Тетяна Denford 🇺🇦🔱
@TetyanaUkrainka
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Ukrainian/American. Translator @20DaysMariupol, ‘The Battle for Ukraine’, ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ @FrontlinePBS @telegraph @nytimes Historical Fiction author
Joined October 2009
🥇BREAKING🥇: @20DaysMariupol WON THE OSCAR FOR ‘BEST DOCUMENTARY’. I hope world sees this moment as even more of an imperative to push to amplify the truth about what is happening in #Ukraine. We did it, team. Our work has just begun.
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“In my country the Russians killed people and almost 500 sportsmen died in this war and they will never compete and celebrate and feel this atmosphere. So I'm happy with the gold medal; it's really for all of them.”
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Today my dog went to daycare for the first time ever, and the owner sent me this picture, and basically, it’s the purest picture I’ve ever seen. (He’s the speckled puppy in the center) 😭
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75k likes on a post that makes fun of a country needing help during a genocide.
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Czechia calling Russia the "trash of humanity" will be the best public statement of 2024.
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Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d see the President of Ukraine in Scranton wearing a tryzub and shaking hands with artillery shell manufacturers to protect Ukrainians in Zaporizhzhia. What a small world it could be if we held space for each other like this. 📷:
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This man was someone’s son, someone’s friend, someone’s partner, maybe even someone’s father. Please don’t watch the video, it’s extremely upsetting. But if you do, I want to point out these things: . As he was shoved into the concrete and then marched out into a field to be
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My wish for Father’s Day is that Ukrainian children stop having to say goodbye to their fathers.
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These were the last moments of Vadim Zeleniuk. He was my close friend’s bestie- knew each other for 20 yrs. Vadim’s unit was ambushed, so he told them to run & he stayed behind, taking down 2 Rxssian tanks and a bunch of soldiers. He was awarded a gold star after his death.
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A Ukrainian soldier in Kherson runs over to his childhood home to see his grandmother, weeping as she recognizes him. This is what we’re fighting for.
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Then, @UN, maybe you can also remind them that they don’t know how to read their own language bc they purposely bomb a place that’s marked “CHILDREN” in russian
Russian is one of the six official languages of the UN. Every year on 6 June, the UN marks Russian Language Day. Follow @UnitedNationsRU for updates on the UN’s work in Russian.
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In my job as a translator, I’ve seen a lot of horrific footage from war, but this might be the worst. I’m not sure how he’s supposed to go on.
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What was his crime? . Being Ukrainian. 📷 @ mykyta_shandyba
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ODESA IS ON FIRE. HELLO. IS ANYONE LISTENING. UKRAINE IS BURNING.
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Instead of platforming Russian soldiers talking about their feelings, you should show this clip of a Ukrainian prisoner of war, fragile and grateful to have his feet on Ukrainian soil after being starved and beaten in Russian captivity. *This* is the truth.
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You aren't talking about Bucha anymore, are you. But you should be.
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"I have nothing to do with Russia or Russian film. My parents were born in Ukraine: I'm Ukrainian. I'm not Russian. So, excuse me, but I don't belong here. It's best if I leave."— Jack Palance at a Hollywood event honoring Russian film. He was born Volodymyr Palahniuk, his
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Rxssian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was unable to get to Switzerland due to the EU ban on his plane. As soon as he started speaking on video, ambassadors and other diplomats left the hall as a sign of support for #Ukraine. Source: Times of Ukraine
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“You have a strong handshake. And I understand where your strength comes from. White Crocs.” 😂💓. What you’re watching is not the interaction of a President, but the interaction of a human being and a father, visiting children in the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital. Yes, the same
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While Russia distracts everyone with propaganda films about 'ordinary Russians', those same 'ordinary Russians' shelled a nursing home today. Yes, that's right. A nursing home that houses 221 elderly and sick Ukrainians. But, sure, tell us again that Russians 'are sympathetic
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Being a child gymnast when your neighbor is Russia.
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After seeing Yarko saying goodbye to his entire family today and realizing that he now walks the world on his own, I absolutely stand by the fact that anyone platforming a Russian making a film about 'poor, harmless Russians' and letting Russian soldiers have a platform to
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Instead of platforming 2 hours of a Russian propaganda film, film festivals should have shown this 24 second video of Yarko Bazylevych during the funeral of his wife and three daughters. *This* is the truth.
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You’ve probably forgotten about the Mariupol.Drama Theater, haven’t you. But this is just a reminder that in March 2022, a Russian air strike killed over 300 civilians (out of over 1,000) who had been sheltering there once the invasion started. And then, during the so-called
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On his 18th birthday, Mykyta Tatiana went to the military registration and enlistment office and joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the army, he quickly became known as 'Zhyvchyk' – a lively one – because he always smiled and encouraged everyone around him. A soldier said that
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Say the name of who is killing Ukrainians. Who, Francis. Say it. I dare you.
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If, for you, sporting “isn’t political”, then you are extremely privileged.
