Quick housekeeping note. I’m going to do a brief follow on regarding the Israel-Hamas ceasefire for hostages agreement at the bottom of tonight’s update.
Today is the anniversary/commemoration marking the start of the EuroMaidan Movement/the Revolution of Dignity.
10 years ago, Ukrainians demonstrated unity and stood up against dictatorship and lawlessness. A few months later, when the russian aggression began, we came together to defend our independence.
This journey is fraught with difficulties and setbacks. But despite this, we are… pic.twitter.com/YB5InrddRh
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) November 21, 2023
10 years ago, Ukrainians demonstrated unity and stood up against dictatorship and lawlessness. A few months later, when the russian aggression began, we came together to defend our independence.
This journey is fraught with difficulties and setbacks. But despite this, we are confident that it leads us to victory.
We continue our fight.
Happy Dignity and Freedom Day! 🇺🇦
Oh, dear god.
Mariupol, November 2013.
The word 'revolution' is in everyone's eyes.
We were so young; we were dreamers for a better tomorrow.A handful of students, a couple of lecturers, and @adnashmyash on that day put The City of Maria by the Sea on the map of the… pic.twitter.com/UEMzwjShGq
— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) November 21, 2023
Oh, dear god.
Mariupol, November 2013.
The word ‘revolution’ is in everyone’s eyes.
We were so young; we were dreamers for a better tomorrow.A handful of students, a couple of lecturers, and @adnashmyash on that day put The City of Maria by the Sea on the map of the Euromaidan that was only in its beginning.
Who knew what was coming our way… violent crackdown in the Maidan, a three-month standoff, a massacre, the fall of the pro-Russian regime… and then Russia’s revenge full of hatred and imperial resentment.
This was the beginning of our ongoing war of independence.
“We, Ukrainians, are a European nation. And we’ll fight for our future. Because Ukraine is Europe 🇺🇦🇪🇺”
Revolution of Dignity of 2013-2014.
🎥: Andriy Dubchak (personal archive and for Radio Svoboda)#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/Fa5ER2IsU7
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) November 21, 2023
This was it. 10 years ago to the minute, at 9:04pm local time here in Kyiv, this tweet and a twin post from Mustafa on Facebook calling for Ukrainians to gather on Kyiv’s Independence Square sparked the Euromaidan uprising that became the Revolution of Dignity. https://t.co/b321Nuwok6
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) November 21, 2023
Here’s the machine translation of Nayyem’s 2013 tweet:
RT!! We meet at 22:30 under the Independence Monument. Dress warmly, take umbrellas, tea, coffee, and friends.
I think it is very important that we all remember that the person who started the EuroMaidan protests, movement, and the Revolution of Dignitary is a native Dari speaking Afghan Pashtun Muslim who emigrated to Ukraine to attend university. Nayyem’s existence and activism clearly demonstrates that Putn’s rhetoric about the EuroMaidan Movement/Revolution of Dignity has been and always will be a lie.
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump.
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