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Jul 8

‼️ The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) has released information about a Russian war criminal involved in the missile strike on the “Okhmatdyt” children’s hospital.

On the anniversary of the Russian missile attack on the National Specialized Children’s Hospital “Okhmatdyt” in Kyiv, Ukraine’s military intelligence is revealing details about one of the individuals responsible for preparing this war crime — a serviceman of the aggressor state’s armed forces.

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Major Denis Alekseyevich Sheynov of the Russian Armed Forces is the head of the Special Engineering Service of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, part of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.

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This specific unit was directly involved in the terrorist attack on the medical facility, where 627 children were receiving treatment at the time of the strike.

As the head of the Special Engineering Service, Major Sheynov was responsible for organizing the technical preparation of air-launched Kh-101 cruise missiles used by Russia’s strategic aviation.

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Saint Javelin

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Jun 30

Tensions rise between Russia and Azerbaijan

In Yekaterinburg, Russian security forces (OMON, police) carried out a raid during which several Azerbaijani citizens were killed and dozens detained. The incident sparked a strong reaction from both Azerbaijani officials and the public.

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Azerbaijan’s state TV aired an unusually harsh critique of the Kremlin, accusing Russia of clinging to an outdated imperial mindset and treating other nationalities as second-class citizens. The broadcast drew historical parallels with Stalinist repression and criticized Moscow for undermining Azerbaijan’s sovereignty.

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The anchor stated that for decades Russia blocked a resolution to the Karabakh issue and is now showing force against Azerbaijanis inside its own borders.

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Saint Javelin

@saintjavelin

Apr 25

❗️Trump’s peace plan, which the U.S. reportedly proposed recently in Paris, has surfaced. The text was published by Reuters.

Ceasefire:

permanent, with both sides immediately starting technical implementation.

Security guarantees for Ukraine:

Ukraine would be banned from joining NATO, but allowed to join the EU. Guaranteeing countries would include European states and any willing non-European nations.

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Saint Javelin

@saintjavelin

Mar 2

@TimothyDSnyder, one of the most respected historians of our time, has broken down this catastrophe into five failures that will send shockwaves across the world:

1. Failure of Hospitality
The U.S. president and vice president did not welcome their ally in war; instead, they ambushed him. No warmth, no respect, no gratitude - only cold cruelty. Given the recent agreement, it was expected that Zelensky would not be present, but it is still shocking.

2. Failure of Decency
Trump and Vance barked at and humiliated Zelensky, a man representing a nation fighting for survival. Instead of standing on the side of democracy, they repeated Kremlin talking points and acted as Putin’s messengers.

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Saint Javelin

@saintjavelin

Feb 24

February 24th, 2025

Just writing that down feels weird.
It feels impossible that it has been 3 years since I watched Putin announce Russia's full scale invasion on TV, and saw the missiles starting to hit, as tanks and troops crossed the border.
On one hand, it feels like it's been much, much longer and on the other hand, it feels like the blink of an eye. I remember that when this full scale invasion started, no one gave Ukraine a chance. Virtually everyone, especially the analysts, thought it was a foregone conclusion that Ukraine's military would be defeated, and it would happen quickly.

And the early minutes, hours and days were pure chaos. (1/9)

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I remember the video from Hostomel, where the CNN reporter Matthew Chance found himself in the midst of a russian VDV assault on the airport.

I remember the stories of territorial defense units consisting of teachers, mechanics and other ordinary men taking on russia's "best" soldiers and battling them out of their towns, like Voznesensk.

I remember seeing videos of Ukrainians courageously standing up to the invaders, throwing sunflowers at them, or literally standing in front of their tanks.

Ukrainians did everything they could to keep the russians out. Those who could fight, they fought like hell, and those who couldn't did everything else they could to stop the russian invasion like it was a cancer trying to take over their body.

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And the world's opinion quickly changed. The bravery of the Ukrainian people inspired leader after leader to shift their perspective, adjust their policy and start aggressively supporting Ukraine. Even countries like Germany, which was staunchly against providing weapons, opened their stocks and started to help the Ukrainian Army do the things they needed to do so that ordinary people could exist.

Ukraine began to beat back the russians and even drove them out in some circumstances, like in Kyiv.

Of course, the russians could not acknowledge that they were losing, and made idiotic statements saying that they did not retreat from Kyiv, but it was a gesture of goodwill. Yes, a gesture of goodwill while they bombed children's hospitals in other parts of Ukraine, and destroyed entire cities like Mariupol.

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Saint Javelin

@saintjavelin

Feb 12

10 years since the Minsk agreements

On February 12, 2015, following the battles for Donetsk Airport and Ukraine’s heavy losses in Debaltseve, the "Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements" was signed. This was the second document aimed at stopping Russian aggression and resolving the conflict in Donbas.

Ukraine fulfilled key provisions of the agreements: it declared a ceasefire, initiated prisoner exchanges, and passed a law granting special status to Donbas. Meanwhile, Russia continued supplying weapons to militants, blocking OSCE monitoring, and sending fake “humanitarian convoys.”

For seven years, negotiations under the Minsk format allowed the Kremlin to stall for time, and in February 2022, Russia announced that the agreements "no longer existed" - just two days before launching its full-scale invasion.

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