Joanne Verbeek
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Chernihiv region
In the Nizhyn district, sappers removed a dangerous fragment of the Kinzhal missile, which fell on the territory of a private yard
The warhead was taken to a prepared site and neutralized.
📷 State Emergency Service of Ukraine
In the Nizhyn district, sappers removed a dangerous fragment of the Kinzhal missile, which fell on the territory of a private yard
The warhead was taken to a prepared site and neutralized.
📷 State Emergency Service of Ukraine
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Chernihiv region
In the Nizhyn district, sappers removed a dangerous fragment of the Kinzhal missile, which fell on the territory of a private yard
The warhead was taken to a prepared site and neutralized.
📷 State Emergency Service of Ukraine
In the Nizhyn district, sappers removed a dangerous fragment of the Kinzhal missile, which fell on the territory of a private yard
The warhead was taken to a prepared site and neutralized.
📷 State Emergency Service of Ukraine
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December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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President of Ukraine:
The Russians started the war, and there are no alternatives to this wording. The whole world is a witness. They came with aggression to destroy us.
We stopped them. Europe helped, America helped.
The Russians started the war, and there are no alternatives to this wording. The whole world is a witness. They came with aggression to destroy us.
We stopped them. Europe helped, America helped.
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
President of Ukraine:
The Russians started the war, and there are no alternatives to this wording. The whole world is a witness. They came with aggression to destroy us.
We stopped them. Europe helped, America helped.
The Russians started the war, and there are no alternatives to this wording. The whole world is a witness. They came with aggression to destroy us.
We stopped them. Europe helped, America helped.
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Sudan's military government has offered Russia its first naval base in Africa,the WSJ reported.
Under a 25-year proposal presented in October, Moscow would have the right to station up to 300 troops and dock four warships, including nuclear-powered ones, at Port Sudan or another Red Sea facility.
Under a 25-year proposal presented in October, Moscow would have the right to station up to 300 troops and dock four warships, including nuclear-powered ones, at Port Sudan or another Red Sea facility.
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Sudan's military government has offered Russia its first naval base in Africa,the WSJ reported.
Under a 25-year proposal presented in October, Moscow would have the right to station up to 300 troops and dock four warships, including nuclear-powered ones, at Port Sudan or another Red Sea facility.
Under a 25-year proposal presented in October, Moscow would have the right to station up to 300 troops and dock four warships, including nuclear-powered ones, at Port Sudan or another Red Sea facility.
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Belarusian opposition leader&head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus,Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya,in an interview with DW:
We must be very clear that supporting #Ukraine is a priority,because Ukraine’s victory will have enormous significance for many countries - Belarus first and foremost
We must be very clear that supporting #Ukraine is a priority,because Ukraine’s victory will have enormous significance for many countries - Belarus first and foremost
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Belarusian opposition leader&head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus,Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya,in an interview with DW:
We must be very clear that supporting #Ukraine is a priority,because Ukraine’s victory will have enormous significance for many countries - Belarus first and foremost
We must be very clear that supporting #Ukraine is a priority,because Ukraine’s victory will have enormous significance for many countries - Belarus first and foremost
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On December 2,Ukraine&Denmark started work on a rocket fuel factory on the Danish territory,marking the first time a Ukrainian weapons manufacturer will operate in a NATO country⤵️
📹:Danish Industry Minister Morten Bødskov, mayor of the Haderslev Municipality Mads Skau,FPRT's Bondarchuk
📹:Danish Industry Minister Morten Bødskov, mayor of the Haderslev Municipality Mads Skau,FPRT's Bondarchuk
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
