#ukraine attack

[pengychan]

"Oh the media being biased/silent on Gaza is a conspiracy theory"

I am a literal journalist and this is what happened when I pitched an article to a magazine I write for:

We covered conflict before. We denounced PMs' positions as wrong before. But this is where the editor balks - anything that makes it look even vaguely like we might, possibly, support Gaza. Even if the article itself would not have been an opinion piece, but a news feature about events on the ground.

We have free press, baby! But avoid the matter entirely if you can. It's delicate and depressing, why would you talk about it? Don't rock the boat. Be quiet. You don't need to go there.

Self-censorship is alive and well.

[littledemon55]

BIG MAN SAYS FREE PALESTINE!!! 🇵🇸🍉

Palestine flag picked from Summer nights!Big Man

[suratan-zir]

today I woke up at five in the morning

my alarm clock is russian ballistic missiles

and then more missiles. and more. and shahed drones after that.

I know you most likely won't see it on the news in your country. But despite the low media coverage, Ukraine needs you now more than ever. Now that we receive no military aid from the US. Every penny counts. Please, if you have any funds to spare, consider donating to one of the Ukrainian non-profits listed here. Thank you. The attacks continues still, but we're alive so everything will be alright.

[grecoromanyaoi]

how n y is brendanicus/yuri-alekseygaybitch or whatever his new url is still a popular blogger... the 'happy ukraine invasion day' guy? the antisemitic freak who labels every criticism of his antisemitism as zionist propaganda? that guy?

[lengthofropes]

[justacynicalromantic]

In early 2014, Ukraine was a neutral country, with a pro-Russian president, and with 70% of Ukraine's population against NATO membership. Yet Russia bluntly violated Ukraine's neutrality and annexed Crimea, then launched a covert invasion of Ukraine in the east.

Petro Poroshenko won the presidential election later in 2014 having promised a settlement with Russia, keeping a special status of the Russian language in Ukraine. He was initially sceptical regarding NATO accession, underlined Ukraine must rely on its own strength to provide security.

Did Putin meet Poroshenko halfway? Not at all. The regular Russian army entered the Ukrainian territory in mid-2014 to fight the Ukrainian troops, which led to the Minsk-1 agreement signed in September 2014.

Further text - down under the cut, or you can follow the Twitter link to the original post:

Few weeks later, Ukraine's parliament adopted a law that would guarantee the then Russia-controlled part of Donetsk and Luhansk regions additional economic, financial and cultural powers.

How did Putin react? Russia staged sham local elections in the occupied Donbas, and then sent the regular army again to Ukraine in early 2015, which led to the Minsk-2 agreement signed in February 2015.

Zelensky was even more sceptical regarding NATO accession. Asked about NATO, he once famously said he never pays anyone a visit if he has not been invited. He won the presidential election promising to compromise with Russia - to stop shooting, sit down with Putin and talk.

Did Putin meet Zelensky halfway? Not at all. He actually raised the stakes by issuing the Russian passports on the occupied territories of Ukraine even before Zelensky assumed the office, putting him in a difficult political position since the start.

Zelensky was ready to drop Ukraine's NATO bid in an exchange for the Russian troops withdrawing from Ukraine. The talks were held already before 2022. What did Putin do? He launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In the first weeks of the invasion, Zelensky was yet again ready to drop Ukraine's NATO bid. But he wanted to obtain international security guarantees. What did Putin do? He demanded that Russia must be consulted before any aid would be given to Ukraine in the event of aggression.

To sum up, Ukraine has consistently tried to reach a deal with Russia over the last decade, and was open to giving up on its NATO bid in exchange for the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Ukraine. Russia never reciprocated, never showed a good will, kept raising the stakes.

Both Poroshenko and Zelensky were initially sceptical regarding Ukraine's accession to NATO. Both wanted to get a deal with Putin. And Putin himself pushed both of them to seek NATO membership out of no other viable alternatives.

Up till now, Putin has shown absolutely no willingness to compromise with Ukraine. His war aims remain maximalist - subjugating Ukraine and changing its regime. He seeks Ukraine's partition, and will turn what is left of Ukraine into Russian protectorate.

