Cassandra N. Makhno
@cassandramakhno.bsky.social
Ukrainian diaspora worldwide - with two wings, wisdom & compassion.
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Midnight in Kyiv.
Electricity is back after 10 hours without it.
I’m charging everything, waiting for the water to warm up, and then I’ll wash my hair.
Because you never know what you might not have tomorrow. That’s the rule of life in Kyiv now.
Electricity is back after 10 hours without it.
I’m charging everything, waiting for the water to warm up, and then I’ll wash my hair.
Because you never know what you might not have tomorrow. That’s the rule of life in Kyiv now.
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Midnight in Kyiv.
Electricity is back after 10 hours without it.
I’m charging everything, waiting for the water to warm up, and then I’ll wash my hair.
Because you never know what you might not have tomorrow. That’s the rule of life in Kyiv now.
Electricity is back after 10 hours without it.
I’m charging everything, waiting for the water to warm up, and then I’ll wash my hair.
Because you never know what you might not have tomorrow. That’s the rule of life in Kyiv now.
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🇩🇰❗️🇺🇸 A grassroots boycott of U.S. products is spreading in Denmark after Donald Trump renewed claims over Greenland, - Odnako
95,000+ people have joined a “Boycott American products” group.
95,000+ people have joined a “Boycott American products” group.
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🇩🇰❗️🇺🇸 A grassroots boycott of U.S. products is spreading in Denmark after Donald Trump renewed claims over Greenland, - Odnako
95,000+ people have joined a “Boycott American products” group.
95,000+ people have joined a “Boycott American products” group.
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🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe may begin selling US assets in response to a new conflict with US, and this will collapse the dollar,- Bloomberg.
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
January 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe may begin selling US assets in response to a new conflict with US, and this will collapse the dollar,- Bloomberg.
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
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Fighters of the Ukrainian Achilles Brigade rescue an owl trapped in anti-drone netting.
January 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Fighters of the Ukrainian Achilles Brigade rescue an owl trapped in anti-drone netting.
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Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, today: a massive protest outside the U.S. embassy against the sale/occupation of Greenland by the United States
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, today: a massive protest outside the U.S. embassy against the sale/occupation of Greenland by the United States
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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⚡️Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage electrical substation in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, group claims.
Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage electrical substation in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, group claims
The Atesh partisan group sabotaged an electrical substation Russia's Bryansk Oblast, disrupting power supply to "key" components of Russia's war machine, the group claimed in a Telegram post on Jan. 1...
kyivindependent.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM
⚡️Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage electrical substation in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, group claims.
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⚡️ 'Warmth from Poland' — Fundraiser raises $330,000 to buy generators for Kyiv as Russia targets energy.
After quickly reaching the initial target, organizers raised the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000).
After quickly reaching the initial target, organizers raised the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000).
'Warmth from Poland' — Fundraiser raises $330,000 to buy generators for Kyiv as Russia targets energy
After quickly reaching the initial target, organizers raised the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000).
kyivindependent.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
⚡️ 'Warmth from Poland' — Fundraiser raises $330,000 to buy generators for Kyiv as Russia targets energy.
After quickly reaching the initial target, organizers raised the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000).
After quickly reaching the initial target, organizers raised the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000).
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❗️🇺🇦 Russia is trying to harm Ukrainian nuclear power plants — Kyiv has data on facilities that the enemy was scouting. Strikes on Naftogaz facilities were also recorded during the week, — Zelensky.
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
❗️🇺🇦 Russia is trying to harm Ukrainian nuclear power plants — Kyiv has data on facilities that the enemy was scouting. Strikes on Naftogaz facilities were also recorded during the week, — Zelensky.
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🇪🇺 The EU is preparing €93bn in tariffs and possible limits on US companies’ access to the EU market to counter Trump’s threats, - FT
🇪🇸 Sanchez: A US invasion of Greenland would make Putin the happiest man in the world. it would legitimize his invasion of Ukraine.
9/9
🇪🇸 Sanchez: A US invasion of Greenland would make Putin the happiest man in the world. it would legitimize his invasion of Ukraine.
