Tim Mak1d ago

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.

Oleksandra followed all the rules: she visited her doctor regularly and never missed a dose of her #medication, but this didn't save her. #Russian shelling led to a boom in the market for counterfeit drugs. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/war-ruined-my-lifesaving-medicine

War ruined my lifesaving medicine

When the Russians shelled large pharmaceutical warehouses, Oleksandra faced the problem of ineffective medications that were supposed to replace the function of one of her organs.

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#NEWS OF THE DAY:

#UKRAINE IS WAGING A COVERT WAR AGAINST RUSSIA IN LIBYA: More than 200 Ukrainian officers and specialists have been deployed to three locations in western #Libya with the permission of the Tripoli government. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-russia-waging-shadow-war-in-libya-rfi-reports/

Ukraine, Russia waging shadow war in Libya, RFI reports

Around 200 Ukrainian troops are based in Libya in cooperation with the government in Tripoli, sources told Radio France Internationale. These forces are allegedly responsible for the March 3 strike on a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Kyiv Independent
Apr 4 at 2:06pmWeb
Show threadTim Mak1d ago

#TRUMP ASKS FOR $1.5 TRILLION FOR #DEFENSE, AID TO #UKRAINE IS CUT BY 99%: On April 3, the Trump administration requested a record $1.5 trillion from Congress for defense in 2027, which is 44% higher than this year.

https://kyivindependent.com/while-ukraine-aid-runs-dry-trump-asks-for-record-breaking-1-5-trillion-in-military-spending/

While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending

The proposed budget calls for a $445 billion (44%) increase in defense funds in 2027 — as U.S. military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump's watch.

The Kyiv Independent
Show threadTim Mak1d ago
RUSSIA IS STAGING AN EASTER ESCALATION: On April 3, President #Zelenskyy spoke by phone with Pope Leo XIV right in the middle of a massive #Russian attack on #Ukraine — hundreds of drones struck five regions simultaneously. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-speaks-with-pope-as-russia-intensifies-attacks/
Zelensky speaks with Pope as Russia steps up attacks instead of Easter ceasefire

"The Russians have only intensified their attacks and, instead of silence in the skies, are carrying out an Easter escalation," Zelensky said following the call.

The Kyiv Independent
Show threadTim Mak1d ago
Check out our last story about the way #Russian-linked scams exploit fear and trust in wartime Ukraine via the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/inside-russian-scam-in-ukraine
Inside Russian scam in Ukraine.

Russian-linked scams exploit fear and trust in wartime Ukraine through hacked messages and fake calls. Meet Valentyna, a pensioner who fought back after her Telegram account was taken over.

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Show threadTim Mak1d ago

#DOG OF #WAR:

A dog from the Zaporizhzhia region. Anastasia’s dad picked him up on his way back from a combat mission. When they stopped, the dog came over and started tugging at his pants; now he lives with him.

Show threadTim Mak1d ago

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Show threadNick in Moldova1d ago

@timkmak

Um...

It's not Easter in Ukraine or Russia, not until next week.

Show threadRobert H1d ago

@Brit_In_Moldova @timkmak

Are you sure about that? I thought #Ukraine adopted the Gregorian calendar for religious holidays.

OK. Chritmas and the fixed feasts moved, but the Easter calculation did not.

Show threadNick in Moldova1d ago

@Stinson_108 @timkmak

Moldova, (where I am) is also on the orthodox calendar, and celebrates Easter next week.

Show threadwhy not wy1d ago
@timkmak #traitors gonna treason
Show threadRoy -- the dull one1d ago

@timkmak

Makin' the World safe for vladnbibi.

Show threadLstn2urmama 🇨🇦1d ago

@timkmak 88 DEPARTMENTS MONEY REMOVED FROM FOR ... THE MILITARY

🚨☠🚨☠🚨 HOW MANY MORE JOBS LOST .... 88 DEPARTMENTS ... NO MONEY 🤔😡

Show threadRandall Lee1d ago
@timkmak He's an evil SOB. The Ents are not coming to destroy his hordes of goblins and ghouls. Congress is a rubber stamp for his madness. We have to put sand in the gears of the war machine
Show threadTim Zee1d ago
@timkmak
Ukraine is making friends abroad while Trump is alienating everybody except Putin, Orbán, and Netanyahu.