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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #850 on: April 14, 2026, 11:48:26 am »
Razom for Ukraine 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦
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For weeks, Ukraine supporters asked @RepGonzalez why he sat down with Russian war criminals in Washington.

He ignored us. So we took out a billboard in his district in Texas.

If you cavort with Russians who bomb hospitals, we're taking our message to your home.



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Tony Gonzalez (R, Moscow) just resigned from Congress.  :yowsa:
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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #852 on: April 14, 2026, 05:46:47 pm »
Tony Gonzalez (R, Moscow) just resigned from Congress.  :yowsa:

Different Gonzalez.
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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #853 on: April 14, 2026, 10:51:40 pm »
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VERY BIG TOP NEWS TODAY ✌️

💥 Yelets, Lipetsk region, there was an attack by strike UAVs on the industrial zone.

🔥 At night, AFU carried out a massive attack on Crimea. Explosions in Simferopol, Feodosia and Kerch.

💥 In Melitopol, a substation was hit.

🇩🇪 Germany and Ukraine sign defence cooperation agreement in Berlin.

🇩🇪 Merz: We are going to step up our measures against Russia’s shadow fleet.

🚀 Zelensky: We will be producing anti-ballistic missile systems to protect us against any kind of drones, any kinds of aerial attacks.

🇪🇺 Zelensky: We don’t want “NATO light” or “EU light.” We want proper membership in the EU.

🇭🇺 By the end of April, Druzhba pipeline will be repaired and work will be resumed. In Hungary, light has triumphed over darkness in the elections, — Zelensky.

💥 "Nebo-U" radar station (Feodosia, TOT AR Crimea) was hit.

🔥 Also, the damage of airspace control system radar station in the Nikolaevka area and "Kasta-2E" radar station near the Lubyanoe-Pervoye settlement was confirmed in the Belgorod region.

⚡️Separately, the damage of "Tor-M1" anti-aircraft missile system near the Lozove settlement (TOT Luhansk region) was confirmed.

⚡️ SCALP Missiles Strike UAV Storage Site near Donetsk Airport. The strike was carried out using SCALP cruise missiles and GBU-39 guided aerial bombs.

⚡️ Ukrainian strike UAVs also hit enemy ammunition depots in the areas of Azovske (Zaporizhzhia region), as well as Urzuf and Kulykivske (Donetsk region).

🇩🇪 Hundreds of Patriot missiles, deep and medium-strike drones — created a new large-scale cooperation package with Germany for €4 billion, — Fedorov.

❗️Germany will finance a contract for several hundred Patriot missiles. The supply of 36 IRIS-T launchers is also planned.

🔥 As a result of the attack on the oil depot in Feodosia, FP-2 drones destroyed 2 tanks, - Dnipro Osint

🔥 Magyar: SBS Birds destroyed SAM TOR, Pantsir-S1, tanks, warehouses, etc.

🇺🇦 Raytheon signed a contract for $3.7 billion to supply Patriot GEM-T interceptors for Ukraine.

💥 An explosion occurred in the area of ​​a gunpowder factory in Kazan.

🇳🇴 Ukraine and Norway signed a declaration on defense partnership

✈️ 6 F-16s promised by Norway belong to Ukraine, and they are being repaired. The first of these aircraft will be ready for operation soon," — PM of Norway

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #854 on: April 14, 2026, 10:52:46 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."     -Ayn Rand-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #855 on: April 14, 2026, 10:56:17 pm »
"Liberators and protectors"




Anton Gerashchenko
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Russian missile strike on Dnipro:  5 people killed and 25 more injured.

Just like that. In the middle of the day. Just to cause more suffering to Ukrainians.

All of the victims were civilians. Ten of those injured are in critical condition.

