Daria Kaleniuk
@dkaleniuk
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executive director at @AntAC_ua co-founder of @ICUVua. 12 years of building anti-corruption & rule of law in UA. 2,5 years of global advocacy for UA victory
Kyiv, Ukraine
Joined July 2009
ALERT! Huge backsliding in defense procurement reform in Ukraine. Minister Umerov has just destroyed the Supervisory Board of the Defense Procurement Agency:
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Read this story till the end. During WWII some children were making diaries from concentration camps & occupied cities by nazis. History is repeating. This is a diary of Katya, a 16 years old girl from Mariupol, whose mother died in the basement👇😢.
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Oleksandr Shapovalov, the famous Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer, died today at the battlefield. He volunteered into Armed Forces of Ukraine after February 24 invasion & became a soldier. RIP, Ukrainian hero
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#UkrainianVictory .Three villagers destroyed half of russian column in Kherson region.“I will defend my land and beat occupiers till the last breath”, says one of the heroes
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#UkrainianVictory.Russian occupiers expected Ukrainians to welcome them with bread and salt.In fact, Ukrainian granny welcomed them with homemade cakes. Poisoned. She killed 8 occupiers.Source: phone call intercepted by Security Service of Ukraine.
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Alexandra Trofimovna, 86, was a little girl in Kharkiv when Germans bombed her house during WWII, killing her mother and sister. She also lost two fingers on her right hand. This morning, her house was bombed once again, this time by the russian army. Ig
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1. USA must designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. 2. Germany must provide immediately Leopard 2 tanks. 3. Allies must unblock provision of 4th generation fighter jets to Ukraine. 4. ATACMS for Ukraine now. 5. Modern air defense to protect critical infrastructure.
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Russians gunned down the humanitarian convoy of women and children during an evacuation from Peremoha village, Kyiv region, along pre-approved “green” corridor. Seven killed, including one child. Total casualties unknown.
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Ok, so I’m reading how US, UK, some EU states telling their citizens to leave Ukraine NOW. As I am a Ukrainian staying in Kyiv I’m calling to the US, UK & EU member states to block assets of Putin oligarchs NOW and ban NOW entry to the West for their family members.
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Oleksandr Kukurba, one of best UA fighter jet pilots, hero, died on July 26 protecting Ukrainian sky. He was one of those expecting for modern fighter jets & missiles when we arranged travel of our pilots to Washington. Raised by a single mother he was the source of hope for her
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On Feb 23 Sasha celebrated her bday. Few days later the girl was wounded by russians when her family tried to evacuate from Irpin. Two days she spent in the shelter bleeding. When volunteers managed to bring Sasha to the hospital doctors had no choice but to amputate her hand.
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So, the hell is starting. EU and NATO members states MUST ACT NOW: immediate assets freeze of Kremlin oligarchs and family members, entry bans for them; cut SWIFT for Russia.
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Russia is using Belarusian conscripts to wash armored vehicles of the Russian army. These young soldiers CLEAN REMAINS of the russian soldiers off the tanks. Belarusian local news outlet Nasha Niva reported on a specific case of one soldier sharing the story with his parents.
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That is unbelievably powerful! Ukrainian soldiers took away Russian bill board in liberated city with slogan “We are one people with Russia” and were amazed by the revealed message from Taras Shevchenko, the most famous Ukrainian poet:
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Where is Amnesty International? Russian tourists in occupied Crimea are endangered by Russian military forces places close to them.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine would like to remind everyone that the presence of occupying troops on the territory of Ukrainian Crimea is not compatible with the high tourist season.
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Activists just blocked the highway between Germany and Poland сalling on European Union to stop trade with Russia-->
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I want to die, but I can't. … hug your kids! Otherwise, you may be gone, and they will not remember your smell. If I endure and later have children, I will be hugging them all the time ". Source: 11/11.
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R.I.P UN.
If the @UN would have existed in 1944, the UN SG would have visited Auschwitz and shaken hands with Heinrich Himmler.
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Georgia. Wow! Our Georgian brothers and sisters deserve EU future.
One of the largest demonstrations in Tbilisi of last 30 years, in support of EU aspirations and against the government at home.
