The whole Transnistria situation is frustrating for most Ukrainians. Yes, 🇺🇦 can probably end it with military action in 24 hours. Easy win, right? Or maybe not? My thoughts on the previous Ukrainian position (spoiler, it wasn’t great) and the future 🧵 It is funny to reflect that Ukraine did almost nothing to help Moldova for 30 years 🤡

In 1991, Ukraine didn’t stop Russian army elements from entering Moldova. Russian army made Moldova sign the “peace” treaty. If we did stop Russia, there wouldn’t be any problem now.

On Saturday, I visited Kharkiv for the first time. How does a 1-million city live now within 40 km of the border with Russia under constant rocket attacks? My experience 🧵 Getting to Kharkiv from Kyiv is extremely easy. I just booked a night train which leaves at 23:00 from Kyiv and arrives at 6:30 the next day in Kharkiv. The trip costs around $15 and is very comfortable. No delay. Everything went fine.

I had a pretty crazy project in January!

I tried to connect to one of the circuit boards I have from the downed Russian SU-24M to get the data it might hide.

Here are some insights that I could share 🧵

https://twitter.com/mxpoliakov/status/1606650142379196416

In the original 🧵 people noticed there are 4 ports on the board which might be JTAG ports. You could use them to connect to the onboard chips. Interestingly, one of them (X5) has no internal connection on the board.

Ok, I have a confession to make. I didn't vote for Zelensky in 2019. It was rather horrifying to me that he could have become president back then. These are my thoughts about 🇺🇦 growing as a nation and Zelensky's transformation 🧵 This is a statue of Zelensky in Estonia. If someone told me in 2018 that Zelensky would become the president of Ukraine, it would be the most ridiculous thing ever to happen. Simply not possible.

Do you know what tankies love the most? Going around Twitter and yelling about fascism everywhere. But what if we turn the tables around?

The ultimate modern Russia / National Socialist Germany comparison 🧵🧵🧵 Let's start with the obvious one - the famous "Z" swastika. The traditional state coat of arms is boring. This weird Byzantine two-headed bird is too complicated. Just like Nazi Germany, Russia went to war with a new "exciting" symbol suitable for usage by the masses.

Ukrainian future is tech. We are already very good at it. You might not have known that these tech companies originated in Ukraine. List 🧵👇 Grammarly was founded in 2009 in Ukraine. It is an app that suggests edits in real time for spelling and writing style. I use it, and it is excellent. The founders of Grammarly became number 2 and 3 on the Forbes list of wealthiest Ukrainians in 2022, surpassing many oligarchs.

I received bizarre microchips from the downed Russian SU-24M near Bakhmut. Research revealed that at least one microchip is part of the SVP-24 automatic targeting system. As you can guess, it is full of Western parts 🧵 Microchips were retrieved from the crash site of SU-24M (RF-93798) by the Skala Battalion.

https://twitter.com/SkalaBattalion/status/1599875660146937857

Do you know what "food" Russian soldiers eat on the frontline? Trust me, it is rather horrifying. I sacrificed myself to entertain you, and I even tasted it 💩

Russian MRE unboxing 🧵 Do you know where this MRE is made?

Well, you might think I am joking, but it is made in the city, which literally translates to Mud (Грязи). You can try Google Lens. It is the fine print.

The power outages in Kyiv are being solved. Every day the situation becomes better

The next big attack might happen tomorrow. We try to prepare. A small 🧵 Yesterday, even cinemas were open! I watched the new Black Panther movie. I watch every MCU stuff, and this one was above average. Here is the photo of blurry Wakanda (somehow, in Ukraine, 3D is still a thing)

There is a lot to unpack here. Some people accused Ukraine of violating the Geneva convention because the Wagner group executed its mercenary on camera. I want to provide a basis for why those accusations are wrong. A 🧵 It is important to note that Wagner group mercenaries are not members of the Russian army. In fact, Wagner is beyond the law of the Russian Federation because private military contractors are officially forbidden in Russia. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Gr…

Today, 104 years ago, the armistice ended WWI on the Western Front. On November 11, 1918, all fighting ceased on the Western Front after 4 years and eight million casualties.

These photos were not taken in 1918 in France but in November 2022 in Ukraine. Watch the video below ⬇️ At Dzyga's Paw, we receive a lot of drone footage from the units fighting on the frontline. This footage was taken in the town of Soledar, close to Bakhmut. Russians spend thousands of shells for 3 months trying to break the frontline. They are failing.

Recently I was followed by an account @FreeCiviliansUA. It appears to raise money for the Ukrainian army, but I quickly found that it is most likely a scam. Here are some 🚩🚩🚩 I managed to find in 🧵 I googled "Вільна Армія Цивільного Населення України" in Ukrainian, but managed to find no results.

A recent report on UAF performance from Congressional Research Service.

crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF…

It contains no copium, unicorns, and propaganda. Some interesting quotes in 🧵 The UAF continues to benefit from high levels of recruitment and motivation. However, high losses pose a continued challenge to the UAF’s ability to sustain effective operations.