Kremlin Shady Horse Daniel Kovalik: Russian narratives under the guise of protection of human rights
The project “Shady Horses” delves into investigating Russian propaganda dissemination within Western countries through prominent individuals, often referred to as “talking heads.”

🤐#Russia's centuries-long war against the Ukrainian language is becoming ever more apparent now. In the occupied territories, the invaders are outright banning #Ukrainian: school children are prohibited from using Ukrainian in Mariupol, even during the intervals between classes. Linguicide as part of Russian colonial politics dates back as far as four centuries ago. We summed up the key events in the history of bans and restrictions #Russia has imposed against the Ukrainian language – from XVII to XXI century. See the chronology below 👇

🔴New mass graves of civilians who fell victim to the Russian occupiers were discovered in the #Kyiv region – Oleksandr Pavliuk, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, NV reports

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine #RussianWarCrimes
nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/ev… On April 29, a grave with three people (men) with signs of torture was found in the woods near the village of #Myrotske, #Bucha district. The victims were tortured for a long period of time, bullet wounds were found on their limbs. The bodies were sent for forensic examination.

🔴The occupiers are sending another terrorist group to #Ukraine in order to eliminate the leadership of the country – Ukraine's Defense Intelligence

#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #RussianWarCrimes #RussiaIsATerroristState
t.me/DIUkraine/170 Another group of militants linked to Yevgeny #Prigozhin, a Russian propagandist close to #Putin and owner of the Wagner PMC, began arriving in Ukraine today. The main task of criminals is to eliminate the top military and political leadership of #Ukraine.

🔴1/5 The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Military Intelligence directorate has reported Russian elites have been planning to remove Vladimir #Putin from power – NV

#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine
facebook.com/DefenceIntelli… 2/5 A powerful opposition group has started forming among top Russian business circles, which allegedly has the support of #Russia's FSB security service. "Several variants are being discussed - poisoning, a sudden illness or an accident," Ukrainian intelligence says.

🔴1/5 Russian occupiers have been deporting Ukrainians from #Mariupol to #Russia using force – Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko, NV reports

#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #RussianWarCrimes #RussiaIsATerroristState #NotJustPutin #UkraineWillResist 2/5 The occupiers illegally removed people from the Left Bank district and shelters in the building of the sports club, where more than a thousand people (mostly women and children) were hiding from the constant bombing.

❗️“Professional Ukrainian” Viacheslav Kovtun that actively took part in the #Kremlin’s propaganda machine is now looking for a job in #Poland. This has been reported by journalist Yevhen Klimakin on Facebook. He was sent Kovtun’s CV and could not believe what he saw: traitor of Ukraine (Viacheslav has Ukrainian citizenship) from propaganda shows on Russian state-controlled channels, NTV, "Russia 1", etc., was in Poland.

🔴In Ukrainian settlements that are temporarily captured or encircled by the enemy, Russist militants torture the local population – Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmyla Denisova

#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #PutinIsaWarCriminal ⚡️In the #Sumy region, the occupiers are evicting people from their homes and looting. Taking advantage of the lack of humanitarian corridors, they organized "arms marches" in the Sumy region.

🔴Some points from the General Staff's operational report as of 06:00, 15.03.2022 regarding the #Russian_Invasion (THREAD)

#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #PutinIsaWarCriminal #RussiaIsATerroristState #NotJustPutin #UkraineWillResist
facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u… 2/7 🇺🇦Armed Forces are inflicting devastating blows on groups of troops and the rear infrastructure of the occupiers.
During the past 24hrs, four helicopters, one plane were hit by the Air Force of UA Armed Forces, and a fighter shot down an enemy cruise missile.

🔴The Russian Federation attacked #Kyiv at night: shells hit three high-rise buildings in residential areas, killing two.

#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #PutinIsaWarCriminal #RussiaIsATerroristState #NotJustPutin #UkraineWillResist In the #Podil district of Kyiv, ammunition hit a ten-story building, the 1st and 5th floors caught fire. It was extinguished at 6:51. One person was hospitalized – Suspilne

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🔴1/4 Ukraine’s Chief Directorate of Intelligence: Russian invaders are deliberately destroying agricultural machinery in #Ukraine. Such cases have been reported in #Kyiv, #Zaporizhzhia, #Chernihiv, #Kherson, and #Kharkiv regions.

