Український дух/Ukrainian spirit

  How effective is propaganda? Is it the cause and origin of crimes committed by the population of those countries where totalitarian, aggressive regimes reign? Paying much attention to propaganda, we forget that the driving force of any society, even a totalitarian one, is its population. Without its will, it is impossible to commit crimes on a planetary scale. Considering the history of the past, we can recall that the National Socialist German Workers' Party gradually increased its presence in Reichstag before the proclamation of Hitler as Fuhrer. In November 1932, the NSDAP won 33.1% of the votes in the democratic elections in the Weimar Republic. At that time, there was no total Goebbels propaganda, however the idea of a great Germany was present in the air. Propaganda is not the cause of the events, but only a tool for consolidating the population around a single leader. A population that actually wants to hear the ideas of propaganda, looks for the idealogy, feels united wit...

  The catastrophe in Novaya Kakhovka revealed the new aspects of the world community and its dealing with the crisis. Western media vocalized doubts on which side could have blown the dam – Russia or Ukraine. Russian propaganda has immediately put the blame on Ukraine, while Russian liberal movement has been triumphing over new occasion for blaming both sides. The biggest humanitarian organizations remained silent ignoring the disaster. Ukraine was left alone to rescue drowning humans and animals in the environmental apocalypse.  Indifference or “deep concern” from the international community is no longer news for Ukrainians. Shifting responsibility by different means has also been commonplace since the war in Ukraine started. Two techniques regularly used in the West on the war in Ukraine are bothsidesing and victim blaming.  Bothsidesing refers to media giving credence to the other side of a cause, action, or idea to seem fair or only for the sake of argument when the c...

  [ You can listen to a short version of the article in the form of a podcast using the link . If you want to follow all arguments and analysis, please read the article below.] This article starts a series of materials aimed at exposing those groups in the Western countries that profit from the suffering of Ukrainians and help putin and Moscow's imperialism achieve their goals. After the invasion of the russian federation (further on in the text the historical name of this state Muscovy is used) in Ukraine, a sufficient number of officials in the West stated that the beginning of the war came as a surprise to them. No one could have imagined such a thing, – they say. After reading all the articles from this series, the reader will be able to draw a conclusion if it is really the case.   Our first material is aimed at exposing the activities of the Western companies that help to lay the foundation of the aggressor's army. To date, the European Union has adopted 10 packages of s...

  Цей матеріал запускає цикл статей, що ставлять за мету висвітлити ті групи на Заході, які наживаються на стражданні українців і допомагають путіну і московському імперіалізму досягти своїх цілей.   Після вторгнення російської федерації (далі в тексті вживається історичне ім’я цього державного утворення – Московія) в Україну достатня кількість офіційних осіб на Заході заявляла, що початок війни став несподіванкою для них. Такого ніхто не міг собі уявити, - кажуть вони. Прочитавши всі статті із цієї серії, читач сам зможе зробити висновок як воно є насправді.   Наш перший матеріал направлений на висвітлення діяльності Західних компаній, що допомагають закладати основу армії агресора. Донині Європейським Союзом прийнято 10 пакетів санкцій проти Московії за безпрецедентну агресію проти України. Санкції ставлять за мету підірвати здатність Кремля фінансувати війну; накласти помітні економічні й політичні витрати на політичну еліту Московії, відповідальну за вторгнення; вибит...

  On the morning of the 6th of June, the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant across the Dnipro River has been destroyed by fascist russian forces. This horrific crime constitutes one of the largest man-made disasters in the 21st century.   What are the consequences? Hundred of thousands of people will be affected in the flooded areas requiring evacuation. Many settlements in Southern Ukraine will experience a shortage of water supply. In addition, the situation with cooling Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant can reach emergency as the cooling systems use water from the Kakhovka reservoir.   One thing to remember about russia is its disregard for human life. It does not matter if it is people in Ukraine or even its own population. This today’s non-human act from russian fascists shows that they turned to the scorched earth tactic completely. Every day presence of occupiers in Ukraine increases the danger of ecological disaster for the whole of Europe.   There...

