Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
At this point, one can only roughly estimate the extent of the damage the russians have caused to every aspect of Ukrainian life, as well as the massive destruction inflicted on Ukraine's environment.
This morning, in the city of Kropyvnytskyi, russian forces struck a shopping mall housing a grocery store. Two people are in critical condition, and many of those inside the building sustained injuries. I wonder how the negotiations taking place in Abu Dhabi today and tomorrow are going…
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
This is the alley of remembrance in the village of Nemishaieve, just outside Kyiv.
Most of them were volunteers. Ordinary people from this village and several neighboring communities who took up arms and fought in the ranks of some of the most renowned and respected brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and National Guard.
Among these faces are also those among civilian who lost their lives delivering medicine and food to people during the Battle of Kyiv in 2022. Those who joined partisan units on their own initiative and fought the Russians. Those who were treacherously lined up against a wall and executed by the Russians on the infamous Yablunska Street in neighboring Bucha.
These ordinary people are among the last remaining bastions of heroism, dignity, and honor in this world.
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
All talk about the prospects and seriousness of the current “peace negotiations” in Abu Dhabi should begin and immediately end with the realization that Putin has once again, as a deliberate act of mockery aimed at the particularly slow on the uptake, sent his very own court conspiracy-theory crackpot, Vladimir Medinsky, to serve as the “head of the Russian delegation.”
That's it. Forget it. End of story.
It's roughly the equivalent of spending years sending someone like Catturd, Gunther Eagleman, or Ian Miles Cheong to "negotiate" with top diplomats from other countries, then sitting in front of the TV laughing your ass off at the resulting shitshow.
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Він повернувся з російського полону до доньки, а через 8 місяців його не стало.
Олександру Савову було лише 46 років. Майже три роки він провів у російських катівнях.
Його били, катували електричним струмом, принижували та морили голодом.
А вдома весь цей час на нього чекала донька Анастасія.
Найстрашнішими в полоні Олександр називав так звані "прийомки". Полонених змушували повністю роздягатися, після чого їз били руками, палицями та електрошокерами.
Олександра змушували стояти по 16 годин, тримали в так званій гумовій камері.
Катували навіть за українську мову.
Одного разу Олександр попросив у працівника колонії трохи прального порошку й випадково сказав українське слово "жменьку".
За це його побили так сильно, що він думав, уже не зможе підвестися.
Увесь цей час його донька Анастасія боролася за повернення батька.
Вона виходила на акції, допомагала родинам інших полонених і вірила, що одного дня знову його обійме.
19 березня 2025 року цей день настав. Після майже трьох років розлуки вони нарешті побачилися.
Але Олександр спочатку навіть боявся обійняти доньку. Він повернувся з туберкульозом та іншими захворюваннями.
Полон залишив тяжкі наслідки. У нього були зламані ребра, вибиті зуби, виснажений організм.
Через численні удари по голові виникли ураження мозку. Його мучили мігрені, тривога, нічні кошмари та галюцинації.
Анастасія намагалася допомогти батькові відновитися. Вони будували плани, хотіли разом святкувати дні народження.
Донька мріяла показати йому Латвію, подарувати спокійне життя, якого він був позбавлений стільки років.
Але 16 листопада 2025 року все обірвалося.
Того ранку Анастасія приїхала до батька й знайшла його мертвим.
Намагалася повернути його до життя, просила прокинутися, обіймала й гладила його руки до приїзду поліції.
Причиною смерті назвали кардіопатію та серцеву недостатність. Після всього пережитого в російському полоні його здоров'я було тяжко підірване.
Олександр прожив на свободі лише вісім місяців.
Перед звільненням побратими, які залишалися в російських тюрмах, просили його розповісти світові про катування. Він пообіцяв і дотримав слова.
Анастасія дочекалася його живим. Але їм так і не вистачило часу на все, про що вони мріяли.
"Полон убиває і після звільнення", - написала донька після смерті батька.
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Is it just me, or are pro-Russia accounts and bots all over this platform while accounts supporting Ukraine barely get any visibility?
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Sloviansk this morning. Pure hell.
While some russians sit in Abu Dhabi pretending to seek peace, others are bombing Ukrainian cities and killing Ukrainians.
