Day 54. The Battle of Donbas.

“You are what you love. No? You are, completely and only, what you would die for without, as you say, the thinking twice.” ― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

Hey everyone.
Not sure what to tell you today, except for this: if you have any self-preservation instinct, make sure to dedicate some time to helping Ukraine get the weapons it needs immediately. Not for Ukraine’s safety - for your own one.

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Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko

The Battle of Donbas has begun

AlonaUkraineDAO.eth (🇺🇦,🇺🇦) #ArmUkraineNow @cryptodrftng

I often hear - "If russia stops fighting, there'll be no war. If Ukraine stops fighting, there'll be no Ukraine". I want to add that if Ukraine stops fighting, there'll be no Europe. Wherever you're, you should be helping to send weapons to 🇺🇦 and praying we win this one.

Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus

Ukrainians don't have time to wait another month or two until we've made up our minds. Send the guns, send the artillery, send the tanks, send the ammo, send the fuel. Let's go. https://t.co/M6NqneVApK

Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus

Ukrainians don't have time to wait another month or two until we've made up our minds. Send the guns, send the artillery, send the tanks, send the ammo, send the fuel. Let's go.

AFP News Agency @AFP

#BREAKING Zelensky announces start of Russia's offensive in east Ukraine https://t.co/gvDEGlm65v

The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent

We traveled to Dnipro, the city in eastern Ukraine that has been serving as a support center for Ukrainian forces in the east, to see how it is preparing for the anticipated Battle of Donbas. Stay tuned for our coverage from Dnipro.

Today for the first time in ages I watched a video about the city where I spent some of my formative years - Dnipro. I re-played this probably 100 times, couldn’t stop crying. I miss Dnipro so much and I’m so proud of it. Thank you Kyiv Independent for filming it and great reporting.

”We are sorry for the damage caused … and for the fighting. We did our best to be tidy and took only essentials - tissues, coffee, sugar, duct tape etc. we fed the dogs and didn’t take any valuables.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Glory to Ukraine!”

"It was an order, sorry". The inscription left by russian soldiers on the wall of Natalia's son's bedroom before leaving Bucha (Kyiv suburbs where thousands of civilians were raped, tortured and murdered). Photo: Philippe de Poulpiquet

Ukraine War Report @UkrWarReport

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️Mikolaiv under heavy Russian shelling

E Rosalie @NovelSci

If you had any doubt whether the Kremlin approved of the Russian soldiers' atrocities in Bucha, this decree awards the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade the honorary title "Guards." The 64th is one unit identified by Ukrainian Defense as perpetrators of the Bucha Massacre.

Melaniya Podolyak @MelaniePodolyak

New graves in Irpin.

Jimmy @JimmySecUK

This is a standard tactic Russia and Assad used in Syria - the "double tap" - they strike an area once, wait a short time for first responders to arrive to aid the wounded, then attack it again, killing the first responders.

Alexander Khrebet/Олександр Хребет @AlexKhrebet

As rescuers were treating wounded civilians after the shelling in Kharkiv, #Russia struck again. Note the brave medic who stayed with the wounded woman. He shouted to the other wounded, “Don't get up!” #StandUpForUkraine #Ukraine https://t.co/tJletKMJI6

🫀𝕵𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖓 𝖉𝖆𝖞, 𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖉𝖆𝖞🦾 @ZeroZhvk

Nausea is the only emotion now

AlonaUkraineDAO.eth (🇺🇦,🇺🇦) #ArmUkraineNow @cryptodrftng

Thinking of what dad said to me 11 days before the invasion. Really hope the occupants and everyone who helped them and tolerated them has the fate he predicted for them. Literally each and every of them.