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The national food of Ukraine isn’t borscht. It’s #sushi. In particular, it’s the Philadelphia roll.
Make this controversial observation to any Ukrainian you meet, and you’ll be met with a knowing chuckle.

When people ask me the most surprising thing I’ve learned in three years of #war, they expect that I’ll talk about drone #warfare, or the eerie feeling of an air raid shelter during a missile attack.

But when I first came to #Ukraine, the thing that stuck out to me the most was the fact that you could find a #sushi restaurant in pretty much every corner of the country.

In large cities and small villages – even close to the frontlines! – you can find the Japanese dish.

Meet Blade, who goes by that callsign while working as a Ukrainian #drone pilot.

Blade recounts how one of his sushi cravings unfurled during a brief moment of calm while stationed in the south of #Ukraine during the first year of the country’s war with #Russia.

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#NEWS OF THE DAY:

#G7 PRESSURES #RUSSIA WITH SANCTIONS TO FORCE CEASEFIRE: The US and other G7 countries have warned Russia that they will expand sanctions and use frozen Russian assets to support #Ukraine if #Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire, The Financial Times reported.

https://www.ft.com/content/873d5289-637e-4819-9fa1-bf4c105ddb03

U.S. MAY IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON RUSSIAN ENTRY: The United States is preparing new restrictions on the entry of citizens from 43 countries, including Russians and Belarusians. #Russia and #Belarus are in the orange category, which involves strict restrictions on visa issuance.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html

#UKRAINE IS ALMOST OUT OF #MISSILES FOR AIR DEFENSE: #Kyiv has urgently requested that #Italy and #France provide additional missiles for its Samp-T air defense batteries, as its available stockpile is nearly depleted, according to Corriere della Sera.

https://www.corriere.it/off-the-record-giuseppe-sarcina/25_marzo_14/batterie-samp-t-ucraina-senza-missili-6ad24894-c57f-4c01-a11d-de8cdbbb1xlk.shtml

UKRAINIAN #CHILDREN SEARCH THREATENED DUE TO #MUSK: Elon Musk's #DOGE has stopped funding a Yale University team that was helping to track down children deported to Russia. They were gathering information from open sources about abducted children and passing it on to #Ukraine.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/03/14/team-finding-kidnapped-ukrainian-children-cut-by-doge/

Today we have a #cat of conflict who was accompanying a woman to raise money for the animal shelter near a metro station. It was a cold evening, resembling the last days of winter, but the cat was resting peacefully, wrapped in the fabric and warmed by the woman’s arms.