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...

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;

⚠️🌎 🧵 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.

🇺🇦📡🎖️ 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

🧵 🇺🇦 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

🇺🇦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.

🧵🧵 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

🇺🇦 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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.”

🇺🇦 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:

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.

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.

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.

🇺🇦 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.

🌍🇺🇦 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

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...

🇺🇦 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

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.

🌊💥 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).

🧬 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...

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

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.

🌄 Holy Mountains National Nature Park (Sviati Hory) Located along the picturesque Siverskyi Donets River, the park covers roughly 40,600 hectares—a patchwork of chalk cliffs, river terraces, dense forests, and wetlands . 🐾 Rare Nature & Wildlife

🟡 TWITTER SPACE ANNOUNCEMENT 🟡 Hosted by @trajaykay 🎙️ Join us TODAY for a live frontline conversation you won’t want to miss. 📅 Tuesday, July 15 🕗 20:00 Kyiv Time 📍 Twitter/X Spaces 🎙️ Featuring: — A Canadian combat medic & PR manager with the Alcatraz Battalion — Senior Lt.

🧵THREAD Donetsk Oblast – The Heart of Ukrainian Industry 🇺🇦🏭 Before the war, Donetsk Oblast was a powerhouse of coal, steel, and innovation — and home to brilliant Ukrainians who shaped the nation’s industrial and cultural identity.

Some people are made for the frontlines. Meet Tracy - @trajaykay - our British whirlwind of humor, grit, and unmatched creativity. She came to help us with social media, and in just days, it felt like she'd always been here.

🌿 From Salt Town to Healing Haven Established in 1832: Sloviansk—originally "Tor"—became a nationally recognized spa town when military doctor A. Yakovlev began treating wounded soldiers using the mud and brine from Ripne (Repnoye) Lake.  ** Bonus Fact:

🎯 Training the Brain: Identifying & Engaging Multiple Targets In combat, hesitation can cost lives. That’s why soldiers are trained not just to shoot — but to think faster than fear. We start with one target. Then two. Then three. Not to overwhelm the body — but to train the brain.

🧵🧵🧵 Donetsk Frontline Update: Two Weeks of Fire and Fortitude 🇺🇦 🗺️⚔️📍 Kostyantynivka • Druzhkivka • Kramatorsk Russia has escalated its summer offensive across key logistical corridors in Donetsk. Here’s what’s changed—and what it means:

When You Donate, You’re Not Just Helping Soldiers You’re helping the frontline hold — and everything behind it survive. Your donation doesn’t just put gear into a soldier’s hands. It protects the villages that still have children playing in courtyards.

Sometimes, the most powerful thing on the front isn’t a weapon — It’s the sound of someone laughing. A sudden, stupid joke. A smile that cracks through the exhaustion. Laughter that feels out of place… but also exactly right. Because war tries to strip you down. Turn you into a machine.

Out here, I take portraits. Not because there’s time — but because there isn’t. Each photo I take of my men is a way of holding onto them, just a little longer. Some of them smile awkwardly. Others ask, “Why me?” And I always answer: Because you matter. These men are more than uniforms.

💛 Donetsk Oblast Isn’t Just a Frontline — It’s Home This photo was taken Christmas 2023 — me giving toys for kids at Tato Hub in Kramatorsk. Since 2022, I’ve worked across Donetsk Oblast — evacuating civilians, delivering aid, comforting children.

How have the SBU dealt with collaborators and sabotage cases since Feb 2022 The first court case on March 30, a Kramatorsk resident publicly denied Russia's invasion and supported it. A distinct pattern then emerged among those arrested or charged.

🩸 We Train for the Worst — But We Fundraise to Prevent It In this photo, I’m showing one of our soldiers how to properly apply a tourniquet on another — how to treat a blast wound when seconds are all you have. These are the moments that prepare us for what’s coming.

This is me, walking back from the store. I’m not in uniform — because every soldier jumps at the chance to take it off, even for a moment. If you’re off duty, you’re not walking around town in your kit. You’re just a person again, for a little while.

This photo is my reality — a mountain of gear. Medical supplies. Camera bags. A Bluetti power station. My body armor. When I say I’m a medic and the PR manager for my battalion, it means I don’t get to choose just one job.

This isn’t one of those “volunteering in a war zone” videos made for likes. It’s me — a civilian at the time — in Siversk, Ukraine, alone, assembling an animal carrier under mortar fire. A shell lands nearby. I flinch, duck — but I keep building. A drone buzzes overhead.

From late 2022 through 2025, Russia has evolved its war strategy in Ukraine to lean heavily on mass terror tactics, escalating strikes on civilian populations and infrastructure instead of achieving traditional territorial gains at the front.

📷 I remember this photo clearly. I had just climbed a long hill with all my gear, finally sat down for a second and snapped a quick selfie. Behind me, just out of frame, were my guys — laughing, unpacking food, settling in after the walk. A quiet moment together.

Sometimes the day starts before sunrise and ends long after sunset. The roads are rough, the bags are heavy, and the list of needs never gets shorter. But no matter how long the day is — I show up. This time, it was medicine and extra bandages for one of our company medics.

This is one of my favorite photos. It’s me and two of my best friends in our battalion — people I care about more than I can explain. I’m their medic. Their support.

From Canada to Ukraine — Because We Remember I’m a Canadian. A woman. A soldier. A medic. And I serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine — not because I have to, but because I must. Canada is home to one of the world’s largest Ukrainian diasporas.

The nature of ruZZias war is evolving. The traditional image of symmetrical warfare—armies facing off across front lines—is being replaced by a post-symmetric model: