Lewi Whalberg
@anno1540.bsky.social
🇺🇦 Ukraine | geopolitics & security US 🇺🇲
Facts over hype. Sources included.
Pro-democracy. Pro-accountability.
X=Anno1540
If I where US citizent, I vote Blue
Im an Viking by birth
Ancestors discovered the world
Facts over hype. Sources included.
Pro-democracy. Pro-accountability.
X=Anno1540
If I where US citizent, I vote Blue
Im an Viking by birth
Ancestors discovered the world
Pinned
Poland just did what others only debate.
The Sejm passed an amnesty law exempting Poles fighting for Ukraine from criminal liability, including those already convicted.
406 MPs voted yes.
Europe is adjusting to reality.
polskieradio24.pl/artykul/3647...
The Sejm passed an amnesty law exempting Poles fighting for Ukraine from criminal liability, including those already convicted.
406 MPs voted yes.
Europe is adjusting to reality.
polskieradio24.pl/artykul/3647...
On this day in 1999, Karina Shemchuk was born - lieutenant of the 128th Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
February 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
On this day in 1999, Karina Shemchuk was born - lieutenant of the 128th Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
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ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
February 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
Broken bones, burning eyes:
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Broken bones, burning eyes:
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
On this day in 2024, Sofia Zayets (17 years old) was killed in Russian airstrikes on the village of Chorne, Kupyansky district.
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM
On this day in 2024, Sofia Zayets (17 years old) was killed in Russian airstrikes on the village of Chorne, Kupyansky district.
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
Arnika Dabbagh was 15. A national swimming champion.
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Arnika Dabbagh was 15. A national swimming champion.
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated another 1,180 Russian invaders in the past 24 hours.
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated another 1,180 Russian invaders in the past 24 hours.
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
Communications officer Vitaliy Hasenko of Poltava was killed💔🙏🇺🇦 in Donetsk.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Communications officer Vitaliy Hasenko of Poltava was killed💔🙏🇺🇦 in Donetsk.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
Radosław Sikorski said it plainly:
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
February 16, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Radosław Sikorski said it plainly:
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
This is horrific.
Another Ukrainian who fled the war has been killed in the U.S.
21-year-old Kateryna Tovmash from Bila Tserkva was shot dead on February 14 in North Carolina.
Her ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Caleb Fosno, broke into her home, where her younger sisters and 6-year-old brother were present.
21-year-old Kateryna Tovmash from Bila Tserkva was shot dead on February 14 in North Carolina.
Her ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Caleb Fosno, broke into her home, where her younger sisters and 6-year-old brother were present.
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This is horrific.
Sahar Fallah, a 25-year-old English language instructor and the only daughter in her family, was killed in Tehran by the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 9.
February 16, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Sahar Fallah, a 25-year-old English language instructor and the only daughter in her family, was killed in Tehran by the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 9.
Ukrainian FPV operators turned a Russian T-72 near Yampol into a pile of metal and ash.
Another armored vehicle gone in Donetsk region.
•Precision,
•coordination, and initiative at work on the front.
Source:
war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/zalishil...
Another armored vehicle gone in Donetsk region.
•Precision,
•coordination, and initiative at work on the front.
Source:
war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/zalishil...
February 16, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Ukrainian FPV operators turned a Russian T-72 near Yampol into a pile of metal and ash.
Another armored vehicle gone in Donetsk region.
•Precision,
•coordination, and initiative at work on the front.
Source:
war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/zalishil...
Another armored vehicle gone in Donetsk region.
•Precision,
•coordination, and initiative at work on the front.
Source:
war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/zalishil...
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Thousands rallied across the Czech Republic on Feb 15 to support President Petr Pavel in a growing political dispute.
According to organizers, more than 400 towns and villages joined.
Czech and EU flags filled the squares. Counter-protesters also showed up.
Thousands rallied across the Czech Republic on Feb 15 to support President Petr Pavel in a growing political dispute.
According to organizers, more than 400 towns and villages joined.
Czech and EU flags filled the squares. Counter-protesters also showed up.
February 16, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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Thousands rallied across the Czech Republic on Feb 15 to support President Petr Pavel in a growing political dispute.
According to organizers, more than 400 towns and villages joined.
Czech and EU flags filled the squares. Counter-protesters also showed up.