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Russians are hunting Ukrainian civilians with weaponized drones. Russians. are hunting. Ukrainian civilians. with weaponized drones. RUSSIANS ARE HUNTING UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS WITH WEAPONIZED DRONES. HELLO?!? ICRC?! HAGUE?! ARE YOU ALL ASLEEP?!.
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Crimea is Ukraine. Donetsk is Ukraine. Odesa is Ukraine. Kharkiv is Ukraine. Kherson is Ukraine. Mykolayiv is Ukraine. Zaporizhzhya is Ukraine. Chernihiv is Ukraine. Poltava is Ukraine. Sumy is Ukraine. Zhytomyr is Ukraine. Bakhmut is Ukraine. Vinnytsia is Ukraine. Chernivtsi is.
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Ignore the BBC. Instead, let’s talk about Pete, and what his legacy was. Pete Fouché was 49. He was from Fulham, West London, and trained as a sniper and medic with his native South Africa’s police special forces 20 years ago. When he died on June 27th, he was working as a
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Lviv is burning while the world keeps enabling Russia. Shame on you.
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@P_Kallioniemi He’s truly becoming a parody of himself, and he was already a parody to begin with so that’s saying a lot.
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When your neighbor is a terrorist, your childhood changes from being a 6-year-old gymnast to being a 7-year-old gymnast with scars and prosthetics. Ukrainian children are being changed forever. (source: Paskal Sasha IG) #Ukraine
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What you see on the surface is a President leading Ukraine to victory as best he can. But underneath it all, he’s a father, trying to ensure that the fathers on the frontline get back to their children. Humanity isn’t about politics. (My favorite part about this video is that a
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“The Russians were hunting us down. They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in. We were the only international journalists left in the city of #Mariupol. We were reporting inside the hospital when gunmen began stalking the corridors. Surgeons gave us
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While the media distracts you with El*n M*sk being involved in American government, Russia gleefully attacks Kharkiv today. Twice. Shame on you for turning your backs on Ukraine.
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A Russian Shahed attacked this residential building in Kyiv tonight. Why? Because there are Ukrainians in there.
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First interview of Olga Kharlan after winning bronze in sabre at the Paris #OlympicGames :. “To all the athletes who could not come and be here because russia killed them. I dedicate this to them.”. Interviewer: “Olga, fantastic comeback. Where did you find the strength? How did
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Someone just sent me this- a sand sculpture artist in Weymouth made this extraordinary statement about #Ukraine. Wow. #StandWithUkraine
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Anyway, here’s a reminder that Beyoncé performed in Donetsk in 2009 and began her set by saying “Hello Ukraine”
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“If there were war crimes committed, obviously you would see them on screen, but. that was not my experience.”
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You’ve stopped talking about Irpin, haven’t you. This is a reminder that while people were screaming and fleeing the city in March 2022, Russia was bombing them and trapping them like animals.
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“This is what captivity did to me”. Remember the defenders still held at Azovstal. If you can, donate to @AzovstalFam . (📷:ukrpravda)
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“In adherence to article 109 of the Geneva Convention, the ICRC vows that prisoners of war must not be subjected to torture or medical experimentation and must be protected against acts of violence.”. They lied. 📷: libkos
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The reality of being a gymnast when your neighbor is russia. (📷: Victoria Efremova)
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Turn on the sound. Listen to the childrens’ wailing. Bear witness to these atrocities. Terrorists are trying to erase our future. 🎥: lachen_tyt/IG
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Who. Attacked. WHO. Say it. I dare you to say it.
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Do you remember Yarko Bazylevych? The man whose wife and three daughters were murdered by a Russian missile in September? . This Russian laughed about it. Yep, that’s right. A rat-like grin erupted on his face, and he chuckled. Sick bastard.
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That took the exact amount of time I predicted it would.
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Hard? No, this is. Marina and Fedor, during the massacre of Mariupol, run into the hospital with their dead son Kirill, hoping against hope that doctors could save him. You know what's also hard? The entire documentary @20DaysMariupol.
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Three days ago, 9 people were m*rdered in Sumy when Russia attacked a hospital. But you've forgotten already, haven't you.
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When my great grandmother was 40, her farmhouse was looted and she was sent to Verkuta Gulag. She did hard labor for 6 years and then escaped during an uprising, sleeping in abandoned houses and train cars, and practically crawled back to Uzhorod (Western Ukraine). She survived.
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If you’re wondering why everyone is tweeting #SlavaUkraini today, it is because a Ukrainian soldier, a prisoner of war, was standing in front of the occupiers and said “Slava Ukraini”. He was immediately shot at point blank range, almost 10 times. The occupiers responded with:
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“We love you, Russia, we respect Russia. Russia and America are the most natural friends in the world!”. Says the person who has millions of dollars, private security, mansions, and would never ever voluntarily live in Russia. Jared Leto can go fuck himself.
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Twitter: I’d like to start a thread of #Ukrainians on here who aren’t blonde/blue-eyed. Why? It’s important for people to realize that this assumption is cultural erasure, and eliminates LOADS of ppl who should be at the front of the narrative about #Ukraine. Pls RT.
