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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 1d

Invisible scars : how veterans find their way home ?
Everyone in society has a part to play in the “healing” of veterans. The road ahead is long and still unfolding 👉 ukrainianweek.com/invisible-sc...

The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 2d

Babiš’s comeback: what Czech election results mean for Ukraine ? In the Czech Republic, parliamentary elections on October 3–4 saw the “Action of Dissatisfied Citizens” (ANO) of former Prime Minister, billionaire, and eurosceptic Andrej Babiš take the lead 👉 ukrainianweek.com/babis-ukraine/

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 3d

Anastasiia Hrytsiv, 15-years-old, died along with 4 other family members last night in Lapaivska near Lviv, killed by the Russian attack against Ukraine, announced her Lyceum."Tears, despair, pain (..) We cannot believe that she will no longer enter class 10-A", wrote the Lyceum.

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 3d

‼️Massive russian attack on Ukraine at night on Oct. 5 with drones & missiles, Kinzhal missiles.
▪️Zaporizhzhia. Over 10 drones and KAB hits on houses, killed at least one people and injured 9. people without electricity.
▪️Lviv 📹. Massive UAV attack, flying in swarms. Kalibr missiles were also used.

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 3d

⚠WARNING
🚨All of Ukraine is at risk of russian strikes!
🔴Russia launched drone & missile attack against all the Ukrainian regions on October 5, Ukrainian Air Force said. 🇺🇦Air Defense & alerts are at work. People must remain in shelters, Air Force stated. #Ukraine #CloseTheSky

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 5d

The French photographer Antoni Lallican, 38 y/o, has been killed by a Russian drone on Friday morning near Druzhkivka (Donetsk region), his agency Hans Lucas announced. His Ukrainian colleague Heorhii Ivanchenko was injured. They were clearly marked as « press » (SNJ). #Ukraine

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 5d

«There has been much talk about peace in Ukraine, with meetings, pre-meetings & briefings about the meetings, & meanwhile, Russia continues its brutal attacks. It must be clear to everyone now: Russia will not stop until they are forced to do so» 🇩🇰PM Frederiksen at EU’s summit in Copenhagen on Oct.2

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 6d

"Every day comes at a price", Mykola Bychuk, Ukrainien actor, director & serviceman in the 2nd International Legion from Chernihiv, spoke on Defenders’Day, about his documentary Liutyi (February), which captures the 2022 siege of his hometown 👇https://ukrainianweek.com/bychuk-soldier-director/

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 7d

The Ukrainian & French national anthems under the «Arc de Triomphe» in #Paris on October 1 for the #DefendersDay, established by the Ukrainians in October 2014 « to honor the courage and heroism of those who defend the independence and territorial integrity of #Ukraine ». #France

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 7d

🔔A bipartisan bloc in the US Senate introduced on Tuesday an unprecedented call to seize the Moscow’s frozen assets held across the G7 & EU, urging allies to release the funds in massive tranches of $10 billion/month to arm #Ukraine & "defeat Russia’s murderous slaughter".
#USA

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 8d

#Europe « The European Union is the only place in the world where human dignity and rights are at the core of the system », Maja Cvitan Grubišin,
lawyer, former Deputy Minister of Justice of Croatia and EU expert said ✍️👉 ukrainianweek.com/cvitan-grubi...

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 9d

"Today Ukraine, tomorrow any of us": Chile leads Latin America’s support for #Ukraine.
#Chile has consistently supported all pro-🇺🇦 resolutions in the #UNGA & has emerged as a trailblazer among Latin American nations in backing Ukraine on the international stage: ukrainianweek.com/ukraine-chil...

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 10d

Russia killed a 12-years-old girl in #Kyiv during the mass night attack. She was named Oleksandra Polishchuk and she tragically died. "We express our sincere condolences to Oleksandra's parents & family", her school institution said, declaring a Day of Mourning on 09/29.
#Ukraine

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 10d

🚨A Russian mass missiles (40) & drones (500) attack overnight against #Ukraine targeting civilians killed at least 4 people in #Kyiv, including a 12 y/o girl, & wounded 40 across🇺🇦, including children.
« Moscow wants to keep killing and it deserves the toughest pressure from the world » Zelensky said

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 10d

A large march was held in #Tbilisi on Day 304 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests & on the 32nd anniversary of fall of Sokhumi : « A national wound. Russia’s invasion brought mass killings & the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia », said a protester tonight. #Georgia #StopRussia

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 10d

🔔 #NATO upgrades its mission in the Baltic Sea with an air-defence frigate & other assets in response to drone incursions, including « intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms and at least one air-defence frigate » to conduct more enhanced vigilance (Reuters).

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 11d

🔔An investigations report of Truth Hounds shows 🇷🇺Rosatom’s complicity in systematic torture, persecution of civilians, nuclear safety breaches at the #Zaporizhzhia NPP & call on Russia to release all unlawfully detained 🇺🇦civilians, including Enerhodar residents & ZNPP workers.

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 12d

Russia exploits Africa for soldiers and workers :
« One of the African Corps’ main goals is not just to maintain control over puppet regimes, but also to build up mercenary forces for Russia’s war against Ukraine » 👇
ukrainianweek.com/russia-afric...

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 12d

Drones may have become a symbol of Ukraine’s defence, but their power is meaningless without a reliable communications network. Today, the know-how to operate these systems can’t be limited to the military — civilians need it too. 👇 ukrainianweek.com/radio-russia...

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 13d

🔔« Lavrov has been the foreign minister of the Russian Federation since the time of Jesus Christ's birth, and nothing useful has ever come from his mouth. It's not worth paying too much attention to him », #NATO Secretary General Rutte said on Fox News on Sept. 25. #StopRussia

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 13d

#France Paris court sentenced former French President Nicolas #Sarkozy to 5 years in prison and said he’ll be incarcerated even if he appeals, after finding him guilty on Sept. 25 in his trial for alleged illegal campaign financing by Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. #Libya (CNN)

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 13d

🔴 Russia exploits Africa for soldiers and workers « One of the African Corps’ main goals is not just to maintain control over puppet regimes, but also to build up mercenary forces for Russia’s war against Ukraine » 👉 ukrainianweek.com/russia-afric...

Russia exploits Africa for soldiers and workers - The Ukrainian Week

On June 6, one of Wagner’s Telegram channels announced it was pulling out of Mali after three and a half years on the ground. From now on, Russia’s military

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 14d

« The signal to Moscow is clear: Denmark is no longer a “soft flank.”Long-range & air défense investments mean it can defend its territory & target Russian military assets » Expert: 🇩🇰’s latest defence acquisitions signal a genuine shift in its security policy👇
ukrainianweek.com/expert-denma...

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 14d

« #Ukraine is in a position to fight and win all of Ukraine back in its original form », wrote D. #Trump on Sept. 23. « It’s a big shift. This post, of Trump, is a big shift », Volodymyr #Zelensky said, at the #UNGA. #StopRussia #USA

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 14d

«If we could strengthen our skies with a powerful system to counter Russian drones and missiles, it would force Russia to stop air strikes because we would destroy everything (..) Putin would be forced to sit and seek a truce on the ground», #zelensky said to the Security Council of #UNGA #ukraine

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