Russia's imperial self-conception is that of Russian elites at large, and not just Vladimir Putin. The Russian leadership simply cannot reconcile with the existence of a sovereign Ukrainian statehood.

Therefore any sustainable Ukrainian-Russian compromise is currently not possible unless the Russian cost-benefit calculus changes. Only credible risk to the stability of the Russian regime would impact this calculus. The easiest way goes through defeating Russia in Ukraine.

[anastasiamaru]

Ukraine.Real-life story fragment

Oksana Chorna Ukrainian Armed Forces

"Spoiler: I'm fine"

...Have you ever washed blood off a car seat?Your own blood? There's a reason they say, 'You won't hear your own mortar whistling'... And I didn’t hear it either... Neither the whistle of the shell, nor the buzzing of the drone, nor even the sound of the launch. I remember smth(blood) pouring into my eye. I raised my left hand to wipe my cheek...

There was no pain at all. I ran to the car. Surprisingly, it was intact. I got in and drove away. The most horrifying injuries I saw at the stabilization point were cranio-cerebral injuries

When a pink mess that used to be responsible for thoughts, feelings, and memories spills from a hole in the head onto a white sheet.

Severed arms and legs, intestines neatly folded into a T-shirt, holes in the chest from which air escapes with a whistling sound—these can all be repaired. The essence of a person will live on, love, dream.

But the empty gaze of those who have lost themselves due to a traumatic brain injury scares me more than anything else...

...With my right hand, I steered the wheel, while with my left hand, I tried to feel my head to see if any foreign "artifacts of war" were sticking out of it. I even took a selfie to assess the extent of the damage to the "decision-making center" (my head).

Only after 10 minutes did I notice that blood was also flowing from my hand. I thought I needed to bandage it... At the next crossroads, I suddenly forgot where to go. It felt like I was here for the first time. Although I had already driven through the village twenty times.

A jeep drove by. I thought I should probably ask for help. But if they transferred me and took me to the stabilization point, I would have to leave my "Discovery" here, and then those bastards(russian soldiers) would definitely wreck it.

I didn't leave it either at the crossing in Bakhmut or in Avdiyivka, and I absolutely refuse to leave it here. I’m just obligated to get to the stabilization point by myself.

What scared me was that my wounds didn’t hurt. Just a dull noise in my head, like a severe migraine.

Closer to Konstantynivka, I started to recognize the road. When I arrived at the stabilization point, I even parked the car by a tree and locked it...

[orsanedraws]

what the fuck usamericans. what the fuck

[annawayne]

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

July 2024: Destroyed operating theatre and ruins and rescuers outside at Okhmatdyt paediatric hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine after being bombed by the russians.

[glitzy-dynamite]

Iran is launching its missiles to Israel; young girls on tumblr: 🙉

Russia is bombing Ukraine; young girls on tumblr: 🙈

Israel is launching its missiles to Gaza; young girls on tumblr: 😱 # Zionism is killing our planet !!!!!!!

Yeah that’s not a joke. I saw them reposting this article:

And, what a surprise! EVERY war affects the environment. Don’t you want to post about another ones, blaming the REAL bad guys?

But no Jews no news, right?

[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.

[taiwantalk]

May he suffer.

[namelessdumbass]

Officials said russians launched 127 missiles (different types) and 109 shahed UAVs at us today. That's the biggest attack so far. I'm afraid there can and will be more :/

There are indeed casualties (7 dead, 50 wounded as of now) and damage is done to our infrastructure and power facilities, but our air defense shot down most of the targets and thus saved thousand of lives.

I'm okay and i'm thankful to everyone who wrote the words of support. Means a lot to me!

Please keep Ukraine in your thoughts, the war is unfortunately is far from being over and fighting it is easier when you know the world still cares!

P.S. i'll continue shitghosting because it keeps me distracted. I'll just need some time to...calm down a little bit.

[karlyuchka]

7/10/2023

"The anniversary of the tragedy "The black Saturday"— a cruel attack by Hamas on Israel"

A billboard dedicated to the anniversary of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, installed in Kyiv by the Embassy of the State of Israel in Ukraine.

QR code leads to a 11 second video reminding of the hostages.