5. In March, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights also recorded a total of 12 medical facilities and 32 educational facilities destroyed or damaged. 7/
6. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was attacked for the first time since November 2022. Russia accuses Ukraine, Ukraine accuses Russia of the attacks 8/ bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, the top U.S. military commander in Europe, warned that Ukraine could lose the war with Russia if the U.S. does not send more ammunition to Ukrainian forces quickly. 9/
7. Frontline Ukrainian forces are rationing artillery shells due to lack of a reliable Western supplier, allowing Russian troops to outfire them 5-to-1, a ratio that could soon increase to 10-to-1 without additional U.S. aid. 10/
8. Russia has reconstituted its army faster than initial U.S. estimates, increasing frontline troop strength by 15% to 470,000 and expanding the conscription age limit. Russia plans to expand its military to 1.5 million troops. 11/
9. Russian missile attacks on Ukraine's energy system, bombardment of Kharkiv, and advances along the front are stoking fears that Ukraine's military is nearing a breaking point. 12/
Western officials say Ukraine is at its most fragile moment in over two years of war.
Ukrainian officials don’t comment on the “breaking point” but increasingly voice alarming pleas for weapons and air defense 13/
There is a risk of Ukrainian defense collapse which could enable Russia to make a major advance for the first time since the early stages of the war. The next few months will be Ukraine's toughest test. 14/
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged his country's allies to make good on their promises of military aid on Thursday, particularly in the form of desperately needed air defence systems as Russia scales up its air strikes 15/
So, in short, Ukraine is running out of air defense and weapons, and Russia is taking advantage of it.
Russia can break through unless the West overcomes its political infighting and dysfunctionality to provide support to Ukraine
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Democracies are messy, I often hear, but it is the best system. True, but this mess currently makes democracies unable to effectively address Russian threat. It looks more and more like a lack of leadership rather than the usual weakness of democracies. 17X
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Brussel: Ukraine ready for EU membership talks, FT reports
The EU Commission recommends starting EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova this month, hastening the decision due to Hungary's upcoming EU presidency. But I believe Hungary will try to delay and derail. 1/
One ongoing concern for Ukraine's EU application is the perceived and actual corruption, along with the influence of oligarchs on politics. In my view, this concern is somewhat unjustified, but it remains a reality. 2/
The commission now asserts that Ukraine meets criteria such as anti-corruption measures and restrictions on political lobbying and the EU membership negotiations can go ahead. Good news! 3/
I was so tired that I basically slept whenever there was a chance. My colleagues, instead, hiked as much as they could. This is them coming back from a hike to a mountain, while I am waking up and looking at the sun rising from my balcony. 8/
There are interactive animal parks. We get a ticket and a pack of food to feed the animals. This goat was getting upset at me. It thought that I was giving out the food unevenly. So, it kind off first made a scene and laid down, but later when I got back to it almost attacked me/
The sunsets were breathtaking. This is a no filters pic. 10/
A professor of neuroscience asked me: How do you cope with wartime trauma in Ukraine?
I can only speak for myself. This is what I think helps me most
1. Almost every day I take long walks listening to music. I forget about the world and my body gets a mild workout 1/
2. I immerse myself in nature at least once a week. I really enjoy watching animals, playing with and feeding them.
3. Then, I spend meaningful time with family and friends 2/
I am a civilian, leading a top university in Ukraine - Kyiv School of an economics. So I am probably in much better conditions than many others. My job is meaningful, there is a sense of urgency and unity, and our team is great. That all really helps. 3/
Zelenskiy: it's for 🇺🇦 to determine my legitimacy, not Putin
Like Russia, 🇺🇦 is recruiting from prisons
France, allies to ‘finalize’ plan to send military trainers to 🇺🇦
We’re in 1938 now’
Biden vows to back 🇺🇦 ‘completely’ 1/
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is modifying plans for a Ukraine aid package after facing pushback from alliance members. Instead of a five-year, $100 billion fund per year, the new proposal asks countries to maintain current support. 2/
Under the revised plan, allies would commit to spending at least €40 billion ($43 billion) per year on lethal and non-lethal aid for Ukraine, in line with average annual contributions since Russia's 2022 invasion 3/