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Olha Tverdokhliebova, a World War II veteran, celebrated her 101st birthday at the hospital where she visited wounded Ukrainian Defenders.

Mrs Olha took part in World War II as a volunteer. She served in reconnaissance, was injured twice and had a concussion.

When the full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, the first thing Mrs Olha did was to call the military enlistment office to join as a volunteer again.

Anyone who meets Mrs Olha says that she is a legendary person who impresses with a combination of sincerity, simplicity, wisdom, and humanity.

🇺🇸 The U.S. will consider North Korean troops entering Ukraine an escalation, says US State Department.

“If they cross into Ukraine, it’s an escalation by both Russia and North Korea.”, said State Dept. spokesperson Matthew Miller

The Ukrainian song "Shchedryk," also known as "Carol of the Bells," by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych is one of the most popular Christmas melodies on the planet.

The debut of "Shchedryk" took place in December 1916 at Kyiv Philharmonic. The choir was led by the famous conductor Oleksandr Koshyts.

In October 1921, American conductor of Ukrainian descent Peter Vilhovsky visited one of the concerts of the Ukrainian Choir Chapel in the USA. In 1936, he wrote the English version of "Shchedryk," which he called "Carol of the Bells." It was first performed in March 1936 in New York at Madison Square Garden during the American Congress of Music Instructors.

The song became a musical symbol of Christmas and a soundtrack for hundreds of movies, TV shows and ads. Today, there are more than 1,000 versions and remakes of "Shchedryk". (I remember a follower sharing they got married to that carol).

📹: "Shchedryk" around the world.

💥A new video has emerged showing the moment of General Kirillov’s assassination

The footage captures General Kirillov and his assistant exiting a building, with the now-infamous scooter parked nearby. As soon as they enter the explosive device’s range, the scooter is sent flying into the air, delivering the “verdict” to the war criminal.

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Goodnight Resisters everywhere

⚡️🫡 Yesterday, near Tokmak, an enemy train with tanks was burned with the help of a sabotage and reconnaissance group and Mr. Himars

After a successful operation, the sabotage and reconnaissance group returned to the controlled territory

UPD: It is stated that 40 fuel tanks worth $4 million were destroyed

🤣  I asked the Russians who control the air defense what they would do if a plane invaded our territory. They said that even if 5,000 planes attacked us at the same time, they would shoot them all down with one push of a button. That's how powerful our air defense is, — Kadyrov

And in actual fact it could not stop one plane. OOPS, they forgot to push the button

Zelensky:

Our medics fight for life every day at the front and in the rear. They save our soldiers and civilians in the most extreme conditions, under shelling and alarm signals, evacuate the wounded and carry out extremely complex operations.

Thank you to everyone who devotes themselves to this extremely important work - to help, treat, save Ukrainians - despite all the challenges and trials, protects the lives of our soldiers, our people, returns their health.
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Photo: Roman Pilipey, Viacheslav Ratynskyi, 129th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kostyantyn and Vlada Liberov, 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade, 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade.