#russia invasion

[ftgrfk-blog]

Avdiivka.

"Liberation"

[creal-kill3r]

rating some of the ways the war has affected me, from best to worst

(coming from an ukrainian living in Ukraine)

— always carrying around a first aid kit, a seating pad, a flashlight and an extra charger in case air raid starts when I’m out and I’ll have to spend a long time in the shelter

10/10, a bit heavy to carry around, but I’m always prepared, + a seating pad is useful in a lot of scenarios

— always making sure my phone is charged (I don’t let the battery go lower than 80%)

9/10, this might be bad for the battery health, but in case they turn off the light for three days straight again, or in case of a sudden air raid, I’m always prepared

— immediately checking any place I’m at for emergency exits, basements, wardrobes/tables I can hide under in case there’s bombing/shooting

8/10, creeps some people out, but I think this should be done no matter what situation you’re in, safety is important (minus a bunch of points because the experience of being stuck in a mall while bombs fall right on it was not giving)

— always keeping all my belongings in one place, in case I’ll have to leave the city immediately

7/10, a little depressing, but I can always find what I’m looking for

— always keeping my phone on in case something happens to my family/relatives that went missing contact me; and to know the air alert situation right now

6/10, I’m easy to reach, but sometimes I get too distracted by the news

— always planning my walks in such a way there’s always a shelter nearby

5/10, kinda limits my freedom of movement, but at least I’m relatively safe

— not being able to go anywhere crowded, including the mall/theater/restaurant/cinema/big shops

4/10, could have been worse, but while legally I am allowed to go wherever I want, rockets hit any crowded spaces so fast, it’s literally scary. couldn’t see a very important theatre performance of my friend’s because of this

— not being able to travel inside the country normally, since constant air raids and bombings

3/10, I haven’t traveled since the coronavirus hit, and I’m a huge travel person. also can’t go anywhere outside the country because all the flights are cancelled, and it’s too expensive to go by train

— having constant problems with sleeping, as because of air raids I have to wake up at three in the morning, go to the shelter and go home at around eight

2/10, the last week has been crazy and I haven’t slept normally in days, also I’ve become a really light sleeper, and I can’t fall asleep easily anymore

— fear of loud sounds

1/10, my neighbour enjoys slamming the doors really loudly, and every time she does that I’m having a mini heart attack

— panic attacks

0/0, self explanatory

[isbarri]

Hey

long shot, but if you were thinking about checking out that new Atomic Heart game:

please don't, it's a Russian developer, and the thousands of dollars worth of taxes will go to producing more rockets to kill me thx a bunch

[sigridstumb]

I hope we are not all forgetting Ukraine.

I hope we are not all forgetting Ukraine.

If you want to help, here is a legit organization taking trips to deliver aid to communities in Ukraine.

My union is directing donations to them.

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

[acidumvalericc]

You wanted this land... So now mix with it!

I am from Kharkiv. I have no electricity and heating, but even so, me and many other Ukrainian artists find the opportunity to tell the world about the savagery of the acts inflicted by the enemy. I said it in the spring, and I say it now: the aggression of r*ssia cannot be justified in any way: all those who put their hand to it will plunge into their own Hell of Fire.

[anastasiamaru]

Bakhmut

👆“White phosphorus can burn people to the bone, smoulder inside the body, and reignite when bandages are removed.Toxic to humans,white phosphorus can seep into the bloodstream through the skin, poisoning the kidneys, liver, and heart and causing multiple organ failure.

russia shelled Bakhmut by PhosphorusBombs-one of the russian war crimes

[ebookporn]

Ukrainians are breaking their ties with the Russian language

By Francesca Ebel and Kostiantyn Khudov

KHARKIV, Ukraine — In Kharkiv, a historically Russian-speaking city in eastern Ukraine, just 25 miles from the Russian border, Ukrainian classes are in high demand. Waiters, hairdressers and shopkeepers have stopped using Russian. Ukrainian language books are flying off the shelves, and local publishers are struggling to keep up with orders.

