Reposted by Sofia VenturaAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/01/2025Putin's empire is crumbling, says Roger Boyes of @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...thetimes.comPutin’s empire is crumbling: will 2025 prove to be his 1989?Failure in Syria, endless war in Ukraine, rejection by eastern states, loss of influence in the global south: this is not how it was meant to be for the Russian leader 74955206
Reposted by Sofia VenturaThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/01/2025⚡️UPDATED: Russia strikes residential building in Sumy Oblast, injuring at least 10, including children. Russian forces carried out the strike using two glide bombs that were dropped directly on the building and destroyed one of its blocks.kyivindependent.comRussia strikes residential building in Sumy Oblast, injuring at least 10, including childrenRussian forces carried out the strike using glide bombs that were dropped directly on the building and destroyed one of its blocks. 14251102
Reposted by Sofia VenturaThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/01/2025⚡️Heavy Russian, North Korean losses in Russia's Kursk region, Zelensky says. "In battles yesterday and today near a single village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops," Zelensky said on Jan. 4.kyivindependent.comHeavy Russian, North Korean losses in Russia's Kursk region, Zelensky says"In battles yesterday and today near a single village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops," President Volodymy... 371162231
Reposted by Sofia VenturaAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Russia killed mom Tetiana and her sons Nikita and Vasyl in Hlukhiv today. The boys were 21 and almost 8 years old. Their dad survived. The death toll in Hlukhiv is 12 people as of now. Deepest condolences. How many more Ukrainian families will be destroyed by Russia... 18578156
Reposted by Sofia VenturaInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 17/11/2024President Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine must enter any future negotiations from a position of strength as Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in a negotiated settlement – no matter the negotiating platform or mediator - that results in anything less than Ukrainian capitulation.🧵1/8 333157
Sofia Ventura @sofiajeanne.bsky.social · 18/11/2024www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...tandfonline.comWar and Its Imagery: The Visual Narrative of the Ukrainian State’s Instagram Account Ukraine.Ua as a Tool of Digital Public DiplomacyThis article presents an empirical analysis of the Instagram account Ukraine.ua, a key component in the Ukrainian government’s communication efforts following the Russian invasion on 24 February 20... 020