
Kharkiv said goodbye to 18-year-old artist Nika Kozhushko, who was killed in a Russian airstrike on August 30. People paid their last respects with applause – at the request of her father Ihor Kozhushko. RIP : Suspilne Kharkiv


Kharkiv said goodbye to 18-year-old artist Nika Kozhushko, who was killed in a Russian airstrike on August 30. People paid their last respects with applause – at the request of her father Ihor Kozhushko. RIP : Suspilne Kharkiv
Germany orders 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for Ukraine, Scholz says. Berlin ordered an additional 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sept. 4, Bloomberg reported.


Few have served Ukraine with such quiet dedication as @AKamyshin
. From keeping the railways running to rebuilding the defense sector, Ukraine would not be as strong without you. Proud to know you, my brother. Excited for what’s coming next. Keep running!
6/ "The girls were handed over to relatives that evening, and four boys were forced to go to Ukraine. Their subsequent fate is unknown."
The government of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is both homophobic and an enthusiastic supporter of the war in Ukraine. It has used aggressive tactics to enrol Chechens in the war, though its troops don't have a good reputation even on the Russian side. /end
5/ "The security forces were asking for 1.5 million rubles [$17,000]. One of those who went to war died. "The arrests continued the following year: in 2023, several members of the LGBTQ+ community were detained during one of the [anti-homosexual] raids.
2/ The Russian organisation Crisis Group SK SOS, which supports persecuted LBTQ+ people in the North Caucasus, reports that as early as September 2022 the Chechen authorities began forcibly sending detained LGBTQ+ people to war in Ukraine.

1/ The government of Russia's republic of Chechnya is reportedly forcibly sending detained homosexual men to fight in Ukraine, blackmailing them into 'volunteering' for a military contract. At least seven such cases are known, with one person killed so far.

Germany has ordered 17 IRIS-T air-defense systems for Ukraine, four of which will be delivered this year, says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. According to the official, the Ukrainian military now has seven of these systems, and they have helped down more than 250 Russian
⚡️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade attack 🇷🇺Russian howitzers pic.twitter.com/sbOl7uPP6G
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Ukrainian soldiers from the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade attack Russian howitzers