I Am Counting On Sufficient Support From The Members Of Parliament For The New Configuration Of The Government Of Ukraine – Address by the President

14 July 2025 – 20:48

I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!

It has been a long day today. I met with General Kellogg – he has begun his visit to Ukraine, and it has been quite substantive. We had a productive discussion. I am grateful to President Trump for his readiness to help protect our people’s lives. This war continues solely because of Russia, solely because of Putin’s desire to prolong it, to drag it out. Russia is trying to make the war seem like the “new normal.” We must never put up with this. Absolutely everything possible – humanly possible – must be done to force Russia to stop the killings, to achieve real peace, and to ensure security. Peace is only possible through strength. We discussed this with President Trump. We discussed this with members of Congress. We are working at our teams’ level – teams of Ukraine and the United States – to secure the forces and means we need to protect lives and defend our state: American weapons, American sanctions against Russia – a sanctions bill has already been prepared in Congress – as well as European financing and support, our joint defense.

Ukrainian military officials, our intelligence and special services will provide General Kellogg with all the necessary information about what is happening right now on the frontline and about the new offensive actions Russia is preparing. Russia still has the money – the money to destroy the lives of its neighbors. And not only Ukraine. But the world knows where to hit so that Putin feels the pain and Russia feels the need to seek peace. Russia’s war financing must be cut off. Russia’s ties with Iran and North Korea must be cut off. Any supply of components and equipment for Russia’s military industry must be cut off.

I am grateful to our team, I am grateful to the United States, and I am grateful to Germany and Norway for preparing a new decision on Patriots for Ukraine. We are also working on major defense agreements with America. It is not yet time to reveal the details publicly, but together, we can achieve a great deal for the sake of security. Ukraine is absolutely ready for all honest and effective steps toward peace – lasting peace – and real security. It is Russia that is not ready. It is Russia that must be forced. And this is what is happening.

We will definitely continue to increase our domestic weapons production and develop all our defense projects – both our Ukrainian and joint projects with partners. And this is one of the top priorities for the renewed Government. We must increase the share of domestic weapons production – this is a clear and specific goal. We must engage in global tech competition through our own innovations. We must direct more of Ukraine’s economic strength to supplying our Defense Forces. It is important to carry out deregulation and give society more opportunities to develop our internal potential. It is also essential to eliminate all excessive bureaucracy and duplication of functions in our state institutions – this will definitely allow us to reduce all unnecessary spending. At the same time, we must provide greater social stability for our people – for all Ukrainians. All resilience programs in Ukraine must operate at full capacity.

Today, I spoke with Yuliia Svyrydenko – I have proposed that she head the Government of Ukraine and renew its work based on her extensive experience in supporting Ukrainian production and Ukrainian entrepreneurship, which Yuliia has as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy. The tremendous experience of Denys Shmyhal will undoubtedly be valuable in the role of Minister of Defense – this is exactly the area where the country’s greatest resources, the heaviest workload, and the highest responsibility lie right now. I am counting on sufficient support from the Members of Parliament for the new configuration of the Government of Ukraine. It is also important that the Government promptly conducts an audit of all agreements with our partners to determine what is working and what requires reassessment or intensification.

Today, I met with the Minister of Defense of Denmark – I thanked him for the support. Our cooperation with Denmark is nearly exemplary – many projects have already been implemented, and many agreements are in place. Today we discussed our next joint steps. And we are currently preparing for a conversation with the President of France – I always value Emmanuel’s perspective and the coordination of our policy, our collaboration with France.

I thank everyone who stands with Ukraine! I thank everyone who is helping us keep global attention focused on Ukraine, on the needs of our state and our people.

Glory to Ukraine!

Georgia:

For the 229th consecutive day, Rustaveli Avenue is blocked in Tbilisi. ✅🇬🇪✊

Protests continue in 8+ cities across Georgia.

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Giorgi Bachiashvili was reportedly beaten in a solitary cell—on his birthday.

VivaMed clinic confirms he suffered multiple head injuries and lacerations.

His cell was supposed to be under surveillance.

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM

It becomes obvious from Bachiashvili’s letter that Ivanishvili demands crypto codes from him. And had him brutally beaten when Bachiashvili refused.

Ivanishvili and the regime are fully focused on extracting money from everyone and anyone, and they seem in a rush. I wonder why.

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM

🧵 1/ Investigative outlet iFact has uncovered that two Russian nationals, Yulia and Maria Arkhipova, purchased 14,000 square meters of land in the village of Shukhuti, Lanchkhuti Municipality, Guria, where they are reportedly building a cosmodrome named Kolkheti.

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

2/ At the same time, they have been sending information about Georgia to Pravfond, a Russian foundation established by a decree from Dmitry Medvedev.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

3/ According to the investigation, a checkpoint for Cosmodrome Kolkheti is under construction. The Arkhipovas arrived in Georgia in February 2022, founded two companies, and acquired land—some legally, others allegedly by deceiving locals.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

4/ The investigation reveals Pravfond covered legal expenses for Russian intelligence officer Vadim Krasikov, who was convicted of murdering Georgian citizen Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

5/ Joint reporting by OCCRP and Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT has shown that Pravfond financed Kremlin-linked lawyers, propagandists, and agents across Europe.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

6/ In Georgia, the Arkhipovas are reportedly issuing “recommendations” aimed at improving the status of Russians in the country. These include:

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

7/

– Granting Russian the status of a second official language;
– Strengthening the political and civic presence of Russians through engagement of both local and newly arrived Russian nationals;

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

8/ – Easing the procedures for residency and citizenship for Russians in Georgia; –
Conducting a national census to determine the actual number of Russians living in Georgia.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

9/ iFact notes that recent legislative changes by the ruling Georgian Dream party appear to align with some of these recommendations.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

10/ For instance, the citizenship process has been simplified, and heads and deputies of structural units in public institutions are no longer considered public servants, eliminating the requirement to know the Georgian language.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

Regime prisoner democratic leader Zurab Girchi Japaridze rushedly escorted into his home, handcuffed, to briefly attend his mother’s wake. They only gave him 15-20 minutes.

His mother was his biggest worry in prison.

No one, not even regime supporters could explain his fault.

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM

The regime is fully focused on extracting and extorting money – beginning from inter-clan struggles to not allowing businessmen to leave Georgia without paying a huge tribute first, and now to rushed proceedings regarding hundreds of tax disputes and more. 1/

— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM

“Suddenly, courts have begun urgently reviewing hundreds, if not thousands, of tax disputes that were on the shelves. Some lawyers have even accumulated fifty cases to review this week. Judges are being processed in a conveyor belt and are not allowed to go on vacation. 2/

— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Presumably, in order to replenish the budget, all disputes have been ordered to be urgently concluded in favor of the government.

If this assumption is confirmed, the next step will be to forcibly extract money from businesses. 3/

— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Everything will become clear this week.
International isolation can be devastating for businesses” – says politician Roman Gotsiridze.

All this certainly means something. 4/4.

— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Belarus:

A Mi-24 helicopter of the Belarusian Air Defense Forces reportedly intercepted a Russian Gerbera UAV flying towards Ukraine over the Gomel region of Belarus, on July 12. This means that Belarus has intercepted more Russian drones than all NATO/EU forces combined.

— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM

Back to Ukraine.

Ukraine hit back in its shadow war with Russia this weekend by “eliminating” two operatives allegedly responsible for the most prominent targeted killing in Kyiv since Moscow’s full-scale invasion began. My report.
www.ft.com/content/1903… via @financialtimes.com

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— Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) July 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM

From The Financial Times:

Ukraine hit back in its shadow war with Russia this weekend by “eliminating” two operatives allegedly responsible for the most prominent targeted killing in Kyiv since Moscow’s full-scale invasion began.

The operation followed the killing of Ukrainian Col Ivan Voronych in broad daylight on Thursday, which sent a chill through Kyiv and marked the latest in an escalating battle between Ukraine’s and Russia’s vast and powerful state intelligence agencies.

Voronych, a veteran of Ukraine’s intelligence services and senior figure in the SBU’s elite special forces Alpha unit — a rough equivalent to the UK’s Special Air Service and the US Delta Force — was shot point blank near his home as he walked to his car.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the country’s main domestic intelligence agency, said on Sunday that it had tracked down two Russian intelligence operatives who went into hiding following the killing. The operation was personally overseen by the agency’s head Lt Gen Vasyl Maliuk.

The pair of assassins — a man and a woman — allegedly carried out the murder under orders from Russia’s FSB, according to an SBU statement. The agency said they were located in the Kyiv region and killed during a gunfight on Sunday morning. It did not disclose their names.

Ukrainian media named the shooter and his partner and reported they were both citizens of Azerbaijan. The Ukrainian news site Censor said they had entered Ukraine via Moldova in May. The FT could not independently confirm that information. Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry and embassy in Kyiv did not respond to requests for comment.

A video of Maliuk at the scene showed him standing over the bodies of the two alleged assassins, who lay prone in a grassy area. With assistance from national police, the SBU had identified the suspects through surveillance and counter-intelligence measures, Maliuk said. The investigation found the operatives had monitored Voronych’s routine before receiving a weapon from an FSB handler in Kyiv.

More at the link.

AASM Hammer air strike on Russian base t.me/soniah_hub/1…

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast:

Kharkiv region is under the russian drone attack, at least 6 explosions reported in Chuhuiv‼️

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast is on fire following russian drone strikes!

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— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM

Sumy Oblast:

Two people have died and four others were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the Shostka community of the Sumy region.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM

Among the injured is a one-year-old child. The attacks caused fires and damaged apartment buildings, private homes, and non-residential structures.

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM

WARNING!! WARNING!! GRAPHIC IMAGERY!! WARNING!! WARNING!!

Two people were killed and four others injured, including a 7-year-old child, in a russian airstrike on the Shostka district in Sumy Oblast.

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— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM

ALL CLEAR!!!!

Kharkiv:

For hours, Russian drones have been in and out of Kharkiv. I hear occasional sounds of air defense and drone buzz. 01:25

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Russian drone strikes Kharkiv in the broad daylight earlier today‼️

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM

Zlatopil, Kharkiv Oblast:

Zlatopil in the Kharkiv region was hit by a Russian drone attack, leaving one person dead and ten wounded.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast:

Pokrovsk. Bleeding, dying city. Yet another one that Russia destroys.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM

Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast:

14.07.2022.
Vinnytsia.
29 lives cut short by russia.

We will never forget.

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— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Chernihiv:

Meanwhile, the Russians are attacking Chernihiv with Shahed drones. Five explosions have already been heard in the city.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Zaporizhzhia Oblast:

The Air Force carried out a strike, dropping a high-precision GBU-39 aerial munition from a MiG-29 on a Russian drone command post in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM

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🐶🇺🇦 This true Odesa beauty sits on her “iron horse” with such a majestic air, as if she were a princess who has deigned to take a ride through the city. Her white dress flutters in the wind, her pearls glisten in the sun—pure aristocracy!

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— Vitalis Viva (@vitalisviva.bsky.social) July 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM

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We Count on the United States Fully Understanding What Can Be Done to Compel Russia to Peace – Address by the President

13 July 2025 – 21:00

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

Briefly about this day – it was not an easy one. A meeting with the military and the Minister of Defense – not only about the front line, but also about our further actions. Ukrainian production, deep strikes, our responses to Russian attacks. I am grateful to everyone who is truly steadfast in defending our state, our independence, and our people. Today, we also discussed the upcoming visit of General Kellogg – negotiations on further support will take place during the week. I instructed Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Hnatov to present the information we have on Russia’s capabilities and our prospects. We are also preparing meetings between President Trump’s special envoy and the heads of the Security Service of Ukraine and our intelligence services. The information provided will be comprehensive. We count on the United States fully understanding what can be done to compel Russia to peace.

Today, I received a report from Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk regarding the protection of Ukrainian interests and our responses to Russian murderers. Every encroachment on Ukraine must receive a strong and severe response – and it will.

Today, I also had an important conversation with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Tomorrow, the Government will present new social initiatives – payments to support Ukrainian mothers: payments after childbirth and support during the first years after birth. There are also dedicated funds for Ukrainian schoolchildren – for the School Starter Pack and free meals in schools from first to fourth grade, and in frontline areas – from first to last grade. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will present all the details tomorrow.

Today, Denys and I also discussed our steps – strategic steps – for transforming the executive branch. Changes will be made. In particular, in the defense sector and across all projects aimed at our resilience – both as a state and as a society. We need an audit of every agreement with our partners – what is actually being implemented. It is also necessary to significantly reduce non-critical state expenditures and, as much as possible, channel the efforts of society toward economic development through deregulation. The primary focus is on increasing Ukrainian production, particularly of weapons, enhancing Ukrainian strength, and expanding our capabilities. There will also be new personnel decisions in key embassies.

The coming week must bring about positive changes in Ukraine’s interests.

Glory to Ukraine!

Georgia:

For the 228th consecutive day, Rustaveli avenue is blocked. ✅

Georgians keep resisting and protesting every day in 8+ cities. 🇬🇪✊

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM

The continuous protests in Georgia have been going on for 228 days now.

#GeorgiaProtests

📷 Aleksandre keshelashvili

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM

GD “responded” to 17 FMs and Kaja Kallas, accusing them of being “deep state” puppets, equal to the Soviet Union, etc.

It’s purely for internal consumption, and in particular to keep their core electorate encouraged. According to the latest ISSA polls, 49% of GD voters believe in the “deep state.”

— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM

1/ The family of Mamuka Gatserelia, 23, who fought against Russia in #Ukraine, in Mariupol, at Azovstal ინ 2022 and was captured by Russian forces, is asking for help. His mother says she hasn’t received a letter from him in two months.

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM

2/ In 2024, a Russian court sentenced Mamuka Gatserelia to life imprisonment. Russia states that he opened fire on four Russian soldiers, killing three and wounding one.

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM

“Mzia, in your darkest moment we stand with you and we will not let go until you are free,” said CPJ’s @gypsyrights.bsky.social outside Women’s Prison where Mzia Amaglobeli is held.

