Alice Zhuravel loves being Black, but her little Afro as a young child gave her the fits.
Born in 1995, Ukraine was four years removed from the fall of the USSR and hair care products designed for Black girls hadn’t made their way to her native Kharkiv.
She founded Tozhsamist last year, a social initiative that features Ukrainians telling their stories about their culture and decouple it from Kremlin disinformation campaigns.
The initiative gives a platform to Ukrainians who can tell their own truth about the war and life here in general. So she started interviewing Ukrainians of Korean, Crimean Tatar and other ethnic backgrounds.
We hope no one was planning a Crimean trip anytime soon… the now-confirmed Ukrainian strike on the Kerch Bridge by naval drones has caused havoc amongst Russian logistics and traffic in the area.
Seemingly in response, and after the Russians pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Deal, Russia attacked the Ukrainian port town Odesa for the second night in a row - Russia seemed to be sending a message about continuing grain exports without their consent.
Ukrainian forces are continuing a grueling offensive against firmly entrenched Russian forces in the east. "We'd like to get very fast results, but in reality it's practically impossible," says Ukrainian General Oleksandr Syrskyi.
"In a painstakingly slow process that has come to define the speed of the Ukrainian #counteroffensive, small groups of sappers on the front lines are crawling across minefields — sometimes literally on their stomachs — to detonate Russia’s defenses and clear a path for troops to advance.
"In a painstakingly slow process that has come to define the speed of the Ukrainian #counteroffensive, small groups of sappers on the front lines are crawling across minefields — sometimes literally on their stomachs — to detonate Russia’s defenses and clear a path for troops to advance.
"Ukrainians are trying for now to save the few they do have by doing the job manually. Sapper units — sometimes a group of just four people — will often wait for twilight to clear paths, as they are too visible in the daylight and can be seen through night-vision devices in the dark.
Tim Mak
•Born in 1995, Ukraine was four years removed from the fall of the USSR and hair care products designed for Black girls hadn’t made their way to her native Kharkiv.
Tim Mak
•“This experience with my hair was the main reason I didn’t identify myself as absolutely Ukrainian.”
Tim Mak
•Today’s story is about Alice’s self-discovery, her blackness, and the relationship with her Ukrainian citizenship.
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•Tim Mak
•“Hip hop helped me to survive these periods…because it helped me reflect a lot about my own identification.”
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•https://www.tozhsamist.com
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TozhsamistTim Mak
•So she started interviewing Ukrainians of Korean, Crimean Tatar and other ethnic backgrounds.
Tim Mak
•Tim Mak
•We hope no one was planning a Crimean trip anytime soon… the now-confirmed Ukrainian strike on the Kerch Bridge by naval drones has caused havoc amongst Russian logistics and traffic in the area.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/16/europe/russia-crimea-bridge-intl-hnk/index.html
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•https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/19/russia-attacks-ukraines-odesa-explosions-reported-in-sevastopol
Russia launches ‘hellish’ second-night attack on Ukraine’s Odesa
Al JazeeraTim Mak
•"We'd like to get very fast results, but in reality it's practically impossible," says Ukrainian General Oleksandr Syrskyi.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66225691
Ukraine war: No fast results in offensive, warns Ukraine's General Syrskyi
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•"In a painstakingly slow process that has come to define the speed of the Ukrainian #counteroffensive, small groups of sappers on the front lines are crawling across minefields — sometimes literally on their stomachs — to detonate Russia’s defenses and clear a path for troops to advance.
...Areas between 3-10 miles deep... have been densely mined with antitank and antipersonnel #mines and trip wires."
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... show more"In a painstakingly slow process that has come to define the speed of the Ukrainian #counteroffensive, small groups of sappers on the front lines are crawling across minefields — sometimes literally on their stomachs — to detonate Russia’s defenses and clear a path for troops to advance.
...Areas between 3-10 miles deep... have been densely mined with antitank and antipersonnel #mines and trip wires."
Thread: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/110737798663037742
#Ukraine #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar
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2023-07-18 23:58:31