Simon Crofts
@simoncrofts.bsky.social
Photographer & filmmaker living in Edinburgh with long term special interest (and friends & family) in Ukraine.
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Good morning readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
Russia’s disturbing human ‘safaris’
Violating the laws of war, Russians have created a sick game of hunting civilians with FPV drones near the frontline. We take you behind the scenes, to the people most affected.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Good morning readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
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Another war crime by terrorist Russia. It deliberately killed two unarmed civilians and their dog with a drone strike while they were walking along a road carrying a white flag in the Kharkiv region. There were no military targets or positions anywhere nearby. Why? Just why?
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Another war crime by terrorist Russia. It deliberately killed two unarmed civilians and their dog with a drone strike while they were walking along a road carrying a white flag in the Kharkiv region. There were no military targets or positions anywhere nearby. Why? Just why?
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We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...
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And by the way, Melitopol IS Ukraine.
We believe that Yana and other Mariupol citizens will be liberated eventually.
For those who chose to live their lives as criminal slaves can’t suppress free people.
We believe that Yana and other Mariupol citizens will be liberated eventually.
For those who chose to live their lives as criminal slaves can’t suppress free people.
Yana Suvorova is a 21 y.o. Ukrainian from Melitopol who was administrating 'Melitopol Is Ukraine' channel, even after russia invaded her city. FSB arrested her on espionage charges.
Sentenced to 14 years. For espionage. In her own country. By invaders.
russia is an abomination.
Sentenced to 14 years. For espionage. In her own country. By invaders.
russia is an abomination.
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
And by the way, Melitopol IS Ukraine.
We believe that Yana and other Mariupol citizens will be liberated eventually.
For those who chose to live their lives as criminal slaves can’t suppress free people.
We believe that Yana and other Mariupol citizens will be liberated eventually.
For those who chose to live their lives as criminal slaves can’t suppress free people.
The centre of Kherson being hit today with unguided & inaccurate multiple launch rockets designed to saturate an area. In this case the centre of a city full of civilians.
🤬 Russians is hitting Kherson with MLRS…
Even Russian voenkors write on their channels that such tactics are ineffective and they don't understand why this is being done.
Even Russian voenkors write on their channels that such tactics are ineffective and they don't understand why this is being done.
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The centre of Kherson being hit today with unguided & inaccurate multiple launch rockets designed to saturate an area. In this case the centre of a city full of civilians.
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Horrific footage from this morning’s Russian attack on Kherson. Artillery shells exploding in a residential neighborhood.
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Horrific footage from this morning’s Russian attack on Kherson. Artillery shells exploding in a residential neighborhood.
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Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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Douglas Barrowman to the media: there was a mountain of evidence
Douglas Barrowman to the court: he didn’t give evidence.
Douglas Barrowman to the court: he didn’t give evidence.
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Douglas Barrowman to the media: there was a mountain of evidence
Douglas Barrowman to the court: he didn’t give evidence.
Douglas Barrowman to the court: he didn’t give evidence.
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🕯️Kherson farmer Oleksandr Hordiienko was killed by a russian drone. After the liberation of the right bank of the Kherson Oblast, he cleared hundreds of hectares of mines to revive the land.
He shielded workers and harvested under EW, saying he had to “fight for every grain.”
He shielded workers and harvested under EW, saying he had to “fight for every grain.”
September 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🕯️Kherson farmer Oleksandr Hordiienko was killed by a russian drone. After the liberation of the right bank of the Kherson Oblast, he cleared hundreds of hectares of mines to revive the land.
He shielded workers and harvested under EW, saying he had to “fight for every grain.”
He shielded workers and harvested under EW, saying he had to “fight for every grain.”
Interesting Channel 4 documentary on whether Trump is a Russian asset. The short answer is: Yes. But good to see a major channel bringing together the evidence.
youtu.be/Zb6XxnULWlg?...
youtu.be/Zb6XxnULWlg?...
What Are Trump’s Real Links To Russia? | Dispatches: Moscows’s Man in The White House? | C4 Docs
YouTube video by Channel 4 Documentaries
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August 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Interesting Channel 4 documentary on whether Trump is a Russian asset. The short answer is: Yes. But good to see a major channel bringing together the evidence.
youtu.be/Zb6XxnULWlg?...
youtu.be/Zb6XxnULWlg?...
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prescient (from 3 months ago)
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
August 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
prescient (from 3 months ago)
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2/ Consequently Ukrainians die, and we will only have to face an emboldened Putin and Xi down the track at much, much greater cost. Shame on us.
July 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
2/ Consequently Ukrainians die, and we will only have to face an emboldened Putin and Xi down the track at much, much greater cost. Shame on us.
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This is happening because we - Australia, America, Europe and others, politicians and citizens - do not want to do what needs to be done to stop it. We are unwilling risk our lives or too much treasure to help #Ukraine resist Putin now. 1/2
Just look at this. Russia launched 728 drones at Ukraine tonight — the most so far. The attacks are escalating. Russia grows bolder with every delay and every silence.
