Next came the Donetsk pretrial detention center. Up to 17 women per cell. Not enough beds — many slept on the floor. Cockroaches and bedbugs bit until bleeding. One jar of antiseptic was given to all. 6/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Inna stripped, robbed, labeled sniper; mother threatened; husband never saw her
In Manhush, Inna was stripped, robbed of documents and jewelry, and labeled a sniper. When her mother searched for her, officers said: “Don’t look. If she were here, I would shoot her on the spot.” Her husband filed exchange requests, not knowing he would never see her again.
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Inna held in Olenivka: forced standing, rags for pads, threats of bones
From March 25 to May 14, Inna was held in Olenivka. Women were forced to stand all day without moving. Legs swelled. Sanitary pads were replaced with rags. They were called “monkeys,” forced to sing the Russian anthem, and threatened that families would receive only bones. 5/
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Russian police detain Inna after godmother’s denunciation, 14-month captivity
On March 19, Russian “police” came to her home after a denunciation by her godmother. They knew the family was military. Inna admitted her service, showed her newborn, and said the baby would stay with her mother. She was taken away. Her captivity lasted 14 months. 3/
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Inna’s last encounter with wounded husband returning to front
On Feb. 24, 2022, Inna was withdrawing cash when her husband Valentyn, wounded and on rehab leave, returned to the front. It was their last meeting. Inna has served in the military since 2016 as a cook and was on maternity leave after giving birth shortly before the invasion.2/
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Survivor of Olenivka describes beatings and deprivation after childbirth
Beatings with batons. A bag over her head. Rags instead of sanitary pads. Threats to “send home only her bones.” She was detained less than a month after childbirth. This is the story of Inna, who survived Olenivka — Suspilne. 1/
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Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully attacked Russian fuel and repair echelon
Defense forces hit a fuel and lubricant and repair unit echelon of Russians in occupation https://ift.tt/izC2N0A #liga #news
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Ukrainian woman counts 36 tank hits on her Bakhmut bunker
A Russian tank fired 36 times at her bunker near Bakhmut. Olena Yakovleva, 54, counted every hit. She signed her first military contract at 45 — as a cook, because her husband didn't want her in danger. After he died of Covid before the full-scale invasion, she demanded the
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Ukraine copies Russia’s anti-drone armor in two months
Two months. That's how long it took for Ukraine to copy Russia's latest anti-drone armor. Russian forces started welding thousands of metal wires to their tanks in November—"hedgehog armor" that looks like a vehicle wearing a badly made wig. Observers laughed. Then the armor
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Anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity and Hromadske’s Founding
Earlier, the president announced the replacement of the heads of five regions. In addition to the four regions already mentioned, he said that he would also replace the governor of Ternopil Oblast.