Val Burns
@valleriburns.bsky.social
Proud Geordie, married to a South Londoner. Socialist. European. Inter-generational harmony #NUFC 🖤🤍
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Three people were killed and ten injured in russian attacks on Kharkiv Oblast today.
December 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Three people were killed and ten injured in russian attacks on Kharkiv Oblast today.
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Russia destroys the homes of Ukrainians every single day. Most of these losses remain unseen, but for each family, they are life-shattering.
These are some of the homes destroyed in Kharkiv Oblast in the last 24 hours.
Six civilians were injured.
These are some of the homes destroyed in Kharkiv Oblast in the last 24 hours.
Six civilians were injured.
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Russia destroys the homes of Ukrainians every single day. Most of these losses remain unseen, but for each family, they are life-shattering.
These are some of the homes destroyed in Kharkiv Oblast in the last 24 hours.
Six civilians were injured.
These are some of the homes destroyed in Kharkiv Oblast in the last 24 hours.
Six civilians were injured.
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When you are fighting for survival
You need to know
Who can you trust
Who is in your corner
Who can you count on
And what to do with your
Frenemies
💙💛
You need to know
Who can you trust
Who is in your corner
Who can you count on
And what to do with your
Frenemies
💙💛
October 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
When you are fighting for survival
You need to know
Who can you trust
Who is in your corner
Who can you count on
And what to do with your
Frenemies
💙💛
You need to know
Who can you trust
Who is in your corner
Who can you count on
And what to do with your
Frenemies
💙💛
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The originals are unavailable
because of the war.
That means they remain on temporarily occupied territories.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
because of the war.
That means they remain on temporarily occupied territories.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The originals are unavailable
because of the war.
That means they remain on temporarily occupied territories.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
because of the war.
That means they remain on temporarily occupied territories.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
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I want you to fall in love with Ukraine
so much,
that after the war is over,
all your vacation plans would be to Ukraine.
We will need you
to support local businesses,
to help rebuild ruined cities,
to absorb our rich Ukrainian culture.
so much,
that after the war is over,
all your vacation plans would be to Ukraine.
We will need you
to support local businesses,
to help rebuild ruined cities,
to absorb our rich Ukrainian culture.
September 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want you to fall in love with Ukraine
so much,
that after the war is over,
all your vacation plans would be to Ukraine.
We will need you
to support local businesses,
to help rebuild ruined cities,
to absorb our rich Ukrainian culture.
so much,
that after the war is over,
all your vacation plans would be to Ukraine.
We will need you
to support local businesses,
to help rebuild ruined cities,
to absorb our rich Ukrainian culture.
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Consequences of the russian attack on Kyiv and suburbs with missiles and drones this night
September 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Consequences of the russian attack on Kyiv and suburbs with missiles and drones this night
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Last night air defense destroyed 583/619 targets
▪️552/579 attack UAVs
▪️29/32 X-101 cruise missiles
▪️2/8 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles
Hits recorded from ballistic & cruise missiles and 23 UAVs at 10 locations, debris from downed targets fell at 10 locations
▪️552/579 attack UAVs
▪️29/32 X-101 cruise missiles
▪️2/8 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles
Hits recorded from ballistic & cruise missiles and 23 UAVs at 10 locations, debris from downed targets fell at 10 locations
September 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Last night air defense destroyed 583/619 targets
▪️552/579 attack UAVs
▪️29/32 X-101 cruise missiles
▪️2/8 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles
Hits recorded from ballistic & cruise missiles and 23 UAVs at 10 locations, debris from downed targets fell at 10 locations
▪️552/579 attack UAVs
▪️29/32 X-101 cruise missiles
▪️2/8 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles
Hits recorded from ballistic & cruise missiles and 23 UAVs at 10 locations, debris from downed targets fell at 10 locations
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To read more about the attack:
kyivindependent.com/russia-launc...
kyivindependent.com/russia-launc...
2 killed, 27 injured in large-scale Russian missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Sept. 20, killing at least two people and injuring 27 others, officials reported.
kyivindependent.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
To read more about the attack:
kyivindependent.com/russia-launc...
kyivindependent.com/russia-launc...
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Greetings from Kyiv.
Ukraine was under a large-scale attack (yes, again).
Air defence reports about 579 russian drones and 40 missiles.
Their target?
People sleeping in their homes.
Ukraine was under a large-scale attack (yes, again).
Air defence reports about 579 russian drones and 40 missiles.
Their target?
People sleeping in their homes.