On December 2,Ukraine&Denmark started work on a rocket fuel factory on the Danish territory,marking the first time a Ukrainian weapons manufacturer will operate in a NATO country⤵️
📹:Danish Industry Minister Morten Bødskov, mayor of the Haderslev Municipality Mads Skau,FPRT's Bondarchuk
📹:Danish Industry Minister Morten Bødskov, mayor of the Haderslev Municipality Mads Skau,FPRT's Bondarchuk
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Republican Rep.Michael McCaul of Texas:
The Russia has abducted at least 20,000 [Ukrainian]children.That is the number we can verify.But every expert I’ve spoken with believes the true figure is far,far higher…
As a father of five,I can’t imagine any of my children being kidnapped
The Russia has abducted at least 20,000 [Ukrainian]children.That is the number we can verify.But every expert I’ve spoken with believes the true figure is far,far higher…
As a father of five,I can’t imagine any of my children being kidnapped
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Republican Rep.Michael McCaul of Texas:
The Russia has abducted at least 20,000 [Ukrainian]children.That is the number we can verify.But every expert I’ve spoken with believes the true figure is far,far higher…
As a father of five,I can’t imagine any of my children being kidnapped
The Russia has abducted at least 20,000 [Ukrainian]children.That is the number we can verify.But every expert I’ve spoken with believes the true figure is far,far higher…
As a father of five,I can’t imagine any of my children being kidnapped
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Daria’s crew is the first in #Ukraine’s national guard to operate entirely without men
She&the 4 women under her command build own explosives&launch armed drones along the southeastern front
Viktoriia,Tetiana,Oleksandra,Maryna, Daria- members of drone unit Typhoon
📷Oksana Parafeniuk /for The WP
She&the 4 women under her command build own explosives&launch armed drones along the southeastern front
Viktoriia,Tetiana,Oleksandra,Maryna, Daria- members of drone unit Typhoon
📷Oksana Parafeniuk /for The WP
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Daria’s crew is the first in #Ukraine’s national guard to operate entirely without men
She&the 4 women under her command build own explosives&launch armed drones along the southeastern front
Viktoriia,Tetiana,Oleksandra,Maryna, Daria- members of drone unit Typhoon
📷Oksana Parafeniuk /for The WP
She&the 4 women under her command build own explosives&launch armed drones along the southeastern front
Viktoriia,Tetiana,Oleksandra,Maryna, Daria- members of drone unit Typhoon
📷Oksana Parafeniuk /for The WP
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40 animals were evacuated from Kostyantynivka,Donetsk region,on the 27th of October.
26 animals were adopted by volunteers,3 dogs have been reunited with their owners, volunteers said.
📹Animal Rescue Kharkiv
26 animals were adopted by volunteers,3 dogs have been reunited with their owners, volunteers said.
📹Animal Rescue Kharkiv
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
40 animals were evacuated from Kostyantynivka,Donetsk region,on the 27th of October.
26 animals were adopted by volunteers,3 dogs have been reunited with their owners, volunteers said.
📹Animal Rescue Kharkiv
26 animals were adopted by volunteers,3 dogs have been reunited with their owners, volunteers said.
📹Animal Rescue Kharkiv
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"I knew right away that they [Russians] would come to us. My daughter is a combatant, and so is my son-in-law."
Tetiana left Shchastia, Luhansk region, four months ago. The city, in which she lived for three and a half years, was occupied by Russia at the very beginning of its full-scale invasion.
Tetiana left Shchastia, Luhansk region, four months ago. The city, in which she lived for three and a half years, was occupied by Russia at the very beginning of its full-scale invasion.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"I knew right away that they [Russians] would come to us. My daughter is a combatant, and so is my son-in-law."
Tetiana left Shchastia, Luhansk region, four months ago. The city, in which she lived for three and a half years, was occupied by Russia at the very beginning of its full-scale invasion.
Tetiana left Shchastia, Luhansk region, four months ago. The city, in which she lived for three and a half years, was occupied by Russia at the very beginning of its full-scale invasion.
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No lie I'm more stoked for this than House of the Dragon at this point lol -Matt www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItU...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
No lie I'm more stoked for this than House of the Dragon at this point lol -Matt www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItU...