9/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🇪🇺 The EU is preparing €93bn in tariffs and possible limits on US companies’ access to the EU market to counter Trump’s threats, - FT
🇪🇸 Sanchez: A US invasion of Greenland would make Putin the happiest man in the world. it would legitimize his invasion of Ukraine.
9/9
🇪🇸 Sanchez: A US invasion of Greenland would make Putin the happiest man in the world. it would legitimize his invasion of Ukraine.
9/9
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🇨🇿 Czech Republic will transfer combat aircraft to Ukraine to combat "shaheds" and other drones, - Petr Pavel
🔥 In Crimea, AFU “Nebo-U” radar station and the “Pantsir-S1” complex.
💥 In the Donetsk region, a place for storing and preparing for the use of UAVs was hit.
8/9
🔥 In Crimea, AFU “Nebo-U” radar station and the “Pantsir-S1” complex.
💥 In the Donetsk region, a place for storing and preparing for the use of UAVs was hit.
8/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🇨🇿 Czech Republic will transfer combat aircraft to Ukraine to combat "shaheds" and other drones, - Petr Pavel
🔥 In Crimea, AFU “Nebo-U” radar station and the “Pantsir-S1” complex.
💥 In the Donetsk region, a place for storing and preparing for the use of UAVs was hit.
8/9
🔥 In Crimea, AFU “Nebo-U” radar station and the “Pantsir-S1” complex.
💥 In the Donetsk region, a place for storing and preparing for the use of UAVs was hit.
8/9
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🇮🇹 A Russian shadow fleet vessel has been arrested in Italy.
🇱🇹 Lithuania will make a decision on additional energy assistance to Ukraine in the coming days, — Shmyhal
🇪🇺 EU calls emergency meeting of ambassadors over Trump's tariff war over Greenland, - Reuters
5/9
🇱🇹 Lithuania will make a decision on additional energy assistance to Ukraine in the coming days, — Shmyhal
🇪🇺 EU calls emergency meeting of ambassadors over Trump's tariff war over Greenland, - Reuters
5/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🇮🇹 A Russian shadow fleet vessel has been arrested in Italy.
🇱🇹 Lithuania will make a decision on additional energy assistance to Ukraine in the coming days, — Shmyhal
🇪🇺 EU calls emergency meeting of ambassadors over Trump's tariff war over Greenland, - Reuters
5/9
🇱🇹 Lithuania will make a decision on additional energy assistance to Ukraine in the coming days, — Shmyhal
🇪🇺 EU calls emergency meeting of ambassadors over Trump's tariff war over Greenland, - Reuters
5/9
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🔥 Moscow region, Krasnozavodsk, sabotage at a substation. Blackout in the city.
🇪🇺 EU lawmakers are moving to halt the EU–US trade deal after Donald Trump threatened tariffs linked to Greenland, - Bloomberg
💥 Yeysk - accident at a local substation. Over 80 thousand people are in a blackout.
6/9
🇪🇺 EU lawmakers are moving to halt the EU–US trade deal after Donald Trump threatened tariffs linked to Greenland, - Bloomberg
💥 Yeysk - accident at a local substation. Over 80 thousand people are in a blackout.
6/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🔥 Moscow region, Krasnozavodsk, sabotage at a substation. Blackout in the city.
🇪🇺 EU lawmakers are moving to halt the EU–US trade deal after Donald Trump threatened tariffs linked to Greenland, - Bloomberg
💥 Yeysk - accident at a local substation. Over 80 thousand people are in a blackout.
6/9
🇪🇺 EU lawmakers are moving to halt the EU–US trade deal after Donald Trump threatened tariffs linked to Greenland, - Bloomberg
💥 Yeysk - accident at a local substation. Over 80 thousand people are in a blackout.
6/9
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👀 Temporarily occupied Kherson region - over 450 settlements were left without electricity after the destruction of power system facilities.
💥 Most of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region is in a blackout after the destruction of substations.
7/9
💥 Most of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region is in a blackout after the destruction of substations.
7/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
👀 Temporarily occupied Kherson region - over 450 settlements were left without electricity after the destruction of power system facilities.
