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Feb 23, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.

Read the latest information based on Canadian Forces Intelligence Command analysis. 1/7 Text on image is the same as all the text contained in this In his speech on February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the experience Russia has gained during its “special military operation” in Ukraine will shape the future development of its armed forces.

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Feb 21, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Flight Lieutenant “Sam” Malcolm Estwick was one of only two Black Canadians who served as
radar technicians during the Second World War. In 1940, Mr. Estwick tried to enlist with the
Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot. 1/7 Photo of Cpl Malcolm Estwic...A newspaper with the words ...Corporal Malcolm Estwick in...Une image d'un journal avec... Despite having many of the qualifications the RCAF sought at the time, Mr. Estwick was turned
away because he was Black. Despite this, he persevered, and in December 1941, his experience
as a radio mechanic and electrical engineer earned him a place in the RCAF Radar School. 2/7
Feb 10, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.

Read the latest information based on Canadian Forces Intelligence Command analysis. 1/6 Text on image is the same as all the text contained in this Russia claims that ammunition shortages will result in the collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the end of March.

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Feb 9, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
“Believe you can and you can. Believe you will and you will. See yourself achieve and you will achieve. Never give up." This was the motto of Welsford Daniels, a Second World War Veteran and a decorated Canadian soldier. #BHM2023 #TBT 1/6 Collage of three photos. Welsford Daniels in uniform standin Daniels was born in Nova Scotia in 1920 and raised in Montreal. When the Second World War erupted in 1939, Daniels joined the Reserve Army. Later, he joined the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS) and was sent to Europe to aid in the war effort. 2/6
Feb 8, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
1/ If you’re an #Indigenous person living in #Canada and you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding experience, then our Summer Programs may be exactly what you’ve been searching for! Candidates from the Summer ... 2/ Over six weeks, our summer programs are designed to combine military training and Indigenous cultural teachings to help you develop new friendships and valuable skills such as self-confidence, self-discipline, and teamwork. Candidates from the Summer ...
Feb 1, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.

Read the latest information based on Canadian Forces Intelligence Command analysis. 1/6 Text on image is the same as all the text contained in this Russian media claims that the mobilization carried out since late last year has positioned Russian forces to “crush” Ukraine within the next six months.

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Nov 23, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.

Read the latest information based on Canadian Forces Intelligence Command analysis. 1/6 Text on image is the same as all the text contained in this Russia claims that it is prepared to enter negotiations to end the war in Ukraine and asserts that Kyiv is the party which insists on continuing the conflict.

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Aug 19, 2022 8 tweets 4 min read
During the Second World War, on August 19, 1942, Allied forces launched Operation Jubilee - a major raid on the French coastal port of Dieppe. It was the Canadian Army’s first engagement in Europe. 1/8

#Dieppe80 #CAF #CanadaRemembers #History #Canada Canadian soldiers preparing to launch for Dieppe © Library Allied forces weren’t strong enough to assault Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.” Winston Churchill preferred clandestine raids inside occupied France to harass the enemy. Louis Mountbatten, a senior British naval officer and advisor, recommended a “combined arms” approach. 2/8 Canadian soliders board landing craft for their run-in to th
Aug 19, 2022 6 tweets 1 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.
Read the latest information based on Canadian Forces Intelligence Command analysis. 1/6 The text on the image is the same as all the text contained Russia blames the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the ongoing threat to the safe functioning of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in a Russian-controlled portion of southern Ukraine. Based on our analysis:
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Jul 28, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.

Read the latest information based on Canadian Forces Intelligence Command analysis. 1/7 Image Russia claims that it is holding all of its annual military exercises, as usual, this year, including Vostok, which is typically a large strategic exercise in eastern Russia. 2/7
Jul 28, 2022 11 tweets 6 min read
“I died in hell, they called it Passchendaele” – “Memorial Tablet” by Siegfried Sassoon
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📸 Library and Archives Canada/Brittanica/Canadian War Museum

#CAF #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #CanadaRemembers #Canada #Motivation #Inspiration #History A painting of Canadian Gunn... Passchendaele is often remembered as one of the most horrific battles of the First World War. But it’s also a story of how Canadians earned a hard-fought victory against unimaginable hardships in the fall of 1917. 2/11 A photo of the battlefield ...
Jul 21, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.

Read the latest facts. 1/7 Text on image is the same as all the text contained in this Russia’s Claim:

Russia has claimed that, in response to Western military aid being provided to Ukraine, it has been “forced” to expand its goals beyond the “liberation” of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine to include other major portions of the country.

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Jun 30, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
We’re working with international partners to detect, correct, and call out the Kremlin’s state-sponsored disinformation about Ukraine.

Read the latest facts. 1/7 Text on image is the same a... Russia has made several false claims about the June 27 strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, including that the damage was the result of a secondary explosion and that the mall was not in use by civilians.

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