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◾️ During Putin's inauguration, music from A Life for the Tsar opera played.
◾️ Patriarch Kirill called Putin "Your Highness" and wished him to rule until his death.
◾️ Putin has a throne in his personal church.

There is no doubt that he considers himself an all-powerful monarch and has "crowned" himself to "reign for life."
@ukrainejournal

Russian Attack Hits School Stadium, Injures Four Children in Ukraine's Kharkiv

A Russian air attack hit a school stadium in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv on Wednesday, injuring at least four children and three adults, officials said.

Two teenagers were hospitalised in serious condition, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on the Telegram messenger.

The prosecutor's general office added that the school and nearby residential buildings were damaged in the attack.

- US News & World Report

Good Morning Resisters

Goodnight Resisters everywhere

Rest in Peace Anna

Anna Shala was 12 years old. The girl lived in Novogrodivka, Donetsk region.

On May 2, 2024, she and her family came to Svitlana's grandmother in the village of Memryk to help with the household.

The Russian army struck with a Grad - one of the shells killed the girl and her grandmother.
Anna's mother was hospitalized.

Anna studied in the 6th grade. She adored animals. She was engaged in gymnastics.

"Joyful, creative, took an active part in the life of the class. She had many dreams and plans for the future," said the Novogrodov City Territorial Community.

Anna is survived by her parents and other relatives.

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Vinnytsia said goodbye to the defender Nazariy "Grinka" Hryntsevich . The hero was only 21

On the 8th of May, the world commemorates the deadliest conflict of the last century—the Second World War. Ukraine is grateful to all nations that fought against Nazism. The world was united, and that is why free and democratic Europe won. Today, Ukraine declares: never again. Such a tragedy must never be repeated. Every country must protect future generations from the horrors of war.

Destroyed Russian equipment by both HIMARS projectiles and guided aerial bombs. Among Russian losses are a Krasukha-4 REB complex. 2 BUK-M3 air defense systems, an infantry base and a BM-21 "Grad" MLRS.

That storm is about to hit. I will be inside and no cell signal. Gonna say goodnight now.

The storm was not bad here. Sure hit hard 40 miles east of here in Cabool where they had baseball to softball sized hail. They sounded the tornado sirens because they wanted people to stay inside. Softball sized hail can kill. I was reading a book off the Internet and it got so weak it took 3-4 minutes to load a page. These pages are the equivalent of about 10 pages. Monday night was a worse storm. Jimmy Carter. A lifetime of service. A hero.

Some 50,000 fake accounts were uncovered in Germany last year, and many of them were found spreading Russian fabrications about the war in Ukraine. And here is one of the most awful lies exposed by Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.

Russian tank vs Bradley Fighting vehicle.

The russian assault with motorcycles near the village of Novomykhailivka did not end well.

It should be noted that everyone is trying to adapt to the new realities of war and therefore make a fortress out of a tank or use the speed of motorcycles and quad bikes to escape from FPV drones. No mass successful solution from drones has yet been found.
@ukrainejournal

Extremely Graphic

CBI is the Indian Police

CBI Arrests 4 People for Scamming other Nationals from India into Joining the Russian Army

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made significant strides in dismantling a human trafficking network with the arrest of four individuals allegedly involved in trafficking Indian nationals for combat roles in the Russian Army.

On Tuesday, the CBI apprehended two suspects, identified as Arun and Yesudas Junior, both residents of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This arrest follows an earlier operation on April 24, where two additional suspects, Nijil Jobi Bensam and Anthony Michael Elangovan, were detained in connection with the case.

Victims were lured with high-paying jobs only to be made to fight for Russia.

- India Today

Sofia, 1st year, Faculty of Air Defence of the Land Forces

- My family and I lived under occupation for more than a month. There was a Russian grenade launcher in our garden in Sumy region, armoured personnel carriers in the yard, Russian soldiers were walking down the streets we knew from childhood and telling us that this was their "pseudo-region", Russian planes were flying in the sky... It was at that moment, sitting in the basement, that I clearly decided: "The profession of designer can wait, I'm going to go to a military university, and that's how I ended up at the Air Defence Faculty of the Ground Forces of the Kharkiv National University of the Air Force!"
When we were liberated and Ukrainian flags flew in the village, life quickly returned to its relatively normal routine. But the problem is that every day enemy missiles try to destroy these familiar places... So it is up to us, the young people, to act decisively, become good specialists and finally bring peace back to Ukraine! Do everything we can so that no one has to cower in basements to the sound of Russian guns! Moreover, the university gives us the tools and opportunities. My uncle, who is now fighting on the front line, jokes more and more often: "How long do you have to study?"

🕯️Died a hero defending Ukraine: Ukrainian double European champion weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko has been killed in the war against Russia, the Ukrainian weightlifting federation announced on Monday.

Pielieshenko, 30, won European gold in 2016 and 2017, and narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics where he came fourth in the 85kg category.

Ukraine's national weightlifting coach Victor Slobodianiuk said Pielieshenko had "died a hero defending Ukraine."

Pielieshenko joined the Ukrainian army in February 2022 at the start of the Russian invasion, noted the Ukrainian Olympic Committee.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32222

Ukrainian marine drone Magura V in a battle with Russian helicopter. Wonder what the helicopter costs.

Good morning Resisters. We have a major storm arriving today. The entire southern half of the state is level 4 risk. Can't be any worse than Monday night though. And I don't live on flat land so any tornadoes will be north of here. Tornadoes don't like mountainous terrain.