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Oct 16 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Ukrainians say, “Bread is the head of everything,” and treat it with deep respect.
The recipes and flavors of bread vary not only from region to region, but even between neighboring villages—that’s how deeply rooted this tradition is.
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Oct 16 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Russian drones breaching EU airspace make headlines, but they’re just the surface.
A new GLOBSEC report says Moscow has carried out or attempted 110 attacks in Europe since 2022—often using criminals, not spies, in its hybrid war.
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Oct 13 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
After three years in hiding under Russian occupation, 9-year-old Solomiia is finally safe and reunited with her mother in Ukraine.
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Oct 12 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
⚡️ Russia is looting Ukraine’s heritage again.
Intelligence reports say 178 artifacts were stolen from occupied territories, part of Moscow’s push to erase Ukrainian identity.
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Oct 11 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
⚡️A new investigation by @ineback exposes Russia’s expanding mass graves in occupied Mariupol.
The growing burial sites reveal thousands of civilians killed as the city was turned to rubble.
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Oct 11 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was killed in Russian captivity after months of torture and silence.
@slidstvo_info have now identified the Russian officials responsible for her death.
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Oct 9 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
From a Russian indoctrination camp to freedom—Valeriia's story unfolds in Evgeny Afineevsky’s new documentary Children in the Fire, shared by @thetimes.
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Oct 7 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
A 64-year-old doctor from Donetsk breaks his silence after seven years of torture in Russian captivity.
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Oct 7 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Sergiy Stakhovsky (@Stako_tennis), who once beat Federer, now flies drones for Ukraine’s elite Alpha unit striking deep inside Russia.
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Oct 3 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
A new @Slidstvo_info investigation exposes the Russian facility where journalist Victoriia Roshchyna was held and those behind her torture and death.
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Sep 30 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
⚡️ British reporters named 13 Russian officers tied to the Bucha massacre.
The list, verified by investigators and legal experts, exposes those behind the atrocity.
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Sep 27 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Life under Russian occupation is far from thriving, as locals reveal in their own words on social media.
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Sep 26 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
In Russia they call them heroes: a discharged soldier raped a woman and sent photos to his wife.
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Sep 26 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
The Russian regime not only rigs elections at home but also works to influence them abroad.
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Sep 26 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Russian propagandist Tigran Keosayan, husband of RT’s Margarita Simonyan, has died in Moscow after months in a coma.
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Sep 25 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei @aiww unveiled a giant installation in Kyiv with a simple message for Ukrainians: “Stay alive.”
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Sep 25 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
Russia claims to defend “traditional values” like faith, family, and patriotism.
Yet it kidnaps children, jails priests, and sends soldiers back to war on crutches.
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Sep 25 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
This year, @bobsinclar, @BustaRhymes, and @RickRoss performed at Moscow clubs owned by Putin ally Timati.
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Sep 24 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Forbes Ukraine honored 30 young Ukrainians under 30 whose lives were cut short by Russia.
They should’ve been celebrated for achievements, but are remembered in tragedy—just a fraction of countless dreams Russia destroyed.
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Sep 24 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
A Ukrainian teen launched a start-up at 16 to create anti-drone munitions.
Now at 18, he’s balancing school, prototypes, and a mission to protect Ukraine’s skies.
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Sep 21 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Today is Mariupol Day.
What looks like harmless Russian culture abroad often masks war crimes—helping justify the destruction of cities like Mariupol.