This is russia's idea of “peace”: negotiations abroad, terror against Ukraine.
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Today, the realities of life in Ukraine seem very strange to those living in other countries. Just imagine that you’ve arrived in Ukraine, and this is your very first morning here. Your morning will be radically different from the life you’re used to. Most likely, you’ll be woken up by an air raid siren outside your window, and a closed window won’t help, the sound is extremely loud. There is also a chance you’ll hear air defense working in the distance…
So, you wake up and realize there’s no electricity in the house, which means no heating either. It’s cold, but manageable - “it’s not winter yet,” you tell yourself. You turn on a battery-powered light in the bathroom to brush your teeth and see yourself in the mirror. Sure, your face looks a bit sleepy and rumpled in the morning, but that’s okay: breakfast, coffee or tea, and everything will be fine. Luckily, you have a gas stove, which is a real reason to celebrate, this morning you’ll get both breakfast and hot tea.
Outside, as usual, parents are taking their children to school or kindergarten. The familiar sound of children’s voices drifts in, since you live in an apartment building. And, of course, the icing on the cake, you have a power station (or power bank) with your router plugged into it. The internet works because your provider installed plenty of backup batteries, so the connection can last for more than 24 hours without power. You eat breakfast and can quietly catch up on the news. Sure, the news in Ukraine rarely brings joy in the morning, but staying informed is crucial.
And all of this feels like a normal morning because you’ve gotten used to living this way. But there are cities in my country where the morning is completely different… Where silence is a luxury, and the sound of explosions replaces the birdsong at dawn.
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
"Another idea, according to people involved in the talks, is a cartographic fudge: to redraw Ukraine’s administrative boundaries to allow Russia to claim full control of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions it wants to conquer without Ukraine surrendering the remaining cities it holds."
Seriously, what is this if not the stupidest and most absurd war in the entire history of mankind?
And isn't this entire farce of “negotiations” the single dumbest thing to ever happened to the world diplomacy?
Who the hell engages in this kind of never-ending clownery with a straight face?
economist.com/europe/2026/11…
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
It bears repeating: It is Hamas that is responsible for the suffering of the people in Gaza. Even so, that won't stop the genocide-mongers from blaming Israel.
REVEALED: The scandal surrounding Gaza's failed winterization efforts lays bare a grim reality: Hamas obstructed attempts to protect Palestinian civilians before the devastating winter storms that flooded tens of thousands of tents.
Palestinian Authority employees inside Gaza have reported that professionals from the Ministries of Public Works and Relief Affairs were intimidated, summoned, and coerced by Hamas into signing pledges not to undertake humanitarian projects without the group's approval. According to their accounts, those who defied Hamas risked so-called "field justice," including beatings and worse.
Several officials, including Najla Hammad, Ihab Al-Bahtiti, Khaled Abu Safiya, Wiam Aboul-Nasr, Dr. Adnan Hamouda, and Ahmed Abu Zaiter, have publicly stated that efforts to build more durable fiberglass housing and improve conditions for displaced civilians were blocked.
Another example was a proposal that was put forward to demolish several heavily damaged towers which were at risk of collapse from rainwater after extensive bombardment. According to those involved, Hamas blocked the removal of the “Bank of Palestine Tower” in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood, reportedly arguing that it would "collapse from the rain anyway." The terrorist group did not show any concern for the civilian lives that would be lost when the tower eventually collapses on its own, because it wants dead Palestinians and news of tragedy to keep Gaza in the news cycle and to gain global sympathy, hoping for more incoming resources and donations for the Strip’s humanitarian and reconstruction needs that it could siphon.
Additionally, Hamas has also been accused of obstructing construction projects intended to create safer communities for displaced Gazans in southern Gaza, prioritizing political control over humanitarian relief.
This is a reminder that Gaza's suffering is not only a consequence of war. It is also the result of a fascist and ruthless governing power that repeatedly places its own interests above the welfare of the people it claims to represent. The same terror group that helped bring catastrophe upon Gaza continues to obstruct efforts to mitigate its consequences.
