There was a #women's half-#marathon in #Kyiv #Ukraine earlier this month called the Kyiv Pink Run (everyone wears pink)

The runners unexpectedly intersected the funeral procession for a fallen warrior in Ukraine's #war against #ethnofascist #imperialism

And then this happened:

(the text in #Ukrainian at the end references their running friend Natalka Samoilenko, killed by Russia in #Bucha in 2022, they were running in her #memory: facebook.com/groups/fartlekua/… )

#UkraineWar #HeroyamSlava #Honor

#Trump stated he saved Ukrainian soldiers from encirclement in the Kursk region w/o any evidence.

Ukrainian troops began retreating from the region in early March 2025.

On March 15, maps showed #Ukrainian troops had left Sudzha. Nothing about encirclement has been confirmed.

kyivindependent.com/trump-boas…

Trump boasts of saving 'surrounded' Ukrainian soldiers despite Kyiv denying encirclement in Kursk Oblast

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on March 17 that he took an unspecified action to save "surrounded" Ukrainian soldiers, apparently referring to his earlier and unsubstantiated claims of Kyiv's troops being encircled in Russia's Kursk Ob…

^{Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)}

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

The U.S.-#Russia talks beg questions: why are they meeting in Saudi Arabia? Does the #U.S. now ally with dictators?

Kirill, a #Ukrainian businessman in Saudi Arabia, believes the reason is the country’s neutrality.

#Russian intelligence contact relatives of #Ukrainian POWs immediately after capture, trying to manipulate them into sending money or sensitive information.

They also promise prisoner exchanges or better treatment for their POW relatives while in captivity.

kyivindependent.com/russian-fo…

Russia pressuring relatives of Ukrainian POWs to collaborate, officials say

The calls are used to pressure relatives into cooperating with Russian forces by demanding money, sensitive information, or illegal actions in exchange for promises of better treatment or inclusion in prisoner exchanges, according to the Ukrainian Co…

^{Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)}

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