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Greetings from Kyiv.
Ukraine was under a large-scale attack (yes, again).
Air defence reports about 579 russian drones and 40 missiles.
Their target?
People sleeping in their homes.
Ukraine was under a large-scale attack (yes, again).
Air defence reports about 579 russian drones and 40 missiles.
Their target?
People sleeping in their homes.
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Friday in Kyiv.
The second air raid alert this evening.
May this photo be a reminder:
this city stands
and gives you an example of strength
in all your troubles.
The second air raid alert this evening.
May this photo be a reminder:
this city stands
and gives you an example of strength
in all your troubles.
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Friday in Kyiv.
The second air raid alert this evening.
May this photo be a reminder:
this city stands
and gives you an example of strength
in all your troubles.
The second air raid alert this evening.
May this photo be a reminder:
this city stands
and gives you an example of strength
in all your troubles.
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Kyiv today.
Gorgeous in the rain.
I want the world to see it
not only through the lens of war.
Gorgeous in the rain.
I want the world to see it
not only through the lens of war.
September 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Kyiv today.
Gorgeous in the rain.
I want the world to see it
not only through the lens of war.
Gorgeous in the rain.
I want the world to see it
not only through the lens of war.
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It’s raining heavily in Kyiv.
Some may say
rain is better than drones.
The truth is –
everything is better.
Some may say
rain is better than drones.
The truth is –
everything is better.
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s raining heavily in Kyiv.
Some may say
rain is better than drones.
The truth is –
everything is better.
Some may say
rain is better than drones.
The truth is –
everything is better.
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Today,
after one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine,
I saw an appalling indifference from the world.
Thank you to those who still care.
There are truly so few of you.
after one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine,
I saw an appalling indifference from the world.
Thank you to those who still care.
There are truly so few of you.
September 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Today,
after one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine,
I saw an appalling indifference from the world.
Thank you to those who still care.
There are truly so few of you.
after one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine,
I saw an appalling indifference from the world.
Thank you to those who still care.
There are truly so few of you.
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New night.
New attack.
Monitoring channels report that the Odesa region is under drone attack.
So tonight, I’m showing you a painting by an artist from Odesa.
Igor Gusev
Guardians of the Dawn, 2017
New attack.
Monitoring channels report that the Odesa region is under drone attack.
So tonight, I’m showing you a painting by an artist from Odesa.
Igor Gusev
Guardians of the Dawn, 2017
August 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
New night.
New attack.
Monitoring channels report that the Odesa region is under drone attack.
So tonight, I’m showing you a painting by an artist from Odesa.
Igor Gusev
Guardians of the Dawn, 2017
New attack.
Monitoring channels report that the Odesa region is under drone attack.
So tonight, I’m showing you a painting by an artist from Odesa.
Igor Gusev
Guardians of the Dawn, 2017
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Labour's cowardice in the face of extremism iandunt.substack.com/p/labours-co...
August 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Labour's cowardice in the face of extremism iandunt.substack.com/p/labours-co...
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Day of Mourning in Kyiv.
No music in public spaces, no concerts, no festivals.
Yesterday, russia killed 23 people in Kyiv - among them four children 💔
I’m having my warcoffee in mourning silence.
No music in public spaces, no concerts, no festivals.
Yesterday, russia killed 23 people in Kyiv - among them four children 💔
I’m having my warcoffee in mourning silence.
August 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Day of Mourning in Kyiv.
No music in public spaces, no concerts, no festivals.
Yesterday, russia killed 23 people in Kyiv - among them four children 💔
I’m having my warcoffee in mourning silence.
No music in public spaces, no concerts, no festivals.
Yesterday, russia killed 23 people in Kyiv - among them four children 💔
I’m having my warcoffee in mourning silence.
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President Zelensky has shared an 'inspirational' letter from King Charles on Ukraine's Independence Day
August 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
President Zelensky has shared an 'inspirational' letter from King Charles on Ukraine's Independence Day
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My dear girl,
Ukraine,
may your independence shine through the centuries!
On this Independence Day, let us thank those who protect you.
⸻
🇺🇦 Vladyslav Shereshevskyi, After the Battle, 2023
Ukraine,
may your independence shine through the centuries!
On this Independence Day, let us thank those who protect you.
⸻
🇺🇦 Vladyslav Shereshevskyi, After the Battle, 2023
August 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
My dear girl,
Ukraine,
may your independence shine through the centuries!
On this Independence Day, let us thank those who protect you.
