Tanya Lokot 🇺🇦

Three years. #StandWithUkraine

⚡️'Veto the law!' — Protests held across Ukraine after parliament passes bill weakening anti-corruption institutions. Demonstrators gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, and Odesa to oppose the legislation. kyivindependent.com/veto-the-law-w…

⚡️Russia drops 500-kg bomb on shopping center in Donetsk Oblast — killing 2, injuring 27. Russian forces dropped a 500-kg bomb on a shopping center in Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two people & injuring 27 others, regional officials reported July 16. kyivindependent.com/russian-aerial…

Ukrainian society sounded a code red for the country's democracy on July 22, as the final votes were tallied on a bill in Ukraine's parliament that strips independence from anti-corruption bodies. kyivindependent.com/point-of-no-re…

Last week, we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now, we see it happening. A parliamentary vote, led by Zelensky’s lawmakers, today took away the independence of Ukraine’s key anti-corruption bodies. Zelensky signed it into law the same day. kyivindependent.com/editorial-dark…

⚡️BREAKING: Zelensky signs law destroying independence of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies. President Zelensky approved the law on July 22 despite large-scale protests against the law, which critics say undermines years of pro-democracy reforms. kyivindependent.com/bill-subordina…

⚡️ BREAKING: Ukraine's parliament passes bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies. The bill was passed with the support of 263 lawmakers, while 13 voted against it and 13 abstained. kyivindependent.com/bill-subordina…

This is the first large-scale anti-government protest in Ukraine since February 2022; a few thousand are here, demanding Zelensky veto the passage of bill 12414.

'More than 1,000 people gathered Tuesday evening on the hill near the president’s office and shouted “Shame” and “Veto the law,” the first major demonstration against Zelensky’s government since the war against Russia began more than three years ago.' wsj.com/world/europe/u…

Another night of massive Russian strikes on civilian homes in Kyiv. Smoke filled the underground shelter after the Lukyanivska metro station was hit. Apartment blocks and a kindergarten on fire. Putin is trying to burn as much of Kyiv as he can in the 50 days he has been gifted…

⚡️Fire, explosions reported in Kyiv amid Russian drone attack despite Zelensky's offer of renewed peace talks. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, and a fire was reported in the city amid a Russian drone attack overnight on July 21. kyivindependent.com/fire-explosion…

⚡️Russia moves to restrict foreign messaging apps on Putin’s order. kyivindependent.com/russia-moves-t…

“The fate of the Telegram messenger app remains uncertain, Ukrainian intelligence said. Telegram denies any connections to Russian authorities or intelligence services, despite journalistic investigations claiming otherwise.”

⚡️Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 7, injure at least 28 over past day. kyivindependent.com/russian-attack…

On BBC's "Good Morning Scotland" (@BBCScotlandNews) I discussed my new book "Unfinished Empire" and the enduring impact of Russian imperialism on its neighbours Listen back here (1:46-1:55): bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

⚡️Russian strikes killed at least seven people and injured 28 others in multiple regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian regional authorities said on July 19. kyivindependent.com/russian-attack…

⚡️'Planned terror' — Russia strikes Ukrainian trains for second time in a day. "This is a planned terror against civilian logistics and railroad workers," Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said. kyivindependent.com/at-least-7-kil…

Russia's war has struck Ukrainian teens in a uniquely cruel way — already navigating the turbulence of adolescence, they also face the emotional and psychological scars the war continues to leave on them. kyivindependent.com/growing-pains-…

⚡️ 5 killed, 53 injured in Ukraine as Russia strikes hospitals, residential areas across country. Russia killed at least five people and injured at least 53, including four children, across Ukraine over the past day, authorities reported on July 15. kyivindependent.com/attacks-161/

Lviv Polytechnic National University was damaged was damaged in the July 12 shelling. A vital place for Ukraine’s future. If you can, please support the recovery effort. Every contribution matters. 💛💙 📌 Donation details: linkedin.com/posts/lviv-pol…

⚡️Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 7, injure 21 over past day. Deadly attacks on civilians were reported in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Kherson oblasts, according to regional authorities. kyivindependent.com/russian-attack…