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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1h

Since 2022, Germany is likely the only country to elect a government even more visibly and consistently pro-Ukrainian than the previous one.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 5h

Think about it.

First russians bomb the power grids when cold weather is starting.

Then they target those who fix them and rescue people from freezing.

Then they strike rescuers who arrive to save the wounded.

This is genocide. If one can't see it, they should check their moral compass.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 5h

Triple terror.

In the Chernihiv region, a russian drone targeted a service car of engineers who came to repair an energy facility after russia's previous attack — killing two workers and injuring three.

When rescuers arrived, russians shelled them too.

Unspeakable horror. Don't look away.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 19h

Cool! And thanks for your support 💙💛

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 19h

What keeps me hopeful? Initiatives like "Darek pro Putina", where 20,642 people in Czechia crowdfunded a helicopter for Ukraine's HUR. A real solidarity in action.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 23h

Use frozen russian assets now — to ensure that russia can't freeze Ukraine this winter.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1d

Last night, russia murdered a 7yo boy in Zaporizhzhia and brought a lot of damage to the Ukrainian energy system attempting to freeze us into capitulation in winter.

This won't stop until russia tastes its own pill. Every effort to manage escalation has only led to impunity and more escalation.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1d

Crimea is Ukraine! 🇺🇦

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1d

On Sept 28, a russian drone killed nurse Oksana Katerusha from the Kyiv cardiology institute.

Following protocols, all patients and staff moved to the shelter when the air raid began. But one man's condition deteriorated there. Oksana took the risk & went upstairs to help & there both were killed.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 3d

The mother of this baby, Tetyana, was killed in a russian strike on Kyiv on Sept 7 — she suffered burns to 90% of her body.

Her premature baby, Nazar, miraculously survived emergency delivery and brain surgery. The father Vadym meets his son for the first time on Oct 7.

❤️‍🩹

Source: United24.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 3d

russia escalates by the day.

Belgian government must stop blocking EU reparation loan, part of which will go for procuring European weapons for Ukraine.

Defeating russia in Ukraine is the best security guarantee for Belgium and the entire Europe. For that, long-term predictable funding is crucial.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 3d

russia — a permanent member of the UN Security Council — has recently bombed a cardiology hospital, attacked a passenger train, erased entire residential neighborhoods, cut electricity that powered Europe's largest nuclear power plant and now actively aims to freeze Ukraine in winter.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 3d

Too much pain. In yesterday's air attack against Chernihiv, russians destroyed the home of this kitty. Luckily, his people were at work, but the baby got burned. He got medical treatment and is now recovering.

russia brings nothing but destruction and suffering.

Photo via Ania_in_UA twi.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 4d

No surprise when those who've seen the russian war only through "Insta stories" believe talks can stop the killing.

But rejecting Ukraine's right to self-defense and weapons supplies after spending a night in a shelter, seeing the ruins, or talking to victims is a moral collapse.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 4d

For the sake of lasting peace in Europe, russia must be defeated.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 4d

Sumy is increasingly in the Russian crosshairs, much like Kherson in the south. I think maternity hospitals were attacked in both locations. In fact, the more I think about it, maternity hospitals seem to be a “strategic target” for Russia. From Mariupol to now, they‘re frequently attacked. Sick! 💙💛

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 5d

Escalation continues: terrorussian forces attacked a maternity hospital in Sumy, setting its roof on fire. At the time, 35 women and 11 children were inside, along with 120 hospital employees. Thankfully, everyone managed to shelter safely.

#Makerussiapay is long overdue.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 6d

And Zaporizhzhia was targeted again as well, I saw. One small saving grace — another Russian refinery experienced kinetic sanctions last night, further draining the Russian war chest. It also looked like Kyiv came through relatively unscathed this time, or so I hope. 💙💛

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 6d

Our Lviv endured a horrendous terrorist attack.

NATO countries could have helped us repel it w #SkyShield. Instead, they chose to stand by, allowing the russian cancer to spread — until the day when civilian aviation in Europe is gone thanks to russian drones non-stop over airports.

📸 A Sadovyi.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 6d

russia is the cancer of this world.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 6d

5,5h of the wild air attack against Lviv and the region in the west with drones, cruise missiles and ballistic. Locals reported explosions of the magnitude and intensity they've never heard before. A civilian industrial park is on fire.

I hate russia, the world's rotten hole.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 6d

A massive russian combined missile & drone attack is expected tonight, with the first swarms of drones already approaching.

russia's aim remains the same — to terrorize civilians, cripple critical infrastructure, and pressure Ukraine into surrender through freezing us by winter.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 7d

The russian terrorists have just bombed a passenger train Shostka-Kyiv in the Sumy region, injuring at least 30 people.

Don't let this terrorism go unnoticed and unchecked. A lasting peace can come back only through Ukrainian victory and justice.

Video: president Zelenskyi.

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heepst @heepst.bsky.social · 7d

13,000 pigs killed indicates that Russia is going back to trying to starve Ukrainians

Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 8d

Last night, russians savagely shelled Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions w/ drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, hitting energy and civil infrastructure, residential homes.

Also, 20 drones (!) targeted a big farm, killing 13 thousand pigs.

russia is a death cult.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 8d

Raise your hand if you share this vibe 🤭

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