Oleksandr is a defender of Mariupol and one of Ukraine’s biggest Harry Potter fans🪄 He was taken in russian captivity in 2022. There, he retold all Harry Potter books to his brothers-in-arms. “Dobby is free” — read the socks his friends brought to welcome him after release🧵

Today marks 4 years since the beginning of the evacuation of Mariupol defenders from Azovstal. For 86 days, they held their defenses surrounded by enemy, becoming a symbol of Ukraine’s resilience. Over 700 Azov defenders remain in russian captivity.

🔴 Russians post footage of deliberate attack on UN vehicles. Social media footage filmed and published by Russian forces reveals a deliberate drone attack on clearly marked humanitarian cars.

Ukraine observed a May 9 ceasefire requested by Putin to allow Russia’s parade to proceed. Days later, Russia launched a massive strike on Kyiv, killing at least eight people, including a child.

​Russians used drones to attack humanitarian mission vehicles in Kherson. The strike damaged vehicles belonging to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), local authorities reported. A civilian woman was killed in the attack.

Kyiv today ‼️ This is russian terrorism!

russia is a death cult, driven by war, genocide and delusions of grandeur. Fueled by propaganda and false memory of the victory against the very evil they turned out to be themselves. Days after celebrating it in a macabre parade of hypocrisy, russia went back to mass murder.

Drones and missiles aimed at civilians aren’t efforts at peaceful resolution.

🚨 UPD: Death toll from Russian strike on Kyiv apartment building rises to 16. Emergency crews recovered more bodies from the wreckage of the residential building as search operations for survivors continue following the missile attack.

🔴 UPD: Casualty toll in Kyiv rises to four. 44 others sustained injuries following the Russian attack on the capital.

The number of victims has risen to 4. 10 people are still missing under the rubble. Dozens of people were injured, including a newborn. russia hit this residential building on purpose — to murder civilians. 🎥The State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Putin has taken revenge for his Victory Day parade humiliation in typical fashion by targeting Ukrainian civilians. Over the past 24 hours, the Russian dictator launched one of the largest bombardments of the entire war. Multiple Ukrainians were killed in the attack

Kyiv today, where a section of an apartment building collapsed after a russian attack‼️ Search and rescue operations are ongoing. So far, rescuers have recovered 5 bodies from the rubble, but many people remain missing.

As of 14:00 local time in Kyiv, 5 people are known to have been killed in the Russian drone and missile attack. Rescuers recovered the body of a 12-year-old girl from the rubble of a residential building. State Emergency Service said at least 20 people may be trapped under the rubble.

Russia used its self-declared May 9 “ceasefire” not to pursue peace, but to stockpile drones and missiles for a massive strike across Ukraine. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Nowhere in Ukraine is safe. The enemy attacks every corner, from east to west. First responders rescued 6 people from the burning building and evacuated 5 more. russia launched over 800 drones at Ukraine throughout the day. Help protect Ukraine's skies and save lives: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...

🚨 BREAKING: Russian mass attack kills 14 and injures dozens across Ukraine Over 90 casualties were reported nationwide following a heavy wave of Russian drone and missile strikes on May 13 that targeted energy grids and civilian infrastructure in 16 regions, including Dnipro, Lviv, and Kherson.

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🔴 Ukraine intercepts nearly 90% of record aerial strikes in April Air defense forces successfully neutralized the majority of more than 6,700 Russian missiles and drones launched across the country during the most intensive month of strikes to date. 🧵 1/2 ⬇️

🚨 BREAKING: Russian shelling in Dnipropetrovsk region kills woman. A 46-year-old woman was killed in the Mezhivska community and an 87-year-old woman was hospitalized following Russian strikes on May 9 that also damaged a school and an apartment building in the Nikopol district.

🔴 Russia violates three-day ceasefire with drone strikes. On May 9, Russian forces broke a US-brokered three-day truce by launching aerial attacks, including an FPV drone strike that destroyed a civilian vehicle in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. 🧵 1/4 ⬇️

In Russian Vladikavkaz, maternity hospital staff dressed newborns in military uniforms. What kind of grotesque moral void do you have to live in to do that? 🤦‍♀️

The so-called “ceasefire” in action. Russia struck the roof of a nine-story building in Kharkiv with a drone. At least three people were injured, including an 8-year-old boy who suffered an acute stress reaction.

