Contra spem spero - against all hope I hope.

It kind of blows my mind that this poem by Lesya Ukrainka is 130 years old but it's like it could have been written today.

Слава Україні! Борітеся - поборете 💙 💛

(CW: non-graphic images of civilian life at war)

#Ukraine #LesyaUkrainka #LesiaUkrainka #Poetry

https://youtu.be/i9mGgqMuaIo

Greetings, @Euan_MacDonald | @EugeneMcParland!

I am not surprised at the arrest, but wonder why it took three of these thugs to arrest one woman, who was not committing the crime of protesting Russia's war of aggression, its war crimes, crimes against humanity, or status as a terrorist state. I suspect public protests, especially using 'война' ("war"), are rare.

I fear these "officers" used their truncheons later on this heroic woman. May I be wrong!

Cordially,

David

#LesyaUkrainka

In #Moscow, near the #LesyaUkrainka monument, people are detained for bringing flowers or organizing individual pickets. It seems that a police outfit is constantly on duty here. The monument has become an informal memorial to the victims of Putin's aggression and a gathering point for those Russians who oppose it.

#Ukraine

#RussiaIsATerroristState

Yesterday, a spontaneous memorial appeared in #Moscow at the monument to #LesyaUkrainka. People carried flowers and toys in memory of the victims of the tragedy in the #Dnipro. The security forces detained at least four people. Now everything has been removed from the monument, and a paddy wagon is on duty nearby.

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❗️In #Moscow, a photo of the building that was destroyed by #Putin with a missile on Saturday in #Dnipro #Ukraine, also flowers and a toy were brought to the monument of #LesyaUkrainka

#RussiaIsATerroristState