
Ph.D. in genetics; K99/R00 #NIHMOSAIC fellow @RockefellerUniv Shaham lab studying Linker cell death; co-founder of RAZOM; Global advocate for SMA
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25 years of @shahamlab ๐
This week we surprised our dear mentor Shai. And a surprise it was!
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
Breaking ๐จ Researchers uncover a network of 210 facilities where Russia is holding and re-educating children abducted from Ukraine. nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukโฆ
Every night my friends are bombed in Kyiv. A big European capital is in smokes. US must keep supplying air defense and other military equipment to save lives @realDonaldTrump @POTUS
โผ๏ธ@nypost editorial board: The Pentagonโs decision to pause aid to Ukraine is a massive blunder โ @realDonaldTrump should reverse it, ASAP. Arming Ukraine is in Americaโs best interests; Team Trump needs to recognize that, and fast.
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
โผ๏ธBy cutting life-saving support for Ukraine, Pentagon officials would undermine @POTUS's efforts to achieve peace and subvert his readiness to provide more air defense to Ukraine. We call on President Trump to reverse this mistake and send more air defense systems to Ukraine.
This is the exact story of every nation that borders russia or was occupied by russiaโฆ
In the photo you see my Mom held by my Grandma Julija, next to a barrack in Siberia.
Today #Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น marks the Day of Mourning&Hope ๐ค
In the early morning hours of June 14th 1941, russian soldiers brutally woke up thousands of innocent Lithuanians, threw families with elderly parents and babies on their hands to cattle wagons & deported them to Siberia.
Long weeks in windowless livestock cars, without food& water. Many died on the way. Their crime - freedom loving Lithuanians.
It was the first wave of many. Hundreds of thousands were deported. 1 in 5 Lithuanian families suffered under russian occupation. Families torn apart, lives erased.
My mother was born in Siberian barracks. Her 1st childhood friend - Ukrainian baby girl born in the neighbouring room to the Ukrainian deportees. Their crime just the same - freedom loving nation.
russia is like an everlasting plague.
Only together we can fight back.
Freedom is never free.
We will defend it. In #Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น, #Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ, and beyond.
#NeverForget #June14
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
In the photo you see my Mom held by my Grandma Julija, next to a barrack in Siberia.
Today #Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น marks the Day of Mourning&Hope ๐ค
In the early morning hours of June 14th 1941, russian soldiers brutally woke up thousands of innocent Lithuanians, threw families with elderly parents and babies on their hands to cattle wagons & deported them to Siberia.
Long weeks in windowless livestock cars, without food& water. Many died on the way. Their crime - freedom loving Lithuanians.
It was the first wave of many. Hundreds of thousands were deported. 1 in 5 Lithuanian families suffered under russian occupation. Families torn apart, lives erased.
My mother was born in Siberian barracks. Her 1st childhood friend - Ukrainian baby girl born in the neighbouring room to the Ukrainian deportees. Their crime just the same - freedom loving nation.
russia is like an everlasting plague.
Only together we can fight back.
Freedom is never free.
We will defend it. In #Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น, #Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ, and beyond.
#NeverForget #June14
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
Today, the Russians launched a stone-cold, combined attack on our energy infrastructure. This is a spit in the face of everything the international community is trying to do to stop this war.
It happened right after Putinโs conversation with Trump. After the Americans asked us not to strike Russian energy facilities. At the same time as Putin tries to portray himself as a mediator for the Middle East and attempts to somehow assist his accomplices in Tehran. The level of cynicism is staggering.
This war would have ended long ago if the world had reacted with principle and refused to fall for Russian propaganda. I thank everybody in the world who now pushes for the necessary sanctions against Russian oil, and a proper price cap, one that actually hurts the Russian budget.
Without that, Putin will continue to ignore everything the world is doing to bring peace. He doesnโt personally need peace, he himself is the war. Only a real cash shortage can convince Russia to be less dangerous to its neighbors.
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
Tonight, Russia damaged a world architectural monument - St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. This temple was built in the 11th century during Kyivan Rus and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Let me remind you that the Moscow state arose much later.
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
Imagine waking up to the sound of air raid sirens. Explosions shake your windows. Drones circle overhead. Children sleep in subway stations. A European capital is under siege - missiles raining down, civilians targeted.
If this were Paris or Berlin, what would happen?
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
Trump said heโd know whether Putin is serious about peace in two weeks. Well, timeโs up. And guess what? The air raid alert just went off here in Kyiv as we face another night of ballistic missiles and suicide drones.
Please let the White Houseโs begging end and action begin.
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
โผ๏ธ A bipartisan Russia sanctions bill led by @LindseyGrahamSC and @SenBlumenthal now has 84 cosponsors from both parties. Thatโs 84 signatures out of 100. The Senate should bring it to a vote ASAP.
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
โผ๏ธOn June 6, Russia launched over 450 drones and missiles at Ukraine. Here's the message from our advocacy team, who are visiting Kyiv right now: Call your members of Congress. Urge them to pass tough sanctions on Russia and give Ukraine the weapons it needs to defend itself.
Happy Easter! ๐โค๏ธ
Happy Easter! Wishing you a day filled with joy, peace, and new beginnings. May this Easter season bring you peace, happiness and blessings.
(Icon by @OlaRondiak with special appreciation for years of cooperation with @UKRinUN)
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
BREAKING ๐จ Faith leaders urge @realDonaldTrump to push Putin to free the Ukrainian children he abducted!
"No peace deal should be finalized until Ukraine's children are returned home."
Signatories include top evangelical groups like @FRCdc & @NAEvangelicals ๐
Making ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ connections via food - watch this heartwarming story!
What happens when chefs from Louisiana and Ukraine start cooking together and realize they both cook with collard greens?
Watch @NBC6Newsโs top story on our visit to Shreveport and New Orleans with Ukrainian chef @Olia_Hercules ๐
Cutting military aid to Ukraine makes Xi and Putin stronger, and America weaker @realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse @JDVance @marcorubio
By halting military aid to Ukraine, @realDonaldTrump is hanging Ukrainians out to dry and giving Russia the green light to keep marching west.
Disarming Ukraine will encourage Putin to continue fightingโnot stop. It will cost lives.
We urge the @WhiteHouse to reverse course.
Olya Yarychkivska ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ retweeted
The enemies of America are the only ones that got a win today.
Ukrainian soldiers continue to hold the line against those enemiesโRussia, Iran, North Korea, and China.
The single best path forward is for the U.S. and Ukraine to work hand in hand for a just and lasting peace.
Today in @newyorkpost p.11 - a full page ad by @razomforukraine about the reality of RU invasion: 19,546 UKR children are abducted. Ukraine needs its children and prisoners back, a just peace based on security guarantees. Call your reps today!






















