Volcanologist at the University of Manchester and tennis addict. UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
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Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
The number of people injured in the Russian strike on a university campus and the surrounding area yesterday evening has risen to 12. Five of them are students and university staff. While emergency services were helping people and dealing with the aftermath of the first strike, the Russians used ballistic missiles again. In total, 16 ballistic missiles were launched overnight. More than 280 drones as well. Tragically, there have been casualties and hits in Kyiv, including on the South Bridge. A serious escalation in Russia’s operation against our logistics. There were also strikes on the Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Kherson, and Chernivtsi regions. Almost everywhere, Russia’s targets were the energy sector, logistics, and ordinary urban infrastructure.
The artificial and prolonged delays in the delivery of interceptor packages for Patriot and NASAMS systems, which unfortunately have occurred recently, are directly helping Russia achieve the objectives of its terrorist campaign. Every such delay means another Russian strike on one facility or another. Unfortunately, strikes are taking place every day. Russia is constantly taking new steps toward escalation. Pressure on Russia and real support for Ukraine are needed to change the situation. I thank everyone who truly supports our efforts to protect lives and understands the importance of support packages arriving on time. We must bring peace closer and save lives. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
Insteaf of a thousand words.
A woman trapped under the rubble after a Russian strike is showing rescuers how old her daughter is. The little girl was killed by Russia.
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson launches a SCATHING attack on Trump and his disgusting coziness with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
This is EXACTLY the kind of thing that gets under Trump’s skin...
"I never thought I’d have to say this in my lifetime, but it’s 2026, and unfortunately, nothing is the way it used to be," wrote Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, on LinkedIn. "The Trump administration has become an enabler of autocrats and dictators, placing their personal whims ahead of the interests of the American people and the free world. What is it about Putin that makes President Trump fawn over him?"
"How can America’s allies ever trust this administration again, when it is now turning against them in a time of war and suffering?" he asked.
Trump has repeatedly betrayed our Ukrainian allies in recent days. First, he announced a shocking deal with Putin to allow millions of barrels of diesel onto global markets—a move that will inject cash directly into the Russian war machine. Then, he launched a concerted smear campaign against President Zelenskyy, claiming that Putin is "easier to deal with."
The betrayals escalated when Washington failed to provide its customary early warning to Kyiv regarding an imminent Russian ballistic missile attack. Now, it appears the White House has ordered a temporary suspension of Starshield—a military version of Elon Musk’s Starlink, upon which the Ukrainian armed forces rely.
"The throttling of Starlink/Starshield and the inexplicable failure to provide advance warning of Russian missile launches have already led to the needless deaths of Ukrainian civilians," Branson wrote. "How much worse can it get?" "If one thing is clear, it’s that European leaders must move past the initial shock of Trump’s recent actions and step up. This is as much about European freedom as it is about Ukraine’s sovereignty. Both are worth fighting for," he continued. "Every option should now be on the table—from transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, to delivering advanced weapons systems like the German Taurus."
"Why, oh why, is this happening? We cannot allow the free world to be dismantled before our very eyes," Branson concluded.
We couldn’t agree more. Trump is an enemy of Ukraine, an enemy of democracy, and an enemy of the American people. When the Democrats regain power, we will have a major task ahead of us. Every trace of this monstrous man’s legacy must be erased.
Please ❤️ and share if you think Trump is Putin’s puppet!
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
THREAD — Current situation in occupied Oleshky (Kherson region), Sept 2026. Details of the disaster ongoing in occupied Oleshky.
Please amplify
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
Don't look away. Speak about Oleshky.
#Oleshky is what russian occupation looks like when the world stops watching.
First, the city was occupied, and the russian forces abducted 84 children and adults with disabilities.
Then, it was drowned by the russian destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. Hundreds are believed to have died as russian occupation forces failed to evacuate people, obstructed rescuers, and later concealed the true death toll.
Now, the survivors are trapped in the devastated city without basic services, adequate food, water or medical care. Evacuation is nearly impossible. The town is facing a prolonged humanitarian catastrophe.
This is so hypocritical to say 'give russia Donbas and they will stop fighting.' They won't.
There is a systematic destruction of all things Ukraine under russian occupation. You just hear little to nothing of it.
#Oleshky is what genocide looks like when it happens behind the occupation line, largely unseen by the world.
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
🚨 Etna, Sicily, Italy 🇮🇹
The pyroclastic activity of July 5, 2026
Absolutely spectacular!
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
Caolan is a real fucking reporter. Missiles exploding behind him, and he keeps filming, while the entire Western media hides, closes its eyes, and pretends the war in Ukraine isn’t even happening.
Fucking thank you, @CaolanReports, for doing what the world won’t.
Slava Ukraini
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
A young woman was killed on a beach in Odesa by debris from a Russian drone.
The war doesn’t stay at the front line. It follows people home. Into courtyards, playgrounds, beaches.
There is no safe place. Not until Russia is stopped.
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
When Notre-Dame burned in 2019, the world stopped.
Today, Russia damages Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a monastery nearly 1,000 years old and older than Notre-Dame itself.
A thousand years of history deserves the same attention, the same sympathy, and the same protection.
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
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Our study demonstrates how superheating in mafic magmas controls clinopyroxene nucleation delay and magma ascent dynamics 👇
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Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
“Liberated,” they said.
Imagine an entire European town wiped off the map.
This is Bakhmut.
Once home to 70,000. More than two years under the “russkiy mir.”
Today — nothing but ruins.
russia doesn’t liberate cities. It erases them. Don’t pretend you don’t understand this.
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
The moment of one of today’s Russian strikes on Kyiv.
I can see that fewer and fewer people are reading news from Ukraine. I understand that on a Sunday morning, people don’t want to read about war. They want to sleep a little longer, drink good coffee, and sit in the sun. I understand that. The algorithms on X limit content about war, destruction, and suffering. You have to make an effort to even see this information.
All of this is understandable on a human level. But unfortunately, if you remove Putin and the war from your information feed, they do not disappear from reality.
Putin is a sadist and a maniac. He is a threat to all of humanity.
There needs to be active resistance. News from Ukraine needs to be shared. People need to keep their focus.
Despite a sleepless night, I’m still here. And I’m grateful to everyone who continues to stand with us.
One day, we’ll drink morning coffee together in a beautiful, peaceful Kyiv.
55 Russian missiles and 549 drones were intercepted or suppressed over Ukraine overnight.
In addition, 19 Russian missiles likely failed to reach their targets, Ukraine’s Air Force added, noting that the information is still being clarified.
According to preliminary data, impacts from 16 missiles and 51 drones were recorded across 54 locations, while falling debris was reported at 23 locations.
📹 Kyiv this morning
Margherita Polacci 🇺🇦 retweeted
Qué barbaridad de punto.
Llega el momento donde Sinner pasa de 0 a 100 en cuanto a velocidad de bola y Fils no puede hacer nada.
Maravilloso ángulo de cámara.