Reps from @globalfreemedia.bsky.social, @rsf.org & @pressfreedom.bsky.social visited prison site in act of solidarity

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM

“I’m also here on behalf of IPI’s global network of more than a thousand journalists & editors from a hundred countries around the world who also stand in support of Mzia,” Amy Brouillette, @globalfreemedia.bsky.social’s advocacy director, outside the prison where Mzia Amaglobeli is held.
#FreeMzia

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM

🗣️“Mzia is not just a journalist — she is a symbol: of resistance, of dignity, and of the fight for press freedom in #Georgia and beyond. And she is not alone – we are with her and we won’t stop until she’s free. #FreeMzia,” said Jeanne Cavalier, head of @rsf.org’s Eastern Europe & Central Asia desk

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM

The DPRK:

That is a lot of shells…

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM

North Korea has supplied Russia with over 12 million artillery shells and 28,000 containers of weapons, according to a report by South Korean intelligence, cited by Yonhap News Agency. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025…

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM

/2. North Korea supplies Russia with up to 40% of all the munitions used against Ukraine, according to the head of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence. www.bloomberg.com/news/article…

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM

Even if a significant number of these are duds, this will allow Putin and Russia to continue the genocidal re-invasion of Ukraine far longer than would have otherwise been possible. I also expect that the Russians have sent technical subject matter experts to help the North Koreans to fix the quality control problems in their munitions production.

Germany:

Truly grateful and happy to see Germany’s commitment to helping Ukraine growing so firmly and steadily. Every step of support matters. It saves lives.

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— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM

While the German Chancellor Merz publicly stays open-minded about the delivery of Taurus KEPD-350 to #Ukraine, the German Minister of Defence Pistorius just said in an interview with FT that Germany will not deliver Taurus KEPD-350 despite the recent massive Russian attacks.

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— German Aid to Ukraine (@deaidua.org) July 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Launch the verdammt Tauruses already!

The US:

Georgia invaded Georgia and Georgia and russians reacted

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— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Back to Ukraine.

💙💪 Snipers, signalers, medics, scouts — their professionalism speaks for itself. When the “300th” sounds, it is often women’s hands that are the first to provide assistance, and these hands have a special power that heals not only the body but also the soul.

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— Vitalis Viva (@vitalisviva.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM

Kharkiv:

Kharkiv last night 😍

Photo: Oleksandr Osipov

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM

Mama, I want to go to Venice.
No, we have Venice at home.

Venice at home:

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM

Storm in Kharkiv last night

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM

Kharkiv Oblast:

Russia cynically destroys wheat fields in Kharkiv Region

This afternoon, Russian aircraft launched another insidious attack, this time targeting a wheat field near the village of Shevchenkove in the Kupyansk district. A guided aerial bomb hit the field, setting 60 hectares of wheat ablaze.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries, state emergency services reported.

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Russian FPV drone attacked a police car in the Kharkiv region. 4 officers were injured.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Sumy Oblast:

Kindrativka village, Sumy region. Another one Russia erased from existence.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM

Kyiv:

Not even 2100, and the air raid sirens are sounding in Kyiv. Most of central and eastern Ukraine on alert after fascist Russia launched drones at Ukraine from five different locations – Akhtarska, Oryol, Khalino, Millerovo, and Navlya. Another big attack expected tonight.

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— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM

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DOG OF WAR

Today’s Dog of War is Lary. Nastia met him at her university prom as she was getting her bachelor’s diploma. We believe he is there to be awarded his LLM in legal studies.

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— Tim Mak (@timkmak.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM

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We Are Doing Our Utmost To Provide Ukraine With As Much Equipment As Possible To Intercept Drones And Missiles – Address by the President

12 July 2025 – 21:04

I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!

Throughout the day, response efforts continued across various regions of our state, from Kharkiv to Lviv, following Russian strikes. The Russians continue to use a specific tactic of terror against our state: launching saturated strikes on individual cities or regions of ours. They are trying to have the intensity of such strikes at around 300 “shahed” drones per attack.

Overnight from Friday to Saturday, 339 “shaheds” were launched. By early evening today, air raid alerts resumed and “shaheds” appeared again in the sky. A significant number of them are being shot down by our warriors, but, unfortunately, not all. Moreover, the Russian army continues to use hundreds of special “shahed” imitator drones in each strike. The purpose of these drones is to overwhelm our air defense and impede the downing of “shaheds.” This is their deliberate and vile terror.

Tragically, there were casualties from the Russian strike last night. Two people were killed in Chernivtsi. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Dozens more were affected – in Chernivtsi, in the Lviv region, and in Kharkiv. All are receiving the necessary assistance. There is also damage in the Volyn region.

We are doing our utmost to provide Ukraine with as much equipment as possible to intercept drones and missiles. We are moving closer to an agreement – and it will be a multi-level agreement – for new Patriot systems and missiles for them. We are investing in our domestic production capacities, primarily for drones, including interceptor drones. We will continue our active drone operations on Russian territory in response to their attacks. And, as always, we will act asymmetrically – and effectively.

I have just had a meeting with Ukraine’s Defense Minister Umerov. We discussed in detail our engagement with partners regarding supplies. We are preparing some unconventional steps to broaden support for Ukraine, support specifically aimed at protecting lives.

We also reviewed the implementation of agreements on defense packages and the status of drone contracting. I instructed that all available volumes of the currently prioritized drone types be contracted. I also thank our manufacturers here in Ukraine, as well as our partners in the United States and our partners in Europe, for their readiness to work swiftly to strengthen our drone capabilities – both for Ukraine’s defense and for active operations against Russia.

We must also bring new momentum to the work of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, and, in many respects, to our diplomatic work, particularly with the United States. Decisions on this will be announced shortly.

I also spoke with the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, about next week’s parliamentary sessions. It is very important that these sessions deliver concrete results. The law on multiple citizenship has already passed – and this is a significant matter, particularly for those who are fighting for Ukraine. I am very much looking forward to the unblocking of this law so I can sign it without delay.

Two other major decisions on international agreements have also been prepared: first of all, the Agreement on the Establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Russian aggression – it must be ratified; and the decision to withdraw our country from the Ottawa Convention on landmines should be supported as well. Russia has never been a party to this convention and is very actively using all types of mines. And we in Ukraine need parity in protection, and that includes the political and legal foundations for such parity. In fact, the entire Central and Eastern European region, everyone bordering Russia, is reassessing their position on landmines, which is perfectly understandable.

A draft law on a Military Ombudsman has also been prepared for the second reading. And this important systemic step is needed to implement the required changes within the Armed Forces. I will be grateful to all Members of Parliament who support these and other critically important decisions for our country this week.

I thank everyone who stands with Ukraine!

Glory to Ukraine!

Georgia:

Day 227 of unyielding #GeorgiaProtests

📷 MOSE

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Today, activists from all over Georgia visited and marched in Saba’s city, Zugdidi.

Day 226 of daily protests in 8+ cities across the country.

📷 Shushana Matsaberidze

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Today, there was a protest march in Zugdidi in honour of regime prisoner Saba Jikia. #GeorgiaProtests

📷 Shushana Matsaberidze

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM

1/ The Foreign Ministers of 17 European countries, together with the EU’s High Representative, issued a joint statement expressing concern over recent political developments in Georgia, including the detention of opposition leaders and increased pressure on civil society.

