#russian-aggression — Public Fediverse posts
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Russia’s prison population falls as #convicts are sent to war
#Russia's #prison population decreased by more than 180,000 #inmates over 5 years, driven by Moscow’s recruitment of prisoners to fight in #Ukraine
Arkady Gostev, head of Russia’s Federal #Penitentiary Service, said Russia now holds 282,000 prisoners , down from 465,000 at the end of 2021, according to state media. The decrease amounts to nearly 40%.
https://kyivindependent.com/russias-prison-population-falls-as-convicts-sent-to-war/
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Friday, May 15, 2026
Is Vladimir Putin getting tired of Russia's war in Ukraine? -- Teachers told children Ukraine does not exist; Kyiv brings back 8 children from Russian-occupied territories -- Russia's prison population falls as convicts are sent to war -- Ukraine's military now 'strongest, most powerful' in Europe, Rubio says ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-15-2026/
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"For some supposed peace activists "the threat of growing militarism" has no connection to russian aggression at all; for them, the threat exists because Europe is helping Ukraine defend itself and is preparing to defend more victims of russian aggression. Total moral obtuseness and stupidity."
- Maria Popova -
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Ukraine targets 3 more major Russian energy facilities overnight -- Russian forces ordered to behead, display bodies of 2 fallen Ukrainian soldiers -- Moscow bans publication of Ukrainian drone strike damage without official permission -- Russian lawmakers approve bill allowing Putin to invade foreign countries ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/thursday-may-14-2026/
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#Russian military commander ordered his troops to #decapitate the bodies of two Ukrainian soldiers killed near #Huliaipole and put them on display
#Russia's cynicism and cruelty know no bounds
Russian #combat unit ambushed soldiers of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment on front lines near Huliaipole in #Zaporizhzhia Oblast on May 12. Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in battle.
#WarCrimes #RussianInvasion #RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine
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... accusations for abducting Ukrainian children — told her and others that they were #Russian and urged them to study in Russia or join a Russian military-patriotic youth program
“She told us (Ukrainian children abducted by Russia) that we are Russian children, that Russia will win, that Russia is the best country ever, & that we would have more opportunities there than in Ukraine,” she said
#ICC #disinformation #RussianAggression #WarCrimes #RussianPropaganda
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
She told us we're Russian: Abducted Ukrainian teen on meeting Putin's notorious children's commissioner -- Inside a Ukrainian mission to liberate territory from Russian occupation -- Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas facility over 1,500 kilometers from border -- EU 'frustration' at failed defense industry ramp-up ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/wednesday-may-13-2026/
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Bringing Ukraine's kids back: Almost 60 countries unite to stop Russia's genocidal kidnapping of children -- As ceasefire ends, Russian drone strikes residential building in Kyiv -- Ukraine fears US will again push a deal giving Russia 'a lot' and Kyiv nothing -- As Victory Day ceasefire draws to a close, Russian attacks kill 3 civilians, injure 16 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/tuesday-may-12-2026/
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Monday, May 11, 2026
Analysis: Is Ukraine starting to win the war again? -- Russia breaks 3-day ceasefire as strikes kill 1, injure 19 across Ukraine -- What Russia’s Victory Day reveals -- Wanted former Polish minister flees Hungary as Magyar takes power ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/monday-may-11-2026/
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"To be crystal clear: “security guarantees to Russia” is a euphemism for providing Ru w carte blanche to interfere, dominate, and, if it deems necessary, invade Eastern Europe. The language of “security” has provided a cover for Ru imperialism since 1991! It needs to stop. No one is threatening Ru!"
- Maria Popova#Russia #Europe #EastEurope #Ukraine #Russianaggression #EuropeanSecurity
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
Russia's war comes home: once-picturesque Black Sea resort town is now choking on the fallout of a war -- Russian drone strikes apartment building in Kharkiv less than 24 hours into ceasefire -- Cannon fodder or new elite. Putin's two paths for Russia's war veterans -- Latvian FM Braze: Culture cannot become a shelter for those who destroy it ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/sunday-may-10-2026/
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Saturday, May 9, 2026
Russia will likely strike Ukraine’s energy grid again. Kyiv still isn’t preparing -- Massive forest fire sparked by Russian strikes in Ukraine's north doubles in size, drifts toward Russia -- Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Perm for 3rd time in 2 weeks -- Russia urgently expanding anti-drone forces, boosting drone production amid surge in Ukrainian strikes ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/saturday-may-9-2026/
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Friday, May 8, 2026
Fact-check: No, a Ukrainian drone didn't hit a passenger train in Latvia -- Ukraine's military strikes Russian oil refinery, defense technology center -- Ukraine hits Russian warship capable of launching Kalibr missiles -- Emergency situation: Ukrainian firefighters unable to extinguish massive forest fire due to Russian FPV drone threat ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-8-2026/
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Russian #drones hit #kindergarten in #Sumy
#Russian forces attacked a kindergarten in central Sumy with strike drones on Wednesday 6 May. A security guard at the facility was #killed, and two other people were injured.
Two injured people were also taken to #hospital from the scene, where they are receiving the necessary medical care.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/05/06/8033385/
#WarCrimes #RussianWarCrimes #RussianAggression #children #schools
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
Trump doesn't speak for America on Ukraine, congressman say -- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian military logistics facility in Moscow Oblast -- Russia plans to expand exploitation of resources in Ukraine's occupied territories -- Kyiv rejects Russia's 'Victory Day' truce after Moscow violates ceasefire ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/thursday-may-7-2026/
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"The peace-at-any-cost crowd shies away from saying out loud that Ukraine capitulating would not bring peace to Ukrainians, but it would turn Ukrainians into cannon fodder in russia's next rounds of wars of aggression."
