What russia does to Ukrainian civilians in occupied territories:

– Kidnapping
– Torture
– Forced confessions
– Illegal detention

Vira Biryuk, 32 years old, survived all of it.

This thread is her story.

🧵1/6 "I woke up to men in balaclavas. There was a red laser dot on my chest" — Vira Biryuk, from Bakhmutivka, Luhansk region, said.

On Sept. 4, 2023, russians blindfolded her and took her to the FSB basement in occupied Luhansk — where she'd later be held with murderers.

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They grabbed her on the street.
Put a bag over her head.
She simply vanished.

Maryna Yurchak — a Ukrainian woman who paid for loving her country with years of torture and silence.

Held in the infamous “Izolyatsia” prison. Branded a spy. The world barely noticed.

🧵 1/6 Maryna was a civilian. In 2017, she was arrested in occupied Donetsk for her posts on Twitter. Her account was @levzeja.

“Spy,” “extremist,” “SBU agent” — that’s what russian proxies called her.
In reality, she just told the truth and dreamed of a free Ukraine.

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Meet russian doctor Ilya Sorokin — known to Ukrainian POWs as “Dr. Evil.”

He worked in Correctional Colony No.10 in Mordovia — one of russia’s most secretive prisons.
And he tortured Ukrainian prisoners.

1/5🧵 based on a new "Shames" investigation Multiple former POWs told journalists that Sorokin:
– humiliated and beat them
– denied medical care
– participated in torture
Some of these actions may have led to the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners.

He hid his face — but it didn’t help.

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"No one had any hope that anyone would make it out of here alive. No one!"

These words and this thread are a translation of the testimony of Ivan Polhuy, one of the prisoners of the basement prison in the village of Yahidne, Chernihiv region.

🧵1/11 For 27 days, russian barbarians kept 380 residents of the village of Yahidne in the Chernihiv region hostage.
Among them were 77 children, including five infants – the youngest just a year and a half old.

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1/ This THREAD is about brutal russian terrorism, which is barely covered by global media.
For world leaders, it's easier to express concern than to publicly condemn it.
This is the reality.
That’s why I ask you to RT as much as possible if this resonates with you.
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The beginning of the full-scale invasion. russia's first brutal missile strike on Kharkiv on March 1, 2022, took the lives of 29 people and left 35 others injured. The attack targeted Freedom Square and the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration building.

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How can one turn a blind eye to this? russia is a Terrorist State aiming to destroy Ukrainians and Ukraine as a nation.
On this THREAD, you can find the main events of russian terrorism from the past 20 days of this year. They are truly horrifying, aren't they?
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Kyiv, Jan 1 — russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killing two people, wounding at least six others, and damaging buildings in two districts.

1/ A small THREAD about GREAT 🇺🇦 achievements.

The upgraded "Neptune" missile enhances Ukraine's defense, evolving from a naval weapon to a powerful tool for both maritime and ground strikes.

This thread contains cases of "Neptune" missile strikes on ground targets.
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On May 31, 2024, the ferry crossing and oil terminal in the Port of Kavkaz, located approximately 250 km from the controlled territory, were attacked for the first time. Significant damage was inflicted on part of the oil terminal and two ferries.
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