How do I convince my landlord to put rhinos, a crocodile and sea monsters on the façade?

Thousands of displaced pets near frontline hfu.org #hfu #hopeforukraine

War also hits newsrooms: attacks on critical infrastructure leave media without heat, power or water in winter. We are calling for urgent international support and funding to rebuild #Ukraine’s media infrastructure so reporting can continue. https://ow.ly/lLkN50YkT6g

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, the MFRR partners hail the continued courage of journalists in the country who continue to report on the war despite serious risks – and waning international attention. https://ow.ly/ocvI50YkQpa

1/ Four years of full-scale war 4️⃣ The #environmental consequences of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine are no longer local—they are global. 🔗 Read more: uwecworkgroup.info/four-years-o...

Four years into Russia’s full-scale war, Ukrainian journalism is still reporting under fire. Our new long-read shares Ukrainian partners’ voices on what’s changed, what’s most fragile now, and why this year is about structural vulnerability, not survival: https://www.ecpmf.eu/four-years-of-war/

Last Sunday, an injured cormorant made its way to the emergency room of a clinic in Bremen, Germany. It pecked at the glass door to attract attention, a triple fishing hook was stuck in its beak. After treatment, the patient was released in the clinic's park. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

Worth a read. "A big psychological block for some European intelligence services was that they believed Putin to be a largely rational actor, and were deeply sceptical that he would embark on a plan they felt was likely to fail." via @kremlplots.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

1/ 🤬 Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s oil terminals are triggering a new kind of ecological catastrophe: massive sunflower oil spills. Thousands of tons have leaked into estuaries and rivers in #Odesa, #Mykolaiv and #Dnipro regions. 🔗 Read more: uwecworkgroup.info/russian-atta...

Lacking Money, Russia Turns to God in Push for African Influence www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Ukrainian POWs forced to exhume the dead in Mariupol, with Russians looting the bodies khpg.org/en/1608815503

Russian intelligence is now supervising Russia’s influence operations in Africa and Latin America, according to a new investigation which exposed a vast network of lobbying, disinformation, but also destabilization plans, serving the interests of the Kremlin.

Europe can't afford to wait. Russian disinfo in Africa directly threatens Europe. Kremlin networks flood platforms with fake successes of juntas & stories painting Europe as the enemy. These campaigns open doors for Moscow's resource grabs & migration leverage against Europe

Six attacks in 20 days. A wave of violence in Russian educational institutions On Wednesday, 11 February, in Anapa, 17-year-old student Ilya O. opened fire at the Industrial Technical School, where anti-terrorist exercises had been held just a few months earlier. 1/2 www.sibreal.org/a/shest-atak...

Can sewer rats be incited to sabotage? "Moscow has the best-maintained residential heating system, with just 1% of networks worn out; however, the capital suffers from above-average deterioration of its water and sewage systems." www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...

In the Russian Federation, some regions face more power, heating or water outages. "In January 2026, there were already 1,788 reports of power, heat, or water outages across Russia, almost double the number in January 2025 (983 incidents), according to a study by Novaya Gazeta Evropa." 🧵 1/9

Aza Chilachava comes to protest almost every day over one year. She's an IDP from Abkhazia, who lives in a tiny room in an IDP settlement. She was fined for wearing a facemask at the protest when she was sick and was sentenced to one day in jail for protesting.

Coordinated bot attacks are being used as a new tool of censorship in #Serbia. Between 8–30 January, at least 12 Instagram accounts of independent media and photojournalists were targeted, triggering automated suspensions and blocking access to news. https://ow.ly/ieAR50YenPf

Worth a read. "If military support for Ukraine is not significantly increased, the authors of the study believe there is a risk of a Russian (partial) victory ... Overall, the costs of this scenario would amount to 1.2 to 1.6 trillion euros in the first four years." 1/2

Please spread the word among Ukrainian journalists and independent media. ⬇️ @denistrubetskoy.bsky.social @margogontar.bsky.social @stanislavaseyev.bsky.social @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social, it might be interesting for Vgoru. @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social, it might be useful info for Gwara or Lyuk.

"A recent study identified and analysed 250 cases of attacks and threats against professional media workers and editorial offices across Georgia in 2025." The report on attacks on journalists in Georgia that I helped to prepare for JFJ is now out: jfj.fund/attacks-on-m...