Thousands rallied across the Czech Republic on Feb 15 to support President Petr Pavel in a growing political dispute.
According to organizers, more than 400 towns and villages joined.
Czech and EU flags filled the squares. Counter-protesters also showed up.
Look at their hands. Clenched.
Look at their eyes. They know.
Sentenced to death. No lawyer. No fair trial. Just forced confessions on state TV.
This is how the Islamic Republic react to a peaceful protest:
pick young protesters, parade them on television, and hang them to frighten a nation.
Look at their eyes. They know.
Sentenced to death. No lawyer. No fair trial. Just forced confessions on state TV.
This is how the Islamic Republic react to a peaceful protest:
pick young protesters, parade them on television, and hang them to frighten a nation.
February 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Look at their hands. Clenched.
Look at their eyes. They know.
Sentenced to death. No lawyer. No fair trial. Just forced confessions on state TV.
This is how the Islamic Republic react to a peaceful protest:
pick young protesters, parade them on television, and hang them to frighten a nation.
Look at their eyes. They know.
Sentenced to death. No lawyer. No fair trial. Just forced confessions on state TV.
This is how the Islamic Republic react to a peaceful protest:
pick young protesters, parade them on television, and hang them to frighten a nation.
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They wanted to hide in the forest strip: "Vengeance" drones destroyed a group of occupier motorcyclists
The Ukrainian military continues to methodically destroy the occupiers.
They wanted to hide in the forest strip: "Vengeance" drones destroyed a group of occupier motorcyclists
The Ukrainian military continues to methodically destroy the occupiers.
February 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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They wanted to hide in the forest strip: "Vengeance" drones destroyed a group of occupier motorcyclists
The Ukrainian military continues to methodically destroy the occupiers.
They wanted to hide in the forest strip: "Vengeance" drones destroyed a group of occupier motorcyclists
The Ukrainian military continues to methodically destroy the occupiers.
Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials
Recruiters involved with fighter group are said to be targeting agents for operations on Nato soil
www.ft.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
Minus two Shaheds and one Zala — the result of the work of STING interceptors and the operators of the 23rd Separate Reconnaissance Brigade 🚀
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.
By:
@WildHornets
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.
By:
@WildHornets
February 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Minus two Shaheds and one Zala — the result of the work of STING interceptors and the operators of the 23rd Separate Reconnaissance Brigade 🚀
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.
By:
@WildHornets
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.
By:
@WildHornets
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
All of the arguments for Ukraine to hold elections any time soon are incredibly and transparently stupid. They can't hold water. The comparisons can't hold water. they're fucking stupid and everyone knows it.
90% of Ukrainians oppose holding elections during full-scale war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says voting under shelling, without a ceasefire, would be “terrible.”
How do soldiers vote? How do 8M displaced abroad vote?
Security first.
Then democracy.
www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says voting under shelling, without a ceasefire, would be “terrible.”
How do soldiers vote? How do 8M displaced abroad vote?
Security first.
Then democracy.
www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics...
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 AM
All of the arguments for Ukraine to hold elections any time soon are incredibly and transparently stupid. They can't hold water. The comparisons can't hold water. they're fucking stupid and everyone knows it.
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
Excellent thread
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Gabrielius Landsbergis
Minister if Lithuania
----
While many discuss the meaning of Rubio's speech in Munich, few are discussing the speeches of Europeans in the US.
Europe is again on the receiving end of a strategy imposed by others.
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Minister if Lithuania
----
While many discuss the meaning of Rubio's speech in Munich, few are discussing the speeches of Europeans in the US.
Europe is again on the receiving end of a strategy imposed by others.
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Excellent thread
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings
House Bill 26-1134 “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right...
By Sam Tabachnik
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/m...
House Bill 26-1134 “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right...
By Sam Tabachnik
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/m...
A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings.
House Bill 26-1134, titled “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right to counsel.
www.denverpost.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 AM
A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings
House Bill 26-1134 “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right...
By Sam Tabachnik
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/m...
House Bill 26-1134 “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right...
By Sam Tabachnik
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/m...
Finland is reviewing Russian real estate deals going back 20 years.
If property was bought under strategic pressure or security risk, it may be reversed.
Sovereignty is not sentimental. It’s enforceable.
“Retrospective intervention.”
Details: t.me/banki_oil/43...
