Meanwhile in Ukraine

🇺🇦 Meanwhile in Ukraine — telling Ukraine’s story to the world Every day, millions of people see only fragments of what Ukraine is living through. Our team of Ukrainian journalists works to change that — by reporting the truth, documenting courage, and amplifying the voices that Russia tries to silence. We show what really happens on the ground: — frontline stories and verified war updates — moments of resilience and humanity — culture, history, and the people who refuse to disappear — the global solidarity that keeps Ukraine alive We are fully independent. No sponsors. No state funding. Just Ukrainians doing everything they can to keep the world informed. If our work matters to you — if our posts helped you understand Ukraine better, feel closer to its people, or stay connected to the truth — we invite you to stand with us. Your support, even $3, keeps this project alive and ensures the world does not look away. From the U.S. to the U.K., Canada, Sweden, Australia and beyond — readers from more than 40 countries already help us continue. We’d be honoured to have you with us too. 💙💛 Thank you for being here. And thank you for helping Ukraine be seen. ➡️ Patreon (monthly support): patreon.com/MeanwhileinUkr… ➡️ Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/meanwhileinua ➡️ PayPal (one-time support): paypal.me/meaninua ➡️ Buy Me A Coffee (one-time or monthly): buymeacoffee.com/meaninuak Thank you for standing with us. Together, we keep Ukraine’s voice alive. 💙💛

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Refineries, ships, missiles, Europe. ㅤ Ukraine is attacking the foundations of Russia’s war machine across an expanding battlefield: refineries, ships, logistics, and front-line forces. At the same time, new moves on missiles, air defense, sanctions, and European integration are shaping the longer war ahead. ㅤ This war is now about who can break, build, shield, and endure faster. patreon.com/MeanwhileinUkr…

Russia attacked a food cargo ship off Odesa. ㅤ The Tanzania-flagged ATLAS BE was sailing from Chornomorsk to Turkey with sunflower meal when a jet-powered Russian drone hit the vessel, set it on fire, and killed one crew member. ㅤ This was not a warship. ㅤ It was a civilian cargo vessel carrying food products through the Black Sea. ㅤ Russia calls this war. In practice, it means missiles and drones against ports, grain, crews, cargo ships and the routes that help feed people far beyond Ukraine. ㅤ

Buddies 💙💛

Russia's air defense has one job: shoot the drone, not the helicopter flying next to it. This month alone: two Ka-52 gunships down, one Russian drone down, all courtesy of Russian air defense. Ukraine didn't even have to show up. Somewhere in the Kremlin, someone is still asking what the air defense is doing. The wreckage already answered.

The Russian ship that attacked Ukraine in 2018 is now at the bottom of the Black Sea. ㅤ Ukraine’s Navy sank the FSB patrol ship Izumrud near Novorossiysk using a Sargan-3000 unmanned sea system. ㅤ In 2018, Izumrud took part in Russia’s attack on Ukrainian Navy vessels in the Kerch Strait. ㅤ Nearly eight years later, Ukraine met it again with a weapon of its own. ㅤ

Ukrainian pilots flew over Paris in French Mirages. ㅤ Two Mirage 2000B fighters with Ukrainian pilots crossed the sky above France’s Bastille Day military parade. ㅤ That image says more than a speech could: Ukraine is no longer standing outside Europe asking to be defended. Ukrainians are already flying in its sky. ㅤ

President Macron: "I am proud to see Ukrainian soldiers marching alongside our forces. It is a symbol of brotherhood, courage, and a shared destiny. My thoughts are with the Ukrainian people as they fight for their freedom—and, with it, for the freedom of all Europeans."

Our warriors continue imposing long-range sanctions on Russian enterprises and facilities fueling the war. An oil refinery was hit in Bashkortostan, approximately 1,300 kilometers from the front line. I thank the units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine for their accuracy. In the Krasnodar region, warriors of the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, and the Security Service of Ukraine struck the Afipsky Oil Refinery, approximately 400 kilometers from the front line. Mid-range strikes have also delivered results. In Gelendzhik, a patrol ship and a shadow fleet tanker were hit – effective work by the Ukrainian Navy, approximately 430 kilometers from the front line. Successful strikes were also carried out against three shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov. I thank all our warriors whose successful operations are bringing the war back to where it came from. This war must be brought to an end, and all reasonable diplomatic proposals are on the table.

Ukraine marched through Paris for the first time, with Ukrainian pilots above in French Mirages. ㅤ Ukrainian soldiers joined France’s Bastille Day parade from the Arc de Triomphe. Two Ukrainian pilots also flew in Mirage 2000B jets over Paris. ㅤ France celebrated freedom by placing Ukraine, the country fighting for it, at the heart of the parade. ㅤ

Fier de voir les militaires ukrainiens défiler aux côtés de nos forces. Un symbole de fraternité, de courage et de destin partagé. Pensées au peuple ukrainien qui lutte pour sa liberté et, avec elle, pour celle de tous les Européens.

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More than 120 square kilometers back. ㅤ Ukraine regained more than 120 square kilometers, expanded unmanned operations, and pushed forward a European anti-ballistic shield. Russia intensified attacks on Odesa, while pressure spread across its fuel system, maritime logistics, and occupied Crimea. ㅤ Ukraine is taking ground, widening reach, and forcing Europe to build the shield its cities need. ㅤ buymeacoffee.com/meaninuak/top-…

Ukraine reached Gazprom’s Salavat complex again, 1,400 km from the border. ㅤ One of Russia’s biggest oil-processing sites, deep in Bashkortostan, was attacked again. ㅤ That is the real change. Ukraine is no longer proving it can reach this far once. It is showing that distance itself is no longer protection. ㅤ For Russia, 1,400 km is no longer depth. It is range. ㅤ

Putin tried to bomb Ukraine into submission and built Europe’s Sparta instead. ㅤ Keith Kellogg says Ukraine’s future army will number around 800,000 battle-hardened troops. He called Ukrainians skilled, proud and impossible to break from the air. ㅤ Russia tried to crush a nation and helped forge the army Europe will depend on. ㅤ

Russia's cyberwar just lost its "independent hackers" excuse. ㅤ For the first time, the EU and UK sanctioned the wider network behind Moscow's attacks: criminals, hacktivists and companies working for the Kremlin. ㅤ Kaja Kallas called it the largest EU cyber sanctions package ever. ㅤ Russia outsourced the fingerprints. Europe is sanctioning the whole hand.

This is a mother shielding her child with her own body during yesterday’s russian strike on Sumy. This is why Ukrainians don’t owe anyone an explanation for refusing to shake hands with russians, for not wanting to see them at the Olympics, or welcomed back into the civilized world. This is why.

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Six settlements were liberated. ㅤ Ukraine liberated six settlements, expanded autonomous warfare, and struck Russian military logistics from Donetsk to the Sea of Azov. Europe moved toward a shared anti-ballistic shield, while Russia intensified attacks on Odesa as its fuel system, occupied Crimea, and wider military infrastructure faced growing pressure. ㅤ Ukraine is freeing ground, widening reach, and forcing Europe to think in shields, not statements. patreon.com/MeanwhileinUkr…

Putin’s second strongest army in the world became the second strongest army in Ukraine. ㅤ Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Poland has watched Russia for 500 years and takes its threats seriously. But Putin still has not conquered Donbas after nearly 13 years and does not currently have the means to attack Poland. ㅤ Russia is dangerous. It is also failing. ㅤ