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Today I wrote a post about my close friend Valerii's best friend being KIA. No one saw it. Why? Because I wrote that this beautiful 34-year old, a man with hope and dreams, was 'm***ered by russia'. I didn't censor that word, and Twitter classified my post as 'hate speech'.
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Remember the Bazylevych family? Have you forgotten? . Yarko hasn’t forgotten. His life was destroyed 2 months ago because Russia murdered this wife and daughters. Think about that, the next time you hug your partner or your children; think about Yarko waking up to a nightmare
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I am constantly inspired by Zelenskyy's humility and his grace. He is not some dusty old career politician. He is a father, a husband, and above all, a human being trying his best to serve his beloved country the best way he can.
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A #Ukrainian man named Eduard Skoryk drives around #Bakhmut giving residents fresh bread. He calls out to the Babucyas “Hi, grannies, take some fresh bread. Enjoy. Live.” Their faces are priceless. 🥺
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The Economist just wrote a hit-piece not only about Zelenskyy, but about Ukraine and all of its people. The piece describes Ukraine as 'dysfunctional', 'corrupt', and talks about Zelenskyy as someone who 'defies reality' if he keeps trying to steer his country to victory. The
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This outfit is from western #Ukraine, the Karpaty, Verbovets, Ivano-Frankivsk. People from that region are Hutsuls. Proud to be one of them, from a very long line of feisty Hutsul women. ❤️🔥
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THIS is a protest. This should be in the headline of every media outlet, because this is how we change the future.
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Internet bros: “no one is helping Palestinians because they’re not white and blue eyed Ukrainians”. Meanwhile, Ukrainians:
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I want everyone to listen to Hanna. Don’t turn away. She survived Russia’s attack on Dnipro early this morning. “my house is destroyed, you can’t go into the house.”. When you think Ukraine is far away, imagine Hanna to be your grandmother, your mother, your sister, your
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Sumy. If you see this horrific photo of Ukrainian pain and grief and say "yes but. ", you're a selfish, soulless ghoul who is using Ukraine's anguish for entertainment. (photo: Adrien Vautier)
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⬇️I want you to listen to something please. 🔊. Many didn’t like Zelenskyy in 2019. Some of my friends and family were skeptical. “A comedian for a President? Is Ukraine some kind of joke?”. But when he said this oath, what we are all realizing now is that he stayed consistent to
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Hey @sarahrainsford - Ukrainian author here. I know your publisher is @BloomsburyBooks (and I know a few people there) so I have a serious question. Can you explain why you are using a photo (of Ukrainian children being forced out of their country) on the cover of your book
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You’ve probably stopped talking about Chernihiv, haven’t you. But this is a reminder that the city, which is listed as the oldest city in Ukraine, is almost completely destroyed because of Russia’s attempt to “liberate” it.
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Just a reminder that the Met Gala happily invites pro-war people as long as they have money and influence. 🤷♀️
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This. This is the tweet of the year.
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I want you to read Yarko Bazylevych's account of the night where Russia destroyed his family. I want you to spend the same amount of energy you do on here arguing with Ukrainians and spare a moment to read about this man and his grief. Try and imagine the profound loss that he
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Every winter, I love reminding ppl that “Carol of the Bells” is a Ukrainian song, composed in 1914 by Mykola Leontovych & Peter J. Wilhousky. The folk story in the song is about the New Year, which, in pre-Christian #Ukraine, was celebrated with the coming of spring in April.
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Look at what #MeganFox says in her post. And then tell me that Ukrainian women shouldn't be mad af at how the world has treated us, feeding us right into the misogynist propaganda of being cleaners/prostitutes/rent-a-brides/nannies. Tell us again how not to be angry. Come on.
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Have you stopped talking about how many Ukrainian mothers bury their children?. Nadiya Trubchaninova weeps while holding the coffin of her only son, Vadym, who was killed by Russian soldiers in Bucha in 2022. It took 9 days after his body was found for Nadiya to finally have a
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Save yourself the 90 minutes of watching ‘Russians at War’. The only true ‘ordinary Russians’ are ones like these, sho*ting unarmed civilians point blank in the h*ad, with zero remorse, over and over again, while everyone tells Ukraine not to “escalate”.
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WHY IS THE MEDIA NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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Писанки ASMR 😍. Ukrainian Easter is truly something otherworldly.
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I am very fortunate enough to be connected to a very talented producer and writer, and I asked her to organize a voiceover for a video of this R*ssian tank (for @saintjavelin) , and it made my day. I’m crying 🤣👏🏻🇺🇦 #UkraineRussianWar #ukraine
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My whole life, I’d never imagined that the President of #Ukraine would be addressing Congress, replying “Heroyam Slava” to people chanting “Slava Ukraini”, making people laugh, and seeing the UKRAINIAN FLAG being held up for the world to see. I am so proud to be #Ukrainian. ❤️🔥.
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