#Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

[cumedyhut]

United States of America Gets a Warning From Russia.

World War 3 when it comes, will not be restricted to Europe and so, the United States should be careful in the way it is pushing Ukraine to attack Russian territory, using Western weapons. That is the context of a warning sent to the United States from Russia on Tuesday. That warning came from Moscow as a response to the recent Ukrainian Army attack on Kursk inside the Russian territory recently…

[helpukrainenow]

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Make the lives of Ukrainians more safer.

More than 1,000 people have died in Ukraine since the war began due to mine explosions. Approximately 12% of verified mine casualties were children. This is not counting the scores of people who have had their limbs amputated or have been maimed due to mines. Estimates suggest that at least 15,000 people have lost their limbs, with numbers continuing to grow. More than ten million people in Ukraine live in areas in need of mine action assistance. If each of us donates $5 monthly, Ukraine would be much safer.

Slava Ukraini

[opanas-opanasovych-opanasenko]

After seeing Westerners bully a 14-year old boy from Odesa for not wanting to potentially interact with people who are committing genocide of his people on twitter, I felt compelled to return to that hellsite for a while to write a thread to explain why we might feel that way. Here it is, I feel it might be useful for those who don't understand why we're like this when it's "not all russians":

Thread screenshots after the break:

[underleveledjosh]

You Are Not Obligated

Nobody is obligated to speak about Palestine. Nobody is obligated to speak about Ukraine. Nobody is obligated to talk about ANY political issue. If you don't want to talk about any of these issues because it is too distressing for you, you are valid. You are NOT complicit, you do NOT have blood on your hands. Do not let those toxic assholes on Twitter or other sites tell you otherwise. They're abusive, and they want to control you. Your mental health comes first. Is this about ignoring these issues? No. This is about the fact that nobody gets to decide what YOU post.

This is not even mentioning that, realistically, those politicians up at the top don't give a shit about us whether or not we agree with them. We are merely a bunch of little pawns to be be used by them. They don't give a shit, and they will ignore us. Either that, or they will abandon us once they decide that our usefulness has ended. This is not a nihilistic view. This is a realistic view.

[troythecatfish]

[ohsalome]

Oppression Olympics enjoyers reminded me of the time Anton Krasovsky called to "drown ukrainian children in the river".

[benjaminallhope-fulltimemind]

Let it be known that Ukraine has and will continue to hold onto Russian land until Russia leaves Ukraine's internationally recognized territory. Most of all it's very telling that Putin and Russian state media had downplayed and ignored Kursk due to it being an absolute disaster for Russia, well when they aren't calling for those same Russian villages and towns to be homed into the ground. It's almost insane to think that people thought Ukraine wouldn't last a week much less several years, but never underestimate the fighting will of people opposing tyranny. Don't stop fighting until Ukraine is free!! 💛💙💛💙💛💙

[half-life-crisis]

The #Russian #military crossed into #Ukraine 1,004 days ago. It is obvious by now that #Ukrainians do not want to be “#liberated” by #Russia. This #war affects #usall!

https://halflifecrisis.com/hlc-articles/ukraine-russian-conflict-1-004-days-later…

Next in line will be #Moldova, followed by the #USA, unless we understand #geopolitcs.

[bearfoottruck]

OK, so I've been seeing MULTIPLE posts on my dash about Palestine and I'm thinking, "Yeah, but what about Ukraine? Don't any of us still care about them?" Keep in mind that Russia and Iran are allies.

[tearsofrefugees]

Powerful Portraits of Ukrainian Refugees Posing in Front of Their Destroyed Homeland

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, over 6.5 million Ukrainians have been driven from their homes to neighboring countries. A new series of powerful images shines a light on the ongoing struggle as these refugees rebuild new lives across Europe.

For Inversion, photographer Danila Tkachenko enlists the help of photojournalists covering the war in Ukraine. He enlarges their images showing the destructive effects of war, places them in well-known areas of Europe, and then asks Ukrainian refugees to pose in front of them. The powerful images are a poignant reminder of what these people left behind and the suffering of their homeland.

[workersolidarity]

[ 📹📸 A Russian military transport plane, was in the process of flying 65 Ukrainian POWs to a location in the Bolgorod oblast to facilitate a prisoner exchange when it was shot out of the sky by Ukrainian missile, killing everyone on board.]

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UKRAINIAN MISSILE SHOOTS DOWN RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANE FILLED WITH ITS OWN POWs

74 are dead, including 65 Ukrainian POWs, after a Russian military transport plane being used to facilitate a prisoner exchange scheduled for Wednesday was downed somewhere over the Bolgorod region of the Russian Federation, near the border with Ukraine. The prisoner exchange has since been called off by Russian authorities.

In an article published by Ukrainian Pravda, a Ukrainian news periodical, a source is cited as saying that the aircraft was downed by Ukrainian forces near the border with Russia's Bolgorod region, however they have since retracted the source, and are now claiming they cannot confirm the news. The Russian authorities have since confirmed that the plane was in fact downed by a Ukrainian missile, likely using either an American Patriot air defense missile or a German-made Iris-T.

In a statement released by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Russian authorities say that the crash took place at approximately 11:15am (local time), when a Russian Il-76 military transport plane filled with Ukrainian POWs was downed near the Bolgorod region.

