Iryna Voichuk
@irynavoichuk.bsky.social
MD. Kharkiv is my home, aber jetzt wohne ich in Deutschland. War reporting & life notes. Wandering deeper on http://patreon.com/IrynaVoichuk | [email protected] | https://buymeacoffee.com/irynavoichuk
Right now, Odesa is under massive russian drone attack! Power went out in some districts of the city.
Reportedly, one of the drone struck a residential building.
Reportedly, one of the drone struck a residential building.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Right now, Odesa is under massive russian drone attack! Power went out in some districts of the city.
Reportedly, one of the drone struck a residential building.
Reportedly, one of the drone struck a residential building.
The death toll from the russian drone attack on Kharkiv has risen to four.
17 more people were injured.
17 more people were injured.
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The death toll from the russian drone attack on Kharkiv has risen to four.
17 more people were injured.
17 more people were injured.
Kharkiv💔
The number of injured in russian drone attack has risen to 15.
Three people were killed.
The number of injured in russian drone attack has risen to 15.
Three people were killed.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Kharkiv💔
The number of injured in russian drone attack has risen to 15.
Three people were killed.
The number of injured in russian drone attack has risen to 15.
Three people were killed.
Three people were killed and eight injured in a russian drone attack on Kharkiv.
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Three people were killed and eight injured in a russian drone attack on Kharkiv.
❗️Russian drone struck a home in Kharkiv.
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
❗️Russian drone struck a home in Kharkiv.
Kharkiv right now!
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Kharkiv right now!
Three men aged 18 to 25 were killed in Kramatorsk last night.
They were outside when russian forces struck a residential area with a Smerch MLRS.
Three more people — a woman and two men aged 26 and 64 — were injured and are in serious condition.
They were outside when russian forces struck a residential area with a Smerch MLRS.
Three more people — a woman and two men aged 26 and 64 — were injured and are in serious condition.
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Three men aged 18 to 25 were killed in Kramatorsk last night.
They were outside when russian forces struck a residential area with a Smerch MLRS.
Three more people — a woman and two men aged 26 and 64 — were injured and are in serious condition.
They were outside when russian forces struck a residential area with a Smerch MLRS.
Three more people — a woman and two men aged 26 and 64 — were injured and are in serious condition.
Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia with MLRS, damaging apartment buildings and a supermarket.
At least five people are reported injured.
At least five people are reported injured.
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia with MLRS, damaging apartment buildings and a supermarket.
At least five people are reported injured.
At least five people are reported injured.
In Ternopil, rescuers have recovered the body of another woman from the rubble. The death toll has risen to 33.
Rescuers have been working nonstop for four days.
Rescuers have been working nonstop for four days.
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In Ternopil, rescuers have recovered the body of another woman from the rubble. The death toll has risen to 33.
Rescuers have been working nonstop for four days.
Rescuers have been working nonstop for four days.
One of the few surviving photographic records of the Holodomor, taken by Alexander Wienerberger in 1933 in Kharkiv.
“A mother with her starving children.”
“A body of someone who died of hunger lying in the street.”
“A bread line at the market.”
“Mass graves near Kharkiv.”
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“A mother with her starving children.”
“A body of someone who died of hunger lying in the street.”
“A bread line at the market.”
“Mass graves near Kharkiv.”
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
One of the few surviving photographic records of the Holodomor, taken by Alexander Wienerberger in 1933 in Kharkiv.
“A mother with her starving children.”
“A body of someone who died of hunger lying in the street.”
“A bread line at the market.”
“Mass graves near Kharkiv.”
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“A mother with her starving children.”
“A body of someone who died of hunger lying in the street.”
“A bread line at the market.”
“Mass graves near Kharkiv.”
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During the Holodomor, no official counts of the dead were kept, as the Soviet authorities tried to conceal the scale of the tragedy. The first Ukrainian investigation estimated that 3.9 million people died as a result of the Holodomor. However, other studies report as many as 7 million deaths.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
During the Holodomor, no official counts of the dead were kept, as the Soviet authorities tried to conceal the scale of the tragedy. The first Ukrainian investigation estimated that 3.9 million people died as a result of the Holodomor. However, other studies report as many as 7 million deaths.
