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“Today, we have a new support package [worth $2.7 billion] from Sweden, and this support opens a new level for us in protecting the lives of our people – in defending our cities and communities.” ~ Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky 🇺🇦🛩️👏💙💛🙏🛩️🇸🇪

#Repost@mfa_ukraine with @use.repost . . . 🇺🇦🇸🇪 Thank you, Sweden, for your consistent support in strengthening Ukraine’s defence capabilities!

We deeply appreciate Sweden’s decision regarding Gripen fighter jets, which will significantly strengthen Ukraine’s ability to defend our people from Russian attacks. The first step includes the possibility of purchasing up to 20 Gripen E/F aircraft, while Sweden will additionally provide 16 Gripen C/D fighter jets as part of bilateral assistance.

We also thank [Sweden] for supporting the development of integrated air defence capabilities, cooperation within the Drone Deal framework, defence industry partnership, and other crucial aid!

Your support contributes to the security of all of Europe!

The person responsible for all this devastation, death and destruction was rewarded by the President of the United States in Alaska yesterday with a red-carpet welcome and obsequious fawning, instead of the imposition of tighter sanctions. 🇺🇦💔💙💛😢🇺🇦

#Repost @mfa_ukraine with @use.repost_ . . . All these cities are located in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the so-called Donbas.

All these cities have been already reduced to ashes by the Russian army.

All these cities were once full of Ukrainians – children, families. Ukrainians whom Russian war criminals have either killed, captured, forcibly transferred, or driven from their homes under relentless attacks – now cynically calling a “brotherly nation”.

Having left nothing but ruins behind, Putin still seeks to seize and destroy more, to turn new cities into the same lifeless wasteland. Russia’s war is not just against Ukraine’s territory – it is against the very right of Ukrainians to exist.

The U.S., European and other partners have the strength to make Russia stop. Strong, coordinated actions grounded in justice, sovereignty, and Ukraine’s territorial integrity will bring a just and lasting peace.

Since Russia has by its words and actions confirmed it is not going to make any attempt to agree to a ceasefire in 49 days, the obvious question that arises is: “Why wait seven more weeks to impose stiffer sanctions?” 🇺🇦❓💙💛🤔🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Explosions rocked Ukrainian cities overnight on July 16 as Russia once again launched waves of drones and missiles across the country.

The attack comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin has 50 days to strike a peace deal or face stiff tariffs from Washington.

Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported hearing explosions and the sound of air defense units at work shortly before 1 a.m. local time on July 16.

Ukraine’s Air Force issued multiple alerts that waves of Russian drones were targeting the capital and other regions, including western oblasts far from the front lines. The Air Force also warned of the threat of ballistic missile strikes.

The northeastern city of Kharkiv came under intensive fire, with at least 17 explosions occurring in just 20 minutes, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

Read the full report at the link in bio.

Photo: State Emergency Service

Swipe left on this post at @ukraine.ua to see the scintillating Christmas trees in Ukrainian cities that reflect the resilience and indomitable spirit of Ukrainians in the face of Russia’s ongoing invasion. 🇺🇦🎄💙💛🎄🇺🇦

#Repost @ukraine.ua with @use.repost_ . . . Ukrainian cities remain full of hope and resilience despite Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion. While not all can – or choose to – put up a Christmas tree, here are some that do, sharing warmth and festive spirit 🎄

The Kharkiv Christmas tree, for instance, is installed in the metro station. Unfortunately, this has become a tradition since the beginning of the full-scale war.

The Lviv Christmas tree was presented to the city by a family from their own yard, where it grew for 20 years. An anti-tank hedgehog is at the top of the tree (also a sort of tradition now), symbolising Ukrainians’ struggle against the aggressor.

Scroll through to see how Christmas trees look in different Ukrainian cities 👉🏻

“[These cities] and many more bear the scars left by Russian forces through their relentless attacks.” ~ @mfa_ukraine 🇺🇦💔😢💙💛😢❤️‍🩹🇺🇦

#Repost @mfa_ukraine with @use.repost . . . All these cities in Ukraine have been destroyed by Russia. All the Ukrainian people killed in these cities were killed by Russia. All the homes and lives shattered were shattered by Russia.

Russians at war committed all of this.

The cities above and many more bear the scars left by Russian forces through their relentless attacks. The terror should be stopped with concrete actions to reduce war criminals’ ability to continue it.

“We are constantly working to make the Ukrainian air shield more effective. We are strengthening our Air Force, mobile fire groups, and all air defense units.” ~ Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @ukraine.ua with @use.repost . . . In the first half of September alone, Russians used more than 640 Shahed attack drones against Ukrainian cities and villages. Just last night, the Russian army launched 56 drones, of which 53 were shot down.

We are grateful to our defenders of the sky for their effective work across many regions 🙏

“[T]he Russian military spreads nothing but terror.... It’s definitely within the world’s power to stop Russia. And only with power can it be stopped.” ~ @mfa_ukraine 🇺🇦💔💙💛😢🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . Russia launched a mass missile attack on cities across Ukraine including Kyiv on the morning of July 8, killing at least 41 civilians and injuring nearly 170 others.

Meanwhile, the Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine’s largest children’s medical center, was hit during the attack.

Read today’s full report at the link in bio.

Photo: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images

Please share this post with Republicans in the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress to encourage them to approve additional military aid for Ukraine now. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇸

#Repost @weareukraine.info with @use.repost . . . In the early hours of March 29, 2024, Russia initiated another extensive assault on Ukrainian cities, targeting nearly every Ukrainian region with a total of 99 air assault assets.

Ukraine’s air defense downed 58 of the 60 launched Shahed-type drones, 17 of 21 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, five of nine Kh-59 guided missiles, and all four of the Russian-launched Iskander cruise missiles. Russia also utilised three Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles and two Iskander ballistic missiles in its attack.

DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, confirmed that three of its power plants were struck and seriously damaged, with one worker sustaining injuries.

Multiple explosions were reported in Dnipro, the capital of Dnipropetrovsk region. In Kamianske, also in Dnipropetrovsk region, critical infrastructure was damaged, leading to one man being hospitalized, according to Governor Serhii Lysak. The attacks resulted in damage to several energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk region, with a housing cooperative destroyed in Kamianske, injuring five individuals, including a 5-year-old girl.

Explosions were also reported in the western cities of Ivano-Frankivsk and Khemelnytskyi. Poland announced that it deployed military jets to safeguard its airspace during the attack. Previously, a Russian cruise missile entered Polish airspace for 39 seconds during Russia’s March 24 mass attack on Ukraine.

Russia has increasingly intensified its mass attacks against Ukraine, particularly targeting its energy infrastructure. The March 22 attack damaged Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power plant, the Dnipro HPP.

#WeAreUkraine #StandWithUkraine