Jaanika Merilo   

💡Driving Digital Health and Care in the Estonian Government | Championing AI, innovation, and digital transformation | Lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences | Keynote speaker | Author

• Sotsiaalministeerium / The Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia  Contact infohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaanika_Merilo

June 8, 2025

Elon Musk´s father has just arrived in Moscow for “Future Forum 2050”.

“It would be foolish not to admire Putin,” Errol Musk told BBC Russia “I listen to his speeches—he says logical things. If you view him simply as a man, not in the context of international politics, it’s hard not to have respect for Mr. Putin.”

Errol, 79-years old South-African businessman, said that he and his son share a similar perspective regarding Putin. And despite others in their circle having attempted to quell the fervor for the Russian leader, he views him as a strong leader.

When the BBC reporter said that Putin and Russia are responsible for invading Ukraine and starting the war, Errol deflected and said that “only time will tell who really started it.”

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June 7, 2025

I never forget those I cared about.

For over 3 years, I was active Deputy Mayor of Dnipro. I love Dnipro and these little cities in Dnipro Oblast and used to visit them quite often. But besides home, my happy place was Kharkiv. I used to “escape reality” there by hanging in these wide streets of Kharkiv, in the main park, and gossiping about life with my dear friend Yura Sapronov.

How much has changed.

I want to thank each and every one who supports our Heroiam Slava NGO for helping to support not only returning kidnapped children and supplying the frontline with drones, but also helping us to support my beloved cities.

What have we managed to do thanks to you besides finding children and supplying defenders with drones?

Dnipro
▪️ very needed equipment for Dnipro rescuers to help people left under rubble after Russian missile attacks
▪️ hundreds of gas stoves for families in need when city infrastructure was under attack
▪️ over 20 computers so that the clinic of amazing Olga Ralchenko can offer telecare for those that cannot always travel to doctor
▪️ over 1.6 tons of dog food for shelter that takes care of thousands of our friends left behind in frontline

Kharkiv
▪️ Since the first week of the attack medicine and food for the people of Kharkiv with Station Kharkiv. We have co-operated since 2015 and they still teach digital literacy and to use e-services in computer class, equipped with the help of Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV).
▪️ Safety vest, medicine and needed equipment for Stancia Kharkiv
▪️ Hundreds of gas stoves and gas cylinders for people in liberated regions of Kharkiv oblast
▪️ hundreds of kilos of dog food, medicine and anesthetics for four-legged friends saved from war zone (our extended family adopted two dogs)

Pokrov (Dnipro oblast)
▪️ over 500 of Christmas table food sets for elderly people of Pokrov under city care
▪️ over 500 of big Christmas gift packages from Kalev to children in Pokrov
▪️ hundreds of gas ovens for Pokrovians that are left without electricity, as city is just tens of kilometers away from frontline

Shahtarsk (Dnipro oblast)
▪️ very needed medical equipment for a city hospital that is helping wounded defenders close to the active frontline

🙏🙏🙏 A deep personal thank you to everyone who helps to help the defenders of Ukraine and the people in the cities I love.

Find out more: Heroiam Slava NGO https://lnkd.in/dSQTKzpP

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June 7, 2025

“Ukraine gave Putin a reason to go in and bomb the hell out of them last night,” President of United States Donald Trump

Mr. Trump, do you mean “Spiderweb” where Ukraine destroyed Russian bombers that were already equipped with missiles to launch attacks on Ukrainian civilians in coming hours?

On June 5, 2025, Russian drone strikes on Ukraine resulted in at least five civilian deaths and numerous injuries. In Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, five people were killed, including a 16-month-old child, his mother, a police officer, and his grandmother. The child’s grandfather, a local fire chief, discovered the tragedy while responding to the emergency at his own home

Three rescuers died in double-tap while saving people from rubble.

In Kharkiv, separate drone attacks injured at least 17 people, including children, a pregnant woman, and an elderly individual. Kharkiv was hit also with Kh-35, subsonic anti-ship cruise missile that leaves no chance for civilians even to hide, reacing city in 2 minutes.

These assaults were part of a broader escalation following Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, which targeted Russian strategic bombers. After that Russia launched another massive aerial attack on June 6, deploying over 400 drones and 40 missiles across multiple Ukrainian regions.This subsequent attack resulted in at least four deaths and approximately 50 injuries, with significant damage to civilian infrastructure in cities like Kyiv, Ternopil, and Lutsk .

People of US, land of the free, how did it really come to that and how do you stand your president victim-blaming and justifying killing of civilians while having nice talks with war criminal?

Heartbreaking.

Link to Trump´s comment: https://lnkd.in/dCXsJfBC