The entirety of this interview with a Canadian Soldier fighting in a Ukrainian unit first as a tanker and now as an FPV drone pilot is essential viewing for anyone interested in the #RussiaUkraineWar, anyone interested in the effectiveness of the Canadian military, anyone interested in women in the Military and anyone interested in modern (ie. drone) military warfare.
Oh, and she learned Ukrainian ‘on the job’.
She is also Indigenous. (accent sounds possibly Québecois or Manitoba)
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DARK KYIV:
Instead of the usual Dog of War, today we are publishing a photo of Kyiv in the dark. This is how Mariana’s neighborhood looks now.
You don’t need to be in #Ukraine to make an impact.
You just need to stay informed — and speak up.
Join us through the link https://www.counteroffensive.news
With your permission, the Ukraine-based team at The Counteroffensive will take a break this week. I am hard at working trying to commission stories from outside the country that we'll run instead. And if there's breaking news, we'll jump into action.
#ukraine #reporting
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With your permission, the Ukraine-based team at The Counteroffensive will take a break this week. I am hard at working trying to commission stories from outside the country that we'll run instead. And if there's breaking news, we'll jump into action.
#ukraine #reporting
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Good morning readers, #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
The Counteroffensive’s Ukraine team is taking a week's break to rest, spend time with family, and restore our strength.
In this piece, we share our team's plans for recovery over the next week. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/were-approaching-our-breaking-point
#ukraine #war
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Good morning readers, #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
The Counteroffensive’s Ukraine team is taking a week's break to rest, spend time with family, and restore our strength.
In this piece, we share our team's plans for recovery over the next week. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/were-approaching-our-breaking-point
#ukraine #war
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Our flag shone brightly on the Arco della Pace at the Opening Ceremony of the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympic Winter Games.
A symbol of peace and prosperity, a journey defined by cooperation and unshakable solidarity.
Let’s go EU athletes!
©️Jamie Squire / Getty Images
@EUCommission Unfortunately there is no #peace. #Ukraine is suffering from a bloody war, freezing in an icy winter. #Gaza and the Westbank are suffering from continued deprivation of medical and emergency help and other human rights violations. In the US and in some other countries far-right parties and movements threaten social peace, rule of law, justice and, on the long term, democracy.
Here's what Oleksandra is listening to today:
Jamala- Шлях Додому
See past just the statistics – hear the voice of #Ukraine.
Support reporting that puts human stories first.
Subscribe through the link https://www.counteroffensive.news
Want to find out how cold weather and darkness continue to retraumatise Oleksii after captivity? Read our latest story via the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/why-cold-darkness-worsen-ptsd-among
#news #ukraine
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Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
#Ukraine partly damaged Russia’s missile-launching site Kapustin Yar with domestically produced Flamingo missiles.
Russia used it to strike Ukraine with hypersonic nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile. https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0MQtqBsHTjVUhYE29wi999MDm1dKWmizydTzWTM7dTVvBGYGN5NT2tahF69jzPWJbl?locale=uk_UA
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Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
#Ukraine partly damaged Russia’s missile-launching site Kapustin Yar with domestically produced Flamingo missiles.
Russia used it to strike Ukraine with hypersonic nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile. https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0MQtqBsHTjVUhYE29wi999MDm1dKWmizydTzWTM7dTVvBGYGN5NT2tahF69jzPWJbl?locale=uk_UA
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Charlie Stross
boosted
well, there goes my last reason for reading WaPo even occasionally
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@kevinrothrock/116013347110442102
once again: #Ukraine #Gaza and now #ICE #MAGA terrorism are one and the same #war.
Bezos’ disembowling of The Washington Post ―the newspaper that exposed Watergate― is proof USA’s 800 billionaires are working as a dictatorship of the oligarchy.
they are 800 out of ±3,000 worldwide, but these warmongering sociopaths believe they will control the other 2k and the world with a unitary executive remote controlled thru the White House, a bought Congress and USA’s nuclear arsenal.
BDS THE 800
well, there goes my last reason for reading WaPo even occasionally
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@kevinrothrock/116013347110442102
once again: #Ukraine #Gaza and now #ICE #MAGA terrorism are one and the same #war.
Bezos’ disembowling of The Washington Post ―the newspaper that exposed Watergate― is proof USA’s 800 billionaires are working as a dictatorship of the oligarchy.
they are 800 out of ±3,000 worldwide, but these warmongering sociopaths believe they will control the other 2k and the world with a unitary executive remote controlled thru the White House, a bought Congress and USA’s nuclear arsenal.
BDS THE 800
MORE #UKRAINIANS READY TO #CEDE #DONBAS, BUT WITH #SECURITY GUARANTEES: In 2022, more than 80 percent of Ukrainians considered ceding territory to Russia unacceptable. Now, 40 percent are willing to give up #Donbas, but only under the condition of lasting peace and strong security guarantees from #European and #American partners, The New York Times reported. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-donbas-region.html
To learn more about how homeless people in #Ukraine live in the cold, read our story via the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-ukraines-homeless-are-faring
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He is not alone. Traumatic #memories have intensified among former #prisoners of war, with the onset of #blackouts, as power outages have become a powerful trigger.
Cold is one of the forms of #torture #Russian forces systematically use against #Ukrainians held in #Russian prisons. Today, that same cold has turned into a tool of pressure on #civilians, aimed at breaking society and forcing #Ukraine into concessions.
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"I've started having bad dreams. I remember my punishment cell. It was constantly cold there. Even in summer, it was always cold in our cell," said Oleksii Anulia, who spent nearly ten months in Russian captivity in 2022.
#russia #captivity #pow
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