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM

2/ The statement refers to the imprisonment of opposition figures and the arrests of government critics, protesters, and journalists as troubling signs ahead of Georgia’s local elections.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM

3/ The ministers warned that such actions risk undermining democratic institutions and values, which form the basis of Georgia’s relationship with European partners.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM

5/ They called GD to release individuals they believe to be unjustly detained, to reconsider recent legislative changes, and to engage in constructive dialogue with all relevant stakeholders to help defuse tensions and reaffirm Georgia’s democratic commitments.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM

There is no 4th skeet. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Predictably, illegitimate FM Maka Botchorishvili accused the joint statement by 17 states and Kaja Kallas of “spreading fake news about Georgia,” while illegitimate Speaker of the Parliament advised the states to “mind their own business.”

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM

Zura Japaridze becomes the 4th political prisoner to lose a parent(mother) while detained.

Japaridze said a few days ago he feared the most for his mother.

His family fears he may hear the news from TV before being told directly and ask media not to report it over the weekend.
#RepressionInGeorgia

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM

🟥 July 11 marks 6 months since the first unlawful detention of Mzia Amaglobeli, founding CEO of Batumelebi & Netgazeti. Her health is worsening in custody

🟥 Eter Turadze’s July 4 courtroom testimony about Mzia

‼️This is court-provided footage, we dubbed it in English.
#FreeMzia #RepressionInGeorgia

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Germany:

Ukrainian knowhow + German cash = game-changing long-range missiles.

Ukraine’s armed forces will receive the first batch of locally produced long-range missiles funded by Berlin.

www.kyivpost.com/post/56189

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— Kyiv Post (@kyivpost.com) July 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM

From The Kyiv Post:

The Bundeswehr’s Maj. Gen. Christian Freuding, head of the unit coordinating arms support for Ukraine within the German Federal Ministry of Defense said the Ukrainian military will receive the first batch of locally produced long-range missiles funded by Germany by the end of this month.

Speaking to the ZDF TV channel during a visit to Kyiv on Friday, Freuding said the missiles are being produced under an agreement signed following a meeting between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin at the end of May.

Merz said during the press conference following the bilateral meeting on May 28: “Our defense ministers will sign a letter of intent today on procuring long-range weapon systems produced in Ukraine – so-called long-range fires,” before adding, “There will be no restrictions on [the missiles’] range.”

Funding for the program will come from a €5 billion ($5.9 billion) German military aid package announced at the time. The fund will also fund new contracts for air defense systems, munitions, and logistical support, including maintenance infrastructure and Starlink satellite communications, according to Politico.

The long-range missiles will be produced by Ukrainian military industry producers against contracts awarded by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, approved and funded by Germany.

Freuding said there had been a formal signing of the agreement on Friday before adding that after the first deliveries, “we will be talking about a large three-digit number” of Ukrainian-produced missiles, which will “significantly enhance the country’s defensive capabilities in the coming weeks and months.” He said that Kyiv needed “…  weapons systems that can penetrate deep into Russian territory and attack warehouses, command posts, airfields, and aircraft.

The type(s) of missiles that will be produced have not been specified although according to Bild at the end of May the range of at least some of these weapons will be more than 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles plus) – bringing military and industrial facilities deep inside Russia including around Moscow, St. Petersburg, and beyond.

More at the link.

Back to Ukraine.

Ukrainian military helicopter pilots becoming skilled at downing drones. F-16 pilots too, though at high speeds engaging them is more dangerous. Ukraine also developing interceptor drones.

But what is really needed is more aid for Ukraine and more sanctions on fascist Russia.

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— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM

🇩🇪🇺🇦Skynex in service in Ukraine

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM

Drone drops spiked strips against Russian motorized infantry.

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM

Kharkiv:

This morning began with explosions in Kharkiv as russia attacked the city with eight drones and two aerial bombs. Three people were injured.

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— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM

Russian drones fell down over Kharkiv this morning. It landed into the river, according to the commentator on the video.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM

Chernivtsi:

Russian attack on Chernivtsi this morning.

The use of cluster munitions in populated areas is illegal!

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM

You can see the trail of fire the cluster munition tears across the ground – absolutely murderous weapon to use on a residential area. Chernivtsi is hundreds of kilometers from the front line. Barbarism.

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— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Last night, Chernivtsi came under a savage attack again. I was thinking about the House of Butterflies hospice today and just came across an update. Doctors arranged the sleeping of children in the shelter in advance for their safety.

— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM

However, during the raid, one little girl stopped breathing. The doctors resuscitated her.
Most of these kids were already evacuated from war zones. Even the sound of explosions reopens their trauma.
Don’t look away. This is so cruel. They deserve nothing of what they get.
Source: Marta Levchenko.

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— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM

Chernivtsi is in western Ukraine along the border with Romania. It’s the area where some of my ancestors lived, as the border moved back and forth and the area changed hands, before they moved to England on once side and the US on the other.

Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast:

WARNING!! WARNING!! GRAPHIC IMAGERY!! WARNING!! WARNING!!

Russia struck Slovyansk in Donetsk region with artillery, killing one person and injuring 3 others.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM

ALL CLEAR!!!!

Kyiv:

During the russia’s air raid on Kyiv, Ukrainian doctors performed life-saving transplants. They transplanted the heart, liver, and kidney of a young girl who had died — giving a second chance to three other children. 13h+ of surgery, under the sound of air raid sirens. Heroic.

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— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM

During a drone attack on Kyiv, Dr. Borys Todurov, a renowned Ukrainian cardiac surgeon, urgently traveled to Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital to retrieve a donor heart for a critical transplant operation.

The Heart Institute reported that Dr. Todurov’s team was in a race against time to save a

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM

child’s life. They needed to collect the donated heart from a young donor and then, on the very same night, transplant it into another young patient. This extraordinary effort took place under the challenging circumstances of an ongoing air raid siren as drones attacked the city.

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM

Lutsk:

Russian drones strike the residential area of Lutsk this morning.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM

Lviv:

Morning in Lviv, Ukraine.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast:

⚡️Russian troops tasked to create 10-kilometer buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine’s spy chief says.

According to Ukraine’s military intelligence head Kyrylo Budanov, Russia’s earlier announcement of its entry into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast serves a political goal.

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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) July 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM

From The Kyiv Independent:

Russian troops have been tasked with establishing a buffer zone up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine’s military intelligence head Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Bloomberg, published on July 11.

Budanov’s remarks come as Russian troops continue their offensive in the neighboring Donetsk Oblast, pushing closer to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — a major industrial region in central Ukraine.

In mid-June, Ukraine’s military denied reports that Russian troops had entered the region, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that Ukrainian troops had intercepted Russian reconnaissance units attempting to breach Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

“It’s not realistic for Russia to seize all of Donetsk Oblast by the end of the year,” Budanov said.

According to Budanov, Russia’s earlier announcement of its entry into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast serves a political goal.

The Russian Defense Ministry on July 7 claimed to have seized Dachne, which would mark the first village to be under Russian control in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian military denied the claimed capture, calling it “disinformation.”

