Balakun
@balakunua.bsky.social
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@balakunua.bsky.social
· Sep 23
Привіт - Hello
Do you like to volunteer?
Do you have the gift of gab?
Then you are who we would love to come volunteer with us!
For about an hour or more a week you can volunteer to help a Ukrainian citizen improve their English No experience needed! You do not need to be a teacher link in bio
Do you like to volunteer?
Do you have the gift of gab?
Then you are who we would love to come volunteer with us!
For about an hour or more a week you can volunteer to help a Ukrainian citizen improve their English No experience needed! You do not need to be a teacher link in bio
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✨ Today is St. Nicholas Day in #Ukraine!
Celebrated on #December 6, this holiday honors #St._Nicholas — a symbol of kindness, protection, and generosity in Ukrainian tradition.
✨ Today is St. Nicholas Day in #Ukraine!
Celebrated on #December 6, this holiday honors #St._Nicholas — a symbol of kindness, protection, and generosity in Ukrainian tradition.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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✨ Today is St. Nicholas Day in #Ukraine!
Celebrated on #December 6, this holiday honors #St._Nicholas — a symbol of kindness, protection, and generosity in Ukrainian tradition.
✨ Today is St. Nicholas Day in #Ukraine!
Celebrated on #December 6, this holiday honors #St._Nicholas — a symbol of kindness, protection, and generosity in Ukrainian tradition.
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Thank you to all the amazing people who make @balakunua.bsky.social work!
Today is #International_Volunteers_Day and we want to say thank you to all our amazing volunteers across this globe without you #Balakun would it be as successful as we are
I wish I could name each and every one of you but you know who you are.
#Thank_you so much! 💙💛💙💛
#Ukraine
I wish I could name each and every one of you but you know who you are.
#Thank_you so much! 💙💛💙💛
#Ukraine
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December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Thank you to all the amazing people who make @balakunua.bsky.social work!
🇺🇦Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Today #Ukraine honors the courage, resilience, and dedication of its #defenders. This day recognizes all branches of the #Armed_Forces — the Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Air Assault Forces, Special Operations Forces, and Territorial Defense.
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Today #Ukraine honors the courage, resilience, and dedication of its #defenders. This day recognizes all branches of the #Armed_Forces — the Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Air Assault Forces, Special Operations Forces, and Territorial Defense.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🇺🇦Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Today #Ukraine honors the courage, resilience, and dedication of its #defenders. This day recognizes all branches of the #Armed_Forces — the Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Air Assault Forces, Special Operations Forces, and Territorial Defense.
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Today #Ukraine honors the courage, resilience, and dedication of its #defenders. This day recognizes all branches of the #Armed_Forces — the Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Air Assault Forces, Special Operations Forces, and Territorial Defense.
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Today is #International_Volunteers_Day and we want to say thank you to all our amazing volunteers across this globe without you #Balakun would it be as successful as we are
I wish I could name each and every one of you but you know who you are.
#Thank_you so much! 💙💛💙💛
#Ukraine
I wish I could name each and every one of you but you know who you are.
#Thank_you so much! 💙💛💙💛
#Ukraine
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December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Today is #International_Volunteers_Day and we want to say thank you to all our amazing volunteers across this globe without you #Balakun would it be as successful as we are
I wish I could name each and every one of you but you know who you are.
#Thank_you so much! 💙💛💙💛
#Ukraine
I wish I could name each and every one of you but you know who you are.
#Thank_you so much! 💙💛💙💛
#Ukraine
Я розмовляла з колегою і, як це часто буває, ми почали говорити на тему #борщ. 😋
Почалася справжня дискусія щодо того, чи є борщ #супом!
Дехто вважає, що так, дехто вважає, що ні. Що ви думаєте з цього приводу?
#Україна #Ukrainianviews
#UA
Почалася справжня дискусія щодо того, чи є борщ #супом!
Дехто вважає, що так, дехто вважає, що ні. Що ви думаєте з цього приводу?
