Sept 30, 2024
“For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.” James A. Garfield
We honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice, laying down their lives for their Motherland – Ukraine.
RIP – Roman Riazhskykh (27yrs), Serhii Danko (37yrs), Petro Bosyi (32yrs), American fighter Luke Lucyszyn
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!
LetUkraineStrikeBackNoLimits
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Good morning World! Good morning Ukraine!
Soldiers of the 36th Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi Separate Marine Brigade train and work to overcome the psychological obstacle course – a traditional element of the Marine Oath.
Photo: 36th Brigade
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On 29 September, Ukraine commemorates the victims of the Babyn Yar tragedy, one of the most horrific symbols of the Holocaust. Nazi forces executed over 33,000 Jews in Kyiv’s Babyn Yar ravine for two days on 29-30 September 1941.
In total, about 100,000 people were killed in Babyn Yar during the Nazi occupation. The entire Jewish community of Kyiv was destroyed, including those who tried to save them. Representatives of other nationalities also became victims.
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Dawn breaks over the Black Sea, but for fisherman Mattei, it’s no longer business as usual. As he casts his nets, he’s not just hoping for a good catch – he’s praying to avoid sea mines.
The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam last year unleashed more than floodwaters; it triggered an ecological domino effect. Freshwater surge sparked massive algae blooms, decimating 70% of Odesa’s mussels. Heavy metals now saturate the waters at alarming levels.
From Romania to Bulgaria, coastal communities grapple with this new reality. International teams scramble to clear mines, while activists like Vladyslav Balinskyi fight to protect what’s left of the fragile ecosystem.
As Mattei hauls in his meager catch, the truth is clear: Russia’s war doesn’t just threaten Ukraine’s land – it’s pushing the Black Sea’s war-exhausted ecosystem to the brink of collapse.
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine would target only military sites in Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated a more positive outlook on potential US authorization for long-range strikes on Russian territory, following talks with American officials
More top notch work from the criminally underrated EP.
Re Babyn Yar, we often forget that in addition to Jews, the Nazis also murdered disabled, LGBT’s and Roma in industrial quantities. The putinaZis of course ARE nazis too.
During the occupation of Kherson, orc Nazis sought out a Roma family, ransacked their home, killed their animals, thieved their belongings, ate their food and then when they resisted, murdered the lot of them; including the children. Like Nazi locusts, orc vermin leave only death, destruction and desolation.
The new Nazis of the world call the russian terrorist federation home. They are a scourge to humanity and to the environment. If they were made to go the path of the Dodo bird, it would be a huge improvement for the planet.