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Chanukah menorah at Independence Square (centre of Kyiv, Ukraine)

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Me when I'm reading the most amazing in-character star wars fic ever but then suddenly Luke randomly leaves jedi saying how bullshit the order is and how being a jedi sucks

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The thing about "Heated rivalry" is I will never watch it because of one russian character. I understand that my reasoning is emotional and not logical. A show having a russian character isn't russian propaganda. I don't think it's morally wrong to watch it. I obviously don't know how he is portrayed but I assume his identity isn't paid much attention to, at least not politically. It's fine to watch the show. BUT! I will never initiate a conversation with a fan of this show because in my experience fans of franchises with russian characters mostly fit in three categories:

- Just straight up russophile. The worst person to be around. Glazing everything russian including or dismissing bad stuff (there's a lot)

- Not exactly apolitical, but too relaxed about it. Has the "let's all be friends attitude". Will see a ukrainian showing distaste to something russian or simply not wanting to talk to russians which will result in this person going on "um actually not all russians are bad. You should be kinder. Also it's just the government, russians are also suffering. Think about them. See, this russian doesn't want to murder you! It deserves praise and demands you talking and being nice to them!"

- Apolitical. Will whine about evil annoying ukrainians policing fun and making everything political even when a ukrainian is simply annoyed by the attitude of above-mentioned categories of people.

I'm sure not every fan is like that. It would be foolish to think this. But when my life is already in constant danger and my mental health is declining because of war I don't have any desire to play russian roulette (haha) for the slim chance of talking to someone who wouldn't dismiss my struggles.

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Так а чого котик і півник разом жили

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A traditional Eurovision jury ritual of summoning Satan to discuss how to vote

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I'm crying why does the jury always give the highest points to the most nothingburger performances ever

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Damaged Jewish Sites in Ukraine

To the fourth anniversary of the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine published a list of damaged or destroyed synagogues, Jewish community sites, Jewish cemeteries, and historical sites whose damage has been recorded.

Some of the instances of damage:

(full list in source)

March 1, 2022. A rocket hit was recorded in the area of the TV tower in Kyiv near the Babyn Yar memorial complex, which led to damage to the memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Babyn Yar was damaged three times through the war.

March 26, 2022. In Kharkiv, damage was recorded to the Menorah memorial on the territory of the Drobitsky Yar memorial complex as a result of artillery shelling.

May 8, 2022. In Hlukhiv, Sumy region, a rocket hit the territory of a Jewish cemetery. As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out at the facility, and some of the tombstones were destroyed.

January 27, 2023. Damage was recorded to the historic synagogue building (1909) in Hulyaipole. As a result of the shelling, a hole was formed in the wall of the facility near the roof from a shell hit, and windows were broken.

September 26, 2024. In Zaporizhia, serious damage was recorded to a Jewish cemetery as a result of a direct hit of a projectile on its territory.

October 9, 2025. In Kherson, a cluster munition hit a synagogue building. As a result of the explosion, numerous striking elements damaged the facade, one of the elements got stuck in the wall of the building.

January 15, 2026. In Bilopilla, Sumy region, as a result of an airstrike (use of a CAB) in the city center, a monument to the victims of the Holocaust, installed in 2021, was completely destroyed. Damage was also recorded to the historic building of the former ghetto.

The map of (known) damage:

It is important to note that some of the presented infrastructure sites have been attacked and damaged repeatedly.

Destruction has been monitored for 4 years, however, due to the large amount of information or its temporary absence, the list may be incomplete and expanded in the future. The degree of damage to the sites varies from minor (broken windows) to complete destruction.

Separately, it is worth mentioning the Jewish heritage in the occupied territories, the condition of which cannot be verified. For example, in the territory of the former Novozlatopil Jewish National District (Zaporizhzhya region), where several synagogues and more than a dozen cemeteries are located, active hostilities have been underway for more than two years. During monitoring, it was seen that at times the front line passed exactly along the Jewish cemetery in the Bohodarivka colony.