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast lies further west and has not seen significant Russian incursions, it is frequently targeted with missile, drone, and aerial bomb strikes.

Russian troops have been escalating their assaults in the area and are attempting to breach into the region.

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We Are Now Working With Our Partners on New Supplies, Increased Weapons Production in Ukraine, and Equipping Our Army – Address by the President

11 July 2025 – 19:55

I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!

A quick update on today.

I spoke with our military officials. They reported on the frontline and our operations. I am grateful to all our warriors for their resilience. Right now, we are working with our partners on new supplies, increased weapons production in Ukraine, and equipping our army. We already have good agreements, and we expect to reach more – we will be working on them in the coming weeks. It is vital to implement every agreement as swiftly as possible, so that it is genuinely felt there are more forces and assets, more protection for our skies, and more air defense systems. These are key priorities. We have received political signals at the highest level – good signals – including from the United States and from our European friends. According to all reports, aid shipments have been restored. We will continue our work next week with the American side at the military level, in particular, our military will be working with General Kellogg. We are also preparing new European defense packages. We expect strong steps soon, including on sanctions against Russia for this war – pressure must take effect.

Today, I want to especially praise our warriors – those who stood out most during the week. Different sectors of the frontline, different units of ours– one incredibly important outcome: defense against the occupier held firm. In our Sumy region – the 95th Air Assault Brigade. Thank you, guys! In our Kharkiv region – the 42nd Mechanized Brigade, the 92nd Assault Brigade, and the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, who are effectively repelling Russian attempts to launch an offensive – thank you, guys! For the resilience in Vovchansk, I thank the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade. Kupyansk direction, the 3rd Assault Brigade – thank you! Toretsk direction – the 100th Mechanized Brigade. Well done! Kramatorsk direction – the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade – thank you! Dobropillya direction – the 82nd Air Assault Brigade and the 1st Separate Assault Regiment. Thank you very much, warriors! In the Pokrovsk direction, the 25th Air Assault Brigade has a lot to be commended for. And also in the Novopavlivka direction – the warriors of the 5th Assault and 46th Airmobile Brigades. Thank you all – our warriors! Thanks to everyone who supports them!

And one more thing.

I expect detailed reports from government officials and from the Office team on every agreement reached with our partners, on every expected result: what has been achieved and what is still in progress. There will be conclusions – personal, staff-related conclusions.

Glory to Ukraine!

Georgia:

For the 226th consecutive day, Rustaveli avenue is blocked in Tbilisi. Protests continue in 8+ cities across Georgia. 🇬🇪✊

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM

Regime prisoners in Georgia send us letters, and they’ve now been issued as a regular newspaper!

There’s also a newspaper proper by several regime prisoners.

Day 226 of #GeorgiaProtests

📷 MOSE

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Out of 89 MPs in Georgia’s single-party, illegitimate parliament:
● 33 are official millionaires

Meanwhile, in a country of <4M:
● 700K+ rely on aid
● 350K live below poverty line
● 144K children go hungry

Research done by activist Salome Simonia

— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM

The important and indicative thing about this incident is the accumulated collective anger towards the regime (and all their representatives), as well as the lack of fear from the people around to stand up for each other.

The Georgian public is a powder keg at the moment.

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM

The video’s longer than a minute. Here’s a Facebook link. www.facebook.com/share/v/1HSp…

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM

1/ The Prague Civil Society Centre has published a post on social media regarding journalist and Batumelebi/Netgazeti co-founder, Mzia Amaglobeli, calling for her release:

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM

2/ “It has been six months since Mzia Amaglobeli was detained during a protest in Georgia. The journalist is still being held in pre-trial detention for slapping a police officer who had been verbally assaulting her”.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM

3/ “Mzia is now at risk of losing her eyesight due to a progressive disease. Despite this, she has not received any treatment since February”.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM

4/ “We call for Mzia’s immediate release and proper medical care”, the statement reads”.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM

🟥 July 11 marks 6 months since the first unlawful detention of Mzia Amaglobeli, founding CEO of Batumelebi & Netgazeti. Her health is worsening in custody

🟥 Eter Turadze’s July 4 courtroom testimony about Mzia

‼️This is court-provided footage, we dubbed it in English.
#FreeMzia #RepressionInGeorgia

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM

The US:

Trump offers to send more arms to Ukraine via Nato allies https://on.ft.com/3Iqn1el

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— Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) July 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM

From The Financial Times:

Donald Trump has said he plans to make a “major statement” on Russia next week, as he signalled the US would sell more weapons to allies to send to Ukraine, including Patriot missile systems.

The US president renewed his criticism of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an interview with NBC News, and said the new weapons deliveries would be sent through other members of the Nato alliance, rather than directly from the US.

“I’m disappointed in Russia, but we’ll see what happens over the next couple of weeks . . . I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” Trump said.

Trump’s comments came amid warming ties with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and an apparent cooling of relations with Putin.

Zelenskyy said​ in Rome on Thursday that he had had “a positive dialogue with President Trump on the Patriot systems​” when the two spoke by phone last week.

Trump earlier this week said he was “not happy” with the Russian leader for failing to find an end to the war.

The US president said he had reached what he called a new deal for sending weapons to Ukraine, through purchases made by Nato allies.

“We’re sending weapons to Nato, and Nato is paying for those weapons, 100 per cent . . . The weapons that are going out are going to Nato, and then Nato is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine], and Nato is paying for those weapons,” Trump said.

“We are going to be sending Patriots to Nato and then Nato will distribute that,” he added.

Nato, of which the US is the biggest member, does not collectively purchase weapons, but some members of the alliance have indicated their willingness to purchase more weapons on behalf of Ukraine. Germany has offered to buy two Patriot systems from the US to give to Kyiv.

A German government spokesman said on Friday that “close consultations” were taking place with the US on the issue, while declining to give further details.

German defence minister Boris Pistorius will also raise the matter with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth on a visit to Washington on Monday.

The US-made Patriot systems are some of Washington’s most advanced air defence weapons and a key part of Ukraine’s defences against Russian attacks. They are the only air defence weapon in Kyiv’s arsenal capable of downing Russia’s hypersonic ballistic missiles.

Zelenskyy said h​e had request​ed from Trump “1​0 Patriot systems and the corresponding volume of missiles for these systems”, and had secured agreements with Germany and Norway for the purchase of three Patriot systems from the US.

More at the link.

And if I say this is not even nearly enough will omuricans get mad at me

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— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM

This is one (1) Patriot battery

— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM

Back to Ukraine:

Thank you once again, New York Post, for being a strong voice of justice.
Your words matter — they help save our lives.

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— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM

WARNING!! WARNING!! GRAPHIC IMAGERY!! WARNING!! WARNING!!

The New York Post’s July 11th edition shows the body of 14-month-old Dmytryk on its cover, killed by a drone manually operated by a Russian operator. It’s a relief the world is seeing the truth, but devastating that it takes such unimaginable pain and suffering to be noticed

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— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM

I know moderation put a label on New York Post image, but I’m not sure how necessary that is, given that it’s literally printed on a cover of the New York Post. It kind of kills the entire message.

— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM

Thank you, NY Post for your crucial work in exposing Russia’s true brutality.

