This. I listened to the audio book read by the superb Ray Porter when it came out & something that's helped me through these dark years is knowing a film was in the works. Seeing it yesterday was everything I'd hoped for. Only problem was I forgot to bring tissues to wipe tears away. #PHM

Lovely #Nafo #Fellas, it's time to support our Ukrainian friends for Easter, surely russia will try to hit civilians again during that time. Please donate and get a beautiful unique egg of your Fella! A donation for Julia Subbotina from me, please use it for @irisnotsiri.bsky.social dear Roxy 😘😊

Our own Miss Kitty, right here in Alberta!!

Wonder if there are any more Russian war crimes? Silly question. An attack on a hospital to come, but how about this drone hit on a fire crew in Sumy. The firefighters were just finishing tackling a blaze when warned of another attack on them, managing to take shelter in time.

Russian fire crews have been attending the Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, according to Exilenova+ which publishes this photo. The wording on the green box says "protective [anti-drone] nets" bsky.app/profile/twmc...

139 long-range attack drones were fired by Russia at Ukraine overnight. Four of these were still flying, or went missing, at the time these data were published. Of the remaining 135, Ukraine Air Defenders intercepted 127 for a 94% success rate. The 8 hits occurred in 7 different places.

1/2 Let's start with what looks like an overnight attack by Ukraine, almost 1500km from its borders. The Bashneft refinery in Ufa was probably the target - locals report a fire there, or very near it, during a drone alert.

Hello and thanks for reading THE daily thread on Ukraine, on what is Day 1488 of the country's fight for survival. "Peace talks" continue with the US about ending the war, which Russia calls a "special military operation" as the US cannot even end its own S.M.O.🤡

@demiurg.bsky.social has been quite busy.

Dani can sell her golden kitty cat to pay for her gas although she’ll probably just charge it to her expense account, which we pay for. #abpoli

somewhere out there tonight…

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A huge turnout today from people in Czechia, wanting to ensure the country doesn't follow neighbour Slovakia, + Hungary into authoritarianism and alignment with Russia. Many Ukraine flags could be seen at protests against PM Andrej Babiš and the Russia-like "Foreign Agents" law

VERY BIG TOP NEWS TODAY 👀 💥 BAVOVNA in Saratov, Engels, Ufa and Crimea ⚡️AFU struck the facilities of the Saratov Oil Refinery. 🔥 A fuel tanker caught fire and exploded on the Rostov-Taganrog highway. SUPPORT ME 💙💛 ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/MAKS22 ✅ PayPal: [email protected] ☑️ patreon.com/Maks24 1/6

🇺🇸🇭🇺 Trump declared his “full support” for a beleaguered and corrupt Victator Orban. Orban ahead of the Hungarian election, calling him a strong leader and supporting the country’s tough migration policy, — Politico. 1/2

Russia has again flouted all international norms. Moscow's reign of terror continues - detaining three Ukraine kids (16-17 year olds) in Melitopol, waiting until they are 18, then jailing them for terrorism after a mock-trial as "Russian citizens." #RussiaIsATerroristState

Do I detest Trump? Yes Would I support russia, China, Iran over the US - Hard no Things are bad but they aren’t anything close to equivalence Democracy, while it still exists, is the medicine that neuters the dictators

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🐰🌷 Easter Fella Makeovers! 🐣 Donate $1 to any of 4 fundraisers & I’ll dress your fella in Ukrainian Easter style—bunny ears, pysanky magic, spring vibes 💙💛 You’ll get meme(s) of your fella in Ukraine. Who’s in? 👇 #DonateToUkraine #NAFO #FNDRUA #NAFOarticle3 #Ukraine

When Redford was confronted with her entitlement, Smith hit her hard. Redford took responsibility & apologized. (Didn’t pay the money back tho) Smith has been confronted with Tylenot™️, flights, hotels, lavish gifts & more. Her response? This juxtaposition is WILD!

Kenneth Roth @KenRoth As polls show #Hungary 's Viktor #Orban losing the elections next month, #JDVance plans to visit to bolster him, the most autocratic, anti-democratic leader in the #EuropeanUnion. It is horrible what Trump-Vance stand for.

FREE GEORGIA !!

22:30 | 21/03 Approximate flight routes of our UAVs: 🔴 Red arrow – directions of movement of strike UAVs; According to Russian sources, around 180 drones were reportedly launched; however, these figures and the indicated routes are highly approximate.

