#russia is a terrorist state

[dontforgetukraine]

(Source: ZelenskyyUa)

Grain was laid at the feet of the Holodomor statue to commemorate Holodomor Remembrance Day. Throughout the day, passersby also placed flowers, apples and candles.

(Source: @/MartinHarrisOBE)

[redjaybathood]

Finding out that communists in Greece attacked Ukrainian Holodomor memorial event - they're not fringe in Greece, you outta understand, they won 23 seats in parliament in '23.

Can you imagine it? I was woken up due to the air raid sirens today, I had to change my clothes to be ready to run to the shelter at a minute notice - but I was already hearing the zhzh sound of a Shaheed drone. It's terrifying; it's paralyzing, because there's always a risk of what happened to two teenagers in Odesa, who ran to the bomb shelter and got hit on the streets, never reaching it.

So I go online to check - maybe there's info about what neighborhood is it in, approximately, whether I have a chance

And what greets me is the news that communists in Greece attacked a memorial event of Ukrainians, because it's the day of remembrance of Holodomor victims. They attacked the event, the screamed at people, at Ukranians who are undergoing the second genocide right now - with their usual genocide denial and accusations that are the ideological basis of the current genocide.

russia is a terrorist state, yes; but communist ideology, insofar it furthers imperialism and genocide, is a terrorist ideology. For me, it's on the same level of Nazism.

[o-nexis]

[misfitwashere]

The Holodomor, also known as the Ukrainian Famine, was a human-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians.

A lecture from Dr. Tim Snyder:

For those who want a deep dive:

Today is The Holodomor Remembrance Day 🕯️

Please, take some time to learn about this horrific crime that USSR committed against Ukrainian people in 1932 - 1933

Pictures by United24media

Also people of Kazakhstan experienced the same horror during 1930-1933 and it's called Asharshylyk. Some of the many ussr und russian's crimes against other nations.

[beastblade69]

today is a holodomor remembrance day, holodomor aka genocide of ukrainian ppl who were starved by soviet union (russia). more than 3 million ukrainians died from starvation. and no, holodomor wasn't fabricated by american government to make americans hate communism. it was very much a real famine that aimed to destroy ukrainians as a nation. and we're still living with the consequences of this genocide. I personally was always told to finish my meal and not to waste food. so it still pains me when food is thrown away or wasted in any other way. I didn't realise it was a national trauma many ukrainians still have BECAUSE of holodomor until like last year. stop silencing ukrainian voices as if y'all know our history better than us out there in usa or wherever you are. on the other hand if ur supporting us, ukrainians, believe me, we're VERY MUCH grateful. thank you

[creidart]

Being active in fandoms when you literally live in warzone is crazy though. Like wdym I finished my heartbreaking edit of two animated fictional gays when my city was bombed with drones?? That's some Ao3 author level of crazy and I don't even post my fanfiction anywhere

[folklorespring]

Went on Instagram and the first thing I saw was an obituary for a 2-month-old baby killed by russian missile.

[redcandieddust]

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The Oleksandr Koshytsia Choir, 1922. It was them who introduced “Shchedryk” to America.

Its haunting melody was later adapted into the popular “Carol of the Bells” in English, making it a Christmas classic worldwide.

[odinsblog]

Give 👏 Amal 👏 Clooney 👏 her 👏 roses 👏

[dontforgetukraine]

Graphic 1: russia began its war against Ukraine in February 2014 with the occupation of Crimea, the first step in undermining Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 8 years later, Russia would use the militarized peninsula as a base to invade the south of Ukraine. russia used its regular armed forces to invade Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014, at the same time trying to destabilize other places in Ukraine – Kharkiv and Odesa.

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Graphic 2: Before February 24, 2022, russia had already occupied 7% of Ukrainian territory, an area larger than... -Slovenia -Denmark -The Netherlands -Switzerland -the US state of Maryland. In 2014-2021, according to the UN OHCHR, russia killed almost... -4,000 civillian people in Ukraine -and injured up to 9,000 The actual number is likely to be higher.