⸻
🇺🇦 Vladyslav Shereshevskyi, After the Battle, 2023
Ukraine,
may your independence shine through the centuries!
On this Independence Day, let us thank those who protect you.
⸻
🇺🇦 Vladyslav Shereshevskyi, After the Battle, 2023
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Do you wonder why the media are trying to incite violence and destroy the government?
Look at what Labour are doing and you have the answer.
Workers/renters rights
Companies House changes
Land Registry changes
Proactive HMRC
CGT/Pension changes
IHT
Anything rather than pay tax?
Look at what Labour are doing and you have the answer.
Workers/renters rights
Companies House changes
Land Registry changes
Proactive HMRC
CGT/Pension changes
IHT
Anything rather than pay tax?
August 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Do you wonder why the media are trying to incite violence and destroy the government?
Look at what Labour are doing and you have the answer.
Workers/renters rights
Companies House changes
Land Registry changes
Proactive HMRC
CGT/Pension changes
IHT
Anything rather than pay tax?
Look at what Labour are doing and you have the answer.
Workers/renters rights
Companies House changes
Land Registry changes
Proactive HMRC
CGT/Pension changes
IHT
Anything rather than pay tax?
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Certain parts of our media have fallen to a new low this morning.
Since when it is OK to print/publish the quotes of a convicted criminal who pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred onthe front page of a newspaper or website & using that to attack a government who had no role in the conviction.
Since when it is OK to print/publish the quotes of a convicted criminal who pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred onthe front page of a newspaper or website & using that to attack a government who had no role in the conviction.
August 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Certain parts of our media have fallen to a new low this morning.
Since when it is OK to print/publish the quotes of a convicted criminal who pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred onthe front page of a newspaper or website & using that to attack a government who had no role in the conviction.
Since when it is OK to print/publish the quotes of a convicted criminal who pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred onthe front page of a newspaper or website & using that to attack a government who had no role in the conviction.
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Midnight in Kyiv soon.
Monitoring channels warn of a possible missile attack.
putin continues to mock trump and his Nobel Prize dreams.
Monitoring channels warn of a possible missile attack.
putin continues to mock trump and his Nobel Prize dreams.
August 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Midnight in Kyiv soon.
Monitoring channels warn of a possible missile attack.
putin continues to mock trump and his Nobel Prize dreams.
Monitoring channels warn of a possible missile attack.
putin continues to mock trump and his Nobel Prize dreams.
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Putin’s message to the Washington meeting? Sirens across Ukraine. Russia speaks its own language — terror.
August 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Putin’s message to the Washington meeting? Sirens across Ukraine. Russia speaks its own language — terror.
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People are screaming under the rubble of their home in Kharkiv, which russia attacked with five drones this morning.
Trump rolled out the red carpet, applauded, and shook hands with the man responsible for this horror.
Trump rolled out the red carpet, applauded, and shook hands with the man responsible for this horror.
August 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
People are screaming under the rubble of their home in Kharkiv, which russia attacked with five drones this morning.
Trump rolled out the red carpet, applauded, and shook hands with the man responsible for this horror.
Trump rolled out the red carpet, applauded, and shook hands with the man responsible for this horror.
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Because it’s time for warcoffee and a treat.
Life goes on in Kyiv.
We don’t need red carpets to feel strong.
Life goes on in Kyiv.
We don’t need red carpets to feel strong.
August 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Because it’s time for warcoffee and a treat.
Life goes on in Kyiv.
We don’t need red carpets to feel strong.
Life goes on in Kyiv.
We don’t need red carpets to feel strong.
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For those who want to support my work occasionally and read exclusive letters.
I'm trying a new Patreon feature.
My latest letter (with video + photos from a 17th-century castle visit) is available to buy.
I set the lowest allowed price - a cup of warcoffee.
Here: www.patreon.com/posts/134842...
I'm trying a new Patreon feature.
My latest letter (with video + photos from a 17th-century castle visit) is available to buy.
I set the lowest allowed price - a cup of warcoffee.
Here: www.patreon.com/posts/134842...
July 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
For those who want to support my work occasionally and read exclusive letters.
I'm trying a new Patreon feature.
My latest letter (with video + photos from a 17th-century castle visit) is available to buy.
I set the lowest allowed price - a cup of warcoffee.
Here: www.patreon.com/posts/134842...
I'm trying a new Patreon feature.
My latest letter (with video + photos from a 17th-century castle visit) is available to buy.
I set the lowest allowed price - a cup of warcoffee.
Here: www.patreon.com/posts/134842...