#Ukraine's scientists are working under enormously difficult conditions to conserve nature, even as the war overtakes protected areas and vital research facilities and staff are called up to fight www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Georgian Nightmare government is once again copying Russia. #GeorgianDream

She survived the Holocaust — but not Russia’s war. In Kyiv’s Podil, an elderly woman froze to death in her own apartment after Russian strikes left homes without heat during winter. 📷: SES Kyiv

In Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, russia struck a vehicle carrying gas workers who were returning from repairing damaged infrastructure. One man was killed. Three others were left injured. This is how russia wages war — targeting those who keep homes warm, lights on, and cities alive.

That escaped my attention the other day. #Chornobyl

Auch als Film: www.youtube.com/live/j2ere16...

In Kharkiv, russian drone strikes damaged a dormitory housing displaced people, a hospital, and a maternity ward, the mayor said.

Wagner mercenaries are turning West Africa’s gold fields into killing grounds. From Sudan to the Central African Republic (CAR), Russian-backed forces loot, murder, and smuggle gold and other resources to bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine. united24media.com/world/how-mu...

Be aware of the scale of this.

In the last 12 months, the number of Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian cities has more than quadrupled. In our latest issue, we take a look back at the developments of the air war in 2025 and what to expect in 2026. Now available at: kyiv-dialogue.org/en/news/news...

"System of Terror" – a documentary about the system of terror built by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories – screened in Berlin tonight. It is the second film in the "Prisoners" (УЗНИКИ) series by the Actvatica media project. You can watch it here (🇬🇧 SUB). 1/3 youtu.be/_K9Vy2AWGAg?...

While many Ukrainians endure freezing homes after Russia’s attacks on the energy infrastructure, a kind woman is sheltering swans from the cold. 🦢❄️ She shared: “While it’s –20°C outside, these beauties are keeping warm in our barn.” 🔽

Russia may try to freeze Ukraine, but it can’t freeze Ukrainian kindness! 💙💛 All across the country, people are making sure stray animals survive the cold.

More explosions in Kharkiv ‼️ too fast and too many to count. Russia is attacking our city with missiles 🚨

The Russian regime arrested another Ukrainian civilian from the occupied territories of #Ukraine for political reasons. Please read the short thread about Antarctica scientists Leonid #Pshenychnov as well as the article by Alexej Ovchinnikov. 1/2 @ukrainki.bsky.social @uedio.bsky.social @awi.de

1/ 🤬 In December 2025 the #Russian government, seeking new sources of revenue to fuel its #war machine, opened the Shores of Lake #Baikal for development and proposed to place “projects of socio-economic importance” inside all protected areas of #Russia 🔗: transrivers.org/2025/4096/

🔎 Since July, the oil tanker LEO II has been circling aimlessly off the coast of Cyprus 🇨🇾. Commercial delay? Technical issue? Neither: she’s playing a key role in bypassing sanctions on Russian oil 🇷🇺, all while appearing to stand still. Let’s break it down 🧵

#Palau terminates shady #ShipRegistry operator International Shipping Bureau Management Ltd. (IML) #InternationalShippingBureauManagement #IML #IslandTimes islandtimes.org/palau-termin...

As our media talk (far too much) about "territorial concessions" - a good English language documentary on russian concentration camps for occupied Ukrainians. youtu.be/uuj9wyUPigY?...

AFAIK, the late journalist Sergey Dorenko was the first to mock Solovyev as "мерзкая карлица" (nasty dwarfette) and "хлопотливая тетенька" (pushy aunt). Short 🧵 1/5 youtu.be/KNJvMtnl6og?...

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Arkhyp Kuindzhi, Morning on the Dnipro, 1881

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Many people say Ukraine should join the EU.But these are often just general statements. ❓What really awaits Ukraine and the EU if membership happens? I tried to look at this honestly in my article. I’d be glad to hear your thoughts. Read here ⬇️ theukrainianreview.info/ukraines-eur...

3/ 💬 “In many ways, #Russia is waging a dirty war, and the #climate has also fallen victim to it. Huge amounts of fuel burned, forests scorched, buildings destroyed—all this is a carbon footprint caused by the #war, and it has a significant climate price to pay,” said Kartashov

Extensive and detailed investigation about russian drone intrusion into Germany and Netherlands. The full scope might supprise you, including civilian lead counter drone operation www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...

Another Thursday is drawing to a close here. For how many Crimean Tatars was it another "Black Thursday"?

Georgia’s judiciary is being weaponized to silence dissent. Journalists, writers, and pro-EU protesters face intimidation charges. With Mzia Amaglobeli’s Sakharov Prize in focus, we look at evidence of repression and how to support those under pressure: https://ow.ly/fCrv50XGIN8

Jan Stanislawski, 'The Dnieper river in blue' (1904)

One year of protests in Georgia in my photos. It was very emotional putting this together, it's been a difficult year. oc-media.org/in-photos-36...