🚨 BREAKING: Russian drone strike damages Kharkiv apartment building and injures three. A technical floor of a nine-story residential building was hit during a Russian aerial attack on May 9, resulting in three injuries, including an eight-year-old boy.

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⚡️ Polish officials protest Russian participation at Venice Biennale. Former Culture Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz and curator Marta Czyż demonstrated against the presence of the Russian Federation during the international art exhibition's 2026 proceedings.

In its May 1, 2026 edition, the British Guardian Weekly spotlighted Chornobyl on the cover, alongside a special report examining the current state of the damaged shelter over the fourth reactor.

Ukrainian illustrator Masha Foya created the cover for the latest issue of Guardian Weekly, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. chytomo.com/en/ukrainian...

"Cancelled. The author was killed by russia." Ahead of the Biennale, activists presented the "Invisible Pavilion" in Venice dedicated to Ukrainian artists murdered by russia. Volodymyr Vakulenko will never present his tales for children — he was tortured during the occupation of Kharkiv region.

🔴 BREAKING: Russian forces attacked Dnipro overnight, injuring four people, according to the local authorities. Apartment buildings and residential areas were targeted.

🔴 EU joins special tribunal to prosecute Russian leadership. On May 5, the Council of the European Union approved becoming a founding member of an international body mandated to hold senior political and military officials accountable for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

Horrific day in Zaporizhzhia‼️ 12 people confirmed killed in russian attack by local authorities. 12!!! Many more injured. Bloody terrorists bastards.

🤬 Death toll in the massive strike against Zaporizhzhia has risen to 12 as Russia keeps attacking the city with kamikaze drones. 📷 ivan_fedorov_zp/Telegram

Yesterday, Ukraine offered a ceasefire right away. russia answered by murdering twelve people in Zaporizhzhia in the air strike, five people in Kramatorsk in the FAB bombing and four in Dnipro — just today. Many more were injured. Supporting russia means supporting genocide.

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The Holodomor Research and Education Consortium has newly assembled an informative free online course on the history of the Holodomor in Ukraine within a global context of famine and genocide. coursera.org/learn/holodo...

🕯️ Student killed in Russian missile strike on Dnipro. Illia, a 19-year-old software engineering sophomore originally from Myrnohrad, died on May 3 when a Russian missile hit his dormitory at Oles Honchar Dnipro National University.

🤬 Russian drone strike on a local church and market in Vilniansk near Zaporizhzhia killed 2 people and injured 4, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.

In Zaporizhzhia region 2 people were killed and 4 others injured in a Russian drone strike. Yes, its a church. They struck a church and killed 2 people...

Yesterday, a russian drone targeted a petrol station in the Dnipro region, while the bus driving children for vacations in the Carpathians stopped there for the restroom. It is a pure miracle that no one was seriously hurt. Via: EuromaidanPress

🇺🇦 A flag made of blue sky and yellow rapeseed today.

❗️One person was killed and 11 injured in russian attack on Dnipro.

Seen on a street in a Ukrainian city. Tiny genius.

russia deliberately attacked public transport for the second time today in Kherson — a city that refused to surrender to these bastards. Another war crime, committed out of spite. Help Ukrainian cities continue resisting genocidal russia: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...

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🔴 UPD: One person was killed, and at least 11 others were injured in a deliberate Russian attack on a bus station in Dnipro.

Russia’s war has triggered a large-scale ecocide whose consequences will last for decades. Destroyed ecosystems, poisoned land and water, mass mining, and ongoing radiation risks threaten not only Ukraine, but environmental security far beyond its borders. 🧵 1/11

Sunflowers did not originate in Ukraine. But somehow, they became one of the clearest images of it. Today’s Sunday Letter is about the long way of sunflowers www.patreon.com/posts/156527...

nuclearpower plant in Europe, using it to station troops and stockpile munitions. They continuously damage the power grid essential for maintaining the safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities. They even attacked the Chornobyl sarcophagus;

Forty years ago, on April 26, 1986, the world witnessed one of the worst man-made disasters in history: the explosion of Reactor No. 4 at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was a tragedy of catastrophic proportions. ​Now, four decades later, Russia occupies the Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest