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Maria Faticov
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Ecologist, #microbial enthusiast 🧫🍄 Postdoc at
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

#standwithukraine 🇺🇦

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FdZxWSEAAAAJ&hl=en

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · Oct 25
🎉I am very happy to share that I've been awarded the FORMAS Early Career Grant, a 4-year research project starting in 2026! formas.se/en/start-pag...

This was my 2nd attempt for FORMAS, and I’m so grateful to everyone who supported, encouraged, and mentored me along the way 🙏
Career Grant for Early-career Researchers, career age 4–7 years
This call welcomes researchers who have recently received a doctorate or who are at an early stage of their career. You can apply for funding to conduct your own research project, where you formulate ...
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Ukraїner in English @ukrainer-en.bsky.social · 14h
On December 28, Lviv joined the festive parade of Christmas stars.

More than a celebration, the parade is a living tradition — a way of preserving cultural memory and weaving shared heritage into the contemporary urban landscape.

📸 Sofiia Soliar

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 2d
Each and every Russian citizen responsible for these attacks on civilians must be brought to justice!
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🔴 The aftermath of the Russian attack on an apartment building in Kyiv.

Russian forces launched about 500 drones and 40 missiles in the attack, according to President Zelenskyy.

📹: Radio Svoboda

Reposted by Karen O’Leary, Maria Faticov

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2d
🔴 The aftermath of the Russian attack on an apartment building in Kyiv.

Russian forces launched about 500 drones and 40 missiles in the attack, according to President Zelenskyy.

📹: Radio Svoboda

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Ïne Back Ïversen @ineiversen.bsky.social · 2d
‼️This is Kyiv today, morning hours of December 27th 2025, where russia is once again sending UAV’s to DIRECTLY HIT residential buildings & murder civilians in their homes!

Tell me again how much the terrorist state currently carrying out a genocide in Europe “want peace”..

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 2d
Yet again, another massive attack on Ukraine.

All in the name of “peace,” apparently the same peace Russia claimed to want when it started the war.

Truthfully, they do not hide their intention to destroy Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d
⚡️Russia's mass missile attack targets Kyiv ahead of upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting.

Several waves of explosions were heard across the capital, according to Kyiv Independent reporters, as well as in Kyiv Oblast, where power outages were reported in the town of Brovary following the strikes.
Russia's mass missile attack targets Kyiv ahead of upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting
Several explosions were heard across the capital, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground, as well as in Kyiv Oblast, where power outages were reported in the town of Brovary and surroun...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d
⚡️Russia's mass missile attack targets Kyiv ahead of upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting.

Several waves of explosions were heard across the capital, according to Kyiv Independent reporters, as well as in Kyiv Oblast, where power outages were reported in the town of Brovary following the strikes.
Russia's mass missile attack targets Kyiv ahead of upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting
Several explosions were heard across the capital, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground, as well as in Kyiv Oblast, where power outages were reported in the town of Brovary and surroun...
kyivindependent.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d
The third paragraph reads as if the Russians wrote it. Maybe they did. In any event, it is an atrociously big lie; 1984-grade, as Aaron Rupar rightly says.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
War is peace. Russia is fully committed to peace in Ukraine.
Over the last two days in Florida, the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings with the American delegation to advance President Trump’s peace plan on Ukraine. The American delegation included Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and White House staff member Josh Gruenbaum. Russia remains fully committed to achieving peace in Ukraine. Russia highly values the efforts and support of the United States to resolve the Ukrainian conflict and re-establish global security.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3d
Over the centuries, Vertep evolved but remains a cherished embodiment of the Christmas spirit. Modern celebrations can feature caroling groups adorned in traditional Ukrainian folk costumes or dressed as characters from folklore.
Vertep, a centuries-old Ukrainian Christmas tradition
The origins of Vertep remain a mystery, but the Christmas caroling tradition has endured through centuries of history.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 4d
“I was in the shelters for so long. And now I’m hiding in the bathroom.”

A Nigerian-Ukrainian blogger describes the exhausting nature of living under constant shelling and documents the aftermath of yet another russian war crime.

Reposted by Henry Jones, Maria Faticov

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 4d
🎄 Meanwhile, in Kyiv, Christmas carollers are taking to the streets.

Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Iryna Dronova, Maria Faticov

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8d
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
u24.gov.ua UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 10d
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.

It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.

The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.

Reposted by Samuel Depraz, Maria Faticov

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 9d
#TansleyInsight | On the role of mutualisms in plant biogeography: consequences for ecology, evolution, and invasion

@camilledelavaux.bsky.social 👇

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#LatestIssue #PlantScience #TansleyMedal
Fig. 3 Major traits hypothesized to impact the mutualist filter.

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Mark A. Anthony @anthomycota.bsky.social · 10d
We’ve posted a new preprint providing evidence that endophytic fungi facilitate resource transfer through common mycelial networks. A neat aspect of our study is that we measured fungal functional changes when connected to more than one plant, not just the plants!
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
Evidence for resource transfer via common endophyte networks
Fungal symbionts play essential roles in ecosystems influencing plant development and biodiversity. Mycorrhizal fungi can form common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) where a fungus connects the roots of a...
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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 11d
Putin shows no intention of stopping the war!

