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1/ Nov 21 – Day of Dignity and Freedom.
We honor all who rose up in 2004 and 2013–2014 for Ukraine’s right to choose freedom over fear.
Maidan changed us.
It united us.
It proved we are a nation that will not kneel to tyrants at home or invaders from Moscow.
We honor all who rose up in 2004 and 2013–2014 for Ukraine’s right to choose freedom over fear.
Maidan changed us.
It united us.
It proved we are a nation that will not kneel to tyrants at home or invaders from Moscow.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
1/ Nov 21 – Day of Dignity and Freedom.
We honor all who rose up in 2004 and 2013–2014 for Ukraine’s right to choose freedom over fear.
Maidan changed us.
It united us.
It proved we are a nation that will not kneel to tyrants at home or invaders from Moscow.
We honor all who rose up in 2004 and 2013–2014 for Ukraine’s right to choose freedom over fear.
Maidan changed us.
It united us.
It proved we are a nation that will not kneel to tyrants at home or invaders from Moscow.
1/ Nov 17, 1869: Kazimier Sheptytsky, later monk Klymentiy, was born in Prylbichi.
Aristocrat. Lawyer. MP in the Austro-Hungarian parliament.
Then he walked away from it all. Chose monastic poverty, prayer, and quiet service to Ukraine.
Aristocrat. Lawyer. MP in the Austro-Hungarian parliament.
Then he walked away from it all. Chose monastic poverty, prayer, and quiet service to Ukraine.
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
1/ Nov 17, 1869: Kazimier Sheptytsky, later monk Klymentiy, was born in Prylbichi.
Aristocrat. Lawyer. MP in the Austro-Hungarian parliament.
Then he walked away from it all. Chose monastic poverty, prayer, and quiet service to Ukraine.
Aristocrat. Lawyer. MP in the Austro-Hungarian parliament.
Then he walked away from it all. Chose monastic poverty, prayer, and quiet service to Ukraine.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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1/ 💙💛 Become a St. Nicholas “wizard”!
You can choose a Ukrainian child’s letter and send a gift this holiday season.
Some of these children have parents defending Ukraine, some have lost loved ones to the war.
Let’s make sure every letter is answered. ✨
You can choose a Ukrainian child’s letter and send a gift this holiday season.
Some of these children have parents defending Ukraine, some have lost loved ones to the war.
Let’s make sure every letter is answered. ✨
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
1/ 💙💛 Become a St. Nicholas “wizard”!
You can choose a Ukrainian child’s letter and send a gift this holiday season.
Some of these children have parents defending Ukraine, some have lost loved ones to the war.
Let’s make sure every letter is answered. ✨
You can choose a Ukrainian child’s letter and send a gift this holiday season.
Some of these children have parents defending Ukraine, some have lost loved ones to the war.
Let’s make sure every letter is answered. ✨
1/ Nov 5, 1968. Kyiv. Political prisoner Vasyl Makukh sets himself on fire on Khreshchatyk.
“Down with the colonizers! Long live a free Ukraine!” he cries as flames consume him.
A lone act of defiance against Russification and Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
“Down with the colonizers! Long live a free Ukraine!” he cries as flames consume him.
A lone act of defiance against Russification and Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
1/ Nov 5, 1968. Kyiv. Political prisoner Vasyl Makukh sets himself on fire on Khreshchatyk.
“Down with the colonizers! Long live a free Ukraine!” he cries as flames consume him.
A lone act of defiance against Russification and Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
“Down with the colonizers! Long live a free Ukraine!” he cries as flames consume him.
A lone act of defiance against Russification and Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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More huge donations to Come Back Alive?! Each one of them is upwards of $90m USD. I'm thrilled!
CBA is trusted by the famously skeptical Ukrainian public. Smears on them in western circles have burnt down with a muscovyish-smell.
Clearly, people who mean business see CBA's worth.
CBA is trusted by the famously skeptical Ukrainian public. Smears on them in western circles have burnt down with a muscovyish-smell.
Clearly, people who mean business see CBA's worth.
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
More huge donations to Come Back Alive?! Each one of them is upwards of $90m USD. I'm thrilled!
CBA is trusted by the famously skeptical Ukrainian public. Smears on them in western circles have burnt down with a muscovyish-smell.
Clearly, people who mean business see CBA's worth.
CBA is trusted by the famously skeptical Ukrainian public. Smears on them in western circles have burnt down with a muscovyish-smell.
