The World Bank: Ukraine's 2022 GDP will drop by 45%, Russia's by 11%. Given that Ukraine's (nominal) GDP is ~ 10% of Russia, it means that the economic costs of the war for Russia are forecasted to be 2.4 times higher than for Ukraine. Not good enough. Tougher sanctions!
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Evacuating 4 people and 2 cats, one cat meows ‘Slava Ukraini’
With the trains no longer running, we drove out of Kramatorsk and were able to help evacuate 4 people—plus these two little guys! One meowed the whole way, probably saying “Slava Ukraini”. #CatsForUkraine
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Kramatorsk: volunteers pack food for seniors via online requests
One last update from Kramatorsk before we head further south near Mariupol. This neighborhood site is one way Katya & the @WCKitchen team are getting food to seniors & families. They go online to request products—and volunteers then create packages for pickup! #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/3AdQf8jgSy
— Nate Mook (@natemook) 10 avril 2022One last update from Kramatorsk before we head further south near Mariupol. This neighborhood site is one way Katya & the @WCKitchen team are getting food to seniors & families. They go online to request products—and volunteers then create packages for pickup! #ChefsForUkraine
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Ukraine needs state-of-the-art weapons, claims one of strongest armies
FM @DmytroKuleba to @NBCNews
: “We know how to fight, weʼre capable. It wonʼt be an exaggeration to say that Ukraine proved to have one of the strongest armies in the world. All we need is state of the art weapons of all kinds supplied to us”. -
Russian majority approval of war justifies collective responsibility
“It’s just Putin’s war”. Well, sociology is science. And it has been telling us that the overwhelming majority of Russia’s population, up to 4/5, approve of the Russian bloody war against Ukraine. If that’s not a big enough reason for collective responsibility, then what is? https://t.co/N68Lm6DOc1
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) 10 avril 2022“It’s just Putin’s war”. Well, sociology is science. And it has been telling us that the overwhelming majority of Russia’s population, up to 4/5, approve of the Russian bloody war against Ukraine. If that’s not a big enough reason for collective responsibility, then what is?
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International Legion volunteer Sandra praises Ukrainian troops and invites to join
Sandra, International Legion of Defense of #Ukraine:
— MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 (@MFA_Ukraine) 10 avril 2022
“We have the honour of fighting and working with Ukrainian troops. They motivate us every day”.
Freedom is a choice. Join the brave!https://t.co/QyUOgKPFQx#StopRussianAggression pic.twitter.com/RiBksxZizJSandra, International Legion of Defense of #Ukraine: “We have the honour of fighting and working with Ukrainian troops. They motivate us every day”. Freedom is a choice. Join the brave! https://
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Zelensky: Mariupol is the beating heart of the war
“Mariupol is the heart of this war today. It’s beating, we are fighting, we are strong. If it stops beating, our position [at the negotiation table with Russia] will get weaker. People [in Mariupol] have distracted a big chunk of the enemy forces”, Zelensky tells AP
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Ukrainian report on Russian armed forces losses, April 10
Information on Russian invasion Losses of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, April 10
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Bulletproof vests arrive in Kharkiv as Battle for Donbas begins
The bullet proof vests are now in Kharkiv where the Battle for Donbas is beginning.
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A three-day journey to Lviv with border delays ends happily
Dmytro: Thus began a journey that had many ups and downs (including 26 hours at the border), but after three days we finally reached Lviv happy that our mission was complete