#Україна #Ukrainianviews
#UA
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Я розмовляла з колегою і, як це часто буває, ми почали говорити на тему #борщ. 😋
Почалася справжня дискусія щодо того, чи є борщ #супом!
Дехто вважає, що так, дехто вважає, що ні. Що ви думаєте з цього приводу?
#Україна #Ukrainianviews
#UA
Почалася справжня дискусія щодо того, чи є борщ #супом!
Дехто вважає, що так, дехто вважає, що ні. Що ви думаєте з цього приводу?
#Україна #Ukrainianviews
#UA
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What do you guys think @balakunua.bsky.social favorite soup is?
It's so #cold today
What's your favorite #soup?
I'll give you one guess what's our #favorite soup at #Balakun!
What's your favorite #soup?
I'll give you one guess what's our #favorite soup at #Balakun!
an ad for freshly made vegetable soup with a bowl of soup
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December 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What do you guys think @balakunua.bsky.social favorite soup is?
It's so #cold today
What's your favorite #soup?
I'll give you one guess what's our #favorite soup at #Balakun!
What's your favorite #soup?
I'll give you one guess what's our #favorite soup at #Balakun!
an ad for freshly made vegetable soup with a bowl of soup
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December 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Wow!!
52 more #students were matched with #volunteers!!
I love volunteering with @balakunua.bsky.social
I'm not a teacher or a professional instructor I'm just a person wanting to help #Ukrainians improve their #English
Message me if you want to know more! #Be_part_of_the_conversation
Wow!!
52 more #students were matched with #volunteers!!
I love volunteering with @balakunua.bsky.social
I'm not a teacher or a professional instructor I'm just a person wanting to help #Ukrainians improve their #English
Message me if you want to know more! #Be_part_of_the_conversation
Every day we match #mentors with #Ukrainian students who want to either learn #English for the first time or to improve their English and #November was a great month
Thank you to our matching team and our verification team without you this number wouldn't be possible. Thank you for #volunteering
Thank you to our matching team and our verification team without you this number wouldn't be possible. Thank you for #volunteering
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
😳
Wow!!
52 more #students were matched with #volunteers!!
I love volunteering with @balakunua.bsky.social
I'm not a teacher or a professional instructor I'm just a person wanting to help #Ukrainians improve their #English
Message me if you want to know more! #Be_part_of_the_conversation
Wow!!
52 more #students were matched with #volunteers!!
I love volunteering with @balakunua.bsky.social
I'm not a teacher or a professional instructor I'm just a person wanting to help #Ukrainians improve their #English
Message me if you want to know more! #Be_part_of_the_conversation
Every day we match #mentors with #Ukrainian students who want to either learn #English for the first time or to improve their English and #November was a great month
Thank you to our matching team and our verification team without you this number wouldn't be possible. Thank you for #volunteering
Thank you to our matching team and our verification team without you this number wouldn't be possible. Thank you for #volunteering
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Every day we match #mentors with #Ukrainian students who want to either learn #English for the first time or to improve their English and #November was a great month
Thank you to our matching team and our verification team without you this number wouldn't be possible. Thank you for #volunteering
Thank you to our matching team and our verification team without you this number wouldn't be possible. Thank you for #volunteering
"This Week’s Toonie" – “A Day in 411th”
Frontline drone life: not exactly a 9–5. Two commanders spill what “normal” means when the battlefield changes every minute.
💙How they intercept threats before they reach infantry
💛What a “normal” day looks like in a war zone
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Frontline drone life: not exactly a 9–5. Two commanders spill what “normal” means when the battlefield changes every minute.
💙How they intercept threats before they reach infantry
💛What a “normal” day looks like in a war zone
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December 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Today I'm #Ukrainian #history
#Independence has always been what #Ukraine wants and deserves!!
Congratulations Ukraine
May you always be free!! 💙💛💙💛
#Independence has always been what #Ukraine wants and deserves!!
