video emerged of a car bomb attack in occupied Donetsk on 9 December () that killed the Olenivka prison chief, who was involved in a terror attack on Ukrainian POWs in his facility.
🧵1/12 BREAKING: Both Georgian Dream and opposition claim victory in today's parliamentary elections, as most exit polls show opposition lead.
The vote could end 12 years of rule by a party critics call "Russian Dream" 🇬🇪 a recap of how Georgia got here: euromaidanpress.com/2024/05/11/fro…
2/12 2003: Georgia's pro-Western path began with Rose Revolution. President Mikheil Saakashvili led sweeping reforms, oriented country toward EU and NATO despite Russia's 2008 invasion and occupation of 20% of Georgia
3/12 2012: Enter Bidzina Ivanishvili - Russian-made billionaire who promised both EU integration AND better Russia ties. His Georgian Dream defeated Saakashvili's party in Georgia's first peaceful power transfer.