The Russian diplomat states as clearly as possible: #Russia is not interested in negotiating anything other than #Ukraine's surrender. Anyone who advocates for negotiations and attempts to hinder military support for Ukraine is either a complete idiot or a Russian asset.
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Over the centuries, the area saw numerous territorial formations. The Kingdom of Abkhazia was one of them, existing for 200 years until it united in 1008 with the Kingdom of Iberia, forming the Kingdom of Georgia. /1
The kingdom peaked in the 13th century but was later crushed by the Mongol invasion of Europe. Afterward, the region fragmented into smaller principalities. /2
1/ The first time Russia tried to annex Ukrainian territories.
THREAD Tuzla Island. #RussiaDecolonized
2/ The geography and history of the island are very interesting.
The island is situated between Crimea and Krasnodar Krai (Russia).
3/ Tuzla Island was formed when the spit that continued the Taman peninsula (Russia) suffered from massive erosion during a major storm in 1925. The island is 6 km long and 600 m wide.
Heartbreaking story: Marine officer Andriy Turas returned home after 2.5 years in captivity, reuniting with his wife Olena, a combat medic. She was released earlier, learning she was pregnant. Andriy returned to find out he has son, now almost two years old.
1/ "In February, rumors spread that a war was coming. We were on high alert and slept in our clothes a few days before it began. We knew Mariupol would take the biggest hit, but we couldn’t grasp the full scale of it."
2/ "During the invasion, we took up defense at the Azov Mash plant, hid equipment, and set up observation points. The city was in chaos. There was no food. We stayed in a bunker at the plant, eventually drinking technical water because there was no other option."
#RussiaDecolonized The Sandarmokh Executions of November 1937 and Their Legacy in Today’s Russia. THREAD
1/ Sandarmokh is a forest near Medvezhyegorsk in Karelia, Russia, where thousands of victims of Stalin’s Great Terror were executed in 1937-38.
2/ On October 27 and November 2, 3, and 4, 1937, mass executions took place. A break between October 27 and November 2 is thought to be due to a failed escape attempt by prisoners who knew their chances of survival were slim. The attempt was unsuccessful, and they were shot.
#RussiaDecolonized Масові страти у Сандармоху в листопаді 1937 року. ТРЕД
1/ Сандармох — це ліс поблизу Медвеж’єгорська в Карелії, Росія, де в 1937-38 роках було страчено тисячі жертв Великого терору Сталіна.
2/ 27 жовтня та 2, 3 і 4 листопада 1937 року відбулися масові страти. Перерва між 27 жовтня та 2 листопада, імовірно, була викликана невдалою спробою втечі ув’язнених, які розуміли, що їхні шанси на виживання були мізерні. Спроба була невдалою, і їх розстріляли.
THREAD: In September 2024, Mariupol defender Valery Horishniy, known as "Yarylo," was exchanged among 15 Azov soldiers who were returned home.
He had endured torture in the Donetsk torture chamber known as "Isolation," experiencing horrors difficult to imagine.
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"To be honest, we didn’t think much about being taken prisoner. We were more inclined to think we’d just die there." /1
"Some commanders wanted permission from Redis to leave Azovstal on their own. Redis forbade it, saying that the priority was to preserve lives and help the wounded." /2