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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We spend a lot of time remembering Ukrainian defenders and telling their stories. Supporting those who are here fighting today matters too. 🇺🇦 This fundraiser helps provide psychological support for Ukrainian service members, veterans and their families through VESTA 👇

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

August 29. Ilovaisk. In 2014, Russian forces violated an agreement and opened fire on Ukrainian troops leaving the encirclement. Twelve years later, the list of those we mourn has grown unbearably long. Remember the price of freedom. Honor the fallen. Support those still fighting. 🇺🇦

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I’m raising money for VESTA to help fund psychological support for Ukrainian service members, veterans & their families. paypal.com/pool/9s5BfDw... Any amount matters, every dollar gets us closer to the next consultation. Can’t donate? Please share. That helps too. 💙💛

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

1/ russia murdered Yevhen Konovalets in Rotterdam in 1938. But killing him wasn't enough. Declassified Ukrainian intelligence archives reveal how, decades later, the KGB was still trying to disrupt commemorations of Konovalets and erase his legacy.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

After nearly nine decades in exile, Yevhen Konovalets is returning home. Colonel of the UPR Army, commander of the Sich Riflemen, founder of the OUN—he devoted his life to an independent Ukraine and was assassinated by a Soviet agent for it.

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Ukraine does not stand alone in this fight. It should not stand alone in remembering. Register: forms.gle/xnokD22XmDtG... Want to help spread the word in your country? DM me. I have the presentation package and will be happy to share it.

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A week ago, I saw a post about Ukraine’s Table of Remembrance and asked the organizers if they needed help reaching people outside Ukraine. Well… here we are. 🇺🇦🌻 On August 29, I’m asking people around the world to join Ukraine in remembering its fallen Defenders. 👇

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

1/ July 27, 1976. Montreal Olympics. During a USSR–East Germany football match, Ukrainian Danylo Myhal ran onto the field wearing a vyshyvanka, waving a blue-and-yellow flag, and dancing the hopak. His message was simple: "Freedom for Ukraine!"

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, honoring those who fought against both Nazi and Communist tyranny during WWII. He affirmed Ukraine's right to freedom and self-determination before independence was restored.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

On July 14, 1471, Muscovy began destroying the independent Novgorod Republic. The Battle of the Shelon River left at least 12,000 Novgorodians dead. For centuries, Moscow has rebranded invasion as "unification" and conquest as "liberation."

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

1/ July 13, 1940: Ukrainian poet, dissident, and political prisoner Ivan Sokulskyi was born. He defended Ukrainian language and culture when doing so meant expulsion, prison, and persecution. In 1968, he publicly protested the USSR's russification and crackdown on Ukrainian intellectuals.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ukraine’s new 2,000-hryvnia banknote honors two giants of Ukrainian culture. Beside Vasyl Stus is Alla Horska’s iconic “Boriviter” mosaic, created in Mariupol in 1967 and damaged by russian forces in 2022. On the left side features a bird from one of her final mosaics.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

1/ July 10, 1934: the USSR formally established the GULAG administration, an empire of camps built on terror and forced labor. Millions were imprisoned, exiled, exploited, and killed. By the early 1950s, Ukrainians made up one-fifth of all Gulag prisoners.

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Please sign and share. russian cultural influence is not separate from russia’s war. While russia destroys Ukrainian lives, cities, and culture, its prominent cultural figures should not be given prestigious stages abroad. Add your name to the petition. www.change.org/p/appeal-to-...

