Echoes of Donetsk Oblast: Chasiv Yar. Visited this town in 2016 on the way to the Artemovsk winery in Bakhmut (old name Artemivsk), 10km (6 miles) away. Chasiv Yar is destroyed now. We stopped at the museum in the centre of town. Read the Alt-Text for more details. Will post Bakhmut pics next.

For those of you not from the former Yugosalvia, you may not understand, Anyway, there's nothing batter than Ajvar (a type of paprika relish) to make 3 day old rissoles out of the fridge more palatable! 😋 I can buy it here. Just what a Balkan bastard in Ukraine needs. 🫙 silpo.ua/product/aiva...

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Never forget Zhepa: During the Yugoslav breakup wars, in July 1995, the Bosnian Serb army committed genocide against 8,000 Bosnians in Srebrenica. Its next target was the "safe enclave" of Zhepa, which was guarded by 79 Ukrainian UNPROFOR peacekeepers from the 240th separate special battalion. 1/4

Echoes of Pokrovsk. Feeding the stray dogs. Autumn, October, 2016. Read the Alt-Text for more details.

Never forget Zhepa: During the Yugoslav breakup wars, in July 1995, the Bosnian Serb army committed genocide against 8,000 Bosnians in Srebrenica. Its next target was the "safe enclave" of Zhepa, which was guarded by 79 Ukrainian UNPROFOR peacekeepers from the 240th separate special battalion. 1/4

Echoes of Pokrovsk. Stray cats. I was searching for pics to put this together when I realised I already made a post about this.The cats were looked after by the radio techs on duty and lived an easy life in winter inside the station, unlike street cats who have no shelter.😾 bsky.app/profile/vuch...

Vuchko (Technology United for Ukraine).@vuchko.bsky.social · last yr.

Pokrovsk telecom station, August 2015. We used to have Sunday summer BBQ's there in better times. The interior equipment, a lot of it old Soviet era (but not all). The stray cats of course. That red box is a Soviet "extinguisher" (no modern foam) for electrical fires. The box says "песок" (sand). 🧯

Ukraine never qualified for the world cup this year, & my backup team Bosnia got knocked out, so I lost interest. I dug up some old pics from Donetsk City in 2014, public statues of the 2012 UEFA Euro ⚽ tournament, hosted by Poland and Ukraine. It's all ruined now, in the decrepit so-called "DNR".

@nixjeelvy.bsky.social gde si bre, jeli sve dobro ?

If any generous followers out there can help former British soldier & EOD de-miner Harley, with some donations for a replacement vehicle that got torched by a young vandal in the Mykolaiv Oblast (region). Links are in the video description. It's on the right time stamp. youtu.be/kPffW2Mr5dI?...

🇺🇦 We busy as ever! occupiers are targeting gas stations and using kids for $40 to burn out vehicles

YouTube video by UA EOD

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bsky.app/profile/vuch... 152 mm artillery shell salvo of duds. What I have always wondered is why so many duds & did the russian invaders + the traitors that joined them dispose of them with EOD or just fill in the holes & leave them ? I think the later. Click the post 👇 there's one more with pics

Vuchko (Technology United for Ukraine).@vuchko.bsky.social · 2y ago

Makiivka Train station, now in the so-called DNR, August 2014. The angle the artillery came in, was from the north east, so most likely Girkins Ruzzian forces. I wonder if Pushilin or Girkin had these duds removed or just cover them over & leave them. If you ever enter the platform there, GO LEFT!😉

My friend that I served with in #Kherson @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social published this article. Please read this article, share if you agree. We didn't know! SUCH LIARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/04/t...

Trump's spiritual adviser says he never knew about Kherson's "human safari" - Euromaidan Press

Pastor Mark Burns pledges to raise Kherson's drone siege with Congress and the president after learning of it for the first time.

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Echoes of Pokrovsk. Stray dogs. 5th July 2015. I lived there for 9 years before it was "liberated" (i.e. destroyed) by the russian barbarians. Anyway, here's a friendly dog that found us at a cafe next to a bus station on the outskirts of town. Maybe he's the cafe dog. Read the alt text for details.

Former NASA astronaut and retired F-14 Tomcat pilot, Scott Kelly is trying to raise $1.2 million for ambulances in Ukraine. The fundraiser was at about $12,000 yesterday, today it's up to $46,000. If you can spare a few bucks or share this and promote it, please do! u24.gov.ua/scott-kelly-...

Scott Kelly’s ambulance fundraiser

The former NASA astronaut, EMT, and ambulance driver is raising $1,200,000 towards 10 reanimobiles for Ukrainian hospitals

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I first learnt about Scott Kelly, when @wardcarroll.bsky.social interviewed his F-14 Tomcat squadron mate in "Here’s What it Takes to Make it From Fighter Pilot to Astronaut". Scott Kelly is trying to raise $1.2 million for ambulances in Ukraine. If you can help please do u24.gov.ua/scott-kelly-...

Scott Kelly’s ambulance fundraiser

The former NASA astronaut, EMT, and ambulance driver is raising $1,200,000 towards 10 reanimobiles for Ukrainian hospitals

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@wardcarroll.bsky.social Heads up, Mover & Gonky have been talking about you. Guest Casmo said he was ok with you, so Mover dumped on you more. I've had enough of their infantile, unprofessional, frat boy nonsense. Your Gettysburg ep was great. It's on the right time stamp. youtu.be/_dujyFlX02M?...

