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Very touched & honoured to be given the Tryzub “Friend of Ukraine” Award last night by the Canadian Ukrainian community and the Myhal Foundation in Toronto for my work standing up to Putin. Nice to be recognised but my work is nowhere near done.
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US accuses South Africa of supplying arms to Russia. If this turns out to be true, South Africa should pay a heavy price both as a consequence and to deter other countries
12th May 2023
This is the second major article in a week, after one in The Economist, exposing DC’s endless excuses for not providing Ukraine with F-16s–and why Ukraine badly needs them. Made up red lines, too complex, too expensive… It’s ridiculous.
12th May 2023
My interview with the
about the looming Ukrainian counteroffensive and what to expect from this pivotal moment in the war
kyivpost.com What to Expect During the Counteroffensive Alex Plitsas, the former Chief of Sensitive Activities for Special Operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, explains what key eyes the military will be looking for around the world soo
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Retweeted
12th May 2023
Congratulations to Vladimir Kara-Murza for receiving the Freedom House Award for his bravery in challenging Putin’s murderous war in Ukraine. Although he’s sitting behind bars, he’s a truly free man for expressing his beliefs at whatever the cost.
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I will be speaking this afternoon at the event being organised in collaboration between the
and the Cambridge University Russian Society. Looking forward.
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12th May 2023
The British consumer goods giant had pledged to stop profiting from the Russian market after Moscow invaded Ukraine last year.
12th May 2023
Drone strikes create logistical problems for the Russian military and puncture a sense of security felt by Russians far from the frontlines.
Attacks on Russian Oil Facilities Deal a Military, Psychological Blow to Moscow
When an oil depot in Russian-annexed Crimea was attacked in late April, the resulting fire sent a plume of thick black smoke into the sky.
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12th May 2023
Drone strikes create logistical problems for the Russian military and puncture a sense of security felt by Russians far from the frontlines.
12th May 2023
Good morning and welcome back to our continuing live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
themoscowtimes.com Ukraine War: As It’s Happening
12th May 2023
In his latest verbal attack, Prigozhin tells the Russian Defence Ministry to “stop lying immediately” and says its actions will lead to a “global tragedy for Russia”
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12th May 2023
The flanks are falling. The front is failing, – Prigozhin: We lost a territory of 5 square kilometers in the Bakhmut district. The Chasiv Yar – Bakhmut road is completely freed in AFU When the AFU enter Berkhivka, the gradual encirclement of Bakhmut will begin.
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12th May 2023
The head of the Wagner Group of Russian mercenaries, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, says Ukraine’s promised counter-offensive ‘is going full steam ahead’ round Bakhmut. Russian soldiers are giving ground almost without a fight, he claims. Prigozhin’s aim is to damage his Kremlin rivals.
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12th May 2023
Wagner boss calls on Russian defense minister to come to Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s state-backed mercenary Wagner Group, offered Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to visit the Russian-controlled part of Bakhmut to assess the battlefield situation.
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12th May 2023
Lukashenko’s swift departure from Victory Day celebrations on May 9 have sparked rumors about his health; PACE recognizes Lukashenko as potentially complicit in Russia’s forced deportation of Ukrainian children; and more.
kyivindependent.com Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko’s showing at Victory Day celebration sparks rumors about his health Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s swift departure from the Red Square Victory Day events sparks rumors about the dictator’s
12th May 2023
Episode #7 is dedicated to Russian private military companies, how they operate, and the role they play in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Host
is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter
youtube.com
Why Russia relies on private militaries, like Wagner, for its war…
“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia
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12th May 2023
Police in St Petersburg have set up a “#drone control” unit, Russian state media reported.
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12th May 2023
“Those who are there in the #Kremlin, believe me, they will end badly. I don’t know how, to be honest, but I would like it to end quickly. But they definitely won’t end with their death,” President #Zelensky said in a recent interview with the BBC.
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DRONE WATCH NEAR KREMLIN
KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine
12th May 2023
Major Баринов Алексей Андреевич (Barinov Alexey Andreevich) was killed in Ukraine on 10 October ’22. Another one of those who got a medal for Syria but failed in Ukraine. https://polkrf.ru/veterans/barinov-aleksei-andreevic-154956
12th May 2023
The story of Mykhailo Yatsenyuk from Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, who lost seven members of his family in an instant. #UkraineWorldTestimony The Russians occupied Izium from April 2022 until the town was liberated by Ukrainian troops during a counter-offensive in September. 1/11
12th May 2023
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine will conduct background screenings of priests who have expressed a desire to join the OCU from the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine
The EU Commission has proposed novel sanctions against egregiously corrupt foreign individuals, as a bolt-on to its ‘Magnitsky Act’ on human rights
[Exclusive] Details emerge of first-ever EU sanctions on corruption
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
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