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2025 is here. Все буде Україна!

As is now tradition, here is our roundup of the most-upvoted posts of 2024, as well as those from 2023 and 2022.

Top Posts of 2024

1. Zelenskyy in today's daily address posted by user onesole: 20k upvotes; 237 comments
2. Wladimir Klitschko responds to Joe, asks to come on the podcast posted by user Spiritual_Bridge84: 16k upvotes; 730 comments
3. Russia just lost Syria posted by user BehrHunter: 16k upvotes; 758 comments
4. MEGATHREAD: U.S. House Ukraine Aid vote has passed! posted by user TungstenHatchet: 15k upvotes; 1300 comments
5. To help Ukraine is to defend Europe posted by user Kikyo0218: 14k upvotes; 401 comments
6. Biden finally allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with US long-range ATACMS missiles, NYT posted by user The_New_Voice: 14k upvotes; 1100 comments
7. Ukrainian Defender of Freedom posted by user HydrolicKrane: 14k upvotes; 90 comments
8. This boy always met flying helicopters with a flag, one day they landed in front of his house. posted by user ijnfrt: 13k upvotes; 502 comments
9. 'Honestly, go f**k yourself' — Ukrainians react to Joe Rogan’s rant on Ukraine posted by user KI_Official: 13k upvotes; 629 comments
10. the crap Zelenskyy has to put himself through just to get help for his country posted by user Exotic-Strawberry667: 12k upvotes; 1200 comments
11. I was mentally ready, but when I saw my dad, it took 20 minutes for my eyes to get used to it. this is what he looks like now. was in captivity for 2 years and 4 months. the second photo is from January 2022, which I took before he left for Mariupol – Alina posted by user Exotic-Strawberry667: 12k upvotes; 142 comments
12. Ukrainians found a paralyzed grandmother that the russians abandoned and helped her. posted by user TotalSpaceNut: 12k upvotes; 508 comments
13. Moldavian man crossing the border into Transnistria blasts Ukrainian National Anthem to russian soldiers guarding the checkpoint posted by user mr_rosh: 12k upvotes; 671 comments
14. President Zelenskyy: Ukraine has tested its first ballistic missile 🇺🇦 posted by user ibloodylovecider: 12k upvotes; 712 comments
15. A Ukrainian drone drops molten thermite on a Russian held treeline, setting it ablaze. posted by user TotalSpaceNut: 11k upvotes; 867 comments
16. Boycott of Zelenskyj's Speech by AfD and BSW: A Shameful Moment for Germany posted by user Gajanus: 11k upvotes; 702 comments
17. See the difference posted by user TotalSpaceNut: 11k upvotes; 100 comments
18. Russian soldiers keep surrendering in Kursk as the Ukrainian Military advances posted by user Dredd_Doctor: 11k upvotes; 533 comments
19. We are still out here and the elections won't change that. posted by user luciferlol_666: 11k upvotes; 194 comments
20. Russians ran away from the Kursk region and left their dogs chained up, Ukrainian soldiers are looking after them posted by user TotalSpaceNut: 10k upvotes; 344 comments
21. My husband spotted this at our local liquor store in Florida. Slava Ukraini! posted by user Alarming_Agent_8564: 10k upvotes; 269 comments
22. “To all the athletes who could not come and be here because Russia killed them. I dedicate this to them.” posted by user Kikyo0218: 10k upvotes; 84 comments
23. Volodymyr Tsema-Bursov after the exchange following 20 months in russian captivity posted by user TotalSpaceNut: 10k upvotes; 361 comments
24. A wounded Ukrainian soldier showed his military ID to a Ukrainian drone. Then a Bradley arrived and evacuated him posted by user TotalSpaceNut: 10k upvotes; 277 comments
25. A young Ukrainian soldier returns home after 2 years in the enemy’s captivity: doesn’t talk, doesn’t recognise his his Mum, doesn’t respond to anything 💔 but he’s home. 🇺🇦 posted by user ibloodylovecider: 10k upvotes; 511 comments

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Top Posts of 2023

1. «Hello! Today my uncle laid down his life defending Bakhmut. I would be grateful for the repost. I want him to be known» — 57.7k upvotes; 749 comments; Submitted by HarakenQQ on January 1st, 2023. – LINK
2. Biden in Kyiv — 46.7k upvotes; 2.1k comments; Submitted by Sv1a on February 20th, 2023. – LINK
3. Reaction from the frontline to the news from russia — 41.8k upvotes; 752 comments; Submitted by TotalSpaceNut on June 24th, 2023. – LINK
4. Russian Embassy in London Today — 41.3k upvotes; 919 comments; Submitted by ThewizardBlundermore on February 23rd, 2023. – LINK
5. OFFICIAL STATEMENT ICC ISSUES ARREST WARRANT ON PUTIN — 38.2k upvotes; 1.8k comments; Submitted by Hm450 on March 17th, 2023. – LINK
6. I was awarded today by president Zelensky for my front line journalist work. And of course it was a bad hair day — 37.8k upvotes; 503 comments; Submitted by YuriyYur on June 6th, 2023. – LINK
7. TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY🥳🥳🥳 — 37k upvotes; 904 comments; Submitted by pchel_1 on January 24th, 2023. – LINK
8. My childhood friend was KIA yesterday. This is his last picture after saving a cat. — 36.9k upvotes; 501 comments; Submitted by madwolfa on February 21st, 2023. – LINK
9. Today in Finland, Anthony Blinken actually said it out loud: "russia is the second strongest army in Ukraine" — 36.7k upvotes; 1k comments; Submitted by Hm450 on June 2nd, 2023. – LINK
10. Russia supplied 64.1% of Germany's gas in May 2021. Today, that number is 0% — 36.3k upvotes; 1.9k comments; Submitted by Gozzah on January 9th, 2023.

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Top Posts of 2022

1. President Zelenskyy's heartbreaking, defiant speech to the Russian people [English subtitles] – 196,610 Upvotes; 2,917 Comments; Submitted by Jordan117 – LINK
2. Officials in Ukraine are doing their best to spread the word about the imminent air raid expected in Kyiv. Take shelter NOW! SHELTER NOW IN KYIV! UPVOTE THIS SO PEOPLE SEE IT! UPVOTE ALL WARNINGS ABOUT AIR RAID ON KYIV! PEOPLE NEED TO GO TO SHELTER NOW!! – 166,082 Upvotes; 3,029 Comments; Submitted by Ghost1069 – LINK
3. This image of Zelensky’s face while visiting Bucha today says it all. – 109,379 Upvotes; 4,297 Comments; Submitted by nOMnOMShanti – LINK
4. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a personal message for the Russian people – 100,062 Upvotes; 3,351 Comments; Submitted by Qubro – LINK
5. The Entire staff of the Russian TV channel “the rain” resigned during a live stