Rita Harrison
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Studying the why’s and wherefore’s of life, looking for the answers.
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Later, the family returned to their home - under occupation - and discovered that Russian soldiers had been living there.
To leave for the territory controlled by Ukraine, the family had to go through the so-called "filtration."
📹: Donbas Realii
To leave for the territory controlled by Ukraine, the family had to go through the so-called "filtration."
📹: Donbas Realii
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Later, the family returned to their home - under occupation - and discovered that Russian soldiers had been living there.
To leave for the territory controlled by Ukraine, the family had to go through the so-called "filtration."
📹: Donbas Realii
To leave for the territory controlled by Ukraine, the family had to go through the so-called "filtration."
📹: Donbas Realii
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The Russian army occupied Hnutove in the first days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Together with his family, Oleh fled to Mariupol. During the siege of the city, he spent forty days in a basement.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Russian army occupied Hnutove in the first days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Together with his family, Oleh fled to Mariupol. During the siege of the city, he spent forty days in a basement.
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Lavrov hints that it was the US, not Russia that wasn't ready for negotiations in Budapest:
"We are also prepared to discuss with our American colleagues the resumption of preparatory work for the summit between the leaders of Russia and the United States that they had proposed"
"We are also prepared to discuss with our American colleagues the resumption of preparatory work for the summit between the leaders of Russia and the United States that they had proposed"
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Lavrov hints that it was the US, not Russia that wasn't ready for negotiations in Budapest:
"We are also prepared to discuss with our American colleagues the resumption of preparatory work for the summit between the leaders of Russia and the United States that they had proposed"
"We are also prepared to discuss with our American colleagues the resumption of preparatory work for the summit between the leaders of Russia and the United States that they had proposed"
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Аnd are connected to Putin's inner circle, the FSB and other Russian services.
Here is the link to the whole investigation (it's in Ukrainian but can be auto-translated in the browser): investigator.org.ua/ua/investiga...
Here is the link to the whole investigation (it's in Ukrainian but can be auto-translated in the browser): investigator.org.ua/ua/investiga...
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Аnd are connected to Putin's inner circle, the FSB and other Russian services.
Here is the link to the whole investigation (it's in Ukrainian but can be auto-translated in the browser): investigator.org.ua/ua/investiga...
Here is the link to the whole investigation (it's in Ukrainian but can be auto-translated in the browser): investigator.org.ua/ua/investiga...
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I read a journalistic investigation about European companies with management connected to Russia's special services that legally work in EU ports and with other strategic objects.
Ekohidrotechnika group and its many local companies are legally European but their leaders are from Russia🔽
Ekohidrotechnika group and its many local companies are legally European but their leaders are from Russia🔽
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I read a journalistic investigation about European companies with management connected to Russia's special services that legally work in EU ports and with other strategic objects.
Ekohidrotechnika group and its many local companies are legally European but their leaders are from Russia🔽
Ekohidrotechnika group and its many local companies are legally European but their leaders are from Russia🔽
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Lavrov:
"If any of the nuclear powers conducts a nuclear weapons test - not tests of delivery systems or subcritical experiments, but an actual nuclear weapons test - then Russia will do the same."
"If any of the nuclear powers conducts a nuclear weapons test - not tests of delivery systems or subcritical experiments, but an actual nuclear weapons test - then Russia will do the same."
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Lavrov:
"If any of the nuclear powers conducts a nuclear weapons test - not tests of delivery systems or subcritical experiments, but an actual nuclear weapons test - then Russia will do the same."
"If any of the nuclear powers conducts a nuclear weapons test - not tests of delivery systems or subcritical experiments, but an actual nuclear weapons test - then Russia will do the same."
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Link to the full poll: harvardharrispoll.com/key-results-no…
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Link to the full poll: harvardharrispoll.com/key-results-no…
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According to a Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll survey conducted November 4-6, 2025, two-thirds of Americans support aid to Ukraine and President Trump’s steps to end the war.
