Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.
- One Canadian’s story “Svyatik Artemenko travelled from Guelph, Ontario, to Ukraine at the end of January to play professional soccer. A few weeks later, he found himself at the frontlines of Europe’s most brutal war in decades. His life’s journey—from Odesa on the Black Sea coast, to Winnipeg as an immigrant, then back to Odesa as a soldier—is quintessentially Canadian. Artemenko, who is 22, has come of age with his feet firmly planted in two national identities, standing at the hyphen in the middle of “Ukrainian-Canadian” for all of his young life. When Russia invaded, he transformed himself from a Canadian soccer recruit to a Ukrainian fighting for the future of his homeland. Now back in Canada, Artemenko is coming to grips with the trauma of war, even as he resumes his soccer career …” (macleans.ca)
- Happy to help (but let’s hope we don’t need this stuff sometime soon) “Canada has tapped into its own strategic stockpile of emergency medical supplies – stored for a national emergency – to help Ukraine. It has donated over 375,000 items of medical equipment and medicines from Canada’s strategic stockpile since the invasion by Russia began. This includes first aid and trauma kits, medicines and surgical instruments, as well as gloves, masks and gowns …” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
- Bold strategy “Western allies are considering whether to allow Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions and using the money to rebuild Ukraine, according to government officials familiar with the matter. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed the idea at a G-7 finance ministers’ meeting in Germany last week …” (Associated Press)
- How UKR’s railroaders are helping in the fight ” ‘We treat the Russian dead better than they treat living Ukrainians’ An interview with the head of Ukrainian Railways, the backbone of Ukraine’s evacuation efforts” (Meduza.io)
- Who’s the Nazi now? “At least two neo-Nazi groups are fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine, throwing into question Moscow’s claims of “denazifying” its neighbor, German weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday, citing a confidential intelligence report. The document shared with German ministries by the BND intelligence service does not provide the exact number of far-right fighters, but identifies them as the Russian Imperial Legion and Rusich groups …” (RUS independent media) – “Who Are The Neo-Nazis Fighting For Russia In Ukraine?” (USA govt funded media) – “Numerous neo-Nazis are fighting for Russia in Ukraine – Vladimir Putin justifies his war of aggression with the “denazification” of Ukraine. An internal BND document now shows that Moscow’s troops are being supported by right-wing extremist groups …” (Der Spiegel, Google English from German) – Archived link, original Der Spiegel article in German
- RUS clamping down at home “Lawmakers from Russia’s ruling political party, United Russia, have submitted draft legislation to the State Duma that would create two new felony statutes and add stricter penalties to another five criminal offenses already on the books. Clearly but unofficially connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the legislative initiative concerns cooperation with foreign organizations and participation in armed hostilities. Here’s how things will change once the law is adopted …” (meduza.io)
- The IKEA approach to helping out “Su-25 assault planes and Mi-17 helicopters were disassembled in Europe and delivered to Ukraine” (UKR media)
- Word of a harder RUS push to come ” ‘We’ll grind them down in the end’ Sources tell Meduza that the Kremlin is considering another assault on Kyiv and planning victory in Ukraine by the fall” (Meduza.io) – ” ‘The Russian Army Won’t Stop at Donbas’: Pro-Kremlin Groups Hail Advances in Ukraine” (RUS independent media)
- Word of the big guns coming up (and what one RUS media outlet has to say about it) “U.S. to Send Advanced Rocket Systems to Kyiv, Officials Say” (Wall Street Journal, archived link) – MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) (army-technology.com) – “If US supplies MLRS to Ukraine, Russia will strike nuclear blow on Washington” (pravda.ru)
- UKR’s Orthodox church breaks away from Moscow “Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Loyal To Russia Since 2019 Schism, Now Cuts Ties Over War” (USA govt funded media)
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