July 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is happening because we - Australia, America, Europe and others, politicians and citizens - do not want to do what needs to be done to stop it. We are unwilling risk our lives or too much treasure to help #Ukraine resist Putin now. 1/2
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Former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko, abducted by Russian forces in April 2022, is still held in harsh conditions in Russia.
He once gave up his spot in a prisoner swap to save his sick cellmate. His family has had no contact or updates since.
He once gave up his spot in a prisoner swap to save his sick cellmate. His family has had no contact or updates since.
May 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko, abducted by Russian forces in April 2022, is still held in harsh conditions in Russia.
He once gave up his spot in a prisoner swap to save his sick cellmate. His family has had no contact or updates since.
He once gave up his spot in a prisoner swap to save his sick cellmate. His family has had no contact or updates since.
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Her name was Olena. A Russian missile killed her today in 🇺🇦 Sumy.
One of 34 dead (so far).
#StandWithUkraine
One of 34 dead (so far).
#StandWithUkraine
April 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Her name was Olena. A Russian missile killed her today in 🇺🇦 Sumy.
One of 34 dead (so far).
#StandWithUkraine
One of 34 dead (so far).
#StandWithUkraine
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Nail. Head. Hit.
Arrange in any order...
Arrange in any order...
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Nail. Head. Hit.
Arrange in any order...
Arrange in any order...
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Spoiler: It is absolutely market manipulation
Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"
April 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Spoiler: It is absolutely market manipulation
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🤬 Right now, Russia is attacking Kherson: one person has died, there are injured, — OVA
🙏 The city is partially without electricity, trolleybus traffic has been stopped.
🙏 The city is partially without electricity, trolleybus traffic has been stopped.
March 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🤬 Right now, Russia is attacking Kherson: one person has died, there are injured, — OVA
🙏 The city is partially without electricity, trolleybus traffic has been stopped.
🙏 The city is partially without electricity, trolleybus traffic has been stopped.
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These guys inherited one of the most functional state apparatus in the history of the world and they are inhabiting it like a crack house.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
These guys inherited one of the most functional state apparatus in the history of the world and they are inhabiting it like a crack house.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Putin issued a new decree today threatening to deport Ukrainians from their own homes in occupied Ukraine if they refuse to accept Russian citizenship. This is part of a Kremlin campaign to erase Ukrainian identity entirely throughout Russian-occupied regions
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
Putin is ruthlessly erasing Ukrainian identity in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin is pursuing policies in Russian-occupied Ukraine that almost certainly meet the definition of ethnic cleansing and may qualify as genocide, writes Peter Dickinson.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
March 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Putin issued a new decree today threatening to deport Ukrainians from their own homes in occupied Ukraine if they refuse to accept Russian citizenship. This is part of a Kremlin campaign to erase Ukrainian identity entirely throughout Russian-occupied regions
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
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my friend Galina and her medic evac crew had their ambulance attacked, they're currently not able to evacuate wounded
please help, that's their jar: send.monobank.ua/jar/3eQDSY45By
and in case it doesn't work, paypal: derkachgalina460@gmail.com
please help, that's their jar: send.monobank.ua/jar/3eQDSY45By
and in case it doesn't work, paypal: derkachgalina460@gmail.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
my friend Galina and her medic evac crew had their ambulance attacked, they're currently not able to evacuate wounded
please help, that's their jar: send.monobank.ua/jar/3eQDSY45By
and in case it doesn't work, paypal: derkachgalina460@gmail.com
please help, that's their jar: send.monobank.ua/jar/3eQDSY45By
and in case it doesn't work, paypal: derkachgalina460@gmail.com
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Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding.
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
Musk cuts the team finding Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
Trump’s federal cost-cutting - led by Elon Musk's Doge – has now hit the unit helping rescue Ukrainian children taken by Russia
inews.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding.
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
A not-so-heavily-veiled threat from Musk?
Musk claims Ukraine’s frontline would crumble without Starlink
Musk insists Starlink holds Ukraine’s frontline together—without it, he claims, the war effort would collapse.
Musk insists Starlink holds Ukraine’s frontline together—without it, he claims, the war effort would collapse.
Musk claims Ukraine’s frontline would crumble without Starlink
Musk insists Starlink holds Ukraine’s frontline together—without it, he claims, the war effort would collapse.
euromaidanpress.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A not-so-heavily-veiled threat from Musk?
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Policymakers are reluctant to say it - and no doubt also reluctant to believe it - but Europe and other democratic allies no longer have a trustworthy security partner in the US. The post-WW2 alliance with the US is gone and what remains of the West needs to move very quickly to secure itself.
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Policymakers are reluctant to say it - and no doubt also reluctant to believe it - but Europe and other democratic allies no longer have a trustworthy security partner in the US. The post-WW2 alliance with the US is gone and what remains of the West needs to move very quickly to secure itself.