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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

To everyone who donated to Operation Safe Passage — thank you. Because of you, we were able to purchase an anti-drone system to help protect our soldiers from enemy drones. 1/3

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I wanted to write this yesterday, but we were hit by a KAB. @Stavros68917247 and I were there, in the place where five people were killed. Today, two thermal drones are on their way to be hacked and prepared before they can be used on the battlefield. I cannot thank you enough. 1/4

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

We are still fundraising: www.paypal.com/donat... Out here, equipment is not just gear. It is survival. It is the difference between reaching a position or being stopped. Between evacuating a wounded brother or losing him. Between coming home or not. Our tools are our lifeline.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I am a Junior Sergeant in the @93alcatraz.bsky.social battalion, a #Canadian and a Senior Combat Medic in the Armed Forces of #Ukraine We are at a critical point. Right now, we still have a window to move equipment into our positions before the fields dry and the enemy can push harder and faster

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I have officially signed a new 3-year contract with the Armed Forces of #Ukraine as I step into my role as a Junior Sergeant. I came here from #Canada with a clear conviction: that Ukrainians deserve to live freely, to defend their homes, and to exist without fear.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I think about this night often, the calm before the crazy. My last night with some of these men. Moments gone but never forgotten. I am grateful to say we have now have $1,127.26 left to raise for a thermal drone. paypal.com/donate/?h... These pieces of equipment keep my men alive.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Today I remember the sacrifices of my forefathers as a Canadian soldier in the Armed Forces of #Ukraine. We say "Lest we forget". We have forgotten. #RemembranceDay #Canada

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

When I look back 40 years from now I will remember who supported Ukrainians and who attacked. Citizens from 65 countries have come to defend Ukraine. People of colour lead our ranks.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Myself and the commander of my battalion, @93alcatraz.bsky.social , spent some time writing thank you’s and signing flags for all those who have been donating to our fundraisers. linktr.ee/93alcatraz #Support93 #SupportUkraine

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween everyone. Unfortunately we are not celebrating but digging our new blindages. I am packing up my most precious things and sending them away because the war encroaches on my home. linktr.ee/93alcatraz #SupportUkraine

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Thank you @dylanc78 and donors for helping my boys with boots and gloves, the guys tested the gloves out and more will be delivered over the weekend. We are extremely grateful to every person who reads Dylan’s blog and contributes to our team. medium.com/@dylan_combe...

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

We have hit 15.8% of our goal. Which means today I will go look for insulation for our blindages and soon new tires will come so I can reach my men. We need your help to keep pushing. linktr.ee/93alcatraz

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

We are cold and exhausted and we need your help. www.paypal.com/donate?campa... We have started our winter readiness campaign and ask you to not be indifferent and share our needs. #SupportUkraine

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

day of thank you’s to all who support us. This time it’s to @dylanc78 and all the donors who support our battalion through him. We tested some ponchos and made our final choice for future purchases. (More are already on the way). #Support93 #SupportUkraine

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Chris Winters 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 @cwinters.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🚨Imposter Alert #NAFOArticle5 procedures please @ ivanna99 .bsky .social Pretends to be our @defactohumanity.bsky.social by using her older pictures but obviously isn't.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

From now until Tuesday Oct 7th at 23:59 Kyiv time every $3 you donate to 👇 givebutter.com/BuggiesandBi... Will enter you a chance to win our Battalion Chevron. This is only the second time we have raffled off our chevrons since our creation.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

In light of recent events I feel like some people and parents need this post. My name is April, Callsign Бабця (Granny). I am a 37 year old Canadian 🇨🇦 medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and I am Autistic.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

20 minutes left in the day and I’ve just gone off shift. Thank you to my Brothers in Arms on Ukraine’s Defenders Day. Thank you for defending not only Ukraine but all of Europe and what is left of the free world. Here we are on the frontline of Freedom and Democracy.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

It’s been a long time since I posted here and I am sorry. War is hard and I lost access to this account. I will be spending the next few days catching you all up on the posts I have missed and hope you follow along the journey 🫂 #Support93 #SupportUkraine

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

We, the @93alcatraz.bsky.social , are so close to the first evacuation buggy We need $2843 and a donor will send $3000 to finish our first evacuation buggy 🙏 givebutter.com/BuggiesandBirds We know not everyone can donate but we ask you to share our fundraiser. #PrevailTogether #SupportUkraine

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

I cannot thank all of you enough for what you have done. People from around the world came together to share our fundraiser www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I’m sorry I haven’t posted. Things are not good here. Bluesky I have few followers but I’m a #Canadian in #Ukraine and the only foreigner in my Brigade. We need your help. We are members of the 93rd Brigade Alcatraz Battalion;

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

⚠️🌎 🧵 The Kremlin’s Old Playbook, New Chapter. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Giving up territory isn’t just about maps—it’s about people. It means abandoning millions of families, schools, and communities.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

🇺🇦📡🎖️ Today Ukraine celebrates Signal Troops Day 🎖️ In the age of high-tech warfare, where every second counts and every message matters the silent heroes behind the lines are the Signal Troops. 📡⚡ This is the day of those who are called the nervous system of the army

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

🧵 🇺🇦 August 6, 2024 Ukraine launched its boldest assault yet. The incursion into ruzzian Kursk This marked the first major offensive by Ukraines forces on Russian soil since 1945. In days, mechanized units advanced over 7 miles, seized, 1,300 ksq,100 localities & captured hundreds of Russians

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🇺🇦The battle for Donetsk Airport, 2014 – A Fortress of Ukrainian Spirit 🇺🇦 🕯️ In memory of the warriors who became legends “Only cyborgs could withstand that hell.” That’s what the enemy said — and they were right.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

