Currently studying war @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. Focusing on Russia’s occupation of Ukraine and all things human rights in TOT. Opinions mine, although I’m “not an expert or analyst” according to the Kremlin, so be warned!! https://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3lsjip76wus2w1/ Russia is effectively banning Ukrainian-language education in schools in occupied Ukraine starting September 1. Here's a quick🧵 on how Russia uses constraints on Ukrainian language access as a tool of coercive control in occupied Ukraine.26 Jun 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjip76wus2whttps://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3lqs36kegmk2yLots of infrastructure developments in today’s Occupation Update. Russian infrastructure projects in TOT serve as powerful indicators of Russia’s plans to physically integrate Ukrainian assets into Russia, generating economic benefits for the Russian state + complicating reintegration efforts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqs36kegmk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3loqttutye227Awesome to see @www.csce.gov calling out Russia's widescale deportation of Ukrainian children. We over at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social have been doing our best to keep this in the public eye, so please check out more of our work on the ISW website: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-occupation-updates-page [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqttutye227https://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3lnxeqkouvc2kThis absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, become normalized. This is the reality of Russia's occupation of Ukraine- don't ever look away. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxeqkouvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3lniyzpeoyc25Just a friendly reminder that 1) Crimea is Ukraine, and 2) the millions of people living under Russian rule in Crimea will basically be condemned to suffer indefinitely if Russia gets a carte blanche on its occupation from the US administration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3lniyzpeoyc25https://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3lmzeswondk2r1/ Today's occupation update focuses heavily on Russia's efforts to deport Ukrainian children and teens to Russia and expose them to Russification programs. I discuss how programs such as "University Shifts" and "Cultural Map 4+85" are just a small part of a much larger ecosystem ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzeswondk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3llwkjdx6kc2vAn interesting (and insane) tidbit from today's @thestudyofwar.bsky.social occupation update: Russian veterans in occupied Simferopol, Crimea, are teaching children as young as seven military and combat skills in accordance with Spetsnaz, NKVD, KGB, and SMERSH training doctrine....03 Apr 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwkjdx6kc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karolinahird.bsky.social/post/3llpap47pt22lLaunching a new mini-product for @thestudyofwar.bsky.social tracking updates in Russian-occupied Ukraine. I fear we're increasingly losing sight (especially here in the US) of the stakes of this war for the millions of Ukrainian civilians living behind the frontline. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:yidpc6rs3px34ly4s5lgp2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3llpap47pt22l