@Anastasiya

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Sophist by training, amateur linguist by chance, humanist by choice.
Opinions and typos are all mine.
Also on Twitter: @Anastasiya1451A
And on BlueSky: @anastasiya1451a.bsky.social
Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories are in constant danger and fleeing occupation is a huge risk by itself:
"Anything related to Ukraine can implicate you. Ukrainian words, text messages from family members, photos of the 🇺🇦 flag, and even the colors of 🟦🟨 might land you in trouble."
https://www.businessinsider.com/helped-thousands-escape-occupied-ukraine-russia-stefan-vorontsov-caught-phones-2025-1
I've helped thousands escape occupied Ukraine. Russia always checks your phone.

Stefan Vorontsov helps Ukrainians to secretly flee through Russian checkpoints. He says 95% of their success relies on preparing before they leave.

Business Insider
Happy Christmas!
Щасливо Різдва!
Feliz Natal!
Joyeux Noel !
While the West wants "peace" wig #russia, russia continues to sabotage Western critical infrastructure, assassinate civilians in the West with chemical and radioactive weapons and attacking Ukrainian cities. Now with an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-attack-ukraine-kyiv-says-2024-11-21/

An independent Ukrainian journalist made a movie "Shadows on the Left Bank" about russian atrocities and war crimes in the occupied part of the Kherson region. In English.

Don't look away.

https://youtu.be/DU_Xqrs9nik?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/DU_Xqrs9nik?feature=shared

Ongoing terror in occupied Ukraine uncovered

YouTube

Since 2022, at least 19000 children were abducted by Russian forces.
Ukrainian children are forcibly removed from their families, have been subjected to a regime of indoctrination in Russian camps, abuse and put for adoption in #russia.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/thousands-of-ukrainian-children-have-been-kidnappe/

#russia keeps killing children with missiles produced with the American components but Ukraine is not allowed to strike at the Russian military facilities.

A 24-foot Russian cruise missile sends shrapnel cutting through anything in its path, including a 6-year-old girl in a park.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-russian-missiles-us-tech-ukraine/?srnd=phx-politics&embedded-checkout=true

US Chips Guide Russian Missiles Killing Ukrainians

The weapons killing Ukrainian civilians are full of tech made by American companies.

Bloomberg

US accuses China of giving ‘very substantial’ help to russia’s war machine

In exchange, China is getting top secret russian military technology.

https://www.politico.eu/article/united-states-accuse-china-help-russia-war-kurt-campbell

US accuses China of giving ‘very substantial’ help to Russia’s war machine

In exchange, China is getting top secret Russian military technology.

POLITICO
Beside ICC Prosecutor, Ukraine Accuses Russian Commander Of Ordering Attack On Children's Hospital

Ukrainian Prosecutor-General Andriy Kostin accused an unnamed Russian Air Force commander of ordering a devastating air strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv in July, during a September 10 visit to the scene of the tragedy alongside the International Criminal Court's (ICC) visiting top prosecutor.

RFE/RL

I especially enjoyed the question about Crimean Tatar culture available to us in the wider world.

As a result of this question I learned that Homeward - a Crimean Tatar film directed by Nariman Aliev - is available to watch in the UK on iPlayer! I am looking forward to watching it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001lsq9/homeward

#Crimea #CrimeanTatars #CrimeanTatarCinema #NarimanAliev #Homeward #Cinema #Film #iPlayer #Ukraine

Homeward

Mustafa, a Crimean Tatar, and his son Alim transport the body of Mustafa's other son, a soldier killed in combat, from Kyiv to Crimea to give him a proper burial.

BBC iPlayer

"Biden’s policy on Ukraine is emboldening Putin and eroding European security. Ukraine must have the ability to strike back against the very military facilities visiting death upon its people."

#LetUkraineStrikeBack