#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #Holodomor 2/4 This is a threat not only for #Ukraine. Russia's bloody intervention may lead to humanitarian food crises in several countries. Hence, Russia's war against Ukraine is also a war against the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, which are the main importers of 🇺🇦food.

🔴RU occupiers shoot civilians in #Izium (#Kharkiv region). On the way out of the city, invaders fired at a private minibus with artillery. The fate of the passengers is unknown – Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova
#StopRussia
facebook.com/denisovaombuds… 2/6 Fighting for #Izium is ongoing. The enemy is attacking it with aircraft and artillery day and night. There are no possibilities for the delivery of humanitarian aid or evacuation.

🔴Some points from the General Staff's operational report as of March 14, 6:00 am (THREAD)

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#StopRussia #StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #PutinIsaWarCriminal #RussiaIsATerroristState #UkraineWillResist #NotJustPutin 2/4 The Armed Forces of #Ukraine inflicted devastating blows on the rear infrastructure (field bases and warehouses) in order to disrupt the system of logistical support of the enemy in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

⚡(1/5) The Central Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine states that mercenaries are being recruited in 🇸🇾Syria and 🇱🇾Libya for the war against 🇺🇦Ukraine.

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https://twitter.com/hwag_ucmc/status/1501285423506608131

(2/5) According to intelligence, 🇷🇺Russia has opened recruitment centers in 🇸🇾Syria in the territory controlled by the regime of Bashar al-Assad. 14 mercenary recruitment centers are located in Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor.

🔴1/5 Russian occupiers appointed Halyna Danylchenko, a deputy of the city council from the “Opposition Bloc” (pro-Russian political party), to run #Melitopol. She has already dropped a video address to the citizens on local TV, which is now controlled by RU invaders 2/5 Danylchenko announced the creation of a "committee of people's deputies", which should include deputies loyal to the occupiers of the local council.

🔴Most victims were in #Kyiv, #Kharkiv, #Donetsk, #Sumy, #Kherson, #Zhytomyr regions. This figure is not accurate due to the lack of opportunity to inspect the places of attack, where the Russian armed forces are conducting active hostilities – UA Office of the Prosecutor General 2/4 So far, more than 280 educational institutions have been damaged - 9 of them completely destroyed. In the #Donetsk region, 110 educational institutions were damaged, in #Sumy region - 28, in #Kyiv - 17 and more than 10 children's medical institutions.

This is how residential areas in #Kharkiv, #Donetsk, #Luhansk, and #Chernihiv regions, look like after the 🇷🇺 shelling.

Russia, we will meet at The Hague.

#Kharkiv
t.me/espresotb/16840 #Kharkiv region, the village of #Yakivka

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🔴From the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's operational information as of 18.00, 02.03.2022 regarding the #Russian_Invasion (THREAD): The seventh day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian invasion continues.
In #Volyn, units of UA Armed Forces have created a reliable defense system. The nature of the enemy's actions is constantly being monitored.

🔴 The head of the #Luhansk regional state administration Serhii Haidai about the situation in the region:

t.me/hromadske_ua/1… ▪ The situation remains stable and tense. The Ukrainian Armed Forces hold the defense, strike back. The enemy is already shelling both #Severodonetsk and #Lysychansk. There were missile flights to civilian areas. There are wounded.

🔴 (THREAD) The humanitarian situation in 🇺🇦Ukraine as of the evening of the 6th day of the 🇷🇺Russian invasion - Report of the Minister of Internal Affairs Monastyrskiy

t.me/mvs_ukraine/89… ▪ Only in the east of the country about 40 thousand people were left without light and food - the enemy does not allow to evacuate the local population

🔴📢The main narratives disseminated by key Telegram channels pushing Russian propaganda in Ukraine that are coordinated by the Russian special services as reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation (THREAD): 1️⃣Demonstration of the bodies of killed Ukrainian servicemen, promotion of the thesis about "boilers" waiting for the units of the Armed Forces;

2️⃣Civilians can not take in hand "Molotov cocktails";

3️⃣Russian troops are able to advance immediately and everywhere;