If property was bought under strategic pressure or security risk, it may be reversed.
Sovereignty is not sentimental. It’s enforceable.
“Retrospective intervention.”
Details: t.me/banki_oil/43...
February 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Finland is reviewing Russian real estate deals going back 20 years.
If property was bought under strategic pressure or security risk, it may be reversed.
Sovereignty is not sentimental. It’s enforceable.
“Retrospective intervention.”
Details: t.me/banki_oil/43...
If property was bought under strategic pressure or security risk, it may be reversed.
Sovereignty is not sentimental. It’s enforceable.
“Retrospective intervention.”
Details: t.me/banki_oil/43...
90% of Ukrainians oppose holding elections during full-scale war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says voting under shelling, without a ceasefire, would be “terrible.”
How do soldiers vote? How do 8M displaced abroad vote?
Security first.
Then democracy.
www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says voting under shelling, without a ceasefire, would be “terrible.”
How do soldiers vote? How do 8M displaced abroad vote?
Security first.
Then democracy.
www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics...
February 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
90% of Ukrainians oppose holding elections during full-scale war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says voting under shelling, without a ceasefire, would be “terrible.”
How do soldiers vote? How do 8M displaced abroad vote?
Security first.
Then democracy.
www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says voting under shelling, without a ceasefire, would be “terrible.”
How do soldiers vote? How do 8M displaced abroad vote?
Security first.
Then democracy.
www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis
Minister if Lithuania
----
While many discuss the meaning of Rubio's speech in Munich, few are discussing the speeches of Europeans in the US.
Europe is again on the receiving end of a strategy imposed by others.
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Minister if Lithuania
----
While many discuss the meaning of Rubio's speech in Munich, few are discussing the speeches of Europeans in the US.
Europe is again on the receiving end of a strategy imposed by others.
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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Gabrielius Landsbergis
Minister if Lithuania
----
While many discuss the meaning of Rubio's speech in Munich, few are discussing the speeches of Europeans in the US.
Europe is again on the receiving end of a strategy imposed by others.
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Minister if Lithuania
----
While many discuss the meaning of Rubio's speech in Munich, few are discussing the speeches of Europeans in the US.
Europe is again on the receiving end of a strategy imposed by others.
260216
02.22
Ukr Time
🆘An air raid alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine
Reason: A threat of the use of ballistic weapons! A high-speed target from the south, as monitors write — it could be "Zircon".
💥Strong explosions are heard in the Kyiv region.
t.me/tv_freedom
02.22
Ukr Time
🆘An air raid alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine
Reason: A threat of the use of ballistic weapons! A high-speed target from the south, as monitors write — it could be "Zircon".
💥Strong explosions are heard in the Kyiv region.
t.me/tv_freedom
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
260216
02.22
Ukr Time
🆘An air raid alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine
Reason: A threat of the use of ballistic weapons! A high-speed target from the south, as monitors write — it could be "Zircon".
💥Strong explosions are heard in the Kyiv region.
t.me/tv_freedom
02.22
Ukr Time
🆘An air raid alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine
Reason: A threat of the use of ballistic weapons! A high-speed target from the south, as monitors write — it could be "Zircon".
💥Strong explosions are heard in the Kyiv region.
t.me/tv_freedom
@nancy1406.bsky.social 🇺🇦💡 For the first time in a long time, Kyiv is almost completely powered — 95% of the capital without outages this evening
February 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
@nancy1406.bsky.social 🇺🇦💡 For the first time in a long time, Kyiv is almost completely powered — 95% of the capital without outages this evening
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While performing a combat mission in the Zaporizhia direction, our brother, a warrior of the pack — Yuriy Myalenko, friend Drake, died.
Every death of a warrior is a great loss for the nation..
While performing a combat mission in the Zaporizhia direction, our brother, a warrior of the pack — Yuriy Myalenko, friend Drake, died.
Every death of a warrior is a great loss for the nation..
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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While performing a combat mission in the Zaporizhia direction, our brother, a warrior of the pack — Yuriy Myalenko, friend Drake, died.
Every death of a warrior is a great loss for the nation..
While performing a combat mission in the Zaporizhia direction, our brother, a warrior of the pack — Yuriy Myalenko, friend Drake, died.
Every death of a warrior is a great loss for the nation..