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This is the same guy who says that Ukraine has lost only 50,000 soldiers dead in five years of war. ONLY 50,000. What a fucking miracle. As my grandma (babcia) used to say: “He’ll piss in your eyes and tell you it’s raining.”

Check out our recent conversation with amazing @proud_diplomat Key points discussed: 🔷The Melania Trump–brokered ceasefire in Oleshky and the role of U.S., Ukrainian, and Russian observers in delivering aid to roughly 2,000 remaining civilians (including children) who had been cut off from food and medicine. 🔷How both sides contributed to the humanitarian crisis, with Ukrainian forces striking Russian humanitarian convoys in a manner compared to the logic used in Gaza. 🔷The desperate conditions in frontline towns and the contrast between ordinary people’s desire for basic survival and the maximalist rhetoric of Kyiv and Western elites. 🔷Ukraine as an “open-air prison” or “concentration camp” for men of draft age: forced busification, border guards attempting to kill escapees (including the documented case of a 49-year-old psychologist crossing the river into Moldova), and the near-impossibility of men returning voluntarily to Ukraine. 🔷Ukrainian officials’ hysterical reaction to the idea that residents of Oleshky might freely choose Russia or elsewhere rather than be returned to Kyiv for propaganda purposes. 🔷The power of neo-Nazi and far-right formations (hardened by battle, armed and trained with Western support) who treat any negotiation as “capitulation,” call themselves the elite, and have the capacity to threaten or eliminate those who pursue peace. 🔷Why Zelensky needs the war as a “life support machine”: to avoid elections, protect his political survival and the interests of his circle, and keep Western money flowing, even as he continues talking points about NATO that he knows are dead. 🔷The gap between official Ukrainian polls claiming high willingness to continue fighting and the reality of collapsed recruitment, an aging army (average age around 47), mass evasion, and the deaths of men such as a 57-year-old pediatrician with cancer who was mobilized and died within weeks. 🔷Europe’s role in prolonging the war, treating Ukrainians as expendable, and the absence of sufficient money or manpower to sustain fighting until 2030. 🔷The broader picture of Ukraine as a Western-dependent military camp rather than a functioning sovereign democracy, with ordinary people held hostage by both the regime and its external backers. youtube.com/watch?v=yG2_r4la…

A 49-year-old woman from Ternopil, Ukraine, has discovered that wartime is the perfect season for romance. And the secret to her irresistible charm? Her officially recognized Category II disability. Apparently, for Ukrainian men of draft age, that's sexier than a supermodel's curves and more attractive than a seven-figure bank account. The lady has become such a hot commodity on the marriage market that she's already tied the knot for the sixth (!) time. And off she went on her sixth honeymoon — to Poland, naturally — with her latest Prince Charming, a fresh-faced 33-year-old husband. Unfortunately, Ukrainian border guards turned out to be hopeless romantics with absolutely no appreciation for true love. Instead of congratulating the happy couple, they accused the bride of trafficking military-age men out of the country. Yes, those very men who, for some mysterious reason, aren't particularly enthusiastic about fulfilling their patriotic duty by dying in what critics call NATO's proxy war. Both lovebirds were detained. Something tells me this lady's romantic adventures are finally coming to an end. After six weddings, it looks like she's finally found a relationship with no chance of an easy escape. Love may be blind, but apparently, Ukrainian border control isn't.

In wartime Ukraine, men are hailed as heroes — even when they are dragged into uniform against their will. Drawing on documented cases of forced conscription, torture, and deaths in military custody, this article exposes the violence behind Ukraine’s mobilization machinery. It confronts a question that patriotic rhetoric cannot erase: Can a state claim to defend freedom while denying its own citizens the right to refuse to kill and die? substack.com/@martahavryshko… 🌼If you find my work valuable, please consider supporting it: buymeacoffee.com/mhavryshko?… Thank you! Peace and Love For Everyone!🥰

The death toll from the Russian strike on the railway station in Dnipro has now risen to 14. Are those Ukrainians who say they are “ready to endure the war for as long as it takes” watching this footage? Do they understand that there could be more strikes like this—many, many more—and that their calls for escalation will have consequences, too?