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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 6h
Kyiv. Power outages are back in our lives. Today, we got the outage schedule. Keeping a detailed war diary helps. I checked it to see when the outages began last year. On the night of October 9-10, russians attacked our energy system. We had no power for over 15 hours. What will this year bring?
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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lithuania implements evacuation plans for the capital Vilnius in preparation for an invasion by Russia. The small Baltic country with a population of just 2.8 million, a NATO member, has a very small military and no air force. www.kyivpost.com/post/84837
kyivpost.com
Vilnius Evacuation Plan Includes Route to Poland in Case of Military Threat
Vilnius’s evacuation plan includes a route to Poland. Authorities say residents should take shelter, not attempt to leave, if an attack is underway.
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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
250 Russians mass surrendered to Ukrainian forces north of Lyman. Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps liberated another 51 km² in this phase of Operation Vivaldi, eliminating 2,000 Russians and taking 250 prisoner.
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IFIMG's @ifimgs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
,Pike war 19 Jahre alt, als sie 1996 verurteilt wurde und als einzige Frau in Tennessee im Todestrakt saß. Die nächsten fast drei Jahrzehnte verbrachte sie in einer Zelle von der Größe eines Parkplatzes, 22 bis 23 Stunden am Tag.'
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IFIMG's @ifimgs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CN Vergewaltigung/Todesstrafe ,Christa Pike wurde von ihrer Kindheit an sexuell missbraucht und vergewaltigt, bis fast genau ein Jahr vor ihrer Verhaftung im Jahr 1995 im Alter von 18 Jahren wegen Mordes an ihrer Mitschülerin Colleen Slemmer.' Smash The Patriarchy
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Tennessee Is Days Away From Executing a Sexual Assault Victim
Christa Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
and Russia effectively has to accept Azerbaijan’s dominance in the region and agree to Baku’s rules of the game. There have also been tense precedents in their relationship. Putin had to apologize to Aliyev and acknowledge that the AZAL plane had been shot down by Russian air-defense missiles,
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 02/10/2026
The question I’m asking - if anyone in Trump’s proximity, including himself, surrounds themselves with essentially fans, while having access to fed budgets and resources, how secure is that?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 03/10/2026
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We need to hold Trump personally accountable for any funds diverted from their actual purpose. Not just at the polls, but out of his (and Vought’s, Musk’s, etc) bank accounts. That’s the only way they’ll learn.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
While putin is desperately fighting with bridges in Kyiv, we find solutions. I’m in an absolutely beautiful Telegram group, where people can ask for a lift from one bank of the city to another or offer one. I love reading messages there.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
These days there’s so much talk of a nightmare waiting for Kyiv: we’ll freeze with no water or electricity, and strikes on bridges connecting the two banks will cause a logistical collapse… I don’t say times are or will be easy. But I stay in Kyiv. This panic benefits russia.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 02/10/2026
Good times
Daniel Fried& @AmbDanFried
X.com
Ah, KGB tactics I recall from my youth. The Finns, I suspect, will be apt to handle this well.
Petri Mäkelä @ @pmakela1 •14h
Several Finnish members of the Parliament have had recent break-ins where their houses "have been rearranged" a bit.
This is a very classic KGB/FSB/SVR move
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good news. Engineers found no critical damage to the bridge. Public transport across it is returning to normal. Metro trains are not crossing the bridge. Engineers are still checking the metro structures.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is what I was afraid of. russian drones struck near the support structure of the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv. It connects the two banks of Kyiv across the Dnipro and it’s the one I use. Metro and other public transport across the bridge have been stopped while engineers inspect it.
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Erich Meier @erichmeier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The woman playing a public piano, the view over the mighty Dnipro river and the large and vibrant city und a blue sky... Kyiv lives 🇺🇦💪 Glad you were in the city today! "How can I not love you, Kyiv of mine" (not this song, I know.. playing in my mind) youtu.be/X5Orl-ROPLc?...
