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Ukrainian writing about Ukraine and Russia ⎊ Product Designer ⎊ Making flashlights for UA defenders at Syaivo
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Our flashlight survived the FPV attack 😬

The defender is safe, and that's the most important for us. We will send a new flashlight and take this one for research 😊
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Syaivo received a token of gratitude from the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine — the 2nd Battalion, Echo Squad 🤗

It’s a great honor for us and another sign that our flashlights are truly needed and helpful in the toughest conditions.

This token of gratitude is for everyone who supported us 💪
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An idea for NATO countries whose airspace is being violated by Russian aircraft and drones:

1. Shoot them down.
2. Pretend you don't understand what happened.
3. Conduct numerous investigations.
4. Generate thousands of versions why it’s happened.
5. “It's not us.”
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Thank you to everyone who supports Syaivo with donations and flashlight purchases. Your support is converted into new products for defenders.
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Recently, we have fulfilled many requests, but there is still a queue for free flashlights for defenders, so we would be glad to receive your support.

Paypal:
[email protected]

Monobank Jar:
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Today is my birthday 🥳

My only wish is for Ukraine's victory and for all the defenders to return alive and well.

Please support any transparent fundraiser or fund. For example, Come Back Alive, Sternenko, Dzyga's Paw, or my workshop Syaivo ⤵️
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Vitaly Portnikov, a Ukrainian journalist, put it well:

“In 2022, one of the main reasons why Europe refused to close Ukrainian sky was Russian planes with pilots were there.

Why today it does not shoot down drones in Ukrainian airspace defies any logic.”
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When the West is still scared of a huge gas station ruled by terrorists, it's getting harder to put frustration about this absurdity into words.

So I decided to visualise it.
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NATO countries have failed to understand Putin's logic.

He lives according to Russian prison concepts. He is a gopnik, a thug, a robber. He has no family, no wife, no kids. But most importantly, he despises weakness in his enemies.

NATO feeds Putin with fear.
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I think we don't recognize enough how Bulgaria has helped Ukraine.

A huge number of shells and weapons were donated, which helped to fight the Russian invasion and reduce casualties among Ukrainians.

The Bulgarians did this quietly, without pathos, but extremely effectively.
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In 2022, Poland’s leadership felt an existential threat. That was the main reason they supported Ukraine so strongly at the time.

When the war began to feel “far away,” came the politics: hostile statements, border blockades, and manipulations of history.
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Great article! 👍
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Russians and their apologists deny the Holodomor.
At the same time, Russians are:

1. Stealing Ukrainian grain.
2. Burning Ukrainian fields.
3. Destroying Ukrainian grain elevators.
4. Killing Ukrainian farmers.
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“Don't put pressure on Ukraine, put pressure on Putin.”

This is probably the most absurd and painful thing for Ukrainians. After thousands of crimes committed by Russians, Ukrainians are not only equated with them, but also blamed.
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“When Russia's economy collapses, it will have fewer opportunities to wage open war against Ukraine, because this war will be too costly for Russia.”

More than 10 years have passed, and our partners still cannot deal a real economic blow to Russia.
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“It is very sad for one reason: unfortunately, world leaders have learned very little from the lessons of the 1930s.”

This argument is extremely popular now. But Oleh Liashko emphasised it back in 2015.
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“Russia is currently ruled by a terrorist regime that shoots down Malaysian airliners and kills its own former citizens.”

I would like to remind you that Russia recently shot down another passenger airliner, this time an Azerbaijani one and killed Navalny.
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“They didn't stop Putin in Georgia, so he went to Ukraine. They didn't stop him in Ukraine, so he went to Syria. Tomorrow he will go to the Baltic states, and the day after tomorrow he will go to Poland.”
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You should listen to Oleh Liashko's words from 2015.

He's a Ukrainian politician who is now a battalion commander. His warning then is painfully relevant today.

“Our partners must understand one thing: they will not solve the problem of Putin at the expense of Ukraine.” 🧵
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The brainless Diana is not interested in truth

She was paid to tell a different story. For that reason, she doesn't want to show how Russians dress up children in Soviet Union uniforms or teach them to shoot.

She is concerned Ukrainians are being taught to defend themselves.
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Science no longer matters, huh?

One of Diana’s most repulsive crimes is that she presents herself as Ukrainian. But that is a lie. She is not Ukrainian. And not even Russian.

She has neither kin nor tribe.