The Fight in Ukraine and its Heroes

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The Ukrainian President has refused to leave. The US offered to rescue President Zelensky. He said I don't need a ride, I need ammunition. The world will never forget.

Russian troops enter Ukraine's second-largest city as assault continues in Kyiv

Kharkiv, a city of 1.4 million in northeast Ukraine near the border with Russia, has endured intense attacks.

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A Ukrainian marine blew up a bridge and died in the process.

Ukraine military says soldier blew himself up on bridge to halt Russian advance

The Ukraine military wrote early Friday morning that a soldier blew himself up on a bridge to stop Russian soldiers trying to advance.Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Skakun was an engineer for a battalion o…

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The police on Snake Island refuse to surrender and told a Russian warship to F off.

Snake Island: Ukraine says soldiers killed after refusing to surrender

Ukraine says the soldiers died defending a tiny island after refusing to surrender to a Russian ship.

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The children of Ukraine are the true victims. They are heroes.

Ukraine Says 198 Civilians, Including 3 Children, Killed In Russia Attack

Ukraine's health minister said Saturday that 198 civilians, including three children, have been killed so far by Russian forces attacking the pro-Western country.

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The greatest heroes are the common men fighting and dying for their homes. This is a war by minutemen called to serve their country.

"The biggest lines in the Ukrainian capital were at the recruitment centers for the Territorial Defense. At one sports facility converted for this purpose, several hundred volunteers, commanded by career military officers, loaded crates of ammunition into civilian vehicles and sped off to their positions."

Ukrainian Forces Repel Russian Attack on Kyiv, Prepare for Next Assault

Thousands of civilians take up arms to help defend the capital, while Russian forces face fierce resistance throughout Ukraine.

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Olena Gnes, a young mother of 3, with a 5 month old, sent her husband off to war. He told her he may not come back. Here is the interview.

 

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An elderly man was in a car crushed by a Russian armored vehicle.

Horrifying Video Shows Military Vehicle Running Over and Crushing Elderly Man's Car in Ukraine

Graphic footage of a military vehicle running over a civilian's car while he was driving was caught from a residence in the Obolon district of Kyiv

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The Russians attacked a children's hospital. The children are the heroes.

Child 'killed & more wounded after Putin's forces attack children's hospital'

A CHILD was killed as Russian artillery fire rained down on a Ukrainian children’s hospital yesterday, local media reported. Two more kids were wounded in the blast which hit the National Children’…

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Russian missiles hit Chernobyl.

Radioactive Waste Facility in Kyiv Struck by Russian Missile, Ukraine Says

“There is no way to assess the scale of the destruction” at the moment, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said.

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There is a 3 mile column heading towards Kyiv.

 

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Logistics and old fashioned mud strand Russian armor.

 

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The Ukrainians are making use of armed drones.

 

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Former Ukraine President joins the front lines.

Former Ukraine president shares wish list for defiant troops

Petro Poroshenko, a former Ukraine president who has joined the frontlines to defend the country from Russia, says more equipment is needed to defend the embattled country

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The Ukrainians take abandoned armor.

 

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A small Ukraine town turns out to stop a Russian tank.

 

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I would think our troops would like to serve with these Ukrainian soldiers.

 

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We should hire Ukraine’s president to replace mooney. The dude has some stones for sure.

 

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Once the Russians surround Kyiv, I expect they will level the city.

 

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We should hire Ukraine’s president to replace mooney. The dude has some stones for sure.

If Biden even had half the stones of Zelensky. Half measures wont do it. We need to go all in.

 

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Troops from Belarus are joining the fight in support of Russia.

Sources: Belarus to join Russia’s war on Ukraine within hours

As Russia fails to inflict quick defeat upon Ukraine after four days of fierce hostilities, Vladimir Putin is about to pull his Belarusian ally, dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko into his war of occupation. Amid many speculations, multiple sources say the decision has been made — and as soon as on...

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Putin`s crony complains that he can't go to his Italian Villa.

