💙💛 Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war, Ukrainians have created a countless number of witty memes circulating online.
A jar of tomatoes, #cotton (or #bavovna), sunflower seeds, and a raccoon — these are just some of the war-related memes that have become iconic.
What do these witty posts and phrases mean?
#WARINUKRAINE #UkraineWar #Ukraine #bavovna #cotton
RT @realzaidzayn@twitter.com
BREAKING 🇷🇺 : The building of the border service of the FSB is on fire in Rostov-on-Don #Russia
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/realzaidzayn/status/1636333914674593793
RT @Affenpocker
@Oksii33 @fellarequests @UkraineAidOps Here’s your new fella, I hope it reflects your personality better than the last one ❤️🔥
#Bavovna
Barracks of invading Russian forces and four trucks with ammunition were hit in blasts in the village of #Nikolske outside the occupied city of #Mariupol late on Feb. 12, the city’s mayoral advisor Petro Andriushchenko said in a Telegram post on Feb. 13.
Massive ‘#bavovna’ (lit. ‘cotton’ in English, a euphemism used in #Ukraine to describe an explosion in Russia)https://english.nv.ua/nation/mayor-advisor-reveals-russians-barracks-trucks-with-ammunition-hit-in-blasts-near-mariupol-50303965.html
#Nikolske #mariupol #bavovna #ukraine
Why cotton? r***ns called explosions on their territory as "hlopok" (i.e. a clap). Ironically enough, the word for "clap" is a homonym with "cotton" - #bavovna in Ukrainian.
#stencil #Art #StandWithUkraine #bavovna
Explosions reported in Sevastopol and Simferopol (red) on Telegram. Russian Air Defenses are also claiming that Ukrainian drones over Gvardeisky (white) and Sevastopol have been shot down.
From “OSINTdefender” and “Maria Drutska” on Twitter.
#bavovna #crimea #crimeaisukraine #ukraine #ukrainewar #ukrainewillwin #sevastopol #simferopol #gvardeisky #russia #ruzzia
#bavovna #crimea #CrimeaisUkraine #ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineWillWin #sevastopol #Simferopol #gvardeisky #russia #ruZZia
At least one person is dead and several more are injured in Kyiv following Russia’s latest barrage of missiles on New Year’s Eve. However, explosions have been heard earlier in Yevpatoria, in Russian-occupied Crimea, which may indicate a that a wider bavovna will be carried out by Ukraine against Russia. #news #breakingnews #worldnews #ukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewillwin #slavaukraini #kyiv #russia #ruzzia #crimea #bavovna
#news #breakingnews #worldnews #UkraineWar #ukraine #UkraineWillWin #SlavaUkraini #kyiv #russia #ruZZia #crimea #bavovna
RT @UkraineNewsLive@twitter.com
⚡⚡⚡On the #Crimean Isthmus in the region of Chongar temporarily occupied by the #Russian, there were several explosions, the #Russians are in shock and that's good 🔥
#BAVOVNA💥
#Ukraine #Ukrainian #UkraineWillWin #UkrainianArmy #UkraineRussiaWar️ #Ukrainians #Ukrayna https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1604930141242773504
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UkraineNewsLive/status/1604930141242773504
#ukrayna #ukrainians #UkraineRussiaWar #UkrainianArmy #UkraineWillWin #ukrainian #Ukraine #bavovna #russians #Russian #Crimean
RT @Aushka01@twitter.com
New trend: enjoying #bavovna in Orcland
#RussiaIsATerroristState https://twitter.com/MoreeuwL/status/1604136062733135875
#bavovna #RussiaIsATerroristState
#bavovna #КримЦеУкраїна #war #RussianUkrainianWar #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWillWin #poster #design #slavkryvonos #бавовна #bavovna_posters
#bavovna #кримцеукраїна #war #RussianUkrainianWar #russiaukrainewar #UkraineWillWin #poster #design #slavkryvonos #бавовна #bavovna_posters
"#HIMARS #Ukraine #bavovna #Bryansk #UkrainianArmy"
Source: https://twitter.com/AlexLypa/status/1602578186533044224
#himars #ukraine #bavovna #bryansk #ukrainianarmy
RT @ninaselyna
What a beautiful surprise I received today from my friends on the front!😍 for absolutely no reason! Our #UkraineDefenders remain very bright kind and romantic souls 🌞 even after 10 months of fighting despite huge mental and physical fatigue 💔
#Bavovna #FlowersFromWarZone
#ukrainedefenders #bavovna #flowersfromwarzone