#russian independence day

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

24th August 2013: The final Ukrainian Independence Day in Luhansk before the russian invasion of 2014.

[democratthatlovesguns]

Putin's Folly

For all his intelligence and military training, Putin has misunderstood his strength. He believed, erroneously, that a small demonstration of violence would convince a free and sovereign nation to submit to his will. He believes himself an exception (an anomaly); that is, he believes he will be the first strongman/dictator in the history of the world to abuse his power freely and not be undone by it.

Everyone has the power to take life; yet no one has the power to give life. It is a lesson every dictator eventually has to learn.

Putin, like many before him (including Hitler), believes he alone can give life to a people zealously loyal to his vision of a free and happy society. He believes he has the answer to the meaning of life - and by it, that he is given the right to tell any other human being how to live his or her life (they/them) purposefully.

He has created so much bad blood, that in his absence (not that many years from now) Russia will fragment itself even more than any other time in history. All his fellow Russian strongmen will feel equally entitled to the throne - many of them will die tragic deaths trying to consolidate power - and none will succeed.

The result will be a full restoration of the Ukrainian territory and Russia partitioned into north and south, east and west.

The world will know yet again, that this story is as old as time - just ask the Romans, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Mayan, the Spanish, the British, etc.

[currie-a]

Happy Independence Day of Ukraine!🥳🇺🇦

[dontforgetukraine]

“I dreamed of being exchanged on August 24,” a Ukrainian Defender who returned from captivity says. Ukraine returned 115 Ukrainian Defenders from Russian captivity on [Ukraine's independence Day]. They also include those who were taken prisoner in the first months of 2022. 82 Warriors who defended Mariupol were returned, including about 50 Azovstal defenders, sailors, three border guards, six National Guardsmen from the Chornobyl nuclear Power Plant, and soldiers who took part in battles in Kyiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson regions.

Source: Radio Svoboda

Translation: Anton Gerashchenko

[thewhimsyturtle]

Happy Independence Day, U.S.A. friends!  Huzzah for the red, white, and blue! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙💥

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Good morning: Recently destroyed Russian T-80BV, T-72B3, and 1 unknown tank; and, in next four pictures - Russian T-80 main battle tank, MT-LBVM/K armoured personnel carrier, another MT-LB and BMD-2 airborne infantry fighting vehicle, Ukraine, July, 2023. Source: Naalsio26

P.S. Photos of recent battles that the pro-Kremlin and "peace-loving" clickbait media will not show you....! The Ukrainian army, using rather limited resources and not the most modern weapons, is successfully waging war against the army of Russian war criminals... The Russians continue to suffer quite significant losses...

[that-is-who-you-are]

I can't believe that another year has passed since my last post about our Independence Day.

I want to thank our military again, who have been fighting for our independence and protecting our homes and lives for the ninth year.

I also, want to thank the volunteers who collect funds, find and deliver the necessary goods,save the lives of people and animals.

And thank you to everyone who joins the path to victory, with their work or donations.

I congratulate all Ukrainians on the 32nd anniversary of our Independence, and I wish us the fastest victory.

GLORY TO UKRAINE 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[unhonestlymirror]

On Belaruthian Independence Day, I want to say that whenever anyone, especially "Belarusian", creates content with Belarus being russia's sister, Belarus loving russia and/or Belarus with 🇧🇾 - I remember what my mom had to go through, I remember how she had to give up her home, her parents, her average life for her desire for Belarus being free. I remember her tears, and I feel like I'm failing my mom. I feel like I can't protect her from the Evil. This drives me crazy.

Hidekaz Himaruya, you contributed to my mom's tears, and I will never forgive and never forget that. Do you even know how it feels? feeling unable to protect your parents because you're just a fucking child, and not a multimillioner manga artist with American friends of the same (low) education level? Меч правасуддзя дагоніць і цябе таксама. Я з лёгкасцю забываю людзей, якія крыўдзяць мяне саму, але я ніколі не забываю людзей, якія крыўдзяць маю сям'ю.

[metalobrukht]

War volunteer @jana_skhidna 's Twitter thread

"A year ago on this same day, the Independence Day, we were in Avdiivka, and now we are in Pokrovsk. The enemy is close to our region. The enemy infantry in Novogrodivka is trying to gain a foothold in high-rise buildings, heavy fighting continues there. Battles continue for Hrodivka. The whole direction is very, very difficult in general.

This period, this whole year, is very difficult for me, because we have lost a lot! And I'm not just talking about territories. But those who are still alive can be worthy of the deceased and continue their work.

Today, on the most important holiday for our country, I'm very sad. I don't know what will happen next because nobody knows. There are no improvements on Pokrovsk though.

And no matter what day it is, the fate of our region and the situation on the direction for me are above everything else.

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇦"

"Avdiivka, Ukraine"

[targetedru]

Russian Anthem in American Embassy in Moscow

First since 2019 reception in the American embassy in Moscow due to the Independence Day. Russian anthem can be heard. There is a demonstration outside of the embassy, people are shouting:" Moscow and Kiev are the same people, the same Motherland!"

[archaeologyinbulgaria]

Happy Independence Day: Bulgaria Celebrates 116th Anniversary since Declaration of Independence from Ottoman Turkey in 1908

This political cartoon on the cover of French periodical Le Petit Journal illustrates the Bosnian Crisis of 1908: Knyaz (King) Ferdinand (middle) of Bulgaria declares independence and becomes Tsar (Emperor), Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph (L) annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid looks on. Photo: Cplakidas, Wikipedia Bulgaria celebrates on Sunday, September 22,…

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

The flag that was brought into the session hall of Ukrainian Parliament on the 24th of August 1991 - the day Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union.

[viridianscurse]

it’s been so foggy where I am you can’t see any fireworks let alone set them off. I’m pissed I want to see my funny little polluting shapes and colors

[russianreader]

International Children's Day(June 1)

Important Stories • “Putin, Lvova-Belova and their crimes: how Ukrainian orphans are registered as Russians” • 31 May 2023 The Russian authorities have been removing children en masse from occupied Ukrainian territories and do not consider it a crime. But the International Criminal Court in the Hague thinks differently, accusing Vladimir Putin and Russian children’s ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova…

[justacynicalromantic]

Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!!!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Happy Day of renewed Independence, dear Ukrainians!

In 1919, on January 25th, two Ukrainian States, that appeared on the ruins of Russian and Austria-Hungarian empires on two sides of the Dnipro River, declared One, Unified and Independent Ukrainian State. Before that, Ukrainians had been forcefully divided and had to live in two different empires (this day modern Ukrainians celebrate as the Day of Unification of Ukraine).

Later, Russian Soviet State would send troops in Ukraine and, through war (as usual), force its loyal government onto Ukrainian people, and Ukraine would remain in occupation for the next 72 years.

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Another view of crispy Russian Tor-M2DT surface-to-air missile system in Pishchane, Kherson region, Ukraine, 2023. Source: OSINTtechnical

P.S. The extremely rare and expensive to operate Russian 9A331MDT Tor-M2DT air defence system is intended for use in the Arctic. The appearance of such anti-aircraft missile systems designed for arctic conditions in southern Ukraine shows the Russians' difficulty in providing air defense and very poor military planning...