Congratulations Ukraine
May you always be free!! 💙💛💙💛
1/ Dec 1, 1991: Ukraine held a nationwide referendum.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Today I'm #Ukrainian #history
#Independence has always been what #Ukraine wants and deserves!!
Congratulations Ukraine
May you always be free!! 💙💛💙💛
#Independence has always been what #Ukraine wants and deserves!!
Congratulations Ukraine
May you always be free!! 💙💛💙💛
1/2 As we get closer to the Christmas season, what kind of traditions do you carry on from your family?
My mom was an immigrant at 13, her side of the family believed since they were now in America they would leave behind the old ways
So I had to create my own once I had my own children
My mom was an immigrant at 13, her side of the family believed since they were now in America they would leave behind the old ways
So I had to create my own once I had my own children
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
1/2 As we get closer to the Christmas season, what kind of traditions do you carry on from your family?
My mom was an immigrant at 13, her side of the family believed since they were now in America they would leave behind the old ways
So I had to create my own once I had my own children
My mom was an immigrant at 13, her side of the family believed since they were now in America they would leave behind the old ways
So I had to create my own once I had my own children
Here's an article from one of our #students; he's in the #AFU and has been a student with us since January 2024
His view from the #frontline
#Ukraine
medium.com/balakun/half...
His view from the #frontline
#Ukraine
medium.com/balakun/half...
Half-drunk coffee
Half-drunk coffee Nazarnazar Here, on clinic floors, another war is raging – a different bloody front with its own acts of bravery, its own heroes and tragedies, all overshadowed by roaring …
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November 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here's an article from one of our #students; he's in the #AFU and has been a student with us since January 2024
His view from the #frontline
#Ukraine
medium.com/balakun/half...
His view from the #frontline
#Ukraine
medium.com/balakun/half...
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Ми у #Balakun проводимо #Twitter (X) подію. Ідея полягає в тому, щоб створити місце для #Українців в Україні для обговорення найновіших подій. Поділіться цим оголошенням, будьте ласкаві!
Всі українці в Україні запрошуються для обговорення.
21:00 за київським часом
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
Всі українці в Україні запрошуються для обговорення.
21:00 за київським часом
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
Balakun on X: "Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/q90ou24Vvm" / X
Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/q90ou24Vvm
x.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Ми у #Balakun проводимо #Twitter (X) подію. Ідея полягає в тому, щоб створити місце для #Українців в Україні для обговорення найновіших подій. Поділіться цим оголошенням, будьте ласкаві!
Всі українці в Україні запрошуються для обговорення.
21:00 за київським часом
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
Всі українці в Україні запрошуються для обговорення.
21:00 за київським часом
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
Balakun on X: "Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/q90ou24Vvm" / X
Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/q90ou24Vvm
x.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ми у #Balakun проводимо #Twitter (X) подію. Ідея полягає в тому, щоб створити місце для #Українців в Україні для обговорення найновіших подій. Поділіться цим оголошенням, будьте ласкаві!
Всі українці в Україні запрошуються для обговорення.
21:00 за київським часом
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
Всі українці в Україні запрошуються для обговорення.
21:00 за київським часом
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
We at #Balakun are having a space event on #Twitter (X) The purpose is to create an #English language space for #Ukrainians in #Ukraine to talk about #recent_events. Please share, I hope you can join!
It starts at 9 pm Kyiv time
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
It starts at 9 pm Kyiv time
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
Balakun on X: "Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/q90ou24Vvm" / X
Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/q90ou24Vvm
x.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We at #Balakun are having a space event on #Twitter (X) The purpose is to create an #English language space for #Ukrainians in #Ukraine to talk about #recent_events. Please share, I hope you can join!
It starts at 9 pm Kyiv time
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
It starts at 9 pm Kyiv time
x.com/BalakunUA/st...
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⚡RealTalk with Segi #5 — “Ukraine vs. Empire”
with our own Canadian Kobzar
Known for his powerful history threads give a listen and we learn why truth matters more than ever!
📺 Watch now:
youtu.be/IKHGJG_22BU?...
Every view, like, share, and comment helps push the truth further!