Clearly, people who mean business see CBA's worth.
Oct 27 - Nov 4, 1937: Soviets executed 1,111 Solovetsky prisoners in Sandarmokh.
Among them - Zerov, Kurbas, Kulish, Pidmohylnyi.
Ukrainian culture decapitated in cold blood.
236 mass graves.
10,000+ murdered.
Remember.
Name the killer: Moscow.
Among them - Zerov, Kurbas, Kulish, Pidmohylnyi.
Ukrainian culture decapitated in cold blood.
236 mass graves.
10,000+ murdered.
Remember.
Name the killer: Moscow.
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Oct 27 - Nov 4, 1937: Soviets executed 1,111 Solovetsky prisoners in Sandarmokh.
Among them - Zerov, Kurbas, Kulish, Pidmohylnyi.
Ukrainian culture decapitated in cold blood.
236 mass graves.
10,000+ murdered.
Remember.
Name the killer: Moscow.
Among them - Zerov, Kurbas, Kulish, Pidmohylnyi.
Ukrainian culture decapitated in cold blood.
236 mass graves.
10,000+ murdered.
Remember.
Name the killer: Moscow.
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We’re raising funds for a vehicle for the communications unit of the 154th Brigade in the Volchansky direction, reliable comms on the move save lives and keep units coordinated under fire.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We’re raising funds for a vehicle for the communications unit of the 154th Brigade in the Volchansky direction, reliable comms on the move save lives and keep units coordinated under fire.
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💸 PayPal: [email protected]
Please donate and share💛💙
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Mitsubishi L200 for combat unit fighting in the Dobropillia direction.
Transportation = mission success.
🎯 Goal: 450,000 ₴
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October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Mitsubishi L200 for combat unit fighting in the Dobropillia direction.
Transportation = mission success.
🎯 Goal: 450,000 ₴
🫙: send.monobank.ua/jar/ABDqntPBhE
🏦 Privat24: privat24.ua/send/1p1xt
💳 Monobank card: 5375 4112 0181 3313
💸 PayPal: [email protected]
Donate, RT, and share 💛💙
Transportation = mission success.
🎯 Goal: 450,000 ₴
🫙: send.monobank.ua/jar/ABDqntPBhE
🏦 Privat24: privat24.ua/send/1p1xt
💳 Monobank card: 5375 4112 0181 3313
💸 PayPal: [email protected]
Donate, RT, and share 💛💙
1/ On October 14, 1942, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was founded, on the Feast of Pokrova, the Cossack patron saint, symbolizing continuity from the Cossack Hetmanate to the modern struggle for Ukraine.
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
1/ On October 14, 1942, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was founded, on the Feast of Pokrova, the Cossack patron saint, symbolizing continuity from the Cossack Hetmanate to the modern struggle for Ukraine.
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Soviet cinema was a tool of Russian colonialism. Under the guise of entertainment, films promoted Moscow and imposed Russian culture while marginalizing others.
Our analysis reveals how this cultural imperialism worked.
#colonialism #Russia #UkrainianView
texty.org.ua/articles/116...
Our analysis reveals how this cultural imperialism worked.
#colonialism #Russia #UkrainianView
texty.org.ua/articles/116...
Soviet movies as a tool of Russian colonialism
In addition to serving as advertisements for the Soviet system and government, Soviet films deliberately promoted all things Russian, while …
texty.org.ua
October 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Soviet cinema was a tool of Russian colonialism. Under the guise of entertainment, films promoted Moscow and imposed Russian culture while marginalizing others.
Our analysis reveals how this cultural imperialism worked.
#colonialism #Russia #UkrainianView
texty.org.ua/articles/116...
Our analysis reveals how this cultural imperialism worked.
#colonialism #Russia #UkrainianView
texty.org.ua/articles/116...
"Look closely, America...!"
A leaflet from the 1950s distributed by the Ukrainian diaspora in the U.S.
Ukrainians were warning the world about Moscow’s imperialism 70 years ago.
A leaflet from the 1950s distributed by the Ukrainian diaspora in the U.S.
Ukrainians were warning the world about Moscow’s imperialism 70 years ago.
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Look closely, America...!"
A leaflet from the 1950s distributed by the Ukrainian diaspora in the U.S.
Ukrainians were warning the world about Moscow’s imperialism 70 years ago.