Thank you, US! 🇺🇲🇺🇦
I know there are many true friends of Ukraine in the United States who firmly stand with us.
Thank you, US! 🇺🇲🇺🇦
I know there are many true friends of Ukraine in the United States who firmly stand with us.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
According to a Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll survey conducted November 4-6, 2025, two-thirds of Americans support aid to Ukraine and President Trump’s steps to end the war.
Thank you, US! 🇺🇲🇺🇦
I know there are many true friends of Ukraine in the United States who firmly stand with us.
Thank you, US! 🇺🇲🇺🇦
I know there are many true friends of Ukraine in the United States who firmly stand with us.
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Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
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Oleh Afanasiev grew up in the "gray zone" - in the village of Hnutove, located between the positions of Ukrainian & Russian forces in Donetsk region. When he was ten years old,Oleh became the main character of the documentary The Distant Barking of Dogs, which was nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy⤵️
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Oleh Afanasiev grew up in the "gray zone" - in the village of Hnutove, located between the positions of Ukrainian & Russian forces in Donetsk region. When he was ten years old,Oleh became the main character of the documentary The Distant Barking of Dogs, which was nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy⤵️
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However, no official alerts about drone threats have been announced.
In addition to St. Petersburg, disruptions to mobile internet have also been reported in Russian Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa today.
In addition to St. Petersburg, disruptions to mobile internet have also been reported in Russian Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa today.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
However, no official alerts about drone threats have been announced.
In addition to St. Petersburg, disruptions to mobile internet have also been reported in Russian Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa today.
In addition to St. Petersburg, disruptions to mobile internet have also been reported in Russian Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa today.
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The only service that continues to function reliably is the Federal State Information System "Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services (Functions)" ("Gosuslugi").
Telecom operators told Russian media that the outages are "related to security measures."
Telecom operators told Russian media that the outages are "related to security measures."
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The only service that continues to function reliably is the Federal State Information System "Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services (Functions)" ("Gosuslugi").
Telecom operators told Russian media that the outages are "related to security measures."
Telecom operators told Russian media that the outages are "related to security measures."
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In the Russian city of St. Petersburg, with a population of 5.6 million, mobile internet access has been shut down.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In the Russian city of St. Petersburg, with a population of 5.6 million, mobile internet access has been shut down.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
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Five big Indian refiners haven't placed any orders for Russian oil for December due to the US sanctions, Bloomberg reported.
The refiners - Reliance Industries, Bharat Petroleum Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals and HPCL-Mittal Energy -
The refiners - Reliance Industries, Bharat Petroleum Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals and HPCL-Mittal Energy -
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Five big Indian refiners haven't placed any orders for Russian oil for December due to the US sanctions, Bloomberg reported.
The refiners - Reliance Industries, Bharat Petroleum Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals and HPCL-Mittal Energy -
The refiners - Reliance Industries, Bharat Petroleum Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals and HPCL-Mittal Energy -
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Lavrov stated that Zelensky, through his actions, is proving himself to be a Nazi, and there is no evidence to the contrary. He also added that the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine are mandatory conditions for ending the war.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Lavrov stated that Zelensky, through his actions, is proving himself to be a Nazi, and there is no evidence to the contrary. He also added that the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine are mandatory conditions for ending the war.
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One of China’s largest oil refining companies, "Yanchang Petroleum", has excluded Russian oil from its latest tender for deliveries between December and mid-February next year.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of China’s largest oil refining companies, "Yanchang Petroleum", has excluded Russian oil from its latest tender for deliveries between December and mid-February next year.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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In the Ulyanovsk region, mobile internet has been shut down until the end of the "special military operation," according to local authorities.
The shutdown also affects the city of Ulyanovsk itself, where residents have been left completely without mobile internet in all areas of the city.
The shutdown also affects the city of Ulyanovsk itself, where residents have been left completely without mobile internet in all areas of the city.
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In the Ulyanovsk region, mobile internet has been shut down until the end of the "special military operation," according to local authorities.
The shutdown also affects the city of Ulyanovsk itself, where residents have been left completely without mobile internet in all areas of the city.