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“You know that feeling when it hurts? I once fell in love with a boy, but he didn’t fall in love with me, and I thought it hurt. But it turned out that it hurts to see your mother die in front of you”, says 16 y.o. girl from Mariupol, a hell on earth.1/11.
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Arrived back home to Kyiv today. And sheltering in metro now.
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I hate russia. My own uncle is there. Do you know what he told me on phone today? "Katya? What Katya? Girl, I don't know you. What war, what Katya? And then he wrote from the a burner phone,“Katya, do not write to me. It is dangerous for me and my family. Your mom is gone.”.7/11.
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… corpses stink so much. They were everywhere. I covered my brother's eyes with my mother's scarf so that he would not see this. While we were running, I nearly vomited several times. I no longer believe in your God. Had he existed, we wouldn't have suffered so much. 5/11.
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I hate them! She was his sister!? How is that possible?.… you know, I think that I will return to Mariupol. And I will live in the same place. And every time, on the same day, I will go down to the basement of a new house to lay flowers. 8/11.
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Kids in Dnipro praying tonight while Russia fires missiles at one of the largest cities in Ukraine.
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My mom never, you hear, never did anything wrong. She went to church. Uncle Kolya quit smoking so that mom wouldn`t be nervous that it`s a sin. And your God took her away. The priest said my mom now serving God, but it`d be better if she were to serve him here, raising us.6/11.
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I have a friend in Kyiv. She received interview request from foreign media. She wrote back to the journalist the following this morning 👇.
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It's also scary when children cry. You can't be heard. These freaks searched for people in basements and killed them. Those who survived said that the russian military were able to rape children and the elderly, and even corpses. If there is a God, why does He allow this?.9/11.
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We were begging for modern air defense systems & fighter jets since first days of war. On the 7th month of war Russia can easily terrorize with massive missiles downtown of UA capital because of reluctance in providing us with modern military capabilities.
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There are 66 camps in russia, which hold 95,000 #Mariupol residents. It’s hard to imagine what these people are going through there
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I don't want to live anymore. We'll probably be separated now. And I might not see my brother. What for? Why was this putin saving us? We lived well, we even bought a car. Uncle Kolya promised to teach me how to drive. They even burned the car. And the apartment is gone. 10/11.
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My brother keeps coming up to mom, saying, “Mommy, don’t sleep, you will freeze”. We will never visit her grave. She has remained in the damp and dark basement. We went to the toilet, slept, ate leftovers in the same basement.2/11.
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Dear friends demand No-Fly Zone over Ukraine. This practice was used earlier in Libya in 2011 when NATO suspended all flights over the country’s territory. This crucial military action should be introduced to protect Ukraine from Russian jets, drones, and missiles.
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…Our neighbor died, and we could not carry her outside, and she began to smell. When it got quiet uncle Kolya carried her out, and himself got killed on a trip wire. Mom cried a lot. After dad died uncle Kolya was the closest person. 4/11.
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Once uncle Kolya caught a pigeon, and we fried it and ate it. And then we all vomited. Mom held on to the last, 3 days before our evacuation, she died. I told my brother that she was asleep and should not be awakened. But he seems to have understood it all. 3/11.
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While you are talking we are dying - thousands of Ukrainians in Warsaw lied down today to commemorate victims of war and to call @POTUS to deliver air defence weapon to Ukraine now. Every minute of delay kills.
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This is not russia, whose main opposition leader was killed in prison yesterday. This is Hungary protesting against Putin’s puppet Victor Orban.
Massive demonstrations in Budapest against Hungarian dictator Orban. The people demand the resignation of the regime. Enough is enough.
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Ukrainian women soldiers just finished a very intense 1-week visit to Washington DC. It was an honor for me & @MarushevskaY to assist the delegation sent by the order of General Zaluzhnyi upon the invitation of @IRIglobal. Below is a quick report from the visit👇
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You can see Serhii Kolocei in the picture 🇷🇺 soldier, who killed 4 unarmed ppl and tortured one person in #Bucha. Kolocei forced one man to sniff dead bodies, also put him thru mock execution and shot near his ear. Such stories won’t disappear till the last russian soldier in 🇺🇦
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How to help us?.Don’t condemn Russia. Don’t express deep concerns. Confiscate Kremlin’s $300bln kept across Western countries, and let Ukraine spend it on weapons. Don’t express fear. Allow Ukraine to strike military targets inside Russia. Speed up with F-16 delivery.