Very fitting for the President of United States, isn't it.

What do you mean you didn’t donate today for a pickup for the 423 Battalion? 😨 send.monobank.ua/jar/2smv8hY5Ey PayPal [email protected]

Iran tells Doha downtown, Qatar to evacuate.

The Mackenzie Valley Highway will finally get built. With construction starting this summer, the highway is going to be a gamechanger for the North.

Szijjarto, Hungarian foreign minister, made regular phone calls during breaks at E.U. meetings to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, with “live reports on what’s been discussed” -The Washington Post Vote. Them. Out!

Fellas, 423rd bat needs a pickup🙂

Maggie would like you to know, that if you aren’t a complete and total dick, a real kitty is much better than a gold one gifted to you for very corrupt reasons and by a murderous regime. Maggie also says that she would pee in Danielle Smith’s shoes every chance she got.

I will now have zero compunction celebrating the death of this malignant tumour plaguing the planet.

What if we just bolted a random mailbox to a pole & labelled it TELL US A SECRET, do you think people would... tell us secrets? 👀 #art

OTD 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. He immediately pardoned 8,000 violent Nazis, many of whom were involved in the failed 1923 coup.

❗️Russian LNG tankers began avoiding Mediterranean routes after the Arctic Metagaz explosion, rerouting around Africa due to drone threats, increasing transit time and costs. #Russia

This is the news we need to hear. Fighting back. Winning. Holding the line against the regime and the concentration camps, the cruelty, the cutting off of federal funds that belong to the people, not the regime. Pass this along.

Which is why there need to be cuts... Seriously, it's the only way.

This war has been dazzling in its stupidity and incompetence. And I curse Trump every time I see a Canadian gas station with prices in the stratosphere. He's going to drive the price of virtually everything higher and force the entire globe into recession before he's done.

Keep this memorial small 💔 #NAFO #boostUA youtube.com/shorts/XRsLL...

ALBERTANS FIGHT MAGA & DEFEND CANADA youtu.be/vU5j0IqFWGI?... #ForeverCanadian

Important thread. Trump has done so much damage with this war with Iran, but EU and Canada can’t not act. Advisors in the US would have known this would happen, but Trump ignores them.

Kettlebells and sausage are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

In Czechia, police are considering whether Russia was behind yesterday's attack on a drone production factory in Pardubice. An unknown group claimed responsibility, linking it to Israel's actions in the Middle East. But experts are not so sure as drones made there go to Ukraine

Ukraine now confirms it did hit the refinery in Saratov. They believe the secondary oil refining unit and the vertical tank RVS-10000 were damaged in the drone strikes.

I'm aware of (unconfirmed) reports, of another Russian helicopter being brought down by a drone. The fact that renowned Russian blogger "Fighterbomber" posted at length about the problem [translation here], suggests Ukraine has had another success.

3/3 The drones which hit the apartment block in Ufa, Russia, were probably intended to hit oil refineries, according to Astra. The geo-location and tracking convinces me that is the case, and while Russia may now strengthen air defence even this far east, it exposes other sites

1/3 Ukraine is now frequently launching many more drones than Russia. Moscow says 283 UAVs were shot down overnight, but as I was reporting last night more are getting through defences Ufa airport is one of many closed during a tumultuous night, and in that city, this happened.

Despite this morning's strike in Chernihiv, it was a very good night for Ukraine's air defence. Only 5 attack drones got through, hitting 4 locations. 148 UAVs were shot down or stopped with EW, out of 154, though one was still flying. Defence success rate is therefore 97%

Russia's heavy manpower losses continue, although there is a decline from yesterday's numbers. The downing of a Ka-52 helicopter (see Friday's thread) is added to the numbers, and 39 more artillery systems were found and destroyed.

Day 1487 of Russia's 3-day Special Military Operation. I wonder if Trump's slavish following of Putin will mean his own S.M.O. reaches 4 years? But I am here to bring all the Ukraine news, as I have done EVERY SINGLE DAY since even before the full invasion. KoFi always welcome!🙏

The last time I was in the USA in 2024, I was standing in a barn in North Carolina... with a bunch of people praying before eating pizza.. It was weird.... Proper weird. Pizza was ok.