Slava Ukraini💙💛
with our own Canadian Kobzar
Known for his powerful history threads give a listen and we learn why truth matters more than ever!
📺 Watch now:
youtu.be/IKHGJG_22BU?...
Every view, like, share, and comment helps push the truth further!
Slava Ukraini💙💛
RealTalk #5 – Why History Matters Kobzar on Ukraine’s Past and Present
YouTube video by Segi Fella
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
⚡RealTalk with Segi #5 — “Ukraine vs. Empire”
with our own Canadian Kobzar
Known for his powerful history threads give a listen and we learn why truth matters more than ever!
📺 Watch now:
youtu.be/IKHGJG_22BU?...
Every view, like, share, and comment helps push the truth further!
Slava Ukraini💙💛
with our own Canadian Kobzar
Known for his powerful history threads give a listen and we learn why truth matters more than ever!
📺 Watch now:
youtu.be/IKHGJG_22BU?...
Every view, like, share, and comment helps push the truth further!
Slava Ukraini💙💛
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🦃🐕🍂 Happy #Thanksgiving, USA!
May your day be full of laughter, love, and a little wiggle. We are truly thankful that you are part of #ToonieTuesday and united with us in supporting #Ukraine, Slava Ukraini 💙💛
May your day be full of laughter, love, and a little wiggle. We are truly thankful that you are part of #ToonieTuesday and united with us in supporting #Ukraine, Slava Ukraini 💙💛
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🦃🐕🍂 Happy #Thanksgiving, USA!
May your day be full of laughter, love, and a little wiggle. We are truly thankful that you are part of #ToonieTuesday and united with us in supporting #Ukraine, Slava Ukraini 💙💛
May your day be full of laughter, love, and a little wiggle. We are truly thankful that you are part of #ToonieTuesday and united with us in supporting #Ukraine, Slava Ukraini 💙💛
Happy #Thanksgiving to all our friends who celebrate
We are thankful for your support, your #volunteering, the time you put into our #mission, for spreading the word of our #organization, for being a part of #Balakun
Thank you friends 💙💛💙💛
We are thankful for your support, your #volunteering, the time you put into our #mission, for spreading the word of our #organization, for being a part of #Balakun
Thank you friends 💙💛💙💛
a sign that says i 'm thankful for you with a cornucopia full of pumpkins
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November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy #Thanksgiving to all our friends who celebrate
We are thankful for your support, your #volunteering, the time you put into our #mission, for spreading the word of our #organization, for being a part of #Balakun
Thank you friends 💙💛💙💛
We are thankful for your support, your #volunteering, the time you put into our #mission, for spreading the word of our #organization, for being a part of #Balakun
Thank you friends 💙💛💙💛
What a beautiful idea
For the children!
For the children!
This Week’s Toonie #10 is out now.
A short message about our Christmas fundraiser for the children of Ukraine’s fallen and missing defenders💛💙
Please like, comment, and share —it helps us reach more people ahead of tomorrow’s #ToonieTuesday campaign.
Every voice matters🎁
📽️ youtu.be/h7RALTsEonk?...
A short message about our Christmas fundraiser for the children of Ukraine’s fallen and missing defenders💛💙
Please like, comment, and share —it helps us reach more people ahead of tomorrow’s #ToonieTuesday campaign.
Every voice matters🎁
📽️ youtu.be/h7RALTsEonk?...
TWT 10 - Make Christmas Magic for Children of Fallen Defenders
YouTube video by Segi Fella
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What a beautiful idea
For the children!
For the children!
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The Ukraine Dispatch - Nov 24t
Mega Peace Talks Update
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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💙💛Tooniacs, you’ve done something extraordinary. Over $900,000 has been raised for Ukraine! 💙💛
That’s not just a number — it’s trucks rolling with supplies, drones scanning the horizon, families receiving protection, and brigades strengthened.
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That’s not just a number — it’s trucks rolling with supplies, drones scanning the horizon, families receiving protection, and brigades strengthened.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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