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Anthem of the City of Kyiv - How can I not love you, Kyiv of mine? (2014 - Present)
YouTube video by Anthem Hub
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 28/09/2026
Russian strike against the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 28/09/2026
Kaja Kallas: Ukraine needs more Patriot interceptors before winter. We are calling on Member States that have them in their stocks to provide them to Ukraine.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 29/09/2026
A major escalation around the Philippines: China has rehearsed boarding, intercepting and forcibly towing vessels around Scarborough Shoal, while deploying its WZ-7 high-altitude surveillance drone there for the first time.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yesterday I sent a letter from Kyiv. In it, I looked at three wartime accounts from WWII to find an answer to what we call the middle of a war. Each letter can be the last one. And it’s a reality we live in here.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 27/09/2026
Evil, just pure evil
Commissioner for Human Rights & X.com
@CommissionerHR
I am alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Oleshky, a town in the temporarily occupied parts of the Kherson region of Ukraine.
Civilians, including children, are trapped without sufficient food, medicines, medical care, running water or electricity. Reports indicate that they face a high risk of death.
Under international humanitarian law, Russia, as the occupying power, has the duty to provide food and medical supplies and to facilitate humanitarian relief.
I call for an immediate local ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian access, and the safe evacuation of civilians.
The hardship and suffering of people caught along the frontlines of the war and in occupied territories demand international attention and action. #humanrights #Ukraine #Oleshky #Kherson
#HumanitarianLaw
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 26/09/2026
In einer von Russland besetzten ukrainischen Stadt bahnt sich eine Hungerkatastrophe an. Tausende Einwohner sind im Kampfgebiet gefangen. Auf eine Evakuierung können sich Moskau und Kyjiw nicht einigen.
spiegel.de
Ukraine: Unter russischer Besatzung – Hungerkrise in Oleschky
In einer von Russland besetzten ukrainischen Stadt bahnt sich eine Hungerkatastrophe an. Tausende Einwohner sind im Kampfgebiet gefangen. Auf eine Evakuierung können sich Moskau und Kyjiw nicht einigen.
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Annelie Bornheim @anbor.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
Und Putin wird zum G20 Gipfel eingeladen. Was kann er schon für seine Grausamkeit?
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Towanda @towanda.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Holodomor 2.0 - und die Welt schaut zu.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 25/09/2026
“I used to think everyone opposed war. Then I realized some people actually want it — especially those who don’t have to go.” Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970), German novelist
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/09/2026
Oh God. Guest list. CCP, not CPC.
Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United
States Trade Representative
• Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer
• Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi
• Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member
• He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council
• Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission
• Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce
• Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister
• Ambassador Xie Feng,
Chinese Ambassador to the United States
• Ms. Ivanka Trump
• Mr. Eric Trump
• Ms. Lara Trump
• Ms. Tiffany Trump
• Mr. Michael Boulos
• Mr. Viktor Knavs
• Ms. Arabella Kushner
• Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO
• Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang
• Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO
• Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am reading about the damage caused by russian attacks in Kyiv last night. Maternity hospital, warehouse, cars, houses… Two people killed. It’s raining. I had two cups of warcoffee. The drone threat has lasted more than 7 hours. I don’t know what has lasted longer: the rain or the drones.
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Murmuration @murmeration.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is the G20 owned by Trump? No What if it became the G2 cos the 18 decent countries leaders refused to share breathing space with a wanted war criminal currently evading arrest and trial in The Hague ….
