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Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children has been visible from the outset, the UN says.

russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says

putin's direct involvement in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children has been visible from the outset, the UN says.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

10.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Firma la petizione 61st Venice Biennale: Stop the Normalization of War Crimes Through Art

Please sign. www.change.org/p/61st-venic...

10.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Compared with the end of December 2025 the total number of people from #Ukraine under temporary protection increased by 23,110 (+0.5%)

10.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Eurostat map (Jan 2026) showing non-EU citizens from Ukraine under temporary protection across EU countries. Poland hosts the most (965,990), followed by Germany (397,185). Data source: Eurostat, UN-FAO.

Eurostat map (Jan 2026) showing non-EU citizens from Ukraine under temporary protection across EU countries. Poland hosts the most (965,990), followed by Germany (397,185). Data source: Eurostat, UN-FAO.

On 31 January 2026, a total of 4.38 million non-EU citizens who fled #Ukraine had temporary protection status in the #EU.

Read more hereπŸ“Ž
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...

10.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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EU threatens to pull funding for famed Venice art festival over Russian return The Venice Biennale reinstated Russia’s pavilion after a four-year absence.

#EU threatens to pull funding for famed Venice art festival over russian return

The Venice Biennale reinstated russia’s pavilion after a four-year absence.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

10.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Our Team Is Now on Its Way to the Gulf Region, Where They Can Help Protect Lives and Stabilize the Situation – Address by President #Zelenskyy 10.03.2026

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Those now seeking Ukraine’s help must continue to assist our own defense – first and foremost, our air defense.

Full address

10.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”΄ Kenyans demand return of men tricked into fighting for Russia.

10.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œWe can take them at their word.”

10.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4
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Since 2022, russia has used 57,000+ Iranian-supplied Shahed drones in #Ukraine.

Iran, putin’s ally, fuels global terror with these drones - now striking Middle Eastern nations. Evidence shows russian parts in Shaheds.

Iranian and russian regimes support each other

Source: Ukraine.ua

10.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine has enough money to last until May, officials say An IMF loan has bought the EU time to overcome Hungary’s veto on a €90 billion loan to Kyiv.

#Ukraine has enough money to last until May, officials say

πŸ–ŠοΈ Gregorio Sorgi and Bjarke Smith-Meyer

An IMF loan has bought the #EU time to overcome Hungary's veto on a €90 billion loan to Kyiv.

www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

10.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Meta must comply; penalty raised to €10M for non-compliance.

Other EU users still await similar rights.

10.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Court again rules in favor of Bits of Freedom: freedom of choice for Instagram and Facebook users remains intact Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.

Dutch court upheld Bits of Freedom’s win vs Meta: Instagram/Facebook users in the Netherlands keep their right to choose between algorithmic or chronological feeds, as required by the Digital Services Act.

www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/03/10/c...

10.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It's particularly common for young people to resist obtaining russian passports, especially men who fear being conscripted into the russian army.

#Ukraine does not recognize forced citizenship changes.

10.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia makes obtaining Russian citizenship in occupied territories indefinite, signaling consolidation The March 4 decree removes the deadline for residents of occupied Ukrainian territories to obtain Russian citizenship through a simplified process established by a 2022 Russian law, effectively making...

russia indefinitely extends simplified russian citizenship for occupied Ukrainian territories, consolidating control.

Residents face pressure to obtain passports for social benefits, property rights

10.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Confidential Russian Documents Obtained by Ukraine Show 1.3 Million Russian War Losses Ukraine’s military intelligence says Russian irreversible losses total 1.315m, with more deaths reported. Zelenskyy orders deeper monitoring of arms output.

#Ukraine intelligence has obtained classified russian documents revealing that the irreversible losses of the russian army have exceeded 1.3 million people, with a significant increase in the proportion of fatalities among these losses, including the dead and severely wounded

10.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Directed by Mstyslav Chernov, it follows a Ukrainian platoon liberating Andriivka from russian forces, highlighting the war’s human cost.

The film was also named second-best of 2025 by The Guardian and represented #Ukraine for the 2026 Oscars.

10.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Silhouette of a soldier walking through a war-torn forest at dusk, with text: 'Ukrainian documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka wins two US film awards.' Screenshot from the documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Ukraine.ua).

Silhouette of a soldier walking through a war-torn forest at dusk, with text: 'Ukrainian documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka wins two US film awards.' Screenshot from the documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Ukraine.ua).

Ukrainian documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka won two major US awards: Best Documentary Screenplay (Writers Guild of America) and Best Documentary Cinematography (American Society of Cinematographers).

10.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on #Ukraine studied the cases of 1,205 ​children from five oblasts, or regions, in Ukraine and said ​that 80% of them have yet to return to Ukraine.

10.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia's deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds A U.N. investigation found on Tuesday that the deportation ​and transfer of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities β€Œsince Moscow's full-scale invasion of the country in 2022 amounted to crimes agai...

russia's deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

10.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Kyiv’s Maidan Square transformed from scattered flags in 2022 to a vast memorial in 2026, each flag honoring fallen Ukrainian defendersβ€”a growing tribute to sacrifice and resilience.

Kyiv’s Maidan Square transformed from scattered flags in 2022 to a vast memorial in 2026, each flag honoring fallen Ukrainian defendersβ€”a growing tribute to sacrifice and resilience.

Kyiv’s central square, Maidan, has turned into a field of flags β€” each one symbolizing a fallen Ukrainian defender who died protecting #Ukraine and Europe from russia.

