Australian living in Kyiv. Does data. Writes about Ukraine.
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Tom Giuretis retweeted
A massacre in the Dnipro passenger railway station today. A guided Russian drone targeted a crowded platform, killing at least 13 people and injuring many others, as per city officials.
But diesel. But Russia wants peace. But don’t you dare hit their refineries.
Tom Giuretis retweeted
⚠️ Update: The internet blackout in #Iran is now on its 35th consecutive day as connectivity flatlines at 1% of ordinary levels after 816 hours. The general public remain cut off from the world without vital updates and without a voice as the incident closes its fifth week.
Tom Giuretis retweeted
In Ukraine's Chernihiv region, Russians have again brought their culture, targeting the historic library in Novgorod-Seversky with drones.
Eliminating Ukrainian language, history and culture in the same method that Russians have applied to every "Russian republic" over the centuries, has been a primary goal of Moscow.
In stark contrast to Ukraine, whose government and utilities companies have been working tirelessly since 2022 to keep citizens connected despite Russia's efforts
⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 100 hours. Metrics show internet connectivity flatlining at 1% of ordinary levels as the regional conflict escalates.
The regime-imposed blackout is the second this year and follows the shutdown in January when thousands were killed.
Tom Giuretis retweeted
I hate to say it, but Roger still hasn’t lost his job
'I hate to say it, but Kyiv won’t last till spring. For all the EU’s rousing words, there just isn’t the money or the will to keep defending Ukraine' | ✍️ @rogerboyes thetimes.com/comment/columni…
It was shocking to see Shaheds impact US defence installations in the Gulf over the weekend, but if the calculus for defending against drone warfare involves PAC-3 interceptors ($4M a pop) or FIM-92 Stingers ($150k a pop), we're cooked.
Tom Giuretis retweeted
Day 1467.
We made it through the winter. Armed Forces of Ukraine stand, and Russians failed to break us - again.
The world is fighting more wars, Russian invasion unleashed enormous security crisis. It all boils down to the will of ordinary people who shape history.
We stand.
Tom Giuretis retweeted
Today, I went online and checked news channels on Telegram, Twitter (X), and other sources-everything is literally overflowing with news about Iran, Israel, the US, and Dubai. It’s a new information wave crashing over the world, while Ukraine, for now, remains "behind the curtain."
But today is the first day of spring, even though there is still snow on the ground. For us Ukrainians, this is a significant day on the calendar. One of the hardest winters in Ukrainian history has come to an end. It was truly difficult, dark, and cold. I wanted to share this moment: March 1st is the first day of spring, and in Ukraine, it feels special. It’s just a pity that war doesn't follow calendars.
Professor at two European universities who is apparently so blinded by his hatred of jews that he isn't aware of the daily bombing of Ukraine by Russia just 1800km from his office in Barcelona.
Tom Giuretis retweeted
Probably should say this in English: the IOC saw “politics” in photos of murdered Ukrainian athletes. I was about to write a furious thread, but an air‑raid alert for Russian medium range ballistic missiles forced me to pause👇
Tom Giuretis retweeted
One of the quiet victories aggressors seek is normalcy - the world moving on, names fading, and losses becoming background noise.
A courage that refused to let the dead be erased for the comfort of the living took its toll.
And in losing his place, he kept theirs.
Mykhailo Heraskevych, father and coach of Vladyslav Heraskevych of Ukraine, reacts after Vladyslav got disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet in tribute to athletes who have died amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. Read more: reut.rs/46Jcqo0
The wider context of the quote is an acknowledgement that NATO needs to become "truly transatlantic" through increased European procurement and supply of anti air weapons systems to Ukraine, to address the Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Many European countries have given everything they've got. Germany is not one of those countries.
The full press conference can be viewed here:
youtu.be/OZtMnjMMHvA
Tom Giuretis retweeted
Imagine if someone wanted to honour people who died in a natural disaster or during a pandemic. Would @iocmedia ban it? I highly doubt it. But when Russia kills those people, now you can’t remember them without becoming too “political” and getting a ban
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Winter Olympics over a banned helmet honoring athletes killed in the war with Russia. apnews.com/article/heraskevy…