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By the spring of 1933, mortality in Ukraine had reached catastrophic levels. The peak of the Holodomor came in June, when around 28,000 people were dying every day. All of this happened despite the existence of large grain reserves in state storage and ongoing large-scale grain exports.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
By the spring of 1933, mortality in Ukraine had reached catastrophic levels. The peak of the Holodomor came in June, when around 28,000 people were dying every day. All of this happened despite the existence of large grain reserves in state storage and ongoing large-scale grain exports.
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The Soviet government also prohibited Ukrainians from leaving for other territories, creating conditions that led to the deliberate starvation and extermination of a part of the Ukrainian nation.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The Soviet government also prohibited Ukrainians from leaving for other territories, creating conditions that led to the deliberate starvation and extermination of a part of the Ukrainian nation.
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Searches were carried out in the homes of Ukrainians, during which grain, other food supplies, and even items that could be exchanged for food were confiscated. All of this was accompanied by terror, as well as physical and psychological violence.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Searches were carried out in the homes of Ukrainians, during which grain, other food supplies, and even items that could be exchanged for food were confiscated. All of this was accompanied by terror, as well as physical and psychological violence.
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Under the “Law of Five Spikelets,” adopted by the USSR in 1932, all collective farm property was equated with state property, and any theft was harshly punished. Starving people who tried to gather the remaining grains in the fields could be executed on the spot.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Under the “Law of Five Spikelets,” adopted by the USSR in 1932, all collective farm property was equated with state property, and any theft was harshly punished. Starving people who tried to gather the remaining grains in the fields could be executed on the spot.
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This sparked resistance among farmers, who began leaving the collective farms and taking their equipment and livestock with them. To keep the collectives under state control, the Soviet government introduced a repressive decree, later known as the “Law of Five Spikelets.”
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This sparked resistance among farmers, who began leaving the collective farms and taking their equipment and livestock with them. To keep the collectives under state control, the Soviet government introduced a repressive decree, later known as the “Law of Five Spikelets.”
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In 1928, the USSR introduced a policy of collectivization. Private farms were absorbed into state-owned collective farms. People were compensated for their labor with natural goods, which were nowhere near enough to feed their families.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
In 1928, the USSR introduced a policy of collectivization. Private farms were absorbed into state-owned collective farms. People were compensated for their labor with natural goods, which were nowhere near enough to feed their families.
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Today, Ukrainians honor the memory of those who perished during the Holodomor — the genocide orchestrated by the USSR in 1932–1933 to crush resistance to the communist regime and to erase Ukrainians as an independent nation.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today, Ukrainians honor the memory of those who perished during the Holodomor — the genocide orchestrated by the USSR in 1932–1933 to crush resistance to the communist regime and to erase Ukrainians as an independent nation.
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It has already happened.
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It has already happened.
“Don’t save me, I beg you. I saw my child burn to death,” a woman told doctors after being pulled from the rubble of her home in Ternopil.
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“Don’t save me, I beg you. I saw my child burn to death,” a woman told doctors after being pulled from the rubble of her home in Ternopil.
The death toll from the russian aerial attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to five.
Nine more people were injured.
Nine more people were injured.
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The death toll from the russian aerial attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to five.
Nine more people were injured.
Nine more people were injured.
In Ternopil, rescuers recovered the bodies of three more people from beneath the rubble — two of them children.
The death toll from russia’s attack has risen to 31.
Thirteen people remain missing. Search efforts continue.
The death toll from russia’s attack has risen to 31.
Thirteen people remain missing. Search efforts continue.
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
In Ternopil, rescuers recovered the bodies of three more people from beneath the rubble — two of them children.
The death toll from russia’s attack has risen to 31.
Thirteen people remain missing. Search efforts continue.
The death toll from russia’s attack has risen to 31.
Thirteen people remain missing. Search efforts continue.
❗️Four people were killed and at least three were injured in a russian air strike on Zaporizhzhia.
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
❗️Four people were killed and at least three were injured in a russian air strike on Zaporizhzhia.
Rescuers have recovered the body of another victim from under the rubble at the site of the russian missile strike in Ternopil.
The death toll has risen to 28.
The death toll has risen to 28.
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Rescuers have recovered the body of another victim from under the rubble at the site of the russian missile strike in Ternopil.
The death toll has risen to 28.
The death toll has risen to 28.
Footage from the Kupiansk district.
Hell on Earth.
Hell on Earth.
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Footage from the Kupiansk district.
Hell on Earth.
Hell on Earth.