Françoïs Guesnet
@guesnet.bsky.social
Based in London and Berlin. Modern Jewish history @ University College London, focus Poland/Eastern Central Europe. Co-chair Board of Editors of 'Polin. Studies in Polish Jewry', Secretary European Association for Jewish Studies. Stand with Ukraine!
After last nights half successful drone attacks at Leipzig airport a police heli took of from Berlin at midnight towards area and spent first 30 min circling a field next to Autobahn 9, NW of airport and subsequent hours above an industrial area/hamlet by Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Returned 03:30.
Eight people were killed at a train station in the village of Kvitneve, Kyiv Oblast, after a delay forced them to miss their last connection home, according to the head of the Brovary District State Administration. Video: Olena Zashko / The Kyiv Independent.
Russia destroyed a Nova Poshta sorting center in Kyiv with a cluster-warhead ballistic missile, killing 3 people there. Warehouses belonging to Epicentr, Fozzy, Silpo, Novus and Rozetka were also hit. The death toll in Kyiv and the region rose to 17. #Ukraine
NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 13h agoRussia's attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 2 people and injured at least 28, according to emergency officials. Large fires hit warehouses, logistics hubs, businesses and industrial sites across Kyiv and the Brovary, Fastiv and Bucha districts. #Ukraine
Eight people were killed at Kvitneva station in Kyiv region's Brovary district, official Vitalii Bihun said. About 12 people are hospitalized, while the status of three others remains unclear. Five other sites in the district were hit, including logistics companies. #Ukraine
‼️THIS VIDEO SHOWS A FLAGRANT WAR CRIME‼️ These are cluster bombs, fired by the Russians, hitting Kyiv. Cluster bombs are indiscriminate weapons, and using them in populated areas is an obvious war crime. It is clear Putin does not want peace. He must be forced to accept it.
Russian forces struck the grounds of Zaporizhzhia Regional Children's Clinical Hospital, regional officials said. All children and medical staff were in a shelter during the air raid alert, and no casualties were reported. #Ukraine
Another video shows the Wildberries logistics hub in Krasny Bor near St Petersburg burning after today’s drone attack.
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polen und die Ukraine streiten wieder über ein dunkles Kapitel gemeinsamer Geschichte: In Wolhynien wurden im 2. Weltkrieg brutale Verbrechen verübt. Vor allem von Sowjets und Nazis, aber auch von Partisanen: Kämpfer der Ukr. Aufständischen Armee (UPA) töteten Zehntausende Polinnen und Polen. 1/4
A Russian attack on a gas station in Dnipropetrovsk region killed three people including an 8-year-old boy and injured six other people, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.
Ukraine 🇺🇦 A 20-year-old Ukrainian volunteer, Vitalina, was killed in a Russian “double-tap” strike after rushing to assist civilians following an initial missile attack.
Zelensky says Ukraine hit a Russian drone storage and launch base in Bryansk region. He also confirmed strikes on Saratov refinery, Engels military airfield, and the Lyudinivska oil depot in Kaluga region.
A huge cloud of smoke from the burning Wildberries logistics hub hangs over Samara.
The Wildberries facility in Novosemeykino, Samara region, in Russia is 178,600 square meter (1.9 square feet) in size. Judging from the multiple videos showing the extent of the fire the logistics center experienced catastrophic damage.
The police officer killed in Kyiv has been named. He was Yehor Terekhin, who only joined the force a year ago, and started patrolling the capital a little over a month ago. At the time of the missile strike, he was providing first aid to the injured. #RussiaIsATerroristState
Professor Michael Clarke, Defense Analyst, argues Ukraine may now be less corrupt than the United States because Ukrainians confront corruption while Americans have normalized it. He says Ukraine remains a messy democracy resisting imperialist aggression. #Ukraine #Democracy #EU @volteuropa.org
Just a reminder that since Laura Loomer announced her support for Ukraine, Trump has: 1) walked back a promise to let Ukraine build Patriots, 2) denied a ukrainian request for 300 PAC3s, 3) slow walked 400mil in congressionally approved aid for Ukraine. But the vibes were good!
⚡️Update: 9 killed, 23 injured in Kyiv as Russia launches 2nd major attack in 48 hours. In the Darnytskyi district alone, seven people were killed and another 14 were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
9 killed, 23 injured in Kyiv as Russia launches 2nd major attack in 48 hours
At least nine people have been killed and 23 others injured in the ballistic missile attack, including a 17-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy, authorities reported.
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Darnytskyi district. People try to salvage what they can, boarding up broken windows & registering their losses with the authorities. This area of Kyiv was hit hardest, with 7 people killed in an overnight Russian missile attack. There was barely any time to reach shelter after the air raid alert.
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg@factforce.bsky.social · 6d agoIt wasn't long before Trump began to cast doubt on his newfound pro-Ukrainian stance. Patriot licensing is a deception, to hide what he's actually doing: Active, consistent support for #Russia. @aftenposten.no #Ukraine (original from FT: www.ft.com/content/d8c4...)
🔥🛢️A sweeping panorama of Volgograd after the overnight drone attack: a local resident first films the burning Wildberries hub, then pans across to multiple fires at the Volgograd oil refinery, which processes more than 14 million tonnes of crude annually.
Zelensky stated that a missile from the DPRK was used in the strike on Radushne, where Russians killed almost an entire family, marking the first such incident in nearly a year.
WarTranslated (Dmitri)@wartranslated.bsky.social · 6d agoIn the Dnipropetrovsk region, a Russian ballistic missile struck the Voronov family’s home. According to local news outlets, the couple was raising 10 children. At the time of the strike, other children and a 1.5-year-old grandson were also in the house.
Another Wildberries logistics hub was struck overnight, this time the more than 48,000-square-metre facility in Volgograd, around 500 km from the front.
Praying mantis trying to get into the Berlin Staatsbibliothek - commendable effort
Russian strikes damaged two residential buildings in Lviv, causing fires and structural damage on Patona and Vyhovskoho streets, Mayor Andrii Sadovyi said. Six people were injured, while rescuers continue working at both sites. #Ukraine