More appear there every single day. πŸ’”

Victory and justice for Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

10.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Zelenskyy, Merkel and Bono get top EU prize It’s a beautiful day for U2.

The European Parliament handed out the European Order of Merit, for the first time this year to recognize people who have contributed to #EU values

President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy of #Ukraine, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Polish President Lech WaΕ‚Δ™sa received the top distinction

10.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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12 members of money laundering scheme exploiting Ukrainian women arrested in Spain – Authorities identified 55 victims following Europol-supported investigation | Europol An international operation in Spain targeting a money laundering scheme resulted in the arrest of 12 suspects. The disrupted criminal network systematically exploited vulnerable Ukrainian women to ope...

An international operation in Spain targeting a money laundering scheme resulted in the arrest of 12 suspects.

The disrupted criminal network systematically exploited vulnerable Ukrainian women to open bank accounts, which were used in gaming platforms and to transfer illicit profits.

10.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war

'Sounds familiar': how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels russia's invasion of #Ukraine

πŸ–ŠοΈ Pjotr ​​Sauer

Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

10.03.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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10-year sentence for love of Ukraine against 71-year-old pensioner under Russian occupation Russia couldn’t charge Ukrainian Mykola Tynkov with β€˜treason’, so came up with equally surreal charges in order to punish him for supporting his own country

A russian occupation β€˜court’ has sentenced Mykola Tynkov (b. 1955) to ten years’ maximum-security imprisonment, with the aggressor state essentially acknowledging in the indictment that the #Ukraine pensioner was charged solely with supporting his country.

khpg.org/en/1608815582

10.03.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
Graphic by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: A nationwide minute of silence is held daily at 09:00 to honour those who have perished since the russian invasion of Ukraine. Features a broken candle symbol."

(Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Graphic by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: A nationwide minute of silence is held daily at 09:00 to honour those who have perished since the russian invasion of Ukraine. Features a broken candle symbol." (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Graphic by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: A nationwide minute of silence is held daily at 09:00 to honour those who have perished since the russian invasion of Ukraine. Features a broken candle symbol."

(Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Graphic by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: A nationwide minute of silence is held daily at 09:00 to honour those who have perished since the russian invasion of Ukraine. Features a broken candle symbol." (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Every morning at:
9 AM Kyiv (EEST)
7 AM London (GMT)
8 AM Berlin/Paris (CET)
2 AM New York (EST)
5 PM Sydney (AEDT)

#Ukraine pauses.

Will you join us in a minute of silence to honour the fallen heroes who gave everything for freedom?

Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Stand with Ukraine.πŸ•―οΈ

10.03.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heavy fighting occurred in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and multiple frontline directions.

10.03.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Map of combat actions in Ukraine as of March 9, 2026, by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Highlights key regions with detailed inset maps showing active combat zones." (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Map of combat actions in Ukraine as of March 9, 2026, by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Highlights key regions with detailed inset maps showing active combat zones." (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Infographic showing russian occupiers' losses in Ukraine from Feb 24, 2022, to Mar 10, 2026. Includes ~1,274,990 personnel, 11,758 tanks, 24,174 armored vehicles, and other equipment. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Infographic showing russian occupiers' losses in Ukraine from Feb 24, 2022, to Mar 10, 2026. Includes ~1,274,990 personnel, 11,758 tanks, 24,174 armored vehicles, and other equipment. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Day 1,476, Yesterday #Ukraine repelled 130 russian attacks, inflicting 950 enemy casualties and destroying 13 tanks, 73 artillery systems, and 2,169 drones.

russia launched 90 airstrikes, 251 guided bombs, and 9,812 drone attacks.

10.03.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ukrainian infographic dated 10.03.2026 showing 122 enemy drones destroyed out of 137 air attack means deployed. Source: ΠŸΠΎΠ²Ρ–Ρ‚Ρ€ΡΠ½Ρ– Π‘ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ (Ukrainian Air Force) - t.me/kpszsu

Ukrainian infographic dated 10.03.2026 showing 122 enemy drones destroyed out of 137 air attack means deployed. Source: ΠŸΠΎΠ²Ρ–Ρ‚Ρ€ΡΠ½Ρ– Π‘ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ (Ukrainian Air Force) - t.me/kpszsu

#Ukraine repelled a massive 137 UAV attack (80 Shaheds) from 18:00 9 Mar to 08:00 10 Mar, downing/suppressing 122.

12 UAVs hit 10 sites; debris fell in 10 locations.

The attack continues, with several enemy UAVs in the airspace.

10.03.2026 06:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Infographic showing russian occupiers' losses in Ukraine from Feb 24, 2022, to Mar 10, 2026. Includes ~1,274,990 personnel, 11,758 tanks, 24,174 armored vehicles, and other equipment. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Infographic showing russian occupiers' losses in Ukraine from Feb 24, 2022, to Mar 10, 2026. Includes ~1,274,990 personnel, 11,758 tanks, 24,174 armored vehicles, and other equipment. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to March 10, 2026 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine

πŸ”· Yesterday 950 enemy, killed or wounded and 13 tanks destroyed πŸ”₯

10.03.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quick reaction to Trump Putin call:
(1) Putin is mostly pleased, slightly nervous. He dislikes the normalisation of taking out state leaders. But he sees Trump as stuck, with US foes benefiting, and US allies seeing Washington as unreliable and even threatening.

09.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2