  Worrisome information is coming from the reconnaissance units in the occupied Crimea in Ukraine. As reported by Ukrinform the russian military is preparing a provocation at the chemical plant the Crimean Titan in Armyansk with the aim to blame Ukraine. Crimea Titan is the largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment in Eastern Europe. High concentration of titanium dioxide poses a mortal danger to the population in the affected areas. This information proves yet another time that every day of the presence of the occupiers in Ukraine increases the chance of nuclear or chemical tragedy. Only unconditional Ukrainian victory can guarantee the safety of Europe and should be supported till the time when the last russian occupier leaves its territory.

  18th of May Ukrainians all over the world celebrate Vysyvanka Day.   Vyshyvanka is an indomitable symbol of courage, a symbol of freedom and independence, a symbol of Ukraine! Our national garment has embodied joy and sadness, hope and strength, long history and fight for freedom that accompany every Ukrainian today. Wearing our national clothes we express our love for Ukraine wherever we are. Thank you dear Ukrainian and friends of Ukraine for joining us today in our celebration. We are looking forward to meet you soon again. Slava Ukraini!

  STATEMENT from the members of the NGO "Ukrainian spirit" city of Gothenburg, Sweden, on May 7, 2023 For a sufficient period of time, certain actions of influence aimed at the organization have been taking place by unidentified people, and we consider it necessary to expose such acts to the public using such exposure as a defense against possible next steps. What happened? Intrusive phone calls both day and night, constant interruptions in mobile communication, strange circumstances and actions of unidentified people near personal transport. Phishing attacks and attempts to gain access to the organisation's resources. Such events have been happening for a certain period of time. From our point of view, the above actions are related to the pro-Ukrainian position and activities of the organization. These actions are organized by anti-Ukrainian forces for the purpose of intimidation. In this regard, we would like to state the following. The organisation will continue its op...

During today's manifestation in the center of Gothenburg many people of different nationalities came up to ask questions and express their support and solidarity with Ukraine. We spoke with representatives from Sweden, Estonia, Iran, Thailand who were united by the idea of victory for Ukraine.    One man approached us and shared his childhood memory when Hitler declared war in Europe. In his opinion, today's Russia led by Putin and supported by ordinary Russians is a worse evil than Hitler and the Nazis.   The purpose of today's manifestation in Göteborg is to remind the Swedish community that Russia is a terrorist state and that the victory of Ukraine is the victory of whole Europe.    

  On 21st of April, China's ambassador to France Lu Shaye in a TV interview questioned the sovereignty of the former Soviet Republics answering to the question about status of Ukrainian Crimea [1]. Dark irony is that the statement comes shortly after the French president visited China to do what he does best “macroning” or appeasing a dictator. Given the ambassador statement, recent military “training” near Taiwan and Xi’s call to China’s parliament to prepare for a war, it seems that a mask of kind-hearted China is going to the past. A real face appears though, the face of the country that “reeducates” a million of Uygurs and teaches the world how to honor human rights at the same time [2]. Any similarities with Russia? The situation we are in is the direct consequence of the decades of appeasement of the dictatorships both Russian and Chinese. Instead of a strategy of deterrence towards the countries that pose the threat to the civilized world, many countries pursued an idea of i...

    Recently, a Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published an article "US support for Ukraine may rapidly weaken" [1]. Unfortunately, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the international community has repeatedly seen how well-known organizations, political figures and experts spread Russian narratives and openly played into the hands of the Kremlin. But it is difficult to find almost all the myths of ruscist propaganda in one material. Openly or between the lines, the authors of the article want to convince us of the following: - the reason for the war is the expansion of NATO - diplomatic instruments to prevent war were not tried - it is necessary to talk with Putin in order to save the lives of Ukrainians - a nuclear state cannot lose in a conventional war - the future of Ukraine should be discussed without Ukraine itself - Ukraine cannot win on the battlefield, so there is no need to prolong the war. Let us remind once again that Ukraine and its people are fighti...