- Olena Halushka -
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Russia cuts mobile internet ahead of Victory Day parade -- US State Department approves $373.6 million Joint Direct Attack Munition sale to Ukraine -- Russia's Kirishi oil refinery stops production after drone strikes -- Ukraine's point man with Trump tested as corruption probe intensifies ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/wednesday-may-6-2026/
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#EU votes in support of #Nuremberg-style #tribunal for #Russia
“This is a significant & long-anticipated step forward”
It marks transition from conceptual design to final phase of institutional establishment
Special Tribunal being set up will #prosecute Russia for the same crime of aggression that #Nazi German leaders were found guilty of in Nuremberg trials after #WWII
https://kyivindependent.com/eu-signs-on-to-new-court-to-prosecute-putin-for-war-of-aggression/
#WarCrimes #RussianWarCrimes #RussianInvasions #RussianInvasion #imperialism #RussianAggression
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Why more #Russians are reportedly #dying in #Ukraine than ever before
A grim new record
Russian #soldiers are now dying at an exceptionally high rate in Ukraine, according to #Ukrainian officials, in what could mark one of the #deadliest #killed-to-wounded ratios seen in modern #warfare.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-in-ukraine-may-have-set-a-grim-new-record/
#RussianAggression #RussianImperialism #RussianCausalities #RussianLosses #deaths #RussianSoldiers #killed
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Russian losses in Ukraine may have set a grim new record -- Belarus develops military training grounds and logistics routes in cooperation with Russia -- Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian Shahed, Iskander component facility, major oil refinery amid large-scale attack -- Russia launches more than 10 times as many drones at Ukraine's port infrastructure in 2026 as last year ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/tuesday-may-5-2026/
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Monday, May 4, 2026
How drone warfare is changing war reporting; The Cost of Truth -- Russian attacks kill 10, injure over 70 in Ukraine over past day -- The oil spill in Tuapse and the lessons Russia didn't learn -- Ukraine strikes Russian Kalibr missile carrier, patrol boat in Leningrad Oblast ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/monday-may-4-2026/
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Defense officials and lawmakers fear the next two years could provide Russia with the perfect chance to test the West’s commitment to NATO, according to three EU politicians with direct knowledge of the discussions...
#Putin #Trump #Russianaggression #Europe #NATO #EU
#BalticSea #Baltics #Borders #EuropeanDefense #USA
#Transatlanticrelations
#WarinUkraine #Putinswar #RussiaUkraineWar
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-fears-valdimir-putin-window-opportunity-nato-test/ -
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Russian drones strike buses in brutal 'Human Safari' in Kherson -- Why Ukraine needs Russia's terminal defeat not just strategic deterrence of being a 'steel porcupine' -- Poland's prime minister condemns NATO disintegration as Trump says US will further reduce troop presence in Europe ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/sunday-may-3-2026/
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Russian drones strike buses in brutal ‘Human Safari’
At least two people were killed and eight others were injured after Russian troops launched two separate #DroneAttacks on #buses in #Kherson on May 2.
All victims of the attack are #civilians, and the #Russians clearly understood this
In fact, such a brutal #HumanSafari on people is happening daily in our front-line and border communities.
#WarCrimes #RussianAggression #RussianWarCrimes #StandWithUkraine #drones
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... such as the “little green men.
The term was first used in reference to #Russian troops deployed during the #occupation of #Crimea and the outbreak of #Moscow's #aggression against Ukraine in 2014.
Estonia, a #NATO and #EU member bordering Russia, has borne the brunt of Moscow’s #HybridWarfare, facing #cyberattacks and fighter jet incursions.
#RussianAggression #RussianInvasions #imperialism
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#Estonia wants to involve NATO forces in countering ‘Little Green Men’ threats
Estonian government supported a bill that would permit #NATO allies’ forces stationed in the country to participate in countering hybrid threats, ERR, the country’s public broadcaster, reported on May 1.
The bill , still requiring parliamentary approval, would expand the Estonian military’s law-enforcement role in tackling threats such as the “little green men.” ...
#RussianInvasion #RussianAggression
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Saturday, May 2, 2026
New level Ukraine strikes cost Russia $7 billion in oil revenue so far in 2026 -- Ukraine's General Cherry unveils mid-range drone designed to exhaust Russian air defenses -- Inside the defense of Ukraine’s Donbas -- Estonia wants to involve NATO forces in countering 'little green men' threats ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/saturday-may-2-2026/
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Fake #rabbi curse, banned #pilgrimage; Russian disinformation fuels Ukraine–Israel tensions
#Russian #disinformation networks sought to fan #tensions between #Ukraine & #Israel over shipments of #stolen #Ukrainian #grain
Russia-linked #bot network Matryoshka circulated #videos #falsely claiming that an Orthodox rabbi “cursed” President Volodymyr Zelensky due to the dispute, or that #Ukraine may bar Israelis from the #Uman pilgrimage
https://kyivindependent.com/fake-rabbi-curse-russian-disinformation-fans-ukraine-israel-tensions/
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Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova on #Navalny, #Russian culture, supporting #Ukraine
“We don’t just oppose #Putin anymore, we’re at #war with him,” Nadya Tolokonnikova said, “To me, (saying) anything less bold is insufficient to meet the moment”
#Tolokonnikova has never shied away from speaking #truth to power. As a founding member of #PussyRiot , the #Russian #feminist and performance art collective