Valerii Buzov 🇺🇦

Political Analyst | Geopolitics & National Identity | Ukrainian Perspective Advocate

Universidad de Granada  Самозайнятий

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

People often ask me why I still defend Bandera’s worldview, even today, even after his death. And my answer is always the same. Because this worldview is not only Bandera’s. It is the worldview of a nation that fought for centuries just to exist, just to have its own place in the world. It is nationalist. It is state-centered. And it is honest about that. It is about building our own state with our own hands. It is the foundation that holds a nation together. And yes, I AM PROUD to BE a NATIONALIST. I believe every Ukrainian has the right to be one. My worldview is state nationalism, the same path taken by Bandera, Konovalets, Shukhevych, Kuk, Dontsov, and Mikhnovskyi.

Am I radical? Yes, but only for the enemy. For the enemy, I am dangerous. I make no apologies for that. And for Ukrainians, the enemy has always been the same — Muscovy. For the rest of the world, I am calm, open, and respectful. I value thought, friendship, and loyalty. For me, God and my nation are the highest values. That is not negotiable. I respect tradition, responsibility, and continuity. I deeply respect other nations and other peoples. I strongly reject any form of xenophobia, chauvinism, and racism without hesitation. I strongly reject both blind radicalism far right and destructive far left liberal extremes.

So why do I follow this path? Because history shows that struggle is the only way to build a real national state.

UkrainianStatehood #AntiImperialism

EuropeanSecurity #NATOSecurity

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BanderaLegacy #NationalLiberation

STEPAN BANDERA is SYMBOL OF FREEDOM

He is not a biography and not a museum exhibit. He is a verdict to empires and a mirror for nations.

Born on January 1, 1909, in Staryi Uhryniv, he grew up in a family where God and Ukraine were not slogans, but duty. The son of a priest and a statesman, he chose the path of a revolutionary not out of romance, but out of necessity. Because at that time Ukraine had no right to exist — it was meant to serve others. Poland. Germany. Moscow. And it was these three empires he challenged.

Bandera did not build barricades for noise or spectacle. He built a person. A spiritual, disciplined, responsible person. He understood that without freeing the soul, there would be no freedom for the state. That is why he fought for language, church, culture, and memory. That is why, while still young, he worked with children — and ten years later they became fighters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. This is how history is made: not by orders, but by education.

His trials in Lviv and Warsaw became platforms for nationalism. Prison did not break his will. Death did not stop the idea. Because ideas are not killed by a bullet in the back. They either live through generations, or nations disappear. Bandera understood this better than many modern strategists. He knew that a change of power in Russia does not change its imperial nature. He warned that imperialism would always come for Ukraine, no matter what clothes it wears.

Today, the world once again pretends not to hear. But Ukraine hears. And remembers. Because Bandera is not a cult. He is a test. A test of dignity. Of responsibility. Of readiness to be a state. And this test is being taken right now.

StepanBandera #UkrainianStatehood

AntiImperialism #EuropeanSecurity

NATOSecurity #HistoryMatters

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Ariana Gic

Independent Political Analyst

York University – Osgoode Hall Law School  Direct Initiative International Centre for Ukraine

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Russians attacked a hospital in Chernihiv. This targeted, 3 drone attack, is part of a large and systemic Russian pattern to destroy Ukrainian health care infrastructure entirely, to deprive Ukrainians from access to health care.
This is genocide. Russia is pure evil.

Saying Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians is “nothing but terror,” is highly inaccurate.
It is, in fact, MORE than terror.
Moscow is using terror as a TOOL to commit genocide of Ukrainians.
This FACT matters a great deal

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Yana Rudenko

Happy New Year, dear LinkedIn community!

Ukraine stands strong on 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏,𝟒𝟎𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. This year, our country carried out remarkable defensive and offensive operations while surviving over 100,000 drone attacks on our homes and power plants.

We are here.
We fought for our right to be heard.

Be brave like Ukraine.

💙 May this be a winning year 💛 – not only for all of us, but also for the values of freedom and democracy. I know that none of us takes freedom or democracy for granted.
May your hearts be filled with love and happiness, and your homes with warmth and peace.

🕊️ Every day all these years I am deeply grateful for your support, your contributions, and your presence in Ukraine’s resistance, alongside my own actions.

You prove that it is possible to make a difference, no matter who you are or where you are – simply by following a sense of justice, love, and compassion.

We are forever grateful.

Greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Oleksii Fokardi

EO holding – Isatex Invest Group | | Industrial parks | Recreational complexes. Solar energy parks. Residential properties. 

Melitopol State Pedagogical Institute/Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol state pedagogical university  Ukraine Invest Isatex LLC

Ukraine

While you were celebrating New Year’s Eve, Madyar was working💪

Ukrainian soldiers set fire to the first oil refinery at 11:59 p.m. with a “New Year’s fire,” and a few minutes later, already in the New Year, another oil depot exploded!

And that’s not all! In total, on New Year’s Eve, the Unmanned Systems Forces struck 10 enemy targets:

• Ilsky Oil Refinery (Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation);
• Almetyevsk Oil Depot (Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation);
• Rovenky oil depot (Luhansk region, TOT);
• Rovenky PS;
• Balashivka PS (Zaporizhzhia region, TOT);
• Two enemy concentration points and a fuel depot (Valuiki, Belgorod region, Russian Federation).

The following were also destroyed:

• KASTA-2E2 radar station (Gvardeyskoye, Crimea, TOT)
• AE Gvardeyskoye radio station (Crimea, TOT)
• Tor air defense system (Donetsk region, TOT)

🔥Now that’s what I call effective work!
Thank you, guys, for such a hot New Year’s Eve.

