Posted by In the NYT today: “The Renew Democracy Initiative has distributed about $4 million in humanitarian aid in Ukraine, and is in the early stages of a multimillion-dollar communications campaign to buck up support for the war in the US and Europe.”
A Chess Champion’s Warning About Ukraine and U.S. Democracy
Seeing the Russian invasion as part of a war on democracy that poses a serious threat to the United States, Garry Kasparov is leading a push to
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Ukrainians pay tribute, during a ceremony in Bucha, to the officer who commanded the pilots of the 40th tactical aviation brigade, nicknamed “the ghosts of Kyiv”. Mykhailo Matyushenko died a “hero” during a mission over the Black Sea.
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Drones, confiscated by Estonia’s security services from a man who crowdfunded to help the Russian Army, have been handed over to the Ukrainian Army, officials said this week.
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23-year-old Irish volunteer soldier has been killed in action, fighting against the Russian Army invading Ukraine. RIP Rory. Ukraine will not forget your sacrifice.
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Ukrainian troops destroy the manpower and equipment of the Russian army. They are also actively repelling the attacks of Russian soldiers, in particular, Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in 10 settlements of Ukraine’s south as of October 4, 2022
The suspect, 32, refused to sign a draft card and was detained by the special purpose police. He has been kept in a pre-trial facility for two days at this point. The man is facing up to two years in prison.
The only country other than Russia to recognise the “referenda” so far is North Korea.
Putin signs ratification of 4 regions annexation
Vladimir Putin has signed the ratification of annexing Ukraine’s 4 regions, the government website says. These will form new regions within Russia. Amendments to the Constitution will also be made….
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Bila Tserkva is located approx. 45 miles away from Kyiv and 120 miles from the Belarus border.
More Russian pain on the way. Today EU ambassadors agreed an 8th round of sanctions against . Details to follow. Diplomats say measures include export controls, import bans, broadening sanctions criteria & legal alignment with planned #G7 oil price cap.
Ukraine government organization
“I don’t see why I should bow my head when I could hold it high, or place it in the hands of my enemies when I can defeat them.” José Rizal Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Oct 5:
Russian troops launch rocket attack on Zaporizhzhia: one rocket downed over city
Russian troops launch rocket attack on Zaporizhzhia: one rocket downed over city
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2022, 10:44
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Putin enacts “laws” on annexation of territories of 4 Ukrainian oblasts #RussiaIsATerroristState
Putin enacts “laws” on annexation of territories of 4 Ukrainian oblasts
OLENA ROSHCHINA — WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2022, 09:48
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Six kamikaze drones shot down overnight in south of Ukraine https://pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/10/5/7370409/
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Russia lost its seat on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (#ICAO).
Russia was expelled from the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization
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“The unity of the #Ukrainian people is not broken even for a minute. This unity is our key strength that helps us achieve any results. A difficult path and challenges are ahead. But our victory is also ahead. And it will definitely happen.” https://cutt.ly/HV5oaMI
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Jason Jay Smart
@officejjsmart
4th October 2022
If confirmed, 🇺🇸 should treat it as a de facto nuclear strike & begin wiping out 🇷🇺 Forces in Ukraine 🇺🇦.
“The first and second nuclear power units at 🇷🇺-occupied Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant are mined, says the ex-head of the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation.”
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The result of Russia’s night strike by kamikaze drones on the barracks of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv Region.
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Russia’s mobilization is proving disastrous – and there may be no way back. Excellent analysis as always from
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Doug Klain
@DougKlain
Putin’s mobilization was doomed from the start. While Russia tries to throw 300,000 untrained, poorly equipped & largely unwilling men into the Ukrainian meat grinder, Ukraine has crafted a modern& professional fighting force. My latest @ForeignPolicy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/04/mob
Mobilized Russians in Omsk ask: “when are we going to get paid?”
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SOTA
@Sota_Vision
Средств на выплаты мобилизованным не хватает, признались в Омской области. Власти региона договорились с военкоматами, чтобы дать время мобилизованным на переоформление бизнеса (без уточнения, на кого), сообщает ТАСС.
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President Zelenskyy is truly a comic genius. In just seven months, he has transformed the world’s second most powerful army into a joke
Business Ukraine mag Retweeted
As Ukrainian forces continue to advance we see the cost of victory – and the cost of defeat – in the town of Lyman, liberated at the weekend. Our last piece from Ukraine for now. Huge thanks to amazing team –
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Ukrainian Action in Ireland Retweeted
Since May free English classes at all levels have been delivered 3 times a week
by the IRIN (http://dcu.ie/irin) to refugees and asylum seekers A new programme starts today, with classes on campus and online Please pass on the info to anyone who might be interested
Who Watches the Watchers? 