💥 Most of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region is in a blackout after the destruction of substations.
7/9
💥 Most of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region is in a blackout after the destruction of substations.
7/9
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👀 "NATO has prepared a plan for a complete blockade of the Kaliningrad region," stated former Lithuanian Deputy FM
🔥 ATESH carried out sabotage in Bryansk region, disabling the electrical substation's equipment.
🇸🇪 Nuns from Belarus suspected of espionage in Sweden, – The Telegraph
4/9
🔥 ATESH carried out sabotage in Bryansk region, disabling the electrical substation's equipment.
🇸🇪 Nuns from Belarus suspected of espionage in Sweden, – The Telegraph
4/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
👀 "NATO has prepared a plan for a complete blockade of the Kaliningrad region," stated former Lithuanian Deputy FM
🔥 ATESH carried out sabotage in Bryansk region, disabling the electrical substation's equipment.
🇸🇪 Nuns from Belarus suspected of espionage in Sweden, – The Telegraph
4/9
🔥 ATESH carried out sabotage in Bryansk region, disabling the electrical substation's equipment.
🇸🇪 Nuns from Belarus suspected of espionage in Sweden, – The Telegraph
4/9
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🇪🇺 Europe may expel US military bases from its territory if the US annexes Greenland, - The Economist.
🇵🇱 Poland announced a fundraiser for generators for Kyiv — the initial amount was raised in a matter of hours, so the collection was continued.
3/9
🇵🇱 Poland announced a fundraiser for generators for Kyiv — the initial amount was raised in a matter of hours, so the collection was continued.
3/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🇪🇺 Europe may expel US military bases from its territory if the US annexes Greenland, - The Economist.
🇵🇱 Poland announced a fundraiser for generators for Kyiv — the initial amount was raised in a matter of hours, so the collection was continued.
3/9
🇵🇱 Poland announced a fundraiser for generators for Kyiv — the initial amount was raised in a matter of hours, so the collection was continued.
3/9
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🇮🇹 A batch of heating equipment from Italy will arrive in Ukraine to support the regions, - Budanov
🇺🇦 Ukraine hopes to be able to sign a framework agreement on security guarantees with Trump after Davos, - FT
2/9
🇺🇦 Ukraine hopes to be able to sign a framework agreement on security guarantees with Trump after Davos, - FT
2/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🇮🇹 A batch of heating equipment from Italy will arrive in Ukraine to support the regions, - Budanov
🇺🇦 Ukraine hopes to be able to sign a framework agreement on security guarantees with Trump after Davos, - FT
2/9
🇺🇦 Ukraine hopes to be able to sign a framework agreement on security guarantees with Trump after Davos, - FT
2/9
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VERY BIG TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝
🇺🇦 Ukraine will conduct offensive operations: you will not win in defense, - Syrskyi
💥 Occupied Melitopol, in most areas there is no power this morning. The 330 kV "Melitopolskaya" substation is hit.
1/9
🇺🇦 Ukraine will conduct offensive operations: you will not win in defense, - Syrskyi
💥 Occupied Melitopol, in most areas there is no power this morning. The 330 kV "Melitopolskaya" substation is hit.
1/9
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
VERY BIG TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝
🇺🇦 Ukraine will conduct offensive operations: you will not win in defense, - Syrskyi
💥 Occupied Melitopol, in most areas there is no power this morning. The 330 kV "Melitopolskaya" substation is hit.
1/9
🇺🇦 Ukraine will conduct offensive operations: you will not win in defense, - Syrskyi
💥 Occupied Melitopol, in most areas there is no power this morning. The 330 kV "Melitopolskaya" substation is hit.
1/9
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🇪🇺Ursula von der Leyen:
I spoke to Rutte, Macron, Starmer, Merz and Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark.
We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests. We will face these challenges with steadiness and resolve.
I spoke to Rutte, Macron, Starmer, Merz and Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark.
We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests. We will face these challenges with steadiness and resolve.
January 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM
🇪🇺Ursula von der Leyen:
I spoke to Rutte, Macron, Starmer, Merz and Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark.
We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests. We will face these challenges with steadiness and resolve.