Video:  https://x.com/i/status/2044029258327097523

7:25 AM  ·  Apr 14, 2026  ·  34.2K Views

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #856 on: April 14, 2026, 10:58:38 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."     -Ayn Rand-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #857 on: April 14, 2026, 11:01:22 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."     -Ayn Rand-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #858 on: April 14, 2026, 11:09:39 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."     -Ayn Rand-

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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #860 on: April 15, 2026, 07:21:31 am »
The poor kid has the 1,000 yard stare.
aka "nasty degenerate SOB," "worst of the worst at Free Republic," "Garbage Troll," "Neocon Warmonger," "Filthy Piece of Trash," "damn $#%$#@!," "Silly f'er," "POS," "war pig," "neocon scumbag," "insignificant little ankle nipper," "@ss-clown," "neocuck," "termite," "Uniparty Deep stater," "Never Trump sack of dog feces," "avid Bidenista," "filthy Ukrainian," "war whore," "fricking chump," "psychopathic POS," "depraved SOB," "Never Trump Moron," "Lazarus," "sock puppet," and "Timber Bunny."

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #861 on: April 15, 2026, 10:52:08 am »
Different Gonzalez.

He represents Moscow. It's the right Gonzalez.
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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #862 on: April 15, 2026, 11:06:07 am »

Speedy Gonzales?

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #863 on: April 15, 2026, 10:34:10 pm »
He represents Moscow. It's the right Gonzalez.

No, it's Vicente Gonzalez.




A U.S. congressman has been criticized for meeting with Russians — a billboard has appeared in his district

UA NEWS
14 April 2026 10:24


A billboard criticizing U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez was erected in his district in Texas following his meeting with Russian lawmakers in Washington. The incident sparked a wave of outrage among politicians and pro-Ukrainian organizations.

The politician’s silence regarding his contacts with the sanctioned Russian delegation was brought to light in his own district.  .  .  .

https://ua.news/en/world/u-ssha-rozkritikuvali-kongresmena-za-zustrich-iz-rosiianami-v-okruzi-ziavivsia-bilbord
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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #864 on: April 15, 2026, 10:39:24 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #865 on: April 15, 2026, 11:18:40 pm »
The poor kid has the 1,000 yard stare.
Yeah. He's 21 going on 80...
How God must weep at humans' folly! Stand fast! God knows what he is doing!
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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #866 on: April 16, 2026, 12:43:29 pm »
No, it's Vicente Gonzalez.




A U.S. congressman has been criticized for meeting with Russians — a billboard has appeared in his district

UA NEWS
14 April 2026 10:24


A billboard criticizing U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez was erected in his district in Texas following his meeting with Russian lawmakers in Washington. The incident sparked a wave of outrage among politicians and pro-Ukrainian organizations.

The politician’s silence regarding his contacts with the sanctioned Russian delegation was brought to light in his own district.  .  .  .

https://ua.news/en/world/u-ssha-rozkritikuvali-kongresmena-za-zustrich-iz-rosiianami-v-okruzi-ziavivsia-bilbord

Then more than one Gonzales/z is betraying his country to Russia.
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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #867 on: April 18, 2026, 09:52:29 pm »
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🔥 Novokuibyshevsk Oil refinery hit

🔥 A fire at Syzran Refinery

🔥 Sevastopol and Vysotsk port in the Leningrad region.

🔥 Tikhoretsk transshipment base.

🇺🇸 The US Treasury Department has extended the license for the transportation and sale of sanctioned Russian oil, which was loaded before April 17, for another month.

🔥 An agent of ATESH movement carried out sabotage at an electrical substation in Luhansk.

❗️The US has not fulfilled its obligations, so the Strait of Hormuz is closed again and Iran's consent is required for passage, - Iran's Central Command

💥 A number of enemy fuel and lubricant storage sites were hit in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular in the Mariupol region.

⚡️Our soldiers also struck at the locations of enemy repair units in the areas of the settlements of Mangush (TOT Donetsk region), Tokmak (TOT Zaporizhzhia region) and Grafske (TOT Donetsk region).

🇺🇦 The SBU organized a successful "hunt" in Crimea: 3 ships, radar and enemy logistics were hit.

❗️Terrorist attack in Kyiv…

🔥 Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, explosions in the port area.