“At about 11:00 Moscow time, an Il-76 plane crashed during a scheduled flight in the Belgorod region. On board there were 65 captured Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, <including> six crew members and three accompanying persons,” the statement says.

In its statement, the Russian Defense Ministry slammed the missile strike, declaring the "Kiev regime committed a terrorist act" in downing the military transport.

According to Russian sources, the aircraft had been en route from the Chkalovsky military airbase in Moscow, and was shot down by air defenses stationed somewhere in the Kharkov oblast in the northeast of Ukraine, killing everyone on board.

The Russian and Ukrainian authorities had agreed to conduct a prisoner exchange later on Wednesday, with the exchange set to take place near the Russian village of Kolotilovka, also in the Bolgorod oblast, close to the border with Ukraine.

A second military transport aircraft carrying some 80 Ukrainian POWs was turned around before reaching the danger area, and was successfully diverted to another airbase after news of the downing reached Russian authorities.

The Ukrainian officials have so far refused to comment on the crash, remaining mum as news of the event spreads, although Andrey Yusov, a spokesperson for the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) confirmed a prisoner exchange had been scheduled for Wednesday, adding that the exchange has since been cancelled.

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@WorkerSolidarityNews

[head-post]

Lavrov’s interview with Carlson: On resolving Ukrainian conflict, relations with US and Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answered questions on Friday from American journalist Tucker Carlson, who travelled to Moscow for this interview.

Russian-American relations

Speaking on the Russian-American relations issue, Lavrov said that Moscow would like to have normal relations with Washington, but the US is waging a hybrid war against Russia in Ukraine. He noted that the Ukrainians could not do what they are doing with modern long-range weapons without Washington’s direct involvement.

At the same time, strikes are being carried out on Russian territories with US ATACMS missiles and other weapons, Lavrov pointed out.

Answering the question about what Moscow wanted to say with the test of the Oreshnik missile system, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 21, Lavrov said that Russia is ready to respond by all means to the West’s attempts to inflict a strategic defeat on it.

The diplomat stressed that the US and its allies supplying long-range weapons to Kyiv should understand that Russia will be ready to use any means. He noted that this step was taken in response to the escalation by Western countries in Ukraine and expressed hope that this signal would be taken seriously.

Lavrov also pointed out that while representatives of the West are fighting to preserve their hegemony around the world, Russia is fighting for its legitimate security interests.

Ukrainian conflict issue

Speaking about the possibility of settling the Ukrainian conflict, the diplomat said that Russia has no intention to destroy the Ukrainian people, as Ukrainians are “brothers and sisters” for Russians.

Lavrov recalled that it was not Russia that started the Ukrainian conflict, but as soon as the coup d’état took place in Ukraine, the US did not even hide its participation in it.

The minister pointed out that the solution to the Ukrainian crisis did not depend only on Moscow and Washington, as some politicians believe. Stressing that this does not correspond to reality, Lavrov said:

“Europeans are whispering to each other, saying that it is not for Volodymyr Zelensky to dictate the terms of negotiations, this is the domain of the US and Russia.”

He recalled that Russia adheres to the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, which speaks about the sovereign equality of states.

Continuing the discussion, the minister said Moscow was ready to negotiate on the basis of the agreements reached in Istanbul in spring 2022, naming Ukraine’s non-aligned status as one of the key principles.

On US President-elect Donald Trump

The minister characterised US President-elect Donald Trump as “a strong man who does not like to postpone things for later.”

In addition, Lavrov noted Trump’s friendliness in conversation. But, according to him, this does not mean that he is pro-Russian, recalling the number of anti-Russian sanctions imposed during his first presidency.

The diplomat also added that Russia has withstood the sanctions imposed by the West, becoming stronger, and continues to develop co-operation with friendly countries.

On the situation in Syria

Commenting on the situation with the activation of militants in Syria, Lavrov noted that the Americans “feed” Kurdish separatists in the east of the country with the funds received from the sale of oil and grain.

The diplomat said that in the near future Russia intends to discuss with Turkey and Iran how to block the channels of arms and financing of Islamist groups in Syria.

He added that another meeting in the Astana format is planned before the end of this year or in the new year to resolve the situation. Such meetings, as the minister pointed out, are held on a regular basis.

Earlier, on February 9, Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Read more HERE

[gurutrends]

Ukraine is attempting to kill Putin

Ukraine is developing a missile capable of potentially killing Vladimir Putin. As the conflict enters its third year, Yehor Chernev, head of Ukraine’s NATO delegation, recently revealed that the Hrim-2 missile is nearly operational. Believe me, there will soon be concrete results that not only Ukraine but also the Russian Federation will see The Hrim-2 is a single-stage, solid-fuel ballistic…

[guyoftheego]

If you support the deaths of *any* civillians, no matter who they are or who you are, you're a horrible person. That's the end all and be all. The amount of celebrating the deaths of innocnents I've seen since the Ukraine war started has been disgusting itself, but its reached new levels now that the occupation of Gaza is happening.

Stop supporting the fucking deaths of innocent people you fucking scumbags.

[toaster-boi]

potential hot take but i think iran's drone attack was a net good because that's a LOT of Shahed-313 drones shot down en route instead of smashing into Ukrainian civilian infrastructure