Russia is militarising its society, even indoctrinating children for a future conflict with Europe.

The key question is whether the EU will confront this reality, or to fight in the future war. Today’s vote on reparations may be a telling signal.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Maria Faticov

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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 11d
Some of the longest-lived organisms on Earth aren’t whales, trees or corals, but microbes buried deep in the earth. This eye-opening essay examines the slowest lives on Earth, asking what such lives mean for how we define life itself @karenlloyd.bsky.social
The discovery of aeonophiles expands our definition of life | Aeon Essays
The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life
buff.ly

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 11d
‼️ "Either money today or blood tomorrow", Polish PM tells EU leaders on Ukraine financing
"Either money today or blood tomorrow", Polish PM tells EU leaders on Ukraine financing
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned EU leaders that failure to agree on funding for Ukraine now could lead to bloodshed in Ukraine and across Europe.
www.pravda.com.ua

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 12d
Ru is like a mobster benefiting from habeas corpus and vigorously defending himself in court, while at the same time trying to bribe the prosecutors or whack the judge.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Belgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assets
Exclusive: Key figures at frozen assets depository among targets of intimidation campaign, say European intelligence agencies
www.theguardian.com

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Mark A. Anthony @anthomycota.bsky.social · 12d
Great new article out by Solomon Maerowitz-McMahan on fungal production, composition, and fire response. Solomon presented this work at our mycorrhizal session last year the @egu.eu meeting (you can still submit to present your work at our 2026 session).

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Decoupled responses of mycorrhizal fungal communities and function to recurrent wildfire
Understanding the effects of fire on ecosystem function is critical for both above- and belowground processes. Mycorrhizal fungi play essential roles …
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 15d
For the third day in a row, russia has been relentlessly attacking the energy infrastructure of the Odesa region.

Large parts of the city are still w/o electricity, water, or heating. While power is slowly being restored in some areas, thousands of people are trying to survive w/o basic services.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16d
For more than three years, Ukraine has endured Russia’s relentless campaign against its energy infrastructure. While Europe has supported Ukraine with equipment and financing, Kyiv is now returning the favor by advising European states on how to protect their grids.
From target to teacher, Ukraine’s energy sector is preparing Europe for drones
As Russian drones test Europe's skies, European governments are turning to the one nation that knows this battle best. Ukraine’s state power company, Ukrenergo — which as the chief transporter of the...
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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 16d
Dormancy and reactivation of the seed and its microbiome: a holobiont perspective

#mSystems review by Davide Gerna, @thomas-chadelaud.bsky.social, @fly-florian.bsky.social, @lmatthieul.bsky.social, Armelle Darrasse and @microbialmarie.bsky.social

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 17d
Published!📖

These findings highlight the overlooked but important role of foliar microbial communities in shaping plant responses to global change and suggest that microbial regulation may become increasingly influential in future ecosystems🦠🧪 🌱

Read more:

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 18d
🌱 Delve deeper into the ecology of soil with "The Ecology of Soil: From communities to ecosystems", a fascinating new book release from our Executive Editor Richard Bardgett!

🪱 Read more: buff.ly/6A4abeW

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Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) @spun.earth · 20d
⏰ We’re hiring a Mycorrhizal Carbon Science Lead (Global / Remote) to guide and manage our climate and carbon research group. This role will set the direction for integrating fungal carbon science into broader conservation, climate, and restoration strategies.

➡️ Apply here: buff.ly/m5C7ni6

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Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 20d
🧬🦠🚨 Another new paper alert, this time led by @maureenbug.bsky.social ! In collaboration with the Emerson lab and
@titus.idyll.org lab (@taylorreiter.bsky.social), both at UC Davis. Asking the question: what are we missing in short-read metagenome assembly, and why ?

doi.org/10.1093/narg...
Comparison of short-read and long-read metagenome assemblies in a natural soil community highlights systematic bias in recovery of high-diversity populations
Abstract. Comparisons of long-read and short-read (meta)genome assemblies typically show that short-read sequence assemblies are less error-prone, but stru
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 21d
Consecutive droughts leave lasting impacts on protist plant parasites in the Jena Experiment

Solbach et al. @jena-experiment.bsky.social

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Sankey diagrams displaying an overview of the relative abundances (based on sequence reads).

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ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology @isme-microbes.bsky.social · 21d
Microbial movement into soils occurs at a surprisingly local scale. By measuring dispersal rates and spatial patterns, this study challenges the assumption that microbes freely mix across environments.
isme-microbes.org/close-to-hom...
#microbes #fungi #bacteria #dispersal #ecology

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UkraineWorld @ukraineworld.bsky.social · 21d
In this podcast episode, we will discuss the work of the Povernys Zhyvym foundation and explore ways you can support Ukraine.
🔗 ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/...

▪️Guest: Kateryna Leshchyshyn, head of the international partnerships at the Come Back Alive foundation.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22d
And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.