***LIVE***: The Week in Aviation — Fighter Pilot Breakdown S6 EP 33

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@scottlucas.bsky.social @ceoretort.com Just an FYI about Hungary and Ukraine's EU accession you discussed on the show. Magyar intends to stall the process. Link to @kyivindependent.com story below. youtu.be/UApYBtQ1ju8

Scott Lucas: Right Wing's Desperate Power Spectacle: UFC, MAGA and Brexit

YouTube video by The CEO Retort

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Never forget what DOGE & those wealthy degenerates like the Mango-manchild & Elmo did to USAID. They talked about scams & fraud, when in fact, USAID was money well spent to help education here in Ukraine. My wife's uni was displaced 3 times & she gives classes online with her USAID laptop for years.

Vuchko (Technology United for Ukraine).@vuchko.bsky.social · last yr.

I noticed something where my wife gives online classes. Her communal staff laptop was provided by #USAID. Her uni was displaced from Donetsk City in 2014 to Pokrovsk, then to west Ukraine. The Russians bombed her uni. My wife's macbook is an old 2011 model. The extra USAID laptop really helps her.

Finally got the Xmas tree up. ruzzia can try all it wants. but at least some of time the lights will shine on our trees in Ukraine!

youtu.be/Bx-pWA5MnLg?... My interview with Oksana is now live on YouTube. One not to miss, 1st Ukrainian woman to graduate from the UK’s Royal Naval College and now heads to war. She is nothing short of inspiring 🙏🇺🇦

Breaking Waves: The First Ukrainian Woman to Graduate Britain’s Naval Academy

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@wardcarroll.bsky.social I know you are a dog person and congrats to new mother Ingrid. I am a cat person, and this bemusing video demonstrates why Grumman gave the F-14 the absolutely correct codename - "Don't mess with our carrier battle groups, we have Tomcats"! 😺 www.youtube.com/shorts/8D_5S...

DOG Tries to BULLY cute Kitten...then THIS Happens! #cats #ring #cctv #bear #catlovers #animallovers

YouTube video by SavageNature

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You know you are a refugee cat from Pokrovsk, when you have a blanket like this. HIs name is "Vuchko", named after the cute little mascot for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Yugoslavia. From "Vuk" = Wolf, so Vuchko is kind of diminutive name for "wolf". But it's a proper name like "Peter" or "Paul".

For the third time my block of flats in #Pokrovsk was bombed. This time right in our quarter of the block. Before & after shots. First pic is a shot from the last strike earlier this month, the yellow U is all missing in the recent shot. Red arrow missing part, Yellow arrow my flat location. Fires.😵‍💫

I don't usually post stuff about music. For 2 years my instruments were stuck in #Pokrovsk thanks to pootin's ruzzia. The Jam, Husker Du, Motorhead, always loved the idea of the power trio. @andrewmueller.bsky.social interviews @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social of Husker Du. 🎸 monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Bob Mould

An icon of US alternative rock, Bob Mould was a member of influential Minneapolis band Hüsker Dü, which combined screaming guitars with sweet pop melodies in…

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Artillery attacks ramp up in my adopted Ukrainian home town where I lived for most of my time in Ukraine. Trumputin's "peace plan" scam going according to plan. My neighbourhood (and flat) was destroyed a couple of weeks ago. We all know what they think of Europe after that signal clown show. 🫤

Euromaidan Press@euromaidanpress.bsky.social · last yr.

Russia ramped up assaults on Pokrovsk, using drones to guide artillery strikes Moscow’s forces returned to high-intensity attacks, deploying FPV drones alongside heavy shelling to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses in Donetsk Oblast

Makiivka Train station, now in the so-called DNR, August 2014. The angle the artillery came in, was from the north east, so most likely Girkins Ruzzian forces. I wonder if Pushilin or Girkin had these duds removed or just cover them over & leave them. If you ever enter the platform there, GO LEFT!😉

Entering the platform, as above, if you ever visit there, go left, just in case they covered up the unexploded dud shells & left them there. Even without exploding the supersonic shock wave blew out the windows. The curtains are just open to the wind. Station was done up for EURO 2012 football comp.

I noticed something where my wife gives online classes. Her communal staff laptop was provided by #USAID. Her uni was displaced from Donetsk City in 2014 to Pokrovsk, then to west Ukraine. The Russians bombed her uni. My wife's macbook is an old 2011 model. The extra USAID laptop really helps her.

Pokrovsk telecom station, August 2015. We used to have Sunday summer BBQ's there in better times. The interior equipment, a lot of it old Soviet era (but not all). The stray cats of course. That red box is a Soviet "extinguisher" (no modern foam) for electrical fires. The box says "песок" (sand). 🧯

With Pokrovsk under siege. I am digging up some old photos from my library. August 2015. An old abandoned Soviet-era fun park, most likely, for small kids, that maybe survived a decade or more post 1991. There are plenty of these in the simmer all over Ukraine, but they use way newer fun park rides.

The information war had two aspects in 2014 in #Ukraine Online & the old school info war on the streets. August 2014, Makiivka, they spray paint the DNR flag. At night Ukrainian patriots, cross it out & write "не было" (never was). The was more but I can't remember what it said after a decade.