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Ukrainian Armed Forces are liberating city by city in Eastern Ukraine. Without modern tanks, without modern fighter jets. Losses are high, but our soldiers are attacking. @Bundeskanzler @POTUS unblock NATO tanks and fighter jets for AFU. Save the lives of heros, who defend NATO!.
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A white dove landed on the hand of a priest who is helping to evacuate civilians from Kharkiv. Good will overcome evil, light will overcome darkness. #UkrainianVictory. God is on our side
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Stop talking about Ukrainian insurgency, resistance, 10 years of upcoming cold war or other bullshit. Ukraine will win this war with Russia. We will do this now. The West must send air defence systems to reduce the amount of blood Ukrainians will pay for this victory.
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This beautiful family lost the father & the husband yesterday. Yesterday on March 30 Bohdan Stefanyshyn was trying to rescue people near sieged Chernihiv & he was killed by russians. Bohdan's wife is MP @stefanyshyna, member of healthcare committee in UA parliament.
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“Good morning, mom. Wake up. The war has started. You know what to do.” - my first phone call this morning today.
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NATO members, EU, Switzerland and other Western countries promised severe sanctions on Russia in case of full scale war. Some steps were already taken, but there is lots of more what could be done to isolate Russia financially and target Putin wallets on the West👇.
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I absolutely love the new cover for The Economist! This is finally the right way to ask the question and set up the narrative
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Odessa city, which is known as “Odessa mama” is prepared to greet russian nazis. Greeting poster says in poetic Russian language “Mama will bury everyone who will try to touch her”. #UkrainianVictory
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This is Volodymyr Vakulenko. A Ukrainian poet from Kharkiv region. He was missing since March this year. Today DNA test confirmed he was tortured and killed by Russians.
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#UkrainianVictory 100,000 Ukrainian men came back from abroad to join UA army. In Kyiv men are giving bribes to enlist in territorial defence forces, 'cos the waiting line is too long. No doubt, we`ll win this war, just help us #ProtectUASky to save hundreds of thousands lives.
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“This is not my war” - a border guard in Frankfurt airport started yelling at me when found leaflets in me beg with slogan #ArmUkraineNow. “Go kill more russians”, “this will lead to wwiii” - he kept shouting
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Glory to Ukraine! When we will win this fucking war we might allow NATO joining Ukraine. We promise we will keep the door open for everyone.
The third day of Russian full-scale invasion: Ukrainian forces demolished 3 Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter aircraft, 11 helicopters, 2 Sukhoi Su-2 subsonic jet aircraft, 2 Ilyushin Il-76MD strategic airlifters, armored convoy, and echelon with fuel.
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In Chernihiv region, Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a division of Iskander-M ballistic missile systems, which were used to fired at civilian population, per operational command "North." Image indicative only. #UkrainianVictory
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My sons - Danylo and Stefan - are sleeping in the corridor during night air raids in Kyiv. I will tell them to be “strategically patient” when arrive home tomorrow after Vilnius NATO Summit.
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Kidnapped Ukrainian children by Russia.
Brazenly and on camera, the #Russian's kidnap orphans from the occupied territories of Ukraine and say that it is "for their good.". Just imagine if any other country occupied a part of Russia and took out children from there. What would be the reaction of Russia?
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This is Nina. She is a professional pharmacist from Kharkiv. Nina agreed to show her face after after russian shelling. To make the world know the truth. The woman will need a very long treatment. Who can help?.Stop #TerroRussia
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Kyiv now. Ask Italy, Germany, Cyprus and Hungary why they silently support these crimes by sabotaging grave sanctions on Russia, specifically swift
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I am getting a lot of questions & concerns recently on UA corruption as a risk & threat to providing NATO heavy weapons to UA & significant support for reconstruction of the country after the victory. Here is what i need to say after devoting my last 10 years to anticor in UA👇.
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NATO doesn't want to hit russian missiles, which are destroying Ukrainian hospitals. NATO is afraid to irritate Putin. Ok, we have alternative - how about @BorisJohnson & @POTUS coming to Ukraine now & protect our sky at least for a few days so that children could be evacuated?