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One More Hill @theotherbum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The other G20 members should refuse to show up. Putin is a war criminal who seeks to destroy Europe.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Kyiv is covered in clouds and smoke today. The city was under drone attack this morning. Casualties and damage again. And it’s cold.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🇺🇦🇸🇾 Zelensky: I met with President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa in New York. A year ago, Ukraine and Syria restored diplomatic relations. It is important that over this past year, we have already seen political, economic, and security momentum, including our dialogue at the leaders’ level.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy: This winter may be very harsh for us, but in response, we will have no choice but to make it painful for Russia too.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🇪🇨🇺🇦 Zelensky: I met with President of Ecuador at the UN. I hope we can continue our bilateral dialogue in greater detail. Ukraine has a lot to offer Latin American countries that support us – in security and other areas.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I met with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. We addressed diplomatic prospects for ending the US-Iran war and fully re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. There were no tolls or fees for passage before the war, and there should be none after the war. (1/2)
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today, I wondered: How many days did WWI last? 1,568. And how long has the full-scale war in Ukraine been going on? 1,672 days.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every crime against peaceful Ukrainians has a name. And while this war continues, these names must remain on the sanctions lists. Every Ukrainian family counts on the unity and solidarity of the EU.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Europe faces a fast-proliferation of sabotage attacks and airspace violations. Moscow is trying to scare Europe into winding down its support for Ukraine. As Russia is willing to take greater risks, Europe must impose greater costs. My press remarks following the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers ↓
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026
First, Trump banned independent news from the White House. Now, he's launching what is quite literally state-run TV to try drowning out the fact that he and his corrupt administration are failing the American people. This is truly autocratic behavior from a failed President.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
(🚨) PROOF EXCLUSIVE: A Dozen Ways Trump Is Rigging the Midterms This isn’t a listicle. It’s an exhaustive, sourced report on the most under-attack election cycle in American history. Whatever the result in November—and we should all vote for the one we want—Trump *has* criminally rigged the system.
sethabramson.substack.com
PROOF EXCLUSIVE: A Dozen Ways Trump Is Rigging the Midterms
Everyone should vote. Democrats may do well. But neither of those facts alters the reality of what the 2026 midterms are: a rigged event under assault by a fascist, his regime, and his foreign allies.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In the summer of 2026 russian attacks destroyed 13 million books in Ukraine. Perhaps this line will make it into history books. Today, I saw the program aimed at supporting small Ukrainian publishers. Please read, and maybe you’ll become a donor too. foundation.kse.ua/en/projects/...
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 17/09/2026
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A dance between the Ukrainian flag and the wind. I found it so tender.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/09/2026
Also, US controls how NATO allies use American-made weapons through legal agreements, software dependencies, and supply chain leverage — in case of conflict, will US enable using the weapons as agreed?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/09/2026
Few things: Canadian troops have been stationed in Latvia. And most impotently, by stating this, US practically steps out of NATO’s article 5. This does work both ways, doesn’t it?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/09/2026
Russia Is Churning Out Smart, Cheap New Weapons Faster Than Ukraine or the U.S. Giftlink go.afa.org/e/285922/lin...
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Russia Is Churning Out Smart, Cheap New Weapons Faster Than Ukraine or the U.S.
Engineers in Russia are using Chinese components to mass-produce inexpensive arms and steal a march on its adversaries.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
How culture adapts to the war. A large book festival in Kyiv was postponed until spring due to safety concerns. Instead, the organizers will hold more than 40 events in seven Kyiv bookstores, with shelters nearby. It is about safety and support for bookstores and publishers.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is now our historic duty to do what we can to help Ukraine to preserve peace and freedom in Europe.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Chancellor Merz: Most likely, we are seeing the most decisive moments - perhaps weeks or months - ahead of us in defending the freedom and peace of our continent. If Russia succeeds, this will have unpredicted and unprecedented consequences for all of us, including Germany.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14/09/2026
B’Tselem says settlement expansion, displacement and curbs are not isolated abuses, but decades-old, coordinated system.
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How Israel systematically dismantles Palestinian life in occupied West Bank
B'Tselem says settlement expansion, displacement and curbs are not isolated abuses, but decades-old, coordinated system.
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The Economist @economist.com · 14/09/2026
An extraordinary public inquiry is confirming the country’s worst fears about organised crime
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South Africa is at risk of becoming a mafia state
An extraordinary public inquiry is confirming the country’s worst fears about organised crime
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 14/09/2026
⚡️ A Cuban dance teacher living in Russia has been exposed as a mastermind recruiting people online to carry out sabotage and arson attacks across Europe. united24media.com/world/by-day...
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By Day, He Taught Salsa in Russia. By Night, He Recruited Saboteurs Across Europe
A Cuban-born dance instructor in Russia, Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, recruited at least a dozen “disposable agents” for sabotage across four EU countries in 2024.
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