The shutdown also affects the city of Ulyanovsk itself, where residents have been left completely without mobile internet in all areas of the city.
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Russia is currently attacking Odesa with drones, and reports say there have been strikes in the city.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Russia is currently attacking Odesa with drones, and reports say there have been strikes in the city.
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She complained that 850 billion roubles are being wasted on meaningless “import substitution”, while 25% of these same “heroes” — amounting to hundreds of thousands of people — remain unemployed, effectively becoming a burden on Putin’s regime.
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
She complained that 850 billion roubles are being wasted on meaningless “import substitution”, while 25% of these same “heroes” — amounting to hundreds of thousands of people — remain unemployed, effectively becoming a burden on Putin’s regime.
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The auditor of Russia’s so-called Accounts Chamber, Svetlana Orlova, said during a meeting that prosthetics for 55% of the “heroes of the Special Military Operation” are being bought from countries currently at war with Russia.
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The auditor of Russia’s so-called Accounts Chamber, Svetlana Orlova, said during a meeting that prosthetics for 55% of the “heroes of the Special Military Operation” are being bought from countries currently at war with Russia.
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We have the tools but we lack the courage
1/6 How long do we want Russia’s war on Ukraine to last?
Do we actually even want to end it?
Right now Europe and the US act like they are fine with it dragging on for years.
We have the tools to end it faster
Do we actually even want to end it?
Right now Europe and the US act like they are fine with it dragging on for years.
We have the tools to end it faster
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We have the tools but we lack the courage
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This is important: Ukraine needs more infantry.
Europe can help by increasing aid and seizing frozen Russian assets
Europe can help by increasing aid and seizing frozen Russian assets
1/7 Ukraine’s lack of infantry is its biggest weakness and Russia’s biggest opportunity.
It is the toughest problem Ukraine faces and it could decide the war if not fixed.
This is existential and must be fixed one way or another. The sooner the better
It is the toughest problem Ukraine faces and it could decide the war if not fixed.
This is existential and must be fixed one way or another. The sooner the better
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is important: Ukraine needs more infantry.
Europe can help by increasing aid and seizing frozen Russian assets
Europe can help by increasing aid and seizing frozen Russian assets
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Russia’s economy is not doing well
1/6 Russia’s war economy is cracking under stagflation.
Ukraine’s ongoing strike campaign could make things worse
Ukraine’s ongoing strike campaign could make things worse
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Russia’s economy is not doing well
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Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent months, damaging energy and natural gas facilities that supply much of the country’s heating fuel.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64012
www.kyivpost.com/post/64012
Russia’s Drone Barrage Targets Odesa Amid Winter Power Offensive
The Kremlin has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent months, damaging energy and natural gas facilities that supply much of the country’s heating fuel.
www.kyivpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent months, damaging energy and natural gas facilities that supply much of the country’s heating fuel.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64012
www.kyivpost.com/post/64012
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Trump admin pushes to eeaken Ukraine resolution on Russian occupation at UN
Sources told Kyiv Post that the US side is pressing for the resolution to be recast under the broader label of the “war in Ukraine,” without references to territorial integrity or aggression.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63999
Sources told Kyiv Post that the US side is pressing for the resolution to be recast under the broader label of the “war in Ukraine,” without references to territorial integrity or aggression.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63999
Trump Administration Pushes to Weaken Ukraine Resolution on Russian Occupation at UN, Sources Tell Kyiv Post
Western allies are warning that the White House push to strip references to “territorial integrity” and “aggression” will undermine the international consensus.
www.kyivpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trump admin pushes to eeaken Ukraine resolution on Russian occupation at UN
Sources told Kyiv Post that the US side is pressing for the resolution to be recast under the broader label of the “war in Ukraine,” without references to territorial integrity or aggression.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63999
Sources told Kyiv Post that the US side is pressing for the resolution to be recast under the broader label of the “war in Ukraine,” without references to territorial integrity or aggression.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63999