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Brussels yesterday right near the European Commission. 902 people died officially in Ukraine because of russian aggression according to UN as of middle of March. Thousands of dead are uncounted. What this number would mean if dead people were lying in the middle of Brussels?
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#UkrainianVictory.Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed nearly 200 items of russian military equipment on the outskirts of Melitopol in Zaporizhya region.
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Thank you, Tbilisi!.
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#UkrainianVictory .UA Army shot down russian fighter jet SU-34 that was bombarding civilians.
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This is not Ukraine's war - this is russia's war. I wonder who provoked Hitler to start his war - probably jews?
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7.50 am, Kyiv. Air raid since 5 am. Ballistic missiles are attacking the city. Explosives are heard since early morning. Yet this tiny coffee shop already is open and working. Because good morning coffee in Kyiv is an existential need
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In Kherson, russians robbed the apartment of deceased Ukrainian activist Kateryna Handziuk. 12 armed occupiers stormed the apartment telling it “threatens russian statehood”. After hours of searches they took few bags with stuff. Now russians are fighting with dead UA activists
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My friends, 2 young girls were captured, tortured, raped, and killed. One of them was a brilliant doctor, another one was a scientist and had a Ph.D.
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.@EmmanuelMacron is seeking in Moscow and Kyiv solutions to the European security crisis triggered by Putin. I suggest Mr.Macron to try to find a solution also in France. I will help - this thread will be about french assets of Russian oligarchs. How about freezing them? 👇.
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I am so proud of our Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyiy. He has years of combatant experience in real war at the most dangerous places. When the US hear from him what Ukraine needs to win the war they have to listen.
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Ukrainian wedding at the frontline.
This couple, Lesya and Valeriy, just got married next to the frontline in Kyiv. They are with the territorial defense.
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On May 9 @ratushnyi_r was congratulating everyone with @POTUS signing the lend-lease bill. On June 9 Roman died on the battlefield in the Kharkiv region. He was 24 years old. A famous civil activist from Kyiv. RIP hero.
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Books to read now to understand deep roots of Russian war against Ukraine. Spoiler: Russia even has stolen its name from Ukraine. What is now Russia used to be Moscovia, and what is now Ukraine used to be Kyiv Rus. Moscovia is now bombing Kyiv, the mother of Rus cities.👇.
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Nice. Russians are not even hiding that they are using famine as a warfare.
"The famine will start now and they will lift the sanctions and be friends with us, because they will realize that it's impossible not to be friends with us," - said Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan during the Petersburg Economic Forum. #StopRussia
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14 days as my morning starts not from coffee and Shakespeare poetry, not from amazing The Beatles but from dead bodies of our children around the streets.
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Happy birthday to my dear Kyiv with your 1540th birthday! Here's Andriy Yermolenko's illustration "Kyiv Founders Monument reworking" (the founders of Kyiv are princes Kyi, Shchek, Khoriv, and their sister Lybid according to medieval chronicles)
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Unfortunately, I can't join your program, as all my time and efforts are dedicated to protecting my people and my family. For example, a few days ago Russian officers killed my younger brother (a civilian, he just crossed the street to buy food).
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Little 8 years old boy is singing songs and collecting funds for Armed Forces of Ukraine. Then a veteran passes by. See how thankful he is.
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For everyone who still spreads "doubts" whether it was an explosion in Kakhovka. Norwegian seismic monitoring group Norsar confirmed an explosion at the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine.
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Conversations of russian invaders intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine.they kill and rape civilians .afterwards, they call their mothers and wives to tell what they did .Does anyone still think it is only putin to blame? /1
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My son started a new school year. Not in Ukraine, because of russia. He misses his friends, family & life in Kyiv. Since 5 years old Danylo wants to be an inventor. This year his dream is more specific. He wants to invent a weapons production plant operating underground.
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Ukrainian nazism is when the Jewish president appoints the Muslim minister of defense.
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A soldier reads it “And glory to you, dark-blue mountains,.Frost and snow protect you;.And to you, great-hearted heroes,.God does not forget you. Struggle on—and be triumphant!.God Himself will aid you;.At your side fight truth and glory,.Right and holy freedom.”.
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