As floodwaters sweep through displacement camps and families endure another winter in misery, the question is unavoidable: how many Palestinian lives could have been spared had Hamas allowed humanitarian, housing, and reconstruction efforts to proceed unimpeded?
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
I sometimes read the news feed here, especially stories about my country and the comments underneath. People from other countries write that russia must rebuild the cities in my country and pay reparations to Ukraine once the war ends. But let’s be honest: something far greater was taken, stolen, and stripped away from Ukrainians... something that money can never buy or bring back.
Yes, material things can be restored - cities and homes can be rebuilt, even made better than before. But no one will ever bring back those who died in this war. A shattered body will never be restored to what it once was. Psychological trauma can't be healed by medicine or time; either way, it will keep reminding you of what happened in the past. And then there's "time" itself, the priceless years of life. Some have literally grown up during this war, while other Ukrainians have entered their old age amidst all this, or even as refugees in foreign lands, far from home. And sometimes I hear these words from other Ukrainians:
"…we live in Ukraine, and we don't need to plan for our future."
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Two days ago, Russians killed 9 people, including a 1 year old child, in Zaporizhzhia.
This family photo was found under the rubble. Her sister said she wanted everyone to see it.
And I agree. Everyone needs to see who russians are targeting and killing 💔🕯️
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
I've seen a lot during this war, but sometimes Russia still leaves me completely stunned by its violence. Such cruelty, such blind, driving hatred. Without reason. Without end.
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
For almost six years now, Putin has been desperately trying to strike a “deal” with Ukraine and finally announce the long-awaited peace, but somehow, something always gets in the way.
First, that evil Boris Johnson shows up and forbids the Ukrainians from making peace.
Then those treacherous Europeans secretly replace his incredibly generous, peace-loving proposals and concessions to Ukraine with insane demands for Ukraine’s unconditional surrender and its elimination as an independent state in Istanbul.
Then Ukrainian drones fly within 50 kilometers of his Valdai residence and scare everyone there half to death, making it impossible to get any work done.
Then those evil Europeans are at it again, causing trouble by insisting on having a seat at the negotiating table.
Then he’s tormented by bitter memories of how Zelensky wasn’t sufficiently respectful to him in Paris in 2019.
And so poor Putin just sits there, suffering. He’s personally sent half a million Russians to their deaths on the battlefield, bombards Ukraine with thousands of missiles and drones, kills civilians by the dozens at a time, weeps bitterly, and yet they still won’t let him make peace.
And apparently, his aides in the Kremlin have screwed things up again and somehow still haven’t brought him those folders containing dozens of Ukrainian proposals to declare a ceasefire, even a partial one, freeze the fighting along the current front line, and put an end to this senseless bloodbath.
And poor Putin has no idea those proposals even exist. Otherwise, he would have happily made peace ages ago!
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Now that’s an interesting observation.
politico.eu/article/vladimir…
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
This country owes a giant-ass monument to those who bring electricity back to Ukrainian homes (oh, those sudden moments of joy in every household!) after every barrage of Russian missiles, day after day, regardless of the weather or danger.
And some serious bonuses and lifelong financial support, too.
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
🇺🇳 The UN is calling on Russia to stop attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure immediately.
Here in Dnipro, we already know what it’s like to go all day without power, and winter hasn’t even started.
NOVEMBER 3rd
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Rain is not genocide.
Hamas:
Broke the infrastructure
Built tunnels under every home
Started a war
Called on Gazans to sacrifice their lives
Hid hostages for years
They must go.
Everyone must call for this, unless they want to see Gazan people suffer forever
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Gaza has always flooded. The UN (shocker) always blamed Israel. Yet Israel approved vast amounts of cement and building materials for tackling this. No audit tracked use of these materials. What we do know is: flooding continued and a tunnel network from stolen materials appeared
Jurga 🇺🇦 retweeted
Incredible story, just one of daily Ukrainian heroism as they alone fight the war that NATO was created to fight.
A Ukrainian soldier who’d lost one foot to a Russian drone amputated the other himself to survive. RDI’s @jaynordlinger on the daily bravery of Ukrainians that Republican leaders ignored, and the new Congress should honor. thenextmove.org/p/the-new-co…