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s central — and false — justifications for invading Ukraine, that he was defending Russian-speaking people, has backfired dramatically.

In cities across Ukraine, people started bringing their Russian literature to local recycling stations to be shredded and converted into toilet paper. Street names have been changed to honor Ukrainian heroes instead of Russian writers. Russian dishes, like pelmeni dumplings, have been relabeled on restaurant menus. Radio stations stopped playing songs by Russian artists, long popular in Ukraine.

“For many people, it has become impossible to speak Russian because it is the language of the enemy,” said Iryna Pobidash, an associate professor of linguistics at Kyiv’s Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute. “Russian is now a marker of everything that has happened: a marker of pain and tragedy.”

“Language is not only about communication, but also about positioning oneself. It’s my ‘who am I?’” Pobidash added.

Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov, who writes novels only in Russian, said that after the invasion, he felt “in pain” when writing because he was so ashamed of Russia.“I understood that Russia was destroying itself and destroying Russian language culture worldwide,” he said.

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[bearded-shepherd]

Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash. Say it's true PLS!!

[satur-star]

The story of surviving in Mariupol

"It was horrible. On the 6th day, when we ran out of everything, we were drinking dirty water and eating rotten apples. We were constantly sitting in the basement (there were so wet and cold). On the 8th day Sasha caught a rat and toasted it with a lighter. We had no choice. On the 10th day he came outside to find somebody and some food, he never came back...

When we were leaving I saw dead bodies of my neighbor and him. He was covered in blood. Probably he got shot.

My friend's sister was raped and shot after, RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER MOM, DAD AND HER BROTHER. Fuck, they're assholes!

Our dog came outside on the second day and came back with a gunshot wound. We tried to save him but we couldn't. He died in my arms. Those jerks just shot an innocent little dog, that can't even bite anyone."

And this terrible and truly horrific story is a story by a girl who survived there and was 'lucky' enough to leave Mariupol. And I hope you understand that those people who didn't make it had much more worse stories to tell, but we'll never know it now.

People in my country are struggling and dying while russian people say 'well, we don't know all the truth, don't blame us' and EU leaders are coming to Kyiv to tell they're not gonna help because they're afraid of Russia.

[shattered-pieces]

Life In Crimea 10 Years After Russian Occupation: How A Crimean Tatar Wo...

[ftgrfk-blog]

In the morning, russian terrorists again launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine.

In the video and photo, the consequences of the shelling of a residential building in Kyiv.

At the moment, one person died, 43 were injured.

[libertyvigil]

Please keep Ukraine in mind when you are voting today. Check where your candidates stand on supporting Ukraine.

[bumblebeeappletree]

A woman in Ukraine was recently reunited with her missing dog thanks to K9 Global Rescue, a group of combat veterans and volunteers rescuing animals in the country during Russia’s invasion.

The group was rounding up lost animals in a village and handing out pet food to residents when a woman recognized one of the dogs.

'She gasped, took a step back, and said ‘JACK??’' the group wrote alongside a video of the reunion on Facebook.

'Although we had never met and spoke two completely different languages, it was clear that we fully understood,' the group said. 'Knowing that we were able to bring a lost soul home to their family is so gratifying.'

(via TMX)

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[angelx1992]

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

Honestly, all of this bullshit and chaos could've been easily avoided if other Western countries and certain leaders taken Russia stupid imperialist invasion of Ukraine way more seriously and been given Ukraine all of the weapons they needed to stop Russia. With damn Mike Johnson still blocking Ukrainian aid at this very highly-critical moment, this is what happens when you let Dictators and authoritarian regimes thinking that they can do whatever the hell they want with little to no consequences to their actions or when you try to appease to them in some way.

This is one of the mistakes and consequences of not stopping Russia sooner, because if there's is a possibility of Russia winning in Ukraine then that's a big signal to other authoritarian regimes being able to get away with invading and attacking other countries because they believe the West to be too weak or won't do anything in response to stop them.