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Appeal to the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra to cancel Vadim Repin's performance

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

1/ July 9, 1961: 50,000 people gathered in Winnipeg as Canadian PM John Diefenbaker unveiled the first monument to Taras Shevchenko overseas, funded by Ukrainian Canadians. Two hundred blue-and-yellow flags filled the square. Ukraine lived, even in exile.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A beautiful Ukrainian woman in traditional dress. 📍 Hostomel, 1914.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

1/ On Ukraine’s Constitution Day, an important act of historical justice took place. A monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa was unveiled at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Fundraiser for a Bluetti charging station for the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade RUBIZH. ⚡ Reliable power = operational effectiveness and saved lives. 🔗 Monobank: send.monobank.ua/jar/9a9YexLYHn 💳 Card: 4874 1000 3930 6207 💸 PayPal: Fedorenkoperio@gmail.com Please donate and share 💛💙

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

After more than 70 years, Colonel Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofia are finally home in Ukraine. A ceremony was held at the Uzhhorod border crossing to welcome back one of the leaders of the Ukrainian independence movement and his wife. Ukraine brings its heroes home.

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Second Eurovision semi-final today and for the Americans here: this year we can actually watch Eurovision for free on YouTube instead of fighting with Peacock subscriptions every year 😭 Voting is already open. Support Ukraine and vote for Leleka 🇺🇦 I already did 🥰

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T.B. Cristão @bellissiamo.com · 29/04/2026

🇨🇦 Ivan Winniciziuk turned 107 yesterday. 1919: Born in 🇺🇦 1930s: The Holodomor strikes. Millions die. His family is uprooted. Siberia: Forced deportation. Loses his infant brother to the cold reality of survival. 1941: Drafted by russia to fight 🇩🇪 One life, shaped by 3 massive historical tragedies.

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Ontario man celebrates 107th birthday, shares secret to longevity

To live to be 100, one needs good habits, not to mention good luck. According to his friends and family, that’s the story of Ivan Winniczuk’s life. Surrounded by his loved ones, Winniczuk marked his 1...

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

1/ April 20, 1938: the USSR made russian mandatory in all schools in Soviet Ukraine. This wasn’t “education.” It was policy - russification by design. Language was weaponized to erase identity and manufacture the obedient “Soviet person.”

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Cover of the magazine "Uke-Views" (USA), November 1942. Variations of the Ukrainian coat of arms illustrate examples of how the letters forming the word "VOLYA" are transformed into elements of the coat of arms.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

1/ March 20, 2014. Sevastopol. As traitors raised the russian flag over the Nakhimov Naval Academy, Ukrainian cadets sang the national anthem. Loudspeakers tried to drown them out. They sang anyway.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

March 18, 2014: russia killed the first Ukrainian defender in Crimea. Warrant Officer Serhiy Kokurin. The first blood of this war. A reminder: russia’s invasion didn’t start in 2022. It started in Crimea.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

1/ March 10 — Ukraine's National Anthem Day "Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished" has a powerful history. Some claim the Polish anthem inspired it, but Pavlo Chubynsky wrote the lyrics in 1862 in Kyiv, long before that idea emerged.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 10/03/2024

Today we celebrate the Day of the National Anthem of Ukraine! Its first public performance took place on March 10, 1865, in Przemysl as the final number of a concert dedicated to Taras Shevchenko. Words by Pavlo Chubynskyi, music by Mykhailo Verbytskyi. *illustration by Nikita Titov

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

1/March 9, 1814 — Taras Shevchenko was born. A serf who became the voice of a nation. Poet, artist, revolutionary spirit — the man who gave Ukrainians words for freedom and dignity.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

1/ March 4, 1949 — Volodymyr Ivasyuk was born. Composer. Poet. Author of “Chervona Ruta.” A genius who gave Ukraine a modern musical voice — bright, proud, unmistakably ours.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

1/ 4 a.m., Feb 24, 2022. From occupied Crimea, through Kalanchak, columns of Moscow’s army rolled into Ukraine. The full-scale invasion began. Missiles. Armor. Fire. But they did not break us.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

1/ February 20 – Day of Remembrance of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred Today, Ukraine honors the memory of the Heavenly Hundred—the brave men and women who gave their lives during the Revolution of Dignity (2013-2014) for freedom, dignity, and Ukraine’s European future.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

1/ On this day in 1992, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the trident (tryzub) as the Small State Emblem, linking modern Ukraine to its millennia-old heritage.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

1/ Feb 6, 1996: Ukraine raised its flag in Antarctica. The British Faraday station became Vernadsky station. After russia tried to monopolize Soviet Antarctic stations, Ukraine fought its way back—through diplomacy, science, and persistence.