The rest of the world needs to follow. The deliberate murder of a child by a drone operator who observed everything in real-time and choose his target isn’t an accident, it’s a conscious choice.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM

One that Russians make every day, and it demands global attention.

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM

ALL CLEAR!!!!

Kharkiv:

5:07 AM local time/10:07 PM EDT:

More explosions in Kharkiv ‼️

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM

4:47 AM in Kharkiv:

Explosions in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian drone +glide bomb attack right now ‼️

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM

4:38 AM in Kharkiv:

Russian drones over Kharkiv right now ‼️

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM

At dawn, russian drones struck Kharkiv. The blast damaged a maternity hospital — mothers and newborns were evacuated. Homes and civilian infrastructure were also damaged. Nine civilians were injured.

📷Gwara

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— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM

This morning, multiple women and newborns were evacuated after a Russian drone strike damaged the maternity hospital in Kharkiv.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM

Kharkiv, after this morning’s Russian drone attack. at least 9 people injured, including several newborns‼️

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM

In Kharkiv, three women and two boys born yesterday, along with one born on July 8th, needed medical attention following this morning’s russian drone attack.

The mothers and infants were diagnosed with acute stress reaction.

All of them were in the maternity hospital that came under attack today.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM

Kharkiv after today’s russian drone strike

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM

My morning began with a Russian drone attack on downtown Kharkiv. Several people were injured, including women and babies at a damaged maternity hospital.

This level of brutality is impossible to normalize. It knocks the air out of me every time. Because why? For what purpose?

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM

Odesa:

We barely had a moment to process this when news arrived of another strike on Odesa. Eleven people were injured, among them a well-known volunteer whose only crime was being Ukrainian and walking in a parking lot.

They also struck a stable, killing and injuring defenseless animals.

Again, why?

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM

WARNING!! WARNING!! GRAPHIC IMAGERY!! WARNING!! WARNING!!

A Russian drone attack on Odesa today damaged a horse stable. 1 horse was killed, and several others were injured.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM

Odesa today.

Russian strike injured 11 people, several horses and ponies, and killed 1 horse.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM

Keep in mind: these drones are operated by people. This is the same as shooting a horse point blank.

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— Irina (@irinam.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM

The only message from the woman’s social media page is “I’m sorry my baby, I couldn’t save you”

— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM

ALL CLEAR!!!!

Interception of the Russian Shahed over Odesa.

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM

Meanwhile, Russians share photos of Shahed drones marked in Ukrainian: “For military enlistment offices from Odesa locals.”

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM

Kyiv:

Kyiv. Doctors delivering a donor heart for transplantation at night

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— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM

May every country that allowed this meet the future it deserves

— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM

4 hours until they reach launching positions + 1 hour for launch, so 5 hours for sleep until we’re screaming crying throwing up from explosions again chat

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— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM

That was posted five hours ago.

A civilian aircraft flew over Kyiv for the first time in 3 years, im shocked by a civilian aircraft, it’s a whole sensation in the city, it’s too unusual to see something other than drones and missiles in the sky

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— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM

People literally stopped their cars to look

— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Also currently over Ukraine: two objects labeled “PTN PNH 1” and “PTN PNH 2,” according to Flightradar24. The callsign is a well-known Ukrainian abbreviation that translates roughly as “Putin, f*** off.”

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM

Lutsk, Volyn Oblast:

Lutsk right now ‼️

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast:

A North Korean Type 75 multiple rocket launcher was destroyed by Ukraine’s 1st Presidential Brigade in the Kupiansk sector. The system was targeted before it could launch.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM

The Kursk cross border offensive:

More Russian losses from the attack on the headquarters of the 155th Brigade in the Kursk region continue to emerge: –

– commander of the 155th separate brigade, Colonel Ilyin Sergei;
– chief of staff of the 155th separate brigade, Colonel Bashkardin Leonid

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM

Zaporizhzhia Oblast:

A Ukrainian MiG-29 jet destroyed a Russian crossing on temporarily occupied territory in Zaporizhzhia region with two strikes using precision-guided bombs.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM

The Kramatorsk-Dobropillia axis:

Ukraine’s 46th Brigade publishes new footage of Russian FPV drone strikes on the Kramatorsk–Dobropillia route. Russian units have reached operational strike range and are conducting over 100 attacks in a short timeframe, DeepState reports.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM

Russia:

Massive overnight drone attack hit several regions in Russia. Explosions reported in Moscow region, Tula, Kursk, and Taganrog. A drone plant near Moscow and missile system design bureau in Tula were among the targets. Russia says 155 drones were involved.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM

Khanty-Mansi Oblast, Russia:

According to UNIAN, citing sources in Ukraine’s HUR, a gas pipeline exploded in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi region on July 10, sparking a major fire and cutting supply to defense plants in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg and Sverdlovsk. Estimated losses exceed $76M. Repairs may take up to a month.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM

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Sadly, because of the war, the number of cats and dogs needing a home in Ukraine is immense.

If you’re in Europe and thinking about adopting, please consider Ukrainian shelters🥺❤️

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— Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 (@oksii33.ukr.monster) July 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM

Veronika Krasevych, an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl.

Fight like a girl, any way you can.

(Her small story, from 2023, is in the alt-text)

#FightLikeAGirl
#TheAlliedForces
#MenWithCats
and young girls too

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— Greg Morosoff (@gregmorosoff.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM

From the alt text:

Veronika Krasevych, an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl, feeds a feral cat near her building destroyed by a Russian military strike in the town of Borodianka, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine. After her cat got lost during the attack on her building, Veronika comes every day and feeds stray cats in the same place.

Open thread!

First Lady Zelenska also spoke at the conference:

And here’s the joint presser President Zelenskyy did yesterday with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni:

Georgia:

For the 225th consecutive day, Rustaveli avenue is blocked. ✅

Protests continue in 8+ cities across Georgia. 🇬🇪

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM

Today, police asked Tako to submit a urine sample for a drug test — with the threat of a fine or jail time if it came back positive.

Here she is a few hours later, lighting a fire on Rustaveli Avenue. 🔥✊

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM

🔴 19-Year-Old Saba Jikia Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Prison as Repression Continues in #Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests
#RepressionInGeorgia

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM

Georgian Dream propaganda channels Imedi and PosTV are now claiming that 19-year-old Saba Jikia, just sentenced to 4.5 years in prison, was holding a knife.

Even the prosecution isn’t making that claim. The only evidence is so flimsy, they have to justify the verdict with lies.

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM

🗣️”I’m not afraid, but an inner fear still troubles me. I’m afraid of defeat – I don’t want my generation or the next to grow up under a dictatorship,” – 19-year-old prisoner of conscience Saba Jikia addressed his friends before being sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.

#Georgia #RepressionInGeorgia

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— Batumelebi&Netgazeti (@netgazeti.org) July 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM

Anri Kvaratskhelia, a 26-year-old internally displaced person from Abkhazia, may receive his verdict today.

He’s one of Georgia’s 60+ political prisoners, facing 4–7 years for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail. No one was hurt. The state bureau said the video used can’t identify the person.