A leaflet from the 1950s distributed by the Ukrainian diaspora in the U.S.
Ukrainians were warning the world about Moscow’s imperialism 70 years ago.
A mother and her daughters.
Uman, early 20th century.
Uman, early 20th century.
September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A mother and her daughters.
Uman, early 20th century.
Uman, early 20th century.
1/ 25 years ago today, September 16, 2000, journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, founder of Ukraiinska Pravda, was abducted and murdered.
His fearless reporting exposed corruption and helped shape independent Ukrainian media.
His fearless reporting exposed corruption and helped shape independent Ukrainian media.
September 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
1/ 25 years ago today, September 16, 2000, journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, founder of Ukraiinska Pravda, was abducted and murdered.
His fearless reporting exposed corruption and helped shape independent Ukrainian media.
His fearless reporting exposed corruption and helped shape independent Ukrainian media.
On 9/11 we remember every life lost.
It was the only time NATO invoked Article 5.
Ukraine’s parliament declared solidarity and offered moral, technical & military support.
Over 5,000 Ukrainians served in Iraq, the 3rd-largest Coalition force.
It was the only time NATO invoked Article 5.
Ukraine’s parliament declared solidarity and offered moral, technical & military support.
Over 5,000 Ukrainians served in Iraq, the 3rd-largest Coalition force.
September 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
On 9/11 we remember every life lost.
It was the only time NATO invoked Article 5.
Ukraine’s parliament declared solidarity and offered moral, technical & military support.
Over 5,000 Ukrainians served in Iraq, the 3rd-largest Coalition force.
It was the only time NATO invoked Article 5.
Ukraine’s parliament declared solidarity and offered moral, technical & military support.
Over 5,000 Ukrainians served in Iraq, the 3rd-largest Coalition force.
1/ On September 10, 1854, Ivan Tereshchenko was born, Ukrainian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
He funded Murashko’s drawing school, supported Kyiv schools, and with his family helped found the Kyiv Free Hospital for the poor - today’s OKHMATDYT, partly destroyed by russian shelling.
He funded Murashko’s drawing school, supported Kyiv schools, and with his family helped found the Kyiv Free Hospital for the poor - today’s OKHMATDYT, partly destroyed by russian shelling.
September 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
1/ On September 10, 1854, Ivan Tereshchenko was born, Ukrainian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
He funded Murashko’s drawing school, supported Kyiv schools, and with his family helped found the Kyiv Free Hospital for the poor - today’s OKHMATDYT, partly destroyed by russian shelling.
He funded Murashko’s drawing school, supported Kyiv schools, and with his family helped found the Kyiv Free Hospital for the poor - today’s OKHMATDYT, partly destroyed by russian shelling.
1/ On Sept 8–11, 1943, near the Zahoriv Monastery in Volyn, 44 young UPA soldiers resisted 1,500 German troops.
With only 1 mortar & 4 machine guns, they fought for 2.5 days against artillery, tanks & mortars, turning the monastery into a fortress.
With only 1 mortar & 4 machine guns, they fought for 2.5 days against artillery, tanks & mortars, turning the monastery into a fortress.
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
1/ On Sept 8–11, 1943, near the Zahoriv Monastery in Volyn, 44 young UPA soldiers resisted 1,500 German troops.
With only 1 mortar & 4 machine guns, they fought for 2.5 days against artillery, tanks & mortars, turning the monastery into a fortress.
With only 1 mortar & 4 machine guns, they fought for 2.5 days against artillery, tanks & mortars, turning the monastery into a fortress.
History teaches us one thing: Ukraine survives because people choose to act, not stay silent.
Our defenders need electronic warfare equipment to stop russian FPV drones. Let’s be part of this history.
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Our defenders need electronic warfare equipment to stop russian FPV drones. Let’s be part of this history.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
History teaches us one thing: Ukraine survives because people choose to act, not stay silent.
Our defenders need electronic warfare equipment to stop russian FPV drones. Let’s be part of this history.
💵 paypal.com/pool/9i44fMS...
Our defenders need electronic warfare equipment to stop russian FPV drones. Let’s be part of this history.
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1/ On September 8, 1514, near Orsha, the combined Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian army under Kniaz Kostiantyn Ostrozky dealt a crushing defeat to Muscovy’s forces.
Ostrozky used brilliant tactics: crossing the Dnipro overnight, feigned retreat, and devastating artillery fire that broke Muscovy’s lines.
