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Recommended follow list for Ukraine war on Mastodon
Here are my recommendations for coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Only accounts active recently and you can easily import them from a file. They are split into two different lists by type.
Ukraine: OSINT & war updates
This list mostly has accounts posting quickly about daily events of the war and doing open source intelligence.
The import file relies on the List import feature recently added to Mastodon. I have noticed the list import results in a few accounts sometimes ending up in their separate list by the same name so you may have to fix that manually afterwards if this happens on your instance. If many people are on an older Mastodon version and want it I can also post a follows file that will work for those.
Import instructions:
Sign into your instance on the web
go to settings (Gear icon)
Choose Import and Export -> Import
For import type choose "Lists" (could also be "Translation missing: en.imports.types.lists" if there is an issue with the localization).
Select "merge" to only add to your current follows/lists so nothing you have gets deleted
Woman, 98, 'walks six miles amid shelling' to escape Russia-controlled Ukraine
Lidia Stepanivna says she fell several times during her journey and slept on the ground, but adds: "I survived that war [Second World War], and I am surviving this war."
It is time for the #EU to deal with #Orban - and I say that as a strong supporter of Hungary and Hungarians in general - he and his party cannot be allowed to undermine us from within anymore and his country deserves better too.
Eastsplaining on how prison culture and the law of thieves explain Russian politics (and the war in Ukraine):
"When reading Western comments on the Prigozin putsch or the Girkin arrest, I noticed that hardly anyone in the West understands the key concept necessary to understand Russia. Ironically, it’s called “ponyatya”, which translates to “understanding”.
If you understand The Understanding, you know two things. First: Prigozin is an urka. Second: Putin is a vor v zakonye."
Ukraine has made advances behind the Russian defensive network west of Verbove.
For the first time since Ukraine initially breached the line with infantry, two weeks ago Ukrainian vehicles are now in use behind the anti-vehicle ditches and dragons teeth defences.
The people who are opposed to US aid to #Ukraine are fools who don't know what they're talking about, and don't understand the totality of the situation. Their ignorance on the matter is putting the US in danger, and making a future armed conflict with #Russia more likely. Aid to Ukraine isn't just helping Ukraine. It's helping to ensure the safety and security of #America, and the rest of our #NATO partners.
For those worried about escalation in #Ukraine, recognize that if #Russia wins, it is emboldened to go further. You aren't dealing with a rational actor in the leadership of Russia, you are dealing with #fascism. The best way to minimize the chance of WWIII is for Russia to lose the #UkraineWar.
I won't tell you the chance of nuclear conflagration is zero. But I will tell you that yielding to nuclear threats only ensures more threats. Bullying only learns when it loses.
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for Russia in Ukraine....
https://www.europesays.com/852355/ Kharkiv residents wish Happy Birthday to Fuminori Tsuchiko. He sold his home in Japan and moved to Kharkiv to open a cafe in the city. The cafe offers free hot meals to about 1,000 people a day. Thank you, Sir! Happy birthday! #Ukraine#UkraineWar#UkraineWarVideoReport
Ukraine 'ran out' of missiles to defend key plant, Zelensky says
> #Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because #Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President #VolodymyrZelensky said on Tuesday.
> For three-and-a-half weeks, Russia has launched near continuous strikes on Ukraine's power grid, leaving over a million people without electricity.
Cuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine (apnews.com)
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for Russia in Ukraine....