In July, four foreigners who were killed by the Russians were awarded by the #Ukraine's President @ZelenskyyUa with a medal "For Bravery". They volunteered to fight in the Ukrainian military or distribute humanitarian aid. [Thread⬇️]
[2] An Australian, father-of-three Michael Charles O'Neill, 47, who lived in Hobart, was killed on May 28 while providing humanitarian aid in #Ukraine. On July 13, awarded by @ZelenskyyUa with a medal “For Bravery”, posthumously. Read more: smh.com.au/world/europe/a…
[3] A volunteer fighter Ronald Vogelaar, 55, from #Netherlands has been killed on May 4 by the Russian artillery fire near #Kharkiv city. On July 13, awarded by @ZelenskyyUa with a medal “For Bravery,” posthumously. Read more: dutchreview.com/news/dutch-for…
[4] Wilfried Bleriot, 32, a father of two and a volunteer fighter from #France was killed in combat in #Ukraine in May. On July 13, @ZelenskyyUa awarded him with a medal “For Bravery,” posthumously.
[5] On July 13, a volunteer fighter from #Germany Bjorn Benjamin Clavis who died defending #Ukraine was awarded posthumously with a medal "For Bravery" by @ZelenskyyUa.
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After @ZelenskyyUa recently dismissed the chief of Security Service (his childhood friend) Ivan Bakanov, we found out about the capture & indictment of the next top-ranked Russian mole: former deputy head of Intel. Dept of #Ukraine MoD Gen. Major Viacheslav Onisko. [Thread⬇️]
[2] Today, Security Service of #Ukraine indicted the former deputy head of Intel. Dept of #Ukraine MoD (2008-2010) Gen. Major Viacheslav Onysko in state treason & armed assault on the law enforcement officer during his arrest in March 2022, right after the war began.
[3] The indictments says, that during his service as deputy head of Intel. Dept of #Ukraine MoD in 2008-2010, Gen. Onysko provided Russia with classified info about Ukrainian Armed Forces, incl. military intelligence & educational capabilities of the Land Forces Academy.
#Ukraine finally arrested the top ranked mole, long-time Russian FSB agent Oleg Kulinich (linked to sanctioned by the US Andrey Derkach). Since 2020, Kulinich was returned by Ukr top spy Ivan Bakanov to top ranks in @ServiceSsu & responsible for occupied #Crimea. Thread⬇️
[2] Arrest of the RU agent in @ServiceSsu top ranks is sensational. It puts its chief Ivan #Bakanov into a spotlight for appointing Kulinich. In June, @ZelenskyyUa wanted to dismiss Bakanov, but the leak in @Politico via Christopher Miller thwarted it. politico.com/news/2022/06/2…
[3] The arrested today Russian mole in top ranks of #Ukraine's @ServiceSsu Oleg Kulinich studied the spycraft in Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union: he enrolled in the Supreme KGB School (no open enrollment) which changed its name to FSB Academy.
In May, #Ukraine increased by 180% (in comparison to April) its export of grain➡️1,743,000 tons. Due to the Black Sea blockade by the Russian Navy, #Ukrainian#grain was exported in May to Europe via Danube river, railways, and roads, reports Ukr. Ministry of Agriculture.
1/2 #Ukraine's export of wheat increased from 9,200 tons in April to 43,500 tons in May. But it's still 20 times less that usual May amount of wheat export ➡️in comparison to 857,800 tons in May 2021.
1/3 #Ukraine's export of barley in May was still 2 times less than usual - only 11,600 tons. Data: Ukr. Ministry of Agriculture.
Today is a hundred days since #Ukraine, a 31-year-old sovereign country in eastern #Europe repels a brutal military invasion of totalitarian and revanchist Russia. #StandWithUkraine
A few reflections in the @Telegraph after 100 days of the Russian war against #Ukraine.
[3] In #Bulgaria's capital Sofia, a long blue strip was unfolded across the downtown square with a hundred yellow roses on it. This street performance is to commemorate 100 days of the brutal Russian war in #Ukraine. (Photos by Ukr. Embassy in Bulgaria)
Three hours ago the #Ukrainian fighter jet MiG-29 shot down the advanced Russian fighter Su-35 ($85 mln) in the sky over the southern #Kherson province, #Ukraine. Source: Ukraine Air Force. The photo is illustrative. [Thread⬇️]
[2] "The MiG-29 apparently works better in high altitudes than heavier fighter jets like Su-30s. The MiG-29’s outstanding performance in harsh conditions, compared to the bulkier Sukhoi jets is no secret now." eurasiantimes.com/russian-su-30-…
[3] As #Ukraine Air Force added in the news flash, the destroyed Russian Su-35 patrolled the #Kherson province airspace hunting for the Ukrainian bombers. It wasn't lucky, obviously.
#Ukraine is going to beef up its military supplies, protective gear, and weapons to furnish up to 1 mln fighting servicemen, said Ukraine's defense minister @oleksiireznikov in his statement on Facebook quoted by @UKRINFORM. [Thread of the essential⬇️]
[2] "By May 9th, Russia got a strategic defeat - it couldn't destroy the #Ukrainian state through military intervention and replace the government with the Russian marionettes. We forced it to lower the goals to the operative-tactical level," said @oleksiireznikov.
[3] "We are entering the new, long-lasting phase of the war. To win it, we need to plan our force in a way that the enemy will finally break. Since Feb 24, we knew that the confrontation will be long, and last till our full victory," said @oleksiireznikov.