The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPF) and @ukrainer_en have published a selection of photographs from March: Ukraine's defenders and rescuers, the aftermath of russian attacks, as well as moments of life in Ukraine.
Have a look📷🧵

The chaplain of the 2nd International Legion of Defense of Ukraine, Padre, grew up in Brazil among Ukrainians. A family military tradition, knowledge of history, and faith eventually led him to join the Legion. Through his service, he motivates soldiers of different faiths🧵👇

A thread we all need right now💙💛

UNITED24 ambassadors were joined by people across the world, showing their support for Ukraine.

Thank you to everyone — we truly appreciate it!

Let’s complement this thread with your favorite messages in the comments
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It’s International Mother Language Day today.

Ukraine fights both against russian forces and their ongoing attempt to eradicate the🇺🇦language — a fight that has lasted over centuries.

Language = national identity.
This is our language and the obstacles it has had to endure👇🧵

"801 days of horrifying torture — daily, mentally, psychologically, physically. This is the GULAG of the 21st century."

Ihor Shyshko has been held captive, abused and tortured by russia for over 2 years. He lost 50 kilograms. This is what russia does to Ukrainian POWs🧵1/6 2/6

Serving with Sergeant Liudmyla in the 100th Mechanised Brigade, Grigio is a beloved companion to every soldier. His grey fur, which earned him his name (Grigio is Italian for "grey"), brings warmth and comfort to everyone around him.
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Valeriia ‘Nava’ Subotina is a Ukrainian defender, who went through the siege of Mariupol and 327 days of torture in russian captivity. At Azovstal, she became a fiancée, a wife, and a widow. Nava had a dream that she promised to fulfill if she survived.
This is her story👇🧵1/8 2/8
Nava used to work as a press officer for the @azov_media and in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, where she met her future husband, Andriy Subotin.
On February 24, 2022, Andriy left for his service. Nava joined the Azov's press service and documented everything happening in Mariupol.

Mariia  ‘Gerda’ Chekh is a Ukraine’s defender who survived the siege of Mariupol and russian captivity.

This is her story🧵👇
1/10 This is an archival photo of the Azov Brigade servicewoman, celebrating her birthday in one of the Azovstal’s bunkers. She is the only one in the photo who survived.

Roman Oleksiv survived a russian missile strike, facing severe burns and a difficult recovery. For almost 2 years he wore a compression mask, and is now finally free of it. Roman came back from🇩🇪to Lviv, where he goes to school and spends time with his hobbies
Read his story🧵1/6 On July 14, 2022, then-7-year-old Romchyk and his mother were waiting for a doctor in Vinnytsia when russia launched a missile strike.
Roman’s mother was killed.

Anastasia Trofimova and the majority of russians wouldn’t see their compatriots’ crimes if we shoved the evidence in their faces. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t, however.

Don’t listen to russians. Silence their propaganda with facts. Don’t let it spread with impunity.
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russian terror won’t stop by itself.
But there is a way you can help protect Ukraine, and save our people — by calling your representatives to supply more #PatriotsForUkraine.
@United24media made a step-by-step guide on how to do this. Use and share it, please
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Our donor @Barnett_556 from Malvern🇺🇸got his first tattoo — in honor of Ukraine and his childhood hero @MarkHamill — the Rebel Alliance's Starbird in blue and yellow🇺🇦

But it all started much earlier, when Mark became a U24 ambassador.
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Under the initial announcement post, we received an unusual request from @MontayBayBay: if Mark becomes a NAFO fella, Barnett will get his first tattoo at age 52 to mark the occasion.

Hot Ukrainian borsch is a perfect dish for a cold winter day.

@KatherynWinnick
cooks borsch according to her mother's recipe. Our ambassador is proud of her Ukrainian roots and preserves her family's traditions🇺🇦
We want to share this recipe with you👇
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We’re launching a fundraiser to build bomb shelters in 3 schools so that 2,283 children in Ukraine could continue their education.
Join in and get a chance to win one of 10 carol stars:
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905 pupils from the age of 6, who travel from 5 neighboring villages, study at the Tatarbunary Lyceum in Odesa Oblast. It has a small shelter; during an air alert, some children are forced to walk 7 minutes to a nearby bomb shelter and sit in a cold, damp room for several hours.

23-year-old Mykola lives in Arkhanhelske, Kherson Oblast. In March, he helped sappers demine his native region. Together with his friends, they partook in detecting explosive devices, which russians left behind when they fled.
🧵 "That day, my friend and I were making a detour around the Ivanivka village on tractors. I hit an anti-tank mine and it exploded"
Mykola received shrapnel wounds and a broken leg. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors gave him first aid, and then was transported for surgery

The effectiveness of UAV strike units is hard to underestimate. Over the last month alone, the strike units provided to the Army of Drones have destroyed 112 tanks, 185 armored combat vehicles and another 192 pieces of enemy equipment.



The commander of the strike UAV unit of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians, nicknamed "Student," thanks everyone who contributes to supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Kakhovka HPP is completely destroyed and can’t be restored. This is one of the biggest man-made environmental disaster in decades.

The plant was blown up by the russian military at night. The outcomes are devastating.
🧵 📍80 settlements are at risk of flooding. Water continues to flood Kherson, Nova Kakhovka and other cities and towns, taking lives and destroying Ukrainian ecology;

📍over 200,000 residents of surrounding settlements are at risk of losing access to drinking water;

Here are the last batch of named #SquaDrone UAVs. These are tributes to our wonderful donors, their friends and families. The first one is a birthday gift from a birthday girl, Flight Lieutenant @Linda7042. The best kind of present you can give yourself.
🛩️🧵👇 Our second UAV is a contribution in memoriam Lt @RobEld75’s late father, may he rest in peace, knowing that this drone will do the right thing in his name.

Due to the proximity of the front line, many victims with shrapnel and mine/explosive injuries arrive at the Mykolaiv Clinical Hospital. An X-ray machine, purchased with the funds of U24 donors, helps to save them. Like this story of a man who came under fire🧵👇 "We quickly took him to the operating table, and operated with the help of an arc. There were access difficulties due to the limited time and bleeding. With the help of a C-arm X-ray machine, we were able to install a metal structure through a small incision."

Thanks to your donations, we have raised $201,425 to rebuild of the school in Buzova 🔥
The 14 winners of the Vyshyvankas raffle were randomly chosen among the participants who donated $24 or more. Here are their e-mail addresses👇 john***ve.com
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Some of our donors didn’t have a Fella avatar when they funded a drone. But we still made tributes to them. And even supplemented some of them with visuals. Like this email request from Lt @Iakwasny for an UAV in honor of Ukraine’s great poet Taras Shevchenko. This drone from Lt @DirkAltrichter is dedicated to Ukrainian girl Kira. Today, on International Children’s Day, we want to pay tribute to all kids in Ukraine who suffered from russian invaders. They will pay for each child’s tear.