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM

1/ Kobakhidze had made similar comments on April 16 on Rustavi 2. In connection with the case, Mzia Amaghlobeli’s lawyers had requested that Kobakhidze be questioned as a witness, but the judge, Nino Sakhelashvili, denied the motion.

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM

2/ Mzia Amaglobeli — journalist and a founder-director of the newspaper Batumelebi and the online platform Netgazeti — was arrested on allegations of assaulting a police officer on 12th of January.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM

3/ She faces a prison sentence of 4 to 7 years. As a form of protest, Mzia Amaglobeli went on a hunger strike for 38 days.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM

4/ Numerous international and local organisations, as well as journalists and civil activists, consider Amaghlobeli a political prisoner, arguing that the charges against her are absurd and her detention unlawful. The gov’t argues that slapping a policeman is a serious offence.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM

The UK:

⚡️Ukraine, UK pen deal for Thales air defense missile supply.

The U.K. committed to producing Thales-produced missiles for Western air defense systems used in Ukraine over the next 19 years, in a £2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) project.

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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) July 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM

From The Kyiv Independent:

The U.K. and Ukraine will sign a deal on July 10 to supply Ukraine with Thales air defense missiles, the U.K. government announced on its website.

Kyiv has repeatedly urged Western partners to expand air defense coverage as Russian forces continue to target Ukrainian cities with drones, missiles, and aerial bombs.

The U.K has committed to producing Thales-produced missiles for Western air defense systems in support of Ukraine over the next 19 years, in a £2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) project. Under the agreement, the U.K. will supply Ukraine with a total of 5,000 missiles.

“This announcement underlines our continued support for Ukraine — boosting their air defences against devastating drone and missile attacks and supporting the critical work to reconstruct this nation and provide the hope that they need,” British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said.

“This will also provide skilled jobs in the U.K. and is all part of our Plan for Change — bolstering the U.K. defence industry and strengthening our international ties,” Rayner added.

The deal is set to be signed on July 10 during the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Rome.

In addition to missile supplies, the U.K. will provide bilateral assistance to Ukraine totaling up to £283 million ($354 million) through 2026.

Thales-made missiles, including the high-speed Starstreak and versatile Martlet models, have become key elements of Ukraine’s air defense. Designed for precision and resistance to jamming, they are effective against drones and low-flying aircraft.

The missiles have a range of up to three kilometers (nearly one mile), and in some variants, feature laser guidance.

Lithuania:

🥔🇱🇹 Russian decoy drone “Gerbera” flew all the way to Lithuania via Belarus.

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— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM

The US:

⚡️Trump to send weapons to Ukraine for first time via presidential power, sources tell Reuters.

Until now, the Trump administration’s military aid to Ukraine had only consisted of weapons authorized by former President Joe Biden.

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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) July 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM

The Presidential Drawdown Authority allows the president to directly transfer weapons from U.S. military stocks in response to an emergency.

— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) July 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Reuters has the details:

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump for the first time since returning to office will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power frequently used by his predecessor, two sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday, a move suggesting new interest by the president in defending Ukraine.

More than three years after Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, Trump’s team will identify arms from U.S. stockpiles to send to Ukraine under the Presidential Drawdown Authority, the sources said, with one saying they could be worth around $300 million.

Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. would send more weapons to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against intensifying Russian advances.

The package could include defensive Patriot missiles and offensive medium-range rockets, but a decision on the exact equipment has not been made, the sources said. One of the people said this would happen at a meeting on Thursday.

So far, the Trump administration has only sent weapons authorized by former President Joe Biden, who was a staunch supporter of Kyiv. Presidential Drawdown Authority allows the president to draw from weapons stocks to help allies in an emergency.

The Pentagon and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

More at the link.

Back to Ukraine.

Since the beginning of 2025, Russia has launched approximately 24,000 attack drones at Ukraine, according to The WSJ.

The attacks are ever intensifying, and the world is arguing about ten Patriot missiles, can’t finally vote the damned sanctions, and seize the damned frozen assets.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM

But you take your time, guys. We are fine, aha.

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM

The current escalation of the war by fascist Russia hasn’t come out of the blue – Ukraine was warning more than a month ago about the Kremlin’s plans for massive drone attacks. Meanwhile, the US blocked vital defense aid to democratic Ukraine.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202…

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— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM

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An officer of the Ukrainian SBU security service’s Alpha special forces unit has been shot dead in Kyiv, officials tell me. The victim was IDd as Ivan Voronych. The SBU said a murder case has been opened and its agents along with National Police are investigating and working to hunt down the shooter

— Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) July 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM

The shooter, seen wearing a mask in CCTV footage published by local media, approached Voronych as he exited a building in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district and shot him with a pistol at point-blank range this morning.

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— Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) July 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM

ALL CLEAR!!

Strikes by Ukrainian FPV drones with auto-targeting on Russian BUK, Strela air defense systems and other targets.

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM

A Colombian assault company named R.U.G. has been formed within the 47th Mechanized Brigade.

Its members are primarily Colombians, but it also includes volunteers from Peru, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Italy, and Mexico.
t.me/brygada47/1613

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Kyiv:

Central kyiv wreathed in smoke from fires from multiple drone strikes overnight on July 9-10. 2 dead, 14 reported injured after 10 hour attack with 400-500 drones +missiles.

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— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM

This is what tonight looked like in the beating heart of Ukraine, large European capital, a city where millions of people live.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM

Drone Wars: Ukrainian interceptor drone downs a Russian/Iranian Shahed attack drone. Innovations like these help maintain 90-95% interception rates, but the increasing numbers of Russian drones in attacks means rising numbers are getting through Ukraine’s air defenses.

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— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Over 400 drones and 18 missiles attacked Ukraine tonight. Most of them attacked Kyiv.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM

The aftermath of today’s russian attack on Kyiv.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM

Literally just past 7 days in Kyiv

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— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM

I’m at the point where im just curious how much more we can endure

— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM

I still fail to understand how this is our life in 2025

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— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM

Kharkiv:

Kharkiv region is under russian drone attack. Today and every single day.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM

Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast:

A russian drone attacked the city of Chernivtsi. It was intercepted — but not before triggering life-threatening danger for the most vulnerable. At the children’s hospice “The House of Butterflies”, medical staff were filmed evacuating seriously ill children to the shelter 💔
Video: Marta Levchenko.

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— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM

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University of L’Aquila Joins the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies – Olena Zelenska

9 July 2025 – 22:02

As part of her visit to the Italian Republic, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska met with Italy’s Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini. During the meeting, a Memorandum was signed to mark the accession of an Italian university to the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies.

The First Lady expressed gratitude for Italy’s support of Ukrainian education and people amid the ongoing fight against Russian aggression. Currently, 1,048 Ukrainians are studying at Italian universities.

“We are sincerely grateful for the measures Italy has introduced to support members of the Ukrainian student and academic communities who have been granted temporary protection in the country,” said Olena Zelenska.

During the meeting, the memorandum was signed through which the University of L’Aquila officially joined the Coalition for Ukrainian Studies. The signing was attended by Minister Anna Maria Bernini and the Rector of the University, Edoardo Alesse. Also present at the event were Antonio Zoccoli, President of the Council of the Presidents of Public Research Institutions (CoPER); Antonella Polimeni, Vice President of the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI); and Giovanna Cassese, President of the National Council for Higher Artistic and Musical Education (CNAM).

