Overnight, Russia Launched An Attack On Ukrainian Energy Facilities, Damaging Power Generation, Transmission

In September, not a single day passed without Russia's drone attack on Ukraine. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the terrorist state launched 1,339 Shahed drones last month. Of those, 1,107 were successfully shot down, while some others were neutralised by electronic warfare. The rest hit Ukrainian cities and settlements, killing, injuring, and destroying. On average, Russia launched 44 drones each day, with the largest assault on 14 September, when 76 UAVs targeted more than 10 regions across Ukraine. It is crucial for the international community to stand with Ukraine, support its fight for freedom, and work together to bring an end to this war. Holding those responsible for these attacks accountable is essential to achieving just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the world. —Ukraine.ua

Following the declaration of independence on this day 33 years ago, the All-Ukrainian referendum on Ukraine's independence took place in December 1991. To be independent is a conscious choice of the Ukrainian people. Happy Independence Day! Glory to Ukraine!

Source: MFA of Ukraine

a new rareship dropped/j

i need a fic where they go to therapy together

now, numbers explained⬇️

! This is hugely simplified and by no means am I saying the situation was the same or anything; no it wasn‘t, but it‘s interesting to see the paralelles !

1 - referring to years of English/British rule over Ireland and Russian rule over Ukraine.

2 - in both cases native language/culture was heavily disadvantaged in favour of the coloniser’s language/culture. What a surprise.

3 - he’s talking about the Great Famine of 1845-51, exacerbated by Britain’s lack of reaction and continued exports of provision from Ireland. Popular attitude being that „God has sent famine to punish the Irish”.

4 - she’s talking about 1933 Holodomor famine, a man-made famine where the soviet version of the Russian empire deliberately took grain and other stuff from peasants forcibly as a part of „state grain requisition“ and also forbid emigration so peasants were trapped to starve. Duh.

5 - Irish rebellions against the British rule, notably in 1798, 1803, 1820s O’Connel movement, 1848, 1867 etccc

6 - Ukrainian rebellions under Russian rule, for example Mazepa in early 1700s, Koliivschyna 1768, Haydamaky early 1800s etc

7 - the first Universal of the Ukrainian Central Council in 1917 proclaimed autonomy, not a full separation from Russia.

8 - similarly, Ireland aimed to get home rule first, which also kinda means staying within the empire but having their own parliament. But the developments pushes both nations to a fight for independence eventually.

9 - Thus we get Irish war of independence 1919-21 and Ukrainian liberational struggle 1917-22.

10 - Ireland ended up in a civil war following the signing of the Anglo-Irish treaty in 1922-23; In Ukraine…ugh, it was a mess, but to cut the long story short, there was UPR in bitter rivalry with the Hetmanate, there were communists, anarchists, the Western Ukrainian People’s Republic with different struggles from the rest of the Ukrainian People’s republic, there were local leaders…yes. I mean. Mad shit.

11. Unlike Ukraine, that got de-facto occupied by USSR, Ireland, except for 6 counties, became almost independent following the 1920s struggles.

12. „Almost” because it emerged as a British dominion, a free state rather than the republic; all the way until 1949. And the tensions over those six counties imploded again in 1970s.

13. And Ukraine is still. Fighting for her life against Russia as I’m typing this. Friendly reminder.

I could go on for ages about this; the economic impact, the nature of independence movements – but I’ll spare you for now. Ukrainians, have a meme I made in 2023

Russia blew up Kakhovska HPP that is on the Dnipro River

Ukrainian folk riddles, Malkovych I. A., the "Veselka" magazine, 1988. Artist: Valentyna Melnychenko.

З Новим роком!!!

"Harvesting Women" and "Ukrainian with Flowers" by Semen Prokhorov (1873-1948)

So true it hurts

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LEO ! (platonic way)

mine’s leo, what's yours? 🩷

(actually I love them all equally, despite I always had a crush on leo-)