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Graphic 3: One of the most heinous crimes russia committed in Ukraine before the full-scale invasion was the downing of flight MH17 in the sky above the Donetsk region. 298 passengers, including 80 children, were killed.

A more detailed timeline of events from February 2014 to present can be found HERE.

Source: MFA of Ukraine

[kashiomi-art]

Not gonna lie, my morale is at the lowest point it's been since the beginning of the invasion. Russians are successfully occupying more and more territories and shell frontline regions every day. People are dying, our culture and herritage is destroyed. International aid dwindled significantly because of american bullshit. Mobilization law has been signed and there is a chance that my family members get conscripted soon. Don't even get me started on internal political problems. A bunch of articles in foreign media talking about our defeat and "peace talks" (what a joke).

It feels like there were no at least moderately good news in a while. On top of that, the feeling that we are screaming into the void is stronger than ever. I'm happy when I see a foreigner online supporting us and spreading the word, because it gets rarer. Ukrainians feel like none of what's happening gets outside our info bubble. Most likely no one but Ukrainians will see this post either. Honestly don't know what to make of all of this.

[thyinum]

It's so wild to me to see under that Xiran Jay Zhao's post about the bombed ukrainian printing house comments like "I hope everyone is safe." And I get it, people are saying this out of kindness and pure consern, there's nothing wrong with it. It just shows how little coverage our war has abroad.

No, no one in Ukraine is safe. No one in that printing house was safe, in fact, 7 people died. No one in a huge hypermarket in Kharkiv on Saturday was safe, in fact, there were 18 killed and 48 injured. And all this happened in the span of only a few days.

No one is safe in territories occupied by russians because the whole family can get killed by refusing to give up their home to russian soldiers. And every time ukrainian army liberates some region, they find mass graves and torture chambers there.

No one is safe even far away from the front line and the border with russia, because missiles and drones fly all over Ukraine, and you never know when the next one will land on your house.

Hell, ukrainians aren't safe even abroad, because there's always a chance there will be some crazy russian or russian supporter who will decide to beat or kill us. And I'm not making this up.

I'm aware that I'm more safe than the people close to the front line and the border with russia or in occupied territories. I don't hear explosions every day, unlike my friend from Kharkiv. But that doesn't mean I'm completely safe. Missiles and drones fly by at least several times a week, especially at night, when I don't hear the sound of an air raid siren simply because I'm asleep. 

I am not safe.

My family is not safe.

My friends all over Ukraine are not safe.

We're not safe until russia is gone from our territories. That's why we need all that ammunition and aid. War won't magically stop if our allies stop sending us weapons; that's not how it works. We'll just be more unsafe, because russia won't stop unless it is forced to.

Here's ukrainian news sources you can follow that report daily:

United24: Instagram, YouTube, Twitter

Svidomi: Instagram, Twitter

WeAreUkraine: Instagram

[vyhonella]

they make me love them every moment of nimona movie

[suratan-zir]

Nothing that the Russians say or do on their television and social media can trigger and frustrate a Ukrainian more than the attitude of the Western world towards the Russians.

I read the morning news and see that Jared Leto on his show in Serbia happily told his Russian fans that he'll come to Russia and Ukraine when these "problems" are over. I go on tumblr and see people I follow reblogging a post about Discord being blocked in Russia, and instructions on how to use the VPN as if literally all Russians don't know it already. This post has over 2k notes! A post about atrocities that Russians willingly commit in Ukraine on a daily basis will get you 60-100 notes, 95% of which will be from other Ukrainians.

This is beyond triggering. How do you live in this Russian-loving world with Russian-induced PTSD?

This is not a "Ukrainian crisis", not "temporary difficulties", not just a "problem" that can go away without a trace. It's an invasion, a Russian war against Ukraine, genocide of Ukrainians. We are not crazy and overdramatic, we see the true face of Russia. The one you will never be able to see through your red square glasses.

[beastblade69]

say it LOUDER (ukrainians have been shouting these exact sentences for literal YEARS and ppl still ignore our voices)

[mariakov81]