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Founder, The Counteroffensive. Based in Kyiv, trying to tell the news of the war through compelling, human interest stories. Read us at https://www.counteroffensive.news/

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NEWSFLASH:

One of interim Iranian President Mohammad first phone calls since ascending to the position was with the

In October 2022, Mokhaber went to to sell and to , reported Reuters.

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"Where they are being used is not the seller's issue," an #Iranian diplomat said.

The #Kremlin responded to the death of #raisi #Putin said that he “knew President Raisi to be a reliable partner… who made an invaluable contribution to friendly relations between #Russia and #Iran

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The cooperation between #Russia and #Iran has been significantly strengthened with the war in #ukraine Iran has supplied Russia with Shahed drones and also the technology to build its own drones.

Read our piece on #Iranian #Shahed drones:

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/iran-shot-down-a-flight-to-kyiv-killing

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In Jan, #Iran and #Russia announced – after hours of talks between #Putin and the now-deceased President Raisi – that the two sides were on the verge of signing a new treaty that would formalize "military-technical cooperation" and the "unprecedented upswing" in relations between them.

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The two sides have been collaborating frequently, notably in the military sphere. The WaPo reported that Russian arms manufacturers met a large Iranian delegation in in 2023.

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Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Ukrainian clothes are undergoing a modern resurgence.

In the face of Russian aggression, designers like Anastasia preserve Ukrainian heritage through items like embroidered blazers, and traditional bags called taystras.

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When the full-scale invasion began, Anastasia Boyko thought about fleeing Ukraine to keep her three-month-old baby safe.

Instead, she decided to help the war effort using her great-grandmother’s love of embroidery.

These days, Ukrainian clothes are undergoing a renaissance.

Modernized, their various elements return to the catwalks and everyday wardrobe.

Ukrainians wear them to stay connected to the past that Russians desperately wanted to destroy.

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Though vyshyvanka, a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt, is perhaps the most famous element of national clothing, other elements are contributing to the country’s traditions as well.

Items like plakhta, which are unstitched, belted skirts; sylyanka, beaded necklaces; sharovary, wide pants traditionally worn by men; or krayka, a narrow belt.

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https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/cutting-edge-ukrainian-fashion-isnt

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Anastasia has found a novel way of working with her heritage to create something new: her signature style is decorating vintage blazers with Ukrainian embroidery.

It became an outrageous success: she unveiled her main collection in April 2022, and in two days, ‘1991 Etno Studio’ managed to sell out the entire collection.

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When the full scale invasion began, the marketing agency she owned was forced to close down.

All of her sources of income were cut off. But still, she decided to stay in and make clothing that would be a clear statement of her identity, and protest against the war.

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Ukrainian embroidery is full of different symbols and ornaments.

But as it turns out, there is no agreed guide saying what each particular ornament means.

Instead, each embroiderer defines the exact sense of the symbols they use.

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Ukrainians have to deal with the problem of not knowing what their original clothes looked like.

The USSR desperately tried to stereotype Ukrainian culture as being simple: restricted only to red satin sharovary (men's wide trousers), and cheap wreaths with plastic flowers.

The consequences were dramatic.

Without proper representation of their identity for decades, entire generations of Ukrainians perceived their cultural heritage as something insignificant and ridiculous.

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This week, Ukrainians celebrated Vyshyvanka Day, honoring the national costume, which has become a tool to display Ukrainian resistance since the start of the war.

The Vyshyvanka has long been a symbol of Ukrainian pride.

However, as designers like Anastasia Boyko have shown, the Ukrainian national costume is more than just the Vyshyvanka.

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“It’s important to remember our culture and traditions. Of course, we should keep up with global fashion trends, but wearing Ukrainian clothes that would remind us of our identity every day, not only during Christmas or Easter, isn’t that hard,” says Anastasia.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

ZELENSKYY WARNS RUSSIA COULD INCREASE ATTACKS:

… and that Ukraine is not well-equipped to defend against them, the BBC reported.

"Today we have about 25% of what we need to defend Ukraine," he said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgy4gkqkddo

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... AND MORE ALLEGED WAR CRIMES IN KHARKIV REGION:

Russian shelling led to the killing of a 13 yo girl, a 16 yo male, and an eight yo, The Guardian reports, in what Ukrainian prosecutors said was a potential war crime involving the deliberate targeting of civilians.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/19/ukraine-war-briefing-kyiv-accuses-russia-of-targeting-civilians-in-kharkiv-region

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ZELENSKYY CHIEF GETS WAPO TREATMENT:

A wide-ranging profile of Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, includes Ukrainian critics saying that the unelected official has consolidated too much power during a time of war.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/18/andriy-yermak-power-chief-ukraine/

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UKRAINE DESTROYS RUSSIAN MINESWEEPER:

Ukrainian officials said that it had eliminated the 'Kovrovets' in the last day -- part of a pattern of Ukraine's victories on the Black Sea, the Kyiv Independent reports.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-navy-says-it-destroyed-russian-sea-minesweeper-kovrovets-overnight/

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Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

has asked the U.S. for help identifying targets to strike inside Russian borders.

The West has been cautious about Ukraine striking anything more than oil refineries inside for fear of sparking a wider conflict.

https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-asks-for-u-s-help-in-striking-targets-inside-russia-c1aeac22?st=qbbl8x4emy948fl&reflink=article_copyURL_share

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Despite the U.S. aid bill passing, some Ukrainian frontline units are still suffering severe ammo shortages.

One Ukrainian 155mm artillery crew says they used to fire 100 shells a day, now it’s barely 10.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-struggles-hold-eastern-front-russians-advance-cities-2024-05-18/

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has refused President Macron’s Olympic Cease Fire proposal citing concerns that would use any lull in fighting to move troops and re-arm.

Macron’s proposal would offer a truce during the summer Olympic Games in Paris.

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-zelenskyy-rejects-france-macron-olympic-truce-russia-war/

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Here's what Will is listening to today:

Detectorists - Johnny Flynn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q58Gm18-IMY

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