I spoke to Rutte, Macron, Starmer, Merz and Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark.
We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests. We will face these challenges with steadiness and resolve.
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⚡️EU prepares to retaliate against Trump's Greenland threats.
The EU is preparing possible retaliation against the U.S., including €93 billion ($101 billion) in tariffs or restrictions on U.S. companies operating in the bloc, amid tensions with President Trump over Greenland, FT reported Jan. 18.
The EU is preparing possible retaliation against the U.S., including €93 billion ($101 billion) in tariffs or restrictions on U.S. companies operating in the bloc, amid tensions with President Trump over Greenland, FT reported Jan. 18.
EU prepares to retaliate against Trump's Greenland threats
The European Union is preparing possible retaliation against the United States, including up to €93 billion ($101 billion) in tariffs or restrictions on U.S. companies operating in the bloc, amid esca...
kyivindependent.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
⚡️EU prepares to retaliate against Trump's Greenland threats.
The EU is preparing possible retaliation against the U.S., including €93 billion ($101 billion) in tariffs or restrictions on U.S. companies operating in the bloc, amid tensions with President Trump over Greenland, FT reported Jan. 18.
The EU is preparing possible retaliation against the U.S., including €93 billion ($101 billion) in tariffs or restrictions on U.S. companies operating in the bloc, amid tensions with President Trump over Greenland, FT reported Jan. 18.
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🇩🇰 Denmark's Foreign Minister:
Trump is unconventional, but America is more than its president. There are checks and balances in American society.
The idea that you can pick out certain countries and impose tariffs on them is not possible in the world we live in. It is the EU that must respond.
Trump is unconventional, but America is more than its president. There are checks and balances in American society.
The idea that you can pick out certain countries and impose tariffs on them is not possible in the world we live in. It is the EU that must respond.
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
🇩🇰 Denmark's Foreign Minister:
Trump is unconventional, but America is more than its president. There are checks and balances in American society.
The idea that you can pick out certain countries and impose tariffs on them is not possible in the world we live in. It is the EU that must respond.
Trump is unconventional, but America is more than its president. There are checks and balances in American society.
The idea that you can pick out certain countries and impose tariffs on them is not possible in the world we live in. It is the EU that must respond.
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⚡️ Update: 'Warmth from Poland' — More than $650,000 raised to buy generators for Kyiv amid energy crisis.
After reaching the initial target, organizers increased the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000), which has been surpassed with donations now exceeding 2.4 million zloty ($660,000).
After reaching the initial target, organizers increased the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000), which has been surpassed with donations now exceeding 2.4 million zloty ($660,000).
'Warmth from Poland' — More than $650,000 raised to buy generators for Kyiv amid energy crisis
After quickly reaching the initial target, organizers raised the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000) — a figure that has since been surpassed, with donations now exceeding 2.4 million zloty (approximat...
kyivindependent.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
⚡️ Update: 'Warmth from Poland' — More than $650,000 raised to buy generators for Kyiv amid energy crisis.
After reaching the initial target, organizers increased the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000), which has been surpassed with donations now exceeding 2.4 million zloty ($660,000).
After reaching the initial target, organizers increased the goal to 2 million zloty ($550,000), which has been surpassed with donations now exceeding 2.4 million zloty ($660,000).
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💥BAVOVNA in Melitopol, Beslan and Bryansk, 🇬🇱🇩🇰Protests in Greenland and Denmark, 🇵🇱Polish fundraiser for generators for Kyiv, ⚔️Syrskyi said that 🇺🇦Ukraine will conduct offensive operations in 2026!
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January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
💥BAVOVNA in Melitopol, Beslan and Bryansk, 🇬🇱🇩🇰Protests in Greenland and Denmark, 🇵🇱Polish fundraiser for generators for Kyiv, ⚔️Syrskyi said that 🇺🇦Ukraine will conduct offensive operations in 2026!
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NEW: Russian forces are reportedly preparing to conduct long-range strikes against substations powering Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar011826
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar011826
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
January 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
NEW: Russian forces are reportedly preparing to conduct long-range strikes against substations powering Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar011826
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar011826
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️