Stanislav Aseyev
@stanislavaseyev.bsky.social
Ukrainian journalist, writer, founder Justice Initiative Fund, veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Spent 2.5 years in Russian secret torture camp Izolyatsia (Isolation).
Russia is deploying a North Korean missile unit in Voronezh with 120 ballistic missiles; Russia is preparing to receive 30,000 North Korean troops to reinforce attacks on the front; Russia is bombing Kyiv with both its own and North Korean missiles; A Russian missile hits Poland; 1/2
Well, while the “world's second army” is once again asking North Korea to send 30K troops to help, that same army of the “gas-station country” is waiting for gasoline from Morocco because of an internal shortage after Ukrainian strikes. This is what real sanctions look like, not words.
Russia imports gasoline cargo from Morocco, market sources say
Russia has imported a seaborne cargo of about 30,000 metric tons of AI-92 gasoline from Morocco, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday.
reuters.com
Shooting down Russian missiles is not the same as beating up Ukrainian women on Poland’s streets: this takes balls. Tusk’s words that “we were prepared to shoot it down if had continued its flight” are the same as the police not stopping a rape because “it wasn’t deep enough.”
Missile that left crater deep inside Poland was probably Russian - Polish PM Tusk
The missile left a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km from the border with Ukraine.
bbc.com
On July 28, Ukraine honours the memory of defenders and civilians who were executed, tortured, or died in Russian captivity. Illustration by Nikita Titov.
That's true. For now. Russians say the same thing: Putin and a “bunch of thugs” are not Russia; "ordinary people" are against the war. The problem is that this is already being said from Europe by those few Russians who have lost their homes in Russia. The “bunch of thugs” has turned into... 1/3
Well, I can understand President Zelenskyy: when you yourself promised to serve only one term and all you can think about is a second, Fedorov can repeat a hundred times that the presidency doesn’t interest him - Zelenskyy still won’t believe him.
The drone strike on Wildberries isn't about a 100-billion fire; it is about the instantaneous shattering of the illusion of a well-fed, peaceful life held by the submissive biomass of the aggressor state. Magyar
"A fierce enemy of Russia and a highly experienced military man" - this is the general assessment of Ukraine's new commander-in-chief within Russia. However, the issue concerning Fedorov remains on the agenda for both Zelensky and civil society.
I must say that a unique situation has developed in Ukraine. After dozens of ballistic missiles were fired at the capital, on the same day people took to the streets to protest against the dismissal of the Defense Minister and to demand the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief. 1/3
All these attempts to silence the military - or, conversely, to have them record videos in support of Syrskyi - are just another form of counting trees in the forest at our military training center. The difference this time is that civil society has stepped in. In Ukraine... 1/2
According to reports from military personnel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine command is calling unit commanders and pressuring them to put pressure on those service members who have publicly spoken out in support of Fedorov. The Military Law Enforcement Service and the Security Service of Ukraine 1/3
A man who became president on the populist promise that he would not seek reelection is making key decisions in the middle of a war with an eye on reelection and a corrupt Soviet military establishment. This is not only insane from the standpoint of efficiency and the country's reputation... 1/2
Pavlo submitted his resignation in protest against Fedorov's dismissal.
Stanislav Aseyev@stanislavaseyev.bsky.social · last mo.On the cover of Forbes in one of the Kyiv cafes - Deputy Commander of the Air Force, Commander of the Lazar Group Pavlo Elizarov. According to data for 2025 alone, his unit destroyed Russian targets worth $12 billion. I am proud to know you, Pavlo. 1/2
Whenever presidential elections are eventually held in Ukraine, they will apparently become the first elections in history in which all the candidates were created through dismissal by the incumbent president)
President Zelenskyy will be remembered for many things, among them his disastrous inability to judge people. Of course, I'm not talking about Fedorov, but about those who advised removing him so they could continue siphoning off billions in the Ministry of Defense. 1/2
Colleagues at Radio Liberty have identified yet another Russian “doctor” involved in the torture of Ukrainians held in Russian captivity. Naturally, I immediately added him to the lists maintained by our Justice Initiative Fund. However, to be frank, we still do not have sufficient funding... 1/7
The Russian Prison Doctor Accused Of Abusing Ukrainian Captives
Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, has identified a Russian prison doctor accused of subjecting Ukrainian inmates to physical, psychological, and sexual abuse.
rferl.org
The BBC has released an English-language video about the executioners in Russian prisons, including those at Izolyatsia. Of course, these individuals have long since been identified and are included in the databases of organizations such as our Justice Initiative Fund. 1/4
Inside Russian-Run Prisons in Occupied Ukraine - BBC World Service Documentaries
YouTube video by BBC World Service
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Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC
Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.
bbc.co.uk
Myrnohrad, August 2024. You could caption it "Kyiv" or "Grozny." Just a reminder that this is the kind of backdrop Russia has always had behind it.
Palermo is astonishingly reminiscent of Damascus: the same maze of narrow streets, bustling open-air markets like Ballarò (which is over a thousand years old!), vendors shouting and singing, distinctive architecture, dozens of varieties of fish, and even more kinds of sweets. 1/4
Four years of "the Special Military Operation" in 15 seconds:
