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Maxar published new satellite images of the Belbek airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea after a series of missile strikes.

The photos show two destroyed MiG-31s, a destroyed and damaged Su-27, a destroyed MiG-29, and a destroyed fuel and lubricants storage facility.

📷: Maxar Technologies

🔥🥊 Usyk defeated Tyson Fury in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Usyk on his victory.

"Ukrainians hit hard!
And in the end, all our opponents will be overcome.
Oleksandr Usyk is the absolute world champion!
A tough battle that proves:
Ukrainian endurance and strength give birth to Ukrainian victory.
Congratulations, champion!
Greetings, country!
Glory to Ukraine!" the president wrote in Telegram.

🇺🇦@ukraine_report 🇺🇦🔱 Liz

Taurus. Would a German missile become a "game changer" in the war against the Russian Federation ?

A year ago, Ukraine officially requested long-range Taurus missiles from Germany to fight the Russian invaders. For German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the transfer of these missiles is still a red line that he does not want to cross.

However, Kyiv does not lose hope and periodically raises the topic of the Taurus program.

The issue of the transfer of German cruise missiles to Ukraine is periodically raised by both Kyiv and its allies. In March 2024, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that the supply of Taurus with a range of 500 km would have a "significant impact on Ukraine's ability to defend itself."

"Thanks to the cruise missiles of other countries, the Ukrainians have already convinced the Russians to move their logistics bases, such as ammunition depots, far beyond the front line.

No matter how much the German government itself pushed Scholz to supply missiles, the chancellor is not ready to change his decision.

"This also applies to the Taurus issue. Along with strong support for Ukraine, one thing remains important to me: we will do everything possible to prevent the escalation of the war - in other words, to prevent a war between Russia and NATO," the German head of government said.

🇺🇦@ukraine_report 🇺🇦🔱 Liz

Good morning Resisters everywhere Sunny and 63⁰ here. My cat, Leonardo. He went away Friday. He was very old and I would have to lift him into my lap. He never tried to drive. But this was a favorite place.

Goodnight Resisters everywhere. I am tired. Gardening day today and tomorrow. Then 5 days of rain.

😡Reportedly taken in the city of Vovchansk, the Russian soldiers criminals appear to be looting, as usually.

The Russian military discount. 🤦‍♂️

Rest in Peace

🕯 May 17 was the anniversary of the death of 5-year-old Vsevolod Kucherenko.

In the family, the boy was gently called Seva. He lived with his parents in the village of Zelenivka in the Kherson region. He went to kindergarten there.

"He grew up a very intelligent boy. He was cheerful, kind, smiling. Mom and Dad were the best for him...", says family friend Anastasia.

After the invasion of the Russian army, Seva's family was evacuated, but after some time they were forced to return on business.

On May 17, 2023, the Russian military began shelling Zelenivka. The boy and his grandfather were playing on the playground. Grandfather died immediately. Vsevolod was badly wounded.

The father, who was nearby, grabbed the boy and stopped a passing car to immediately take the child to the hospital, but on the way the boy's heart stopped...

The russians killed him. One year later, the russians are still killing children in Ukraine.

Rest in Peace

💔 During the execution of a combat mission, the chief of staff - the first deputy commander of the aviation squadron, lieutenant colonel Denys Vasylyuk, died.

Denis Oleksandrovych was a fighter pilot of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he has flown dozens of sorties and is a full knight of the Order of Courage.

🕯 Eternal memory of the hero

831 brigade Tactical aviation

2️⃣0️⃣ border guards received state awards

One reserve officer was awarded the Order "For Courage" III degree. Nine border guards were awarded medals "For military service to Ukraine". Five defenders received "Defender of the Fatherland" medals. Five more border guard officers were awarded the departmental incentive awards of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Firearms".

The awarding ceremony was conducted by the Deputy Head of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Major General Vadym Chenchyk.
@ukrainejournal

Good morning Resisters. Today was supposed to be a low of 62, a high of 85 and sunny. Somehow it's 59⁰ and foggy. But good morning to you.

