Ukraine TVD, Feb 8-19, 2023. Over the past two weeks of February, the Russian Winter Offensive intensified as major assaults continued in Kreminna, Bakhmut, and Vuhledar. Russian forces made minimal gains, while Ukrainian defenses held firm. #UkraineRussiaWar #RussianArmy #UkraineFrontLines
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Kherson survivors recount torture in Russian occupation, refusing to break down
They beat Viktoriia to make her break down; she screamed in pain, but did not cry. Ukrainians who did not bow to Russian occupation in Kherson tell how they survived the torture chambers in which they were not allowed to see their torturers
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EU’s Glucksmann calls for “information Ramstein” to counter Russian propaganda
EP Special Committee Chair Raphaël Glucksmann calls for "information Ramstein," and broadcasters stop airing Russian propaganda. Russia is the imperialist and colonizer, while Ukraine is the hero of all former colonies seeking freedom and independence. https://
euromaidanpress.com/2023/02/22/ukr
aine-and-partners-need-information-ramstein-ep-special-committee-chair/
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Poland to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in weeks
Poland to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in next few weeks. Poland will provide Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 tanks in the “next two to three weeks” after Ukrainian troops complete training, Poland’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Feb. 21.
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Last US flight to Kyiv before war filled with returnees
Later it turned out it was the last connection from the US at all. Until this day. The plane to Kyiv was full, many familiar faces. People were flocking back. I thanked the pilots for having courage to fly and I was in Ukraine. It was 4 days until the war 6/6
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Wife’s request leads to last-minute flight rebooking to Ukraine
That or, well, perhaps, that my wife told me to come back a week before that and I had not done that yet ;)). Anyway, I spent next several hours on a phone trying to rebook my flight. Got the last connection to Ukraine that day. 5/
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Fear of abandoning family during Russian attack
My driver was a fear – a fear that if, God forbid, something happens and Russia attacks, my family, my loved ones, my school, people who look up to me for management will be alone. I couldn’t bear to think that I might abandon them. 4/
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Fear of being unable to return to Ukraine if war started
At that moment I did not think about the war. I did not make a rational calculation, I did not compare pros and cons. I was just afraid to be stuck in the US and be unable to come to Ukraine if the war started. 3/
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Pre-war Saturday: San Francisco conference and Ukraine flight cancellations
The war started on Thu, Feb 24. On Sat before the war I was in San Francisco. At a conference on teaching by Barbara’s Oakley. I wanted to be a better teacher and educational administrator. I woke up on Sat and saw in the news that most airlines cancel flights to Ukraine. 2/
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Author recalls irrational decision to return to Kyiv before war
In the next days, I will recall my days at the beginning of the war. Mundane worries that were more important than fear. Let’s start with my decision to come back to Kyiv just before the war. I think it was one of my most important decisions in life. But it wasn’t rational. 1/