🧵🧵 PART 1 Fallen warriors of Special Operations Forces. 🇺🇦 🕯️ July 29: Day of Remembrance for Fallen Special Operations Forces Especially remembering the 2014 Snizhne mission, where a 3rd Regiment team were ambushed while attempting to rescue pilots

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

🇺🇦 Today, Ukraine marks a national day of remembrance for executed and tortured POWs, for the first time in Ukraines history. 🕯️ 3 years ago, on the night of July 28, 2022, over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were brutally killed in Olenivka, Donetsk oblast. A ruzzian prison camp.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Thank you Tommy, @SpiritUkraine1 and donors for 80 CAT 7 tourniquets. Never have a made a video quite like this one. Everyone packing their gear, me checking IFAKs, remembering at the last second to say thank you and then back to work.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

We were standing under a canopy of trees. Not a clinic, not a base — just the outdoors. Brutal, harsh, and real. But this is home now. One by one, they came to me. Psoriasis. Sprains. Raw, cracked skin. Not combat injuries — just the kind of pain that makes nights unbearable.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Guardians of Ukraine’s Last Natural Treasures 🌿 Across Ukraine, 19 species of the beautiful Aconitum plant have been documented. But here in Donetsk Oblast’s Holy Mountains National Nature Park, only one species of — Rolovich's Monkshood — grows, making it uniquely precious to our region.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Today we finished the Radios! And thanks to your generosity and general support there were extra funds to purchase tools to build up our positions. We are so grateful to every person who shares our fundraiser. www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

It's Thank You Thursday!! Denis $51.80, Larry $51.80, Jan $26.06, Yuri $20.91, Facto $103.30, Agota $5.46, Francesco $11.27, Seamie $20.91, C $10.61, Miha $10.61, Eva $26.06, Tomas $15.76, Sarah $51.80, Diego $51.80, Lori $10.61, Jaroslav $26.06, Donatas $77.55 Hong Konger $50.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The Steppe Polecat Doesn’t Wear a Uniform — But We Fight for It Too 🦊 Deep in the wild grasses of Donetsk Oblast, the Steppe Polecat hunts quietly, unaware it’s on the brink of vanishing.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

It’s 35 degrees, the day is packed, but I always stop. I listen. One soldier showed me his back — sore and strained from days spent digging trenches. I told him, “We have a brace coming for you. You’re not alone in this.”

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🇺🇦 24 July 1990 — The Day Ukraine’s Soul Flew Free On this day, the blue and yellow flag — long banned under Soviet rule — was raised for the first time above Kyiv City Council. It wasn’t yet independence. It wasn’t yet freedom. But it was the moment Ukraine stood up and said:

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

30km from the frontline. FPVs in the sky. And still — I can walk into a pharmacy and get my soldiers the meds they need. That’s the resilience of Ukraine. That’s the power of holding the line. We’re under constant threat, but life doesn’t stop. The war didn’t break us — it sharpened us.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Tracy - @trajaykay and I don’t have time for much these days. Between visiting the guys and picking up more aid to deliver, we’re always on the move.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Ready for the Front 🩸 Before every mission, I personally check each soldier’s IFAK. I replace missing supplies, add extra pain meds, gloves, and assign two extra CAT-7 tourniquets. I remind them — never keep your tourniquets in your pants.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🇺🇦 23 July — A Day of Trials and Triumph in Ukraine’s War for Survival 🚀 🔥 23 July 2025) Russia launched a massive drone strike on Ukraine’s civilian gas production facilities, operated by Naftogaz — deploying dozens of Shahed-type drones.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🌍🇺🇦 While the world watches, Ukraine acts. Defending its own land & showing us all how to fight back against tyranny, oppression, and terror. From the trenches of Donetsk Oblast, to secret rescue missions across the world, Ukraine’s message is clear: freedom is worth fighting for

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The last week has been the hardest since I’ve joined the military, so here’s a photo from when things seemed less awful. I’ve been trying hard to get my soldiers the things they need but help comes slower than the Russians. www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🇺🇦 Donetsk Oblast: Where Culture Meets Courage 🇺🇦 From the grand halls of the Donetsk Opera & Ballet Theatre (founded in 1932) to the intricate blacksmith forge, Donetsk has long been a beacon of artistic strength

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

In the chalk hills of Donetsk Oblast, where war now scars the soil, a quiet miracle still grows — Koeleria talievii, a rare grass species that has survived here for over 500,000 years. It’s small. Delicate. Easy to miss.

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🌊💥 SBU Sea Baby Strike – The Night the Kerch Bridge Shook 📅 July 17, 2023 On this day (SBU) unleashed its most technologically sophisticated and strategically significant attack to date: a maritime drone strike using a custom-built "Sea Baby" (Морський МАЛЮК).

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🧬 Ancient Stone Age Tools Unearthed Near Kostiantynivka 🧬 In 2020, archaeologists made a stunning discovery in a sandpit near Kostiantynivka — Stone Age tools dating back over 500,000 years, from the early Neopleistocene era. www.pbs.org/newshour...

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

16th July, Ukraine’s History of Resistance. July 16th carries pain, but also defiance, resilience & victory. 🔴 Tragedy 🕯️ 2022 ruzzia pounded Donetsk Oblast, killing 5 & injuring 20. Bakhmut, Soledar, & Sloviansk, homes & markets were hit with missiles. Azovstal 16th july

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Defacto Humanity @defactohumanity.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

In 2022, I was still in Canada, watching the war unfold from a place that felt too far and too quiet. I remember trying to talk about Ukraine and seeing eyes glaze over. I remember the silence in rooms where there should have been outrage. So I found comfort in small things. Bugs, actually.

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