The First Lady thanked the University for its willingness to share the truth with students and acknowledged other Italian higher education institutions that have already joined the project.

“We also deeply value the Italian Association for Ukrainian Studies, which makes a major contribution to the promotion of Ukrainian literature and language. I am confident that joining the Coalition for Ukrainian Studies will enrich academic life and enhance the reputation of Italian universities as leading centers of scientific research in Europe. After all, engaging with Ukrainian studies today means gaining deeper insight into the present, history, and geopolitics,” noted Olena Zelenska.

The Coalition of Ukrainian Studies is a Ukrainian-led initiative aimed at advancing Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar studies globally, countering disinformation and distortions in academic settings, and fostering partnerships between Ukrainian and international universities.

Over the past three months alone, 13 higher education institutions from Finland, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Austria, Canada, Estonia, and the Republic of Korea have joined the Coalition. In total, more than 70 universities worldwide have expressed interest in becoming part of the initiative.

Georgia:

Rustaveli avenue is blocked for the 224th day. ✅

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Calling a public servant a duck in a Facebook post is now jail time in Georgia.

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM

1/ The comment was posted on April 9, under a post published by Zugdidi City Hall. That same day, police physically assaulted several activists in the city.

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— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM

2/ Magdalina Todua, the target of the comment, is a member of the Zugdidi City Hall press office and helps manage its official Facebook page. According to activist Mariam Sichinava, she and Zarandia had been friends for 10 years.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM

3/ At the trial Judge Irakli Afshilava denied motions to summon Todua for questioning and to bring in a linguist or Mingrelian-language interpreter who could clarify the meaning of the words Zarandia used. Zarandia was eventually removed from the courtroom during the proceedings.

— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM

On the European Parliament’s today’s vote on Georgia! ✊🏻🇬🇪🇪🇺

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM

✍️ Jailed for a slap. Targeted for #journalism. 🇬🇪 Georgian reporter #Mzia Amaghlobeli has been in pre-trial detention since Jan for confronting injustice. Read @irmadimitradze.bsky.social on a regime using law to crush dissent. #FreeMzia #PressFreedom #Georgia #PulseEurope
voxeurop.eu/en/mzia-amag…

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— Voxeurop in English (@voxeurop.bsky.social) July 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM

France:

🇫🇷France will resume production of SCALP for the first time in 15 years.

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM

“The demand by the Russian Federation for the demilitarization of Ukraine appears unacceptable to European countries.” – French Defence Minister Lecornu.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM

This is good, but it should have been done almost three years ago.

Poland:

The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces placed its air defense systems and air force on full combat readiness last night in response to Russia’s massive strikes on Ukraine.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM

Germany:

Diplomatic options for resolving Russia’s war against Ukraine are “exhausted”: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, following Trump and Macron, also pledged to continue supporting Kyiv.

Not to imply anything, but we’d like to see action.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM

The US:

This illustrates the shallowness of Colby’s thinking on these issues. Having a UK carrier strike group visit Asia is not leaving big gaps in European defence. As Tony Radakin said last month in Singapore: “ships float & move”. It would take about six weeks to get a carrier back.

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— Shashank Joshi (@shashj.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM

He keeps this up and I’m going to start missing Sullivan, Kahl, Blinken, Burns, McGurk, etc.

Last year, during a closed-door meeting with donors, Donald Trump claimed that he once tried to deter Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine. He said he had threatened to “bomb Moscow to hell.”

This was reported by the American news channel CNN.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/08/p…

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM

I guarantee this did not happen.

Back to Ukraine.

“Judges at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday delivered decisions on four cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia. The allegations include murder, torture, rape, destroying civilian infrastructure, kidnapping Ukrainian children and shooting down the Flight MH17.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM

Court President Mattias Guyomar said Russian forces breached international humanitarian law in Ukraine by carrying out attacks that “killed and wounded thousands of civilians and created fear and terror.”

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM

The judges found the human rights abuses went beyond any military objective and Russia used sexual violence as part of a strategy to break Ukrainian morale” – AP

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained Chinese spies attempting to steal classified technology for producing Ukraine’s Neptune missiles.

A 24-year-old former student of a Kyiv university and his father from China tried to obtain sensitive data.
Both face up to 15 years in prison.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM

Temu James Bond 🥴

— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM

/2. According to the SBU investigation, one of the suspects is a 24-year-old former student of a Kyiv technical university. The second suspect is his father, a Chinese national who resides in the PRC but frequently traveled to Ukraine to personally coordinate his son’s espionage activities.

— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM

/3. The former student was allegedly tasked with acquiring technical documentation related to the production of the Neptune missile system. To achieve this, he attempted to recruit a Ukrainian citizen with access to the development of advanced defense technologies.

— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM

/4. SBU intercepted the spy at the early stages of his intelligence-gathering activities and caught him in flagrante delicto while receiving classified materials. Shortly after, his father was also detained while preparing to transfer the sensitive information to Chinese intelligence services.

— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM

/5. Searches conducted during the operation uncovered mobile phones containing messages and other evidence confirming the coordination of their espionage efforts.

— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM

/6. Based on the collected evidence, both suspects have been officially notified of criminal charges under Part 1, Article 114 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (espionage). If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison with the confiscation of property.

— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM

Rare Russian Zemledeliye minelaying system destroyed by FPV drones. t.me/ua_regteam/345

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM

GBU-39 air strike by the Ukrainian MiG-29 on Russian positions t.me/AIR_FIGHTER_…

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM

Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast:

Russian forces bombed Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, killing three civilians.

📷 Diego Herrera/Anadolu Agenc

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— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Kharkiv:

Kharkiv and eight nearby settlements came under russian attack in the past 24 hours. One person was killed and four injured.

Five drones struck Kharkiv. Glide bombs, Shaheds, and missiles were used across the region. Homes, infrastructure, and nearly 100 hectares of crops were damaged or destroyed.

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— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM

Unque experiences of British independent journalist in Kharkiv.
July 8. This is how we live.

🎥: TikTok-rheadb03

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM

Kharkiv Oblast:

The 3rd Assault Brigade carried out an unprecedented operation — the soldiers attacked enemy positions in the Kharkiv region, cleared them, and captured the occupiers using only drones and ground robotic systems. Not a single shot was fired, and there were no losses.
t.me/c/1377735387…

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM

Donetsk Oblast:

WARNING!! WARNING!! GRAPHIC IMAGERY!! WARNING!! WARNING!!

Russian FPV drone attacked a civilian vehicle on the road between Dobropillia and Bilytske village, Donetsk Region.

3 people were killed: a father, a mother, and their daughter.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM

ALL CLEAR!!!!

Kyiv:

After a massive russian attack on Kyiv in June damaged a local bookstore-cafe, they put up a sign:

“The russian missiles broke these doors — but only made them wider open for Ukrainian books.”

This is Ukraine.

Photo Tasha130873

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— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM

Lutsk, Volyn Oblast:

The sky over Lutsk tonight.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM

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90% of Ukrainian soldiers’ footage is just cats 🐾

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— Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 (@oksii33.ukr.monster) July 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM

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