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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 55m

#royal #OTD "Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret (right) wear special protective garments as they view the engine room of the passenger liner 'Queen Elizabeth' in London, October 8th 1946.

Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 1h

#royal #OTD "Katharine, The Duchess of Kent pictured with Ugandan President Milton Obote ahead of the independence ceremony in Uganda, October 8th 1962.

Prince Edward and Katharine, Duke of Kent & Duchess of Kent on the steps of Government House on the day of Ugandan Independence, Entebbe, Uganda.

Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 1h

#royal Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Iona Campagnolo (R) and the Premier, Gordon Campbell at Vancouver airport #OTD October 8, 2002 in Vancouver, BC.

Welcoming ceremonies in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada🍁

Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 1h

Ukrainians be like

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3h

⚡️Two Ukrainian families, including children, were rescued from Russian-occupied territories under Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
united24media.com/latest-news/...

Two Ukrainian Families Freed From Russian Occupation Under Bring Kids Back Initiative

Ukrainian families have been rescued from Russian territories, highlighting the success of Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 2h

A soldier from the Achilles unit recorded a video for his mom❤️
For Ukrainian mothers, there’s one thing that matters most—knowing their children are warm and well-fed, no matter where they are.
You can watch more videos like this in the UNITED24 App: u24app.gov.ua?utm_source=b...

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2h

🚨 Russia hit a coal enrichment plant in Donetsk region that supplies Ukraine’s power stations.

All workers were in shelter and unharmed, DTEK reports — it’s the third major strike on the site in six weeks.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 1h

💙💛 An elderly woman collects firewood ahead of the winter in an area that was recently shelled in the village of Yasenove, south of the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, #OTD October 8, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 1h

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Police officers examine the body of an elderly man killed in an airstrike in one of Kharkiv's parks, #OTD October 8, 2024.

Russian attacks on Kharkiv throughout October 8, killed 2 people and wounded more than 30, regional authorities said.

Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 1h

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Funeral of volunteer Tyhran Halustian #OTD October 8, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Tyhran, a volunteer with the SAR group 'Rose on the Hand', was killed when an FPV drone hit his car on October 6, while the volunteers were on their way to an evacuation in Donetsk Oblast from Kurakhove to Hirnyk.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 1h

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Rubble inside damaged residential building in the City centre #OTD October 8, 2023 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Russian forces attack Kharkiv with Iskander ballistic missile on October 6

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 2h

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An aerial view of fresh graves for those killed after a Russian missile strike #OTD October 8, 2023 in Hroza, near the eastern town of Kupiansk, Ukraine.

Russian missile strike on October 5 killed 52 villagers who had gathered for a wake at a cafe.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 2h

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Local residents stand near their destroyed residential house #OTD October 8, 2023 in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine.

In the morning, Russian troops hit with Iskander missiles.
3 adults and a 9-year-old girl wounded.
Among other things, private and apartment buildings were damaged.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 2h

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Policemen inspect the area of a campsite retaken by Ukrainian forces that was used by Russian forces as a military settlement at the outskirts of Borova City, Ukraine, #OTD October 8, 2022.

A policeman inspects an area where 2 bodies were found at the bottom of a prison pit

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 2h

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Crimean (Kerch) bridge on fire #OTD October 8, 2022.

#Bavovna

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SanMarcos 🍒🚤⚓ Meme thief @sanmarcos.bsky.social · 3h

⚡ Donetsk Police on the shelling:

▪️Five wounded – in Druzhkivka, 7 apartment buildings and 7 private houses damaged, a non-residential building, an educational institution.

t.me/Druzhkivka_i...

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Олег Володарський @volodarskij.bsky.social · 3h

⚠️ Майже всю Україну завтра накриють дощі, крім західних областей, а на Одещині можливі грози.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 3h

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People wait for the ferry after the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia was heavily damaged, Ukraine #OTD October 8, 2022.

Moscow announced that a truck exploded igniting a huge fire and damaging the key Kerch bridge and vowed to find the perpetrators

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 3h

Ukrainian soldiers check the engine of a car abandoned by Russian forces in the recently recaptured resort village of Schurove in the Donetsk region #OTD October 8, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers clean fish they have caught

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 3h

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Ukrainian soldiers inside a destroyed school building which was occupied by Russian soldiers in the resort village of Schurove in the Donetsk region #OTD October 8, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 3h

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Pictures taken #OTD October 8, 2022 show the basement of a burnt house where Ukrainian soldiers stayed for a week in the recently recaptured resort village of Schurove in the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 3h

People pose in front of an artwork shaped as a big stamp entitled (with a play on words) "Cotton to the Crimean Bridge" created by Andrusiv V., Serdyukov O., Kalinovska Y., Visich M. depicting today's explosion on Kerch bridge, set in the center of Ukrainian Capital of Kyiv #OTD October 8, 2022.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 4h

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Servicemen of the pro-Ukrainian St. Maria Battalion take part in a drill near the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol #OTD October 8, 2014.

Kyiv accuses Russia of sending troops and equipment across the border to fuel a pro-Russian separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine.

Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 4h

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People pose for photographs in front of a picture of a postage stamp showing an artists impression of the Kerch bridge on fire #OTD October 8, 2022 in central Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine has made significant gains in the east and south of the country, taking back areas once held by Russia.

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Mala Motanka @malamotanka.bsky.social · 4h

Putin will spend more on his personal office in 2026 than entire Russian regions spend on everything—schools, hospitals, roads combined. The budget: 32.9 billion rubles ($401 million), or $1.1 million every single day.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/08/p...

Kremlin pay raises defy dire forecast

Putin’s 2026 budget allocates $401 million for his office while half a million Russian small businesses face new taxes.

euromaidanpress.com

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