Prominent Putin propagandist rages on-air about losing Italian villas

'Is this the Iron Curtain?' said Vladimir Soloviev, on his late-night program after learning sanctions by Italian officials would hinder his access to a pair of properties he owns off Lake Como.

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Miss Ukraine joins the fight.

Former Miss Grand Ukraine joins fight against Russian invasion

A beauty queen and former Miss Grand Ukraine has apparently traded in her high heels for combat boots, joining the Ukrainian military in its push against the Russian invasion.

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Abandoned Russian vehicles are donated to Ukraine.

 

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Russian economy in a free fall.

Russia faces financial meltdown as sanctions slam its economy

Russia was scrambling to prevent financial meltdown Monday as its economy was slammed by a broadside of crushing Western sanctions imposed over the weekend in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

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German translator breaks down while translating President Zelensky.

 

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Russia claims Ukraine is using human shields. US experts believe that is a signal Russia will begin attacking civilians. Zelensky asks which child deserves to be murdered.

 

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Russian forces struck the central square of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Tuesday, as Moscow, frustrated in its plans for a quick victory, switched to a new strategy of pummeling civilian areas in an attempt to demoralize Ukrainian resistance.

Live-cam footage from Kharkiv’s central Freedom Square showed a missile landing just outside the local government’s headquarters, with a fireball charring nearby buildings and cars. Local officials said there were fatalities.

Russia Targets Ukrainian Civilian Areas in Shift to Demoralize Resistance

Moscow bombards Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, as it switches to a new strategy in a bid to demoralize Ukrainian resistance after failing to achieve a quick victory.

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The word is getting back to Russia.

 

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My God, Joe Biden has completely abandoned Ukraine. He predicted that a calamity will befall the Ukrainians.

 

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This is a travesty. They went after the family of a cop, including parents, wife, and children.

Russian troops slaughtered a Ukrainian policeman’s family, including his newborn baby and 6-year-old daughter — all while his brother heard it in a phone call, according to reports.

Policeman Oleg Fedko, 30, was working in the Kherson region when his parents and partner picked up his kids to keep them safe last Thursday, the day Russia launched its war, according to the Sun, citing local reports.

His brother, Denis Fedko, told local media that he had been on the phone with their mother, Anna, when he heard her pleading with Russian troops — and then the gunshots as everyone in the two cars was slaughtered.

Russian troops reportedly slaughter cop’s children, parents, partner

Russian troops reportedly slaughtered a Ukrainian Oleg Fedko’s family, including his newborn baby and 6-year-old daughter — all while his brother heard it in a phone call.

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His daughter and parents are now dead.

 

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Face it guys. The cavalry is not coming. We as a nation are going to let a free and democratic government die, as we watch. Pull out the popcorn and watch.

 

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Putin knows Biden is weak. The West will do nothing, unless the US leads. Putin told Macron (French President) that he wants to take over all of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin says violence 'will get worse' and plans to take all of Ukraine

The Russian President made his comments to Emmanuel Macron, his French counterpart, during a phone call on Thursday

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Russia is using thermobaric bombs in Ukraine.

Russian thermobaric "vacuum bombs" launcher seen by CNN team in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine early Thursday. A battle is underway for control of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. The US has warned Russia is seeking to encircle the city, and a Ukrainian official said it has been hit by missiles. Follow here for live news...

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Ukraine foreign minister: Russian army is "firing from all sides" on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant​

The Russian army is "firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted on Friday.

 

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This is tantamount to Nuclear War. This cannot continue.

 

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Satellite images showing Ukraine going dark.

Satellite imagery shows Ukraine going dark

Nighttime satellite imagery captured the bright lights of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Rivne and other urban areas

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TRANSFER THESE TO UKRAINE NOW

Transfer three A-10 aircraft squadrons to Ukraine now

This aircraft and its gun system were designed to counter an armored assault in Europe. They proved effective in Desert Storm’s target-rich environment, quite similar to the current advancing Russian force.

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