Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦

”Where flowers bloom so does hope.”
- Lady Bird Johnson 🪻🌱🌷🌼

Even in difficult times, flowers remind us that hope can flourish in the unlikeliest places.

Sharing the joy of this day with the free people of Iran, & believing that Ukraine’s victory is near!

London | Spring | March

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I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell'ya!

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russia is helping Iran not because it loves Iran, but because it loves oil prices going up, it likes attention shifting away from the war crimes russian troops are committing in Ukraine, and most importantly, it helps Iran because russia hates America 🇺🇸

I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell'ya!

Russia targets Signal and WhatsApp accounts in cyber campaign | AIVD Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants. The Dutch intel...

"Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants," per the Dutch intelligence and security services MIVD and AIVD.

english.aivd.nl/latest/news/...

Why Russia begs for the gift of defeat The Kremlin’s legitimacy rests on aggression towards neighbors and subjugation at home. Until that logic is shattered, peace is impossible.

putin needs a solid reason to end russia’s war. And the Free World must give it.

The kremlin will spin retreat into triumph, but only when pressing on becomes riskier than stopping.
chakhoyan.substack.com/p/why-russia...

The last point is not a conjecture
One can and should ask russians about their attitudes towards the USA 🇺🇸

russia is helping Iran not because it loves Iran, but because it loves oil prices going up, it likes attention shifting away from the war crimes russian troops are committing in Ukraine, and most importantly, it helps Iran because russia hates America 🇺🇸

„Die Ukraine kann und sollte ihre Grenzen wiederherstellen. Warum die transatlantische Allianz immer wieder über ihre eigene Stärke stolpert – und offenbar mehr Angst vor einer Niederlage Russlands als vor dessen Sieg hat – bleibt ein Rätsel.“

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Analysis

"Why Russia Begs For The Gift of DEFEAT": nicely put simple strategy.

Why Russia begs for the gift of defeat The Kremlin’s legitimacy rests on aggression towards neighbors and subjugation at home. Until that logic is shattered, peace is impossible.

putin needs a solid reason to end russia’s war. And the Free World must give it.

The kremlin will spin retreat into triumph, but only when pressing on becomes riskier than stopping.
chakhoyan.substack.com/p/why-russia...

Iran fires Shaheds at the Gulf. UAE orders 5,000 Ukrainian interceptors, Qatar 2,000.

TAF founder: "It's not enough to have something like a Patriot." Kyiv produces 1,500+ interceptors daily — double its own needs. Only obstacle: pilot training takes months.
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/08/t...

Enjoying every hour of the warm weather — and still can't believe we survived that winter. #russiaisaterroriststate

This photo was taken this morning in a residential area of Kharkiv. You know… before the events in the Middle East, there was a sense of certainty that maybe, sooner or later, everything would work out. But it’s like a chain reaction. The world is spinning out of control…

🔴 A Shahed drone costs roughly $30–50k
🔴 A Patriot interceptor costs $3.7–4M

russia has been launching hundreds of Shaheds at 🇺🇦 cities in a single night for 4 years now!

If the plan was to counter cheap mass drones with multi-million-dollar interceptors, is anyone surprised it is failing?

Світ без Росії: міфи та мапа через 20 років YouTube video by Ярема Дух

Absolutely phenomenal video 🎯, but you have to speak Ukrainian to watch the original (there’s an AI translation into English)
Big kudos to @yarko.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏👏 youtu.be/rib3QI4ECwU?...

Nailed it!

Iranians are asking if we have any spare air defence to stop US and Israel bombing them. I told them this will only prolong the war & that they should trade land for peace

Excellent as always from @cjcmichel.bsky.social
Do follow Casey if you aren't already - one of the sharpest minds on Russia

We've overestimated Russia for too long The recent anniversary of Russia's expanded invasion, which is now stretching into its fifth year, is as good a time as any to take stock of the state of the war itself. For Ukraine, the fighting rem...

As many casualties as the US had in WWII. An offensive that's moving slower than WWI. An economy that's now in stagflation. And a wild collapse in geopolitical influence.

Call Russia's invasion of Ukraine what it is: the greatest strategic failure we've seen in decades.

Me in @kyivindependent.com:

It's going to fun digging up all those posts from those western neo con war shills who spent ages saying it was fake news that the USA would bomb Iran. They must feel like idiots now.

Oh. Wait. The guys who said that about Ukraine are now who you have to listen to on Iran.

"Iran was, for a long time, part of Western sphere of influence. Now, given the fact that Israel has a nuclear arsenal & could end humanity if it's humiliated, the best solution is for Tehran to demilitarize & cede Straits of Hormuz to Tel Aviv"

Noam Chomsky

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STAND WITH UKRAINE 💙💛

4 years ago Vika Honcharuk was living her dream life as an investment banking analyst on Wall Street in New York

Then 🇷🇺 invaded her homeland!

She spoke to Yalda Hakim about her decision to return to 🇺🇦 & re-train as a medic

On the frontline Viktoriia treated both 🇺🇦🇷🇺 soldiers

Russian casualties are now between 1.1m and 1.4m, of whom 230,000-430,000 are dead.
According to @economist.com

How Russia’s fatalities compare with Ukraine’s After four years of fighting, our modelling reveals a grim toll

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economist.com/graphic-deta...

Russian casualties are now between 1.1m and 1.4m, of whom 230,000-430,000 are dead.
According to @economist.com

A powerful address by a Ukrainian veteran who volunteered to defend his country, his people, and freedom in Ukraine and across Europe
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