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #868 on: April 18, 2026, 09:55:25 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #869 on: April 18, 2026, 10:11:17 pm »
"Liberators and protectors"




Yulia Svyrydenko
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This evening, Russia targeted an Evangelical Baptist church in Zaporizhzhia with a guided bomb, killing one person and injuring several others.

The Zaporizhzhia Baptist Church House of Prayer was not a military target. It was a place of prayer, community, hope, and spiritual refuge.

For Russia, this is part of an ongoing campaign targeting churches across Ukraine that has continued since the first day of the war.

My condolences to the victims and their families.





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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #870 on: April 18, 2026, 10:15:20 pm »
Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦
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Security Service of Ukraine claims that during the overnight strike on Sevastopol, multiple Russian naval and infrastructure targets were hit.
• Large landing ships “Yamal” and “Azov”
• One additional warship of unknown type
• Dolphin communications system, MR-10M1 “Mis-M1” radar
• Yugtorsan fuel depot





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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #871 on: April 18, 2026, 10:16:31 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #872 on: April 18, 2026, 10:19:03 pm »
Anton Gerashchenko
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Lavrov threatens Europe and Keith Kellogg over the project of a new European defence union with Ukraine.

He said:

“He [Kellogg] is now actively promoting the idea that a new military alliance should be created, and that Ukraine should not be brought into NATO, because, as they say, this has already been rejected both by President Trump and other members of his administration.

And Kellogg, being also not a stranger in Washington, together with the European ‘grandees’, as they are called, is promoting the idea of creating a new military bloc with Ukraine as a member, and even not just a member, but as its leading participant […]” - Lavrov said.

Lavrov is threatening Europe over militarisation and trying to drive a wedge between the White House and Europe.

Moscow is very concerned by the fact that Ukraine is indeed being considered as a potential member of a European defense union.

This was stated by Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius.

@KubiliusA said that the European Commission is discussing an intergovernmental treaty to form a defence union and prepare the EU for independent defence, against the backdrop of the United States increasingly focusing on the Indo-Pacific region.

The treaty is intended to strengthen the European Union’s role in defending Europe, while avoiding the recurring debate that defence is not an EU competence, but rather belongs to individual member states.

The Commissioner also called for the creation of a new “real European defence union” involving the United Kingdom, Norway, and Ukraine. For this purpose, he suggested concluding a separate intergovernmental defence treaty, which could be modelled on the Schengen Agreement.

The initiative to create a defence union involves not only legal formalisation, but also increased defence spending, expansion of production capacities, and stronger coordination between EU countries and close partners such as Ukraine, the UK, and Norway, which are expected to become members of the union. At the same time, defence policy would remain within the national competence of member states.

📹 CGTN: https://x.com/i/status/2045476874369790175

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #873 on: April 18, 2026, 10:24:55 pm »
"Liberators and protectors"



Kateryna Lisunova
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Chilling new videos and reports from the shooting in Kyiv continue to emerge. A 58-year-old man, born in Moscow, went on a rampage—killing peaceful civilians at point-blank range.

At least six people have been killed, and more than 10 others hospitalized, including a 12-year-old boy in critical condition.

I have no words…

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #874 on: April 18, 2026, 10:32:01 pm »
"Liberators and protectors"



Kateryna Lisunova
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Chilling new videos and reports from the shooting in Kyiv continue to emerge. A 58-year-old man, born in Moscow, went on a rampage—killing peaceful civilians at point-blank range.

At least six people have been killed, and more than 10 others hospitalized, including a 12-year-old boy in critical condition.

I have no words…

12:59 PM  ·  Apr 18, 2026  ·  1,309 Views

https://x.com/KaterynaLis/status/2045562973385576717

Ukraine needs to expel their Russian population. They are invaders.
When the symbol of anti-government resistance is your national flag then your government is the enemy of your nation.

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Re: Ukraine 8
« Reply #875 on: April 18, 2026, 10:36:06 pm »
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The Yugtorsan oil depot in Sevastopol, occupied Crimea, this evening after Ukrainian drone attacks. #Russia



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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."     -Ayn Rand-