Khrystyna and Svitlana were singing in the street in Zaporizhzhia an hour before a Russian missile strike on the city, and this video of them was filmed.
One of them died yesterday at the site of the strike. She was 19 years old. The other girl died in the ICU today. She was 21.
Elon musk took the Turkish people's chance at democracy and freedom away, interfering devastatingly, by preventing the Dictators opposition from tweeting, while filling Turkish twitter with fake news, deep fake videos.
Including tweets showing deep fake film of the leading opposition party chanting approval of a Turkish terrorist group, and twitter prevented anyone from calling them fake.
Elon Musk's fell purpose with twitter, is to bring Turkish elections, to America.
Journalism kept me away from the fediverse, but I'm back with my final story of 2023 for Al Jazeera:
#Ethiopia's acquiring of cheap drones from the likes of the #UAE & #Turkey has led to an uptick of drone strike massacres of civilians in Ethiopia's Amhara region, where rebel militia & government troops have been engaged in fierce fighting since August.
Spoke to eyewitnesses of a Nov 30 strike, where an ambulance was obliterated, killing 5 including medical staff.
Mastodon + fediverse need to expand beyond northern Europe and the Anglophone world, and consider what emergency response on this platform would look like; the lives of people in Asia, Africa, Latin America, etc. can’t be reliant on a billionaire’s whims
For #AncientSiteSunday the #Hellenistic theatre at Pergamon, #Turkey, built in the 3rd century BC, alterations were made in the #Roman period. It's one of the steepest known ancient theatres. The capacity was about 10,000 spectators.
Ukraine has submitted an official proposal to Turkey to restore a corridor in the Black Sea for Ukrainian grain exports without Russia's participation, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said on Sept. 7.
The use of outdated technology in Russia’s latest assault might be an indicator of dwindling supplies.
The use of this vintage of truck was confirmed in an earlier video screen grab I posted. Multiple trucks of this type were being used in the field of battle.
Happy to share my new article, "Letters from the Ottoman Empire: Migration from the Caucasus and Russia's Pan-Islamic Panic," published by Slavic Review. https://doi.org/10.1017/slr.2023.164
For years, I have been searching for Muslim refugees' letters exchanged between the #Ottoman and Russian empires in the 1850s–1914. I was lucky to find quite a few: in archives in Tbilisi, Baku, Moscow, Vladikavkaz, and Makhachkala and private collections in #Jordan and Dagestan. The article explores the secret transborder #letter exchange of Caucasus Muslims and reactions by #Russia.
I argue that Muslims' letters from the Ottoman Empire fueled the Russian government's paranoia about Pan-Islamism that purportedly threatened Russia's colonial project in the #Caucasus. The Pan-Islamic panic shaped Russia's migration policies and colonial governance, including bans on Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, emigration, and return migration.
‘Ilker Erdogan, a 20-year-old university student and LGBTQ activist, has known no leader other than Erdogan and AKP-led governments.
"From the moment I was born, I felt that discrimination, homophobia and hatred in my bones," he told AFP before Sunday's vote.
"I feel deeply afraid. Feeling so afraid is affecting my psychology terribly. I couldn't breathe before, and now they will try to strangle my throat," he added.’
#Turkey’s main opposition party appeared set to retain its control over key cities in Sunday’s local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. https://apnews.com/article/8adc4df56cdbce24f78900e1d142ff21
Ragip Soylu: BIG: #Turkey's ruling party is set to lose all FIVE LARGEST CITIES of the country to the Turkish opposition in mayoral elections according to the initial results:
“F-16. Breakthrough arrangement. Specifics from today. We will have F-16 in the Ukrainian sky. Thank you, Netherlands! Thanks Mark! Thanks to everyone who helps!
In #Vovchansk, #Kharkiv region, where active hostilities are taking place, the first executions of civilians by #Russian troops have been reported, police said. A man who tried to flee on foot was killed. Civilians are also being captured.
Evacuations had been taking place, but now the Russian military, trying to gain a foothold in the city, is not allowing locals to evacuate.
Using a loophole in sanctions, #Turkey is disguising Russian oil as its own and exporting it to the #EU, bringing billions in profits to #Russia, Politico writes.
Between February 2023 and February 2024, Turkey increased its purchases from Russia by 105% compared to the previous 12 months. During the same period, Turkish fuel exports to the EU increased by 107%.
Ukraine proposes Turkey open grain corridor without Russia (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine has submitted an official proposal to Turkey to restore a corridor in the Black Sea for Ukrainian grain exports without Russia's participation, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said on Sept. 7.