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

My friend is fundraising for a vehicle for his unit “Taifun”. 🎯 Goal: 450,000 ₴ 🔗 Monobank: send.monobank.ua/jar/6zeqV9DpDi 💳 Card: 4874 1000 2423 8993 💸 PayPal: spizhenko@ukr.net Please donate and share. 💛💙 #SupportUkraine

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

1/ On January 29, 1918, near the Kruty railway station, several hundred Ukrainian students and cadets bravely fought against the advancing Moscow-Bolshevik army. Though vastly outnumbered, their sacrifice delayed the enemy, allowing Ukraine to secure the Brest Peace Treaty.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Jan 13, 2015. Russians destroyed the Donetsk Airport control tower, but not its defenders. Concrete collapsed. The Cyborgs did not. DAP became a symbol of Ukrainian defiance and military honor. Eternal glory to the fallen. Honor those who survived.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Today’s meeting concluded with an agreement to… keep talking. Trump continues appeasing putin. Shocked? No. Support Ukraine’s defense forces.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

From Jan 1, 2025, russia moves to open deportations of Ukrainians in occupied territories. The so-called “special regime” ends Dec 31. After that: take russian citizenship or a residence permit. No alternatives. This is a new, explicit phase of persecution and forced russification.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Today is the Day of the Ground Forces of Ukraine. A day to honor hundreds of thousands who hold the front: mechanized, tank, artillery, missile troops, air defense, aviation, TDF. Thank you for your strength and endurance. Glory to the soldiers. Glory to Ukraine.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

1/ Dec 12, 1890: Andriy Melnyk was born in Volia Yakubova, Lviv region. Officer of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, commander in WWI, Chief of Staff of the UPR Army (1919). After defeat, he refused to surrender, choosing an underground struggle for Ukrainian statehood.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The Ukrainian magazine "Vsesmikh" in Canada warned about Muscovy's intention to occupy Crimea as early as 1994. The SBU quickly suppressed the uprising at that time.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Corruption steals a nation’s future. On Anti-Corruption Day we remind: Ukraine pays a high price for freedom to let anyone trade its interests. Every exposure, every reform is a strike against the rot Moscow wants. Power must serve the people.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

1/ Dec 1, 1991: Ukraine held a nationwide referendum. The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine? The answer: 90.32% YES. Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Fundraiser for ground robotic systems (GRS) for the 20th Brigade “Lyubart”, 1st Corps Azov. Fundraiser is registered to an official NGO (Apple Pay accepted). 🔗 Monobank: send.monobank.ua/jar/8iMj5jhbid PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/Yul... Donate • RT • save lives. 💛💙

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

1/ Nov 21 – Day of Dignity and Freedom. We honor all who rose up in 2004 and 2013–2014 for Ukraine’s right to choose freedom over fear. Maidan changed us. It united us. It proved we are a nation that will not kneel to tyrants at home or invaders from Moscow.

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Ukrainian History @uahistory.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

1/ Nov 17, 1869: Kazimier Sheptytsky, later monk Klymentiy, was born in Prylbichi. Aristocrat. Lawyer. MP in the Austro-Hungarian parliament. Then he walked away from it all. Chose monastic poverty, prayer, and quiet service to Ukraine.

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

2/ 🧙‍♂️ How it works: 1️⃣ Pick a letter from a child 2️⃣ Click “Become a Wizard” 3️⃣ Send a gift 🎁 If you’re abroad, a friend in 🇺🇦 can help with delivery. Site is in Ukrainian, but browser translation works fine. 👉 oleni.org

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Tetїana @tpspindel.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

1/ 💙💛 Become a St. Nicholas “wizard”! You can choose a Ukrainian child’s letter and send a gift this holiday season. Some of these children have parents defending Ukraine, some have lost loved ones to the war. Let’s make sure every letter is answered. ✨

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