This time, the New Year’s fireworks were not for celebration, but for results. Cold calculation, precise strikes, and a few more important enemy targets eliminated. This is how the year begins, in which we have only one direction — forward.

Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦

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Olena Tregub

Secretary General of NAKO – the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission at Transparency International

Tufts University – The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy  Organization for Nonviolent Movements

Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine

I received questions about Budanov, who has now replaced Yermak as the head of the President’s Office. My view is that this is an unconventional move, but at the same time it was expected and discussed for quite a while in Ukraine. Budanov has been an effective head of Ukrainian military intelligence, with many high-profile operations. This makes it important that a strong replacement is found for that role.

When it comes to his position as head of the President’s Office, many Ukrainians say, “Oh, this is just an administrator.” That is not really true. In Ukraine, the head of the President’s Office is the President’s main political adviser, the key adviser on war-related matters, and a central adviser on international diplomacy. It is also a position that defines what success means for the President and helps form overall strategy.

Another way I interpret Budanov’s appointment is that the focus will now be more on international affairs and the war, given that he is a military intelligence general. It also suggests that President Zelensky trusts him with complicated, sensitive, and confidential matters, including personal security and potentially a future transition of power. Negotiations and the conduct of the war will clearly continue to be central.

Budanov is also seen as a strong political figure in Ukraine. He regularly participates in public events — I have attended several them — and he is already a public person. A role that requires significant public policy work and communication will therefore not be new or particularly challenging for him. At various points, he was discussed as a potential competitor or successor to President Zelensky.

My hope is that there will be less intervention in internal appointments and domestic politics, as was the case under Yermak, who exceeded his formal mandate and influenced various sectors of the Ukrainian economy and law enforcement. Budanov, by contrast, is much more focused on strategy, security, and the war. Ultimately, what matters most for Ukrainians today is a person who can build security and strength— this is what Ukrainian society values most right now.

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“Do we want the war to end? Absolutely. Why has it not happened yet? The answer is right next door to our country. Can Russia end the war? Yes. Does it want to? No. Can the world force it to do so? Yes – and only that way will it work.

Russia does not end its wars on its own. There has never been a war in history that they ended of their own free will. Only pressure from others – only coercion from others, which they themselves call a goodwill gesture.

Today we have every right to say this plainly: Ukraine is, in fact, the only shield that now separates Europe’s comfortable way of life from the Russian world. And for most leaders, the question “Why support Ukraine?” does not arise. Because if – God forbid – Ukraine falls, the next questions would be: “Why support Poland?” and “Who will fight for the Baltic states?” and “What is there to do without Ukraine in NATO?”

I sincerely thank everyone in the world who stands on the light side of history, on the side of Ukraine, and does everything so that Ukraine succeeds in achieving its goal, in pressing forward, in forcing its way to peace.”

• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Marta Barandiy, Ph.D. LL.M. Eur.

Human Rights, International Law, European Integration, Security & Defence, GMF/MMF Alumna

Europa-Institut, Saarland University  German Marshall Fund of the United States

Brussels Metropolitan Area

When you call for “peace deal with Russia”, you are not inviting Russia alone.
You are inviting North Korea into Europe.

In his New Year’s address, Vladimir Putin once again focused not on peace, but on war — reaffirming confidence in victory and justifying Russia’s aggression. No ceasefire. No diplomacy.

That same night, Ukraine was bombarded.

At the same time, Kim Jong Un publicly praised North Korean troops fighting on Russia’s side against Ukraine, calling them the pride of the nation. This is not rhetoric — it is state policy.

This makes one thing clear:
Russia is no longer acting alone.
We are witnessing a growing alliance of authoritarian regimes, openly opposing democratic values, human rights, and the European way of life.

So the question for those in Europe calling for “negotiations at any cost” is simple:
Are you comfortable with a future where Russia’s partners shape Europe’s security environment?

Because Ukraine today is not just defending itself.
It is holding the European front against an authoritarian bloc that has chosen force over freedom.

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Euromaidan Press

Media Production

Kyiv, Kyivska Oblast  9,364 followers

Independent media providing news and views from Ukraine

A 55+ soldier speaks:

Grandpas also cry.

One day, military historians will study a quiet phenomenon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: grandpas. Men 55 and older, from villages and cities, called grandpas not because they have grandchildren, but because they’ve lived.

At home, a grandpa is worn down by work, worries, and a long, happy marriage where he jokingly “fears” his wife. When the draft comes, he answers with philosophy. “Heh.” He boards the military bus without shouting for help. A grandpa’s not a clown.

Then he puts on the uniform. It takes him back to when he was 20, strong, noticed, alive. Hair cut. Beard trimmed. He never looks like a bum. He never refuses an order. If told to go to a position, he goes knowing he may die. Grandpa’s rule is simple: we’ll get there, but we won’t come back. We’re not what we used to be.

Three grandpas can replace a company of young contract soldiers. They eat, smoke, joke. Grandpa eats slowly, gratefully. He never insults the food. 25 grams of horilka are taken for health. Grandpas never get drunk.

And then the hardest moment comes. Grandpa grows quiet. At night, he cries into his pillow. He’s nearly sixty—the limit. A man unafraid of KABs and FPVs is suddenly afraid to go home. At the front he was a sergeant, a call sign, someone. At home, there will be no ranks, no praise. He’s now “Mykola, f*** you, go clean the pigsty.”

No cool vehicles. No young soldiers to push forward.

No Beard, no Shaman, no Beast. Just Mykola again.

And yes—grandpas also cry.

Text/photo: Yaroslav Nyshchyk
Translated/adapted by Euromaidan Press