Ostrozky used brilliant tactics: crossing the Dnipro overnight, feigned retreat, and devastating artillery fire that broke Muscovy’s lines.
September 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
1/ On September 8, 1514, near Orsha, the combined Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian army under Kniaz Kostiantyn Ostrozky dealt a crushing defeat to Muscovy’s forces.
Ostrozky used brilliant tactics: crossing the Dnipro overnight, feigned retreat, and devastating artillery fire that broke Muscovy’s lines.
Ostrozky used brilliant tactics: crossing the Dnipro overnight, feigned retreat, and devastating artillery fire that broke Muscovy’s lines.
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🇺🇦 August 29 - Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine.
Today, Ukraine bows its head before all who gave their lives for our freedom. They stood against russian aggression so that future generations could live free.
Eternal memory.
Eternal gratitude. 💙💛
🇺🇦 August 29 - Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine.
Today, Ukraine bows its head before all who gave their lives for our freedom. They stood against russian aggression so that future generations could live free.
Eternal memory.
Eternal gratitude. 💙💛
August 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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🇺🇦 August 29 - Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine.
Today, Ukraine bows its head before all who gave their lives for our freedom. They stood against russian aggression so that future generations could live free.
Eternal memory.
Eternal gratitude. 💙💛
🇺🇦 August 29 - Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine.
Today, Ukraine bows its head before all who gave their lives for our freedom. They stood against russian aggression so that future generations could live free.
Eternal memory.
Eternal gratitude. 💙💛
1/ On August 28, 1974, the CPSU Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers issued a resolution introducing universal passportization.
For the first time, collective farmers received passports, until then they were tied to their villages, unable to move freely.
For the first time, collective farmers received passports, until then they were tied to their villages, unable to move freely.
August 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
1/ On August 28, 1974, the CPSU Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers issued a resolution introducing universal passportization.
For the first time, collective farmers received passports, until then they were tied to their villages, unable to move freely.
For the first time, collective farmers received passports, until then they were tied to their villages, unable to move freely.
1/ August 24, 1991, in the Verkhovna Rada, the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine was approved.
At 9 p.m., deputies carried a huge blue-and-yellow flag into the chamber. The hall rose and sang “Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished.”
At 9 p.m., deputies carried a huge blue-and-yellow flag into the chamber. The hall rose and sang “Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished.”
August 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
1/ August 24, 1991, in the Verkhovna Rada, the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine was approved.
At 9 p.m., deputies carried a huge blue-and-yellow flag into the chamber. The hall rose and sang “Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished.”
At 9 p.m., deputies carried a huge blue-and-yellow flag into the chamber. The hall rose and sang “Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished.”
1/ August 23 is Ukrainian Flag Day.
Our blue and yellow banner has stood for centuries of struggle, dignity, and hope.
A thousand-year story of colors that unite Ukraine.
Our blue and yellow banner has stood for centuries of struggle, dignity, and hope.
A thousand-year story of colors that unite Ukraine.
August 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
1/ August 23 is Ukrainian Flag Day.
Our blue and yellow banner has stood for centuries of struggle, dignity, and hope.
A thousand-year story of colors that unite Ukraine.
Our blue and yellow banner has stood for centuries of struggle, dignity, and hope.
A thousand-year story of colors that unite Ukraine.
1/ On August 22, 1992, the President of the UPR in exile Mykola Plavyuk resigned his powers, declaring independent Ukraine the legal successor of the Ukrainian People’s Republic.
After 72 years of exile, the government of the UPR fulfilled its 1919 resolution: the mission was accomplished.
After 72 years of exile, the government of the UPR fulfilled its 1919 resolution: the mission was accomplished.
August 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
1/ On August 22, 1992, the President of the UPR in exile Mykola Plavyuk resigned his powers, declaring independent Ukraine the legal successor of the Ukrainian People’s Republic.
After 72 years of exile, the government of the UPR fulfilled its 1919 resolution: the mission was accomplished.
After 72 years of exile, the government of the UPR fulfilled its 1919 resolution: the mission was accomplished.
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I am very grateful to these people.
Alaska stands with Ukraine. ♥️
American people protest against the russian war-criminal-in-chief coming.
Video Ostap Yarysh.
American people protest against the russian war-criminal-in-chief coming.
Video Ostap Yarysh.
August 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I am very grateful to these people.