Goodnight Resisters everywhere.

Such a little drone. Such a big fire

Another angle of the Ukrainian strike at Tuapse, Russia 🇺🇦🦅💥

🇺🇦🦅 This was one of the largest attack by Ukrainian UAVs on targets on Russian territory and occupied Sevastopol during the entire war.

Targets reportedly struck include:

▪️Tuapse Oil Refinery.
▪️Sevastopol, power outages in the city.
▪️Novorossiysk, according to ASTRA, UAVs hit:
- NZT, fuel tanks;
- Importpischeprom, fuel tanks;
- Gazprom oil depot, Kirillovka;
- Transneft oil depot, Grushovaya Balka. 💥👏

The Crimean Wind also reported the UAVs in Novorossiysk successfully struck the fuel oil terminal.

I hope I have the right video

Firearm safety 101: Never point a gun at someone regardless if it’s loaded or not.💯

Knowing the Russians: What is gun safety, comrade? 🤡🦷

*Video is of a set of Russian recruits and an African mercenary being taught how to use a rocket launcher.

*Sadly, it wasn’t loaded 😢

This thing is a badass

👀Drunk Man vs. Z Scumbag 💥😏

A drunk man leveled a National Guard soldier at the Atan gas station in Sevastopol.👏

The Prosecutor's Office of St. Petersburg demanded that bookstores and publishing houses report on the printing and sale of books by "foreign agents".

n St. Petersburg, the prosecutor's office demanded that bookstores and publishing houses report on the printing and sale of books by "foreign agents". A photo of the document was published on his Facebook by journalist Giorgi Urushadze.

In March, State Duma deputies introduced a project designed to restrict access to books by "foreign agents" in libraries. The explanatory note to the project reported that now "documents created by foreign agents, extremists and terrorists" are freely placed and provided for temporary use in public libraries. Amendments to the law should limit the access of library visitors to such literature.

But already a month before, books by writers Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Boris Akunin stopped appearing in the search on the electronic system "Libraries of Moscow". And an employee of one of the Moscow libraries confirmed that they have received instructions since January 31 to send Ulitskaya's books to write-off, and those that have not yet been registered to waste paper.

Source

The next steps are obvious. A register of people who read "forbidden books" and prosecution of people who have read or possess any book declared taboo.

@freerussia_report

Criminal cases have been opened in Belarus against 104 Belarusians for participating in Freedom Day rallies abroad.

The country's Investigative Committee reported this, calling the citizens of Belarus “incredible puppets abroad.”
The department said that 104 names have been added to the list of suspects in the case of “Belarusians Abroad”.

According to the Investigative Committee, searches, inspections and other “procedural measures” are now being carried out against participants in the protests in Batumi, Prague, Vilnius and other cities.

Freedom Day (Independence Day) is celebrated on March 25, the anniversary of the declaration of independence of the first national state - the Belarusian People's Republic, its flag is white-red-white. It is banned and people are persecuted for it in BelaruZ.

Belarusians celebrated 2024 Freedom Day again in Vilnius and other cities in the hope they will one day mark the day in their home country.

“I really want to be able to express myself, to express my thoughts without the fear of imprisonment [...]. We won’t be able to break the system just with flowers and white slippers. We shouldn’t probably do it by force, we shouldn’t kill, but we need to show that the nation is a united force,” Alexander Selekh said.

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other representatives of the opposition residing in Vilnius also addressed the gathering.

@freerussia_report

British historian Timothy Garton Ash donated 1.4 million Ukrainian hryvnias to the Armed Forces from his own award.

Together with the “Come Back Alive” foundation, he provided the Ukrainian military of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade with drones and night optics, giving his Lionel Gelber Prize for the book “Homelands: A Personal History of Europe.”

“I can't imagine a better use of the award I received for my book on modern European history than to donate it to equip the Ukrainian Armed Forces to win. After all, nothing less than the future of Europe is at stake in this war,” says the professor.