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Russia is waging war not only on land& in the air,but also at sea
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Russia is waging war not only on land& in the air,but also at sea
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
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SA became the only BRICS country not to side with the Kremlin,one of just eight African states to support the document
In April,Zelenskyy handed Ramaphosa a list of 400 abducted Ukrainian children,asking for assistance in bringing them home
Russia called the resolution "politically motivated"
In April,Zelenskyy handed Ramaphosa a list of 400 abducted Ukrainian children,asking for assistance in bringing them home
Russia called the resolution "politically motivated"
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
SA became the only BRICS country not to side with the Kremlin,one of just eight African states to support the document
In April,Zelenskyy handed Ramaphosa a list of 400 abducted Ukrainian children,asking for assistance in bringing them home
Russia called the resolution "politically motivated"
In April,Zelenskyy handed Ramaphosa a list of 400 abducted Ukrainian children,asking for assistance in bringing them home
Russia called the resolution "politically motivated"
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South Africa has voted against Russia at the UN,supporting a resolution calling for the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken or unlawfully held by Russia since 2014.
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
South Africa has voted against Russia at the UN,supporting a resolution calling for the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken or unlawfully held by Russia since 2014.
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Fastiv, Kyiv region
The railway station.
📹Suspilne
The railway station.
📹Suspilne
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Fastiv, Kyiv region
The railway station.
📹Suspilne
The railway station.
📹Suspilne
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Moments of combat operations by the aviation of the Air Command “West”.
📹Defense of Ukraine
📹Defense of Ukraine
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Moments of combat operations by the aviation of the Air Command “West”.
📹Defense of Ukraine
📹Defense of Ukraine
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and if it doesn't meet the 2027 deadline, the US may stop participating in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms.
Friends, what are your thoughts on this?
Friends, what are your thoughts on this?
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
and if it doesn't meet the 2027 deadline, the US may stop participating in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms.
Friends, what are your thoughts on this?
Friends, what are your thoughts on this?
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The US wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities by 2027,Reuters reported,citing Pentagon officials
They indicated Washington wasn’t yet satisfied with the strides Europe has made to boost its defense capabilities since Russia's full-scale invasion🇺🇦
They indicated Washington wasn’t yet satisfied with the strides Europe has made to boost its defense capabilities since Russia's full-scale invasion🇺🇦
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The US wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities by 2027,Reuters reported,citing Pentagon officials
They indicated Washington wasn’t yet satisfied with the strides Europe has made to boost its defense capabilities since Russia's full-scale invasion🇺🇦
They indicated Washington wasn’t yet satisfied with the strides Europe has made to boost its defense capabilities since Russia's full-scale invasion🇺🇦
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We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
Ukrainian History Global Initiative
The Creative Humanities During a War of Destruction
snyder.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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This is what #Ukraine is fighting for.
Seven more Ukrainian children have come home after being illegally held by Russia.
Every Ukrainian child abducted by Russia must come home.
Seven more Ukrainian children have come home after being illegally held by Russia.
Every Ukrainian child abducted by Russia must come home.
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is what #Ukraine is fighting for.
Seven more Ukrainian children have come home after being illegally held by Russia.
Every Ukrainian child abducted by Russia must come home.
Seven more Ukrainian children have come home after being illegally held by Russia.
Every Ukrainian child abducted by Russia must come home.
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Pluribus is a post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series created by Vince Gilligan. At the center of the plot is the story of a writer who becomes one of only 12 people on the planet with immunity to a new virus that makes everyone infected feel happy.
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Pluribus is a post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series created by Vince Gilligan. At the center of the plot is the story of a writer who becomes one of only 12 people on the planet with immunity to a new virus that makes everyone infected feel happy.
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A song by the Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha has become the soundtrack for the new American TV series Pluribus.
The track Sonnet was released back in 2020 and was included on DakhaBrakha's album "Alambari." For Pluribus, the band created a new, shorter version of the song.
The track Sonnet was released back in 2020 and was included on DakhaBrakha's album "Alambari." For Pluribus, the band created a new, shorter version of the song.
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A song by the Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha has become the soundtrack for the new American TV series Pluribus.
The track Sonnet was released back in 2020 and was included on DakhaBrakha's album "Alambari." For Pluribus, the band created a new, shorter version of the song.
The track Sonnet was released back in 2020 and was included on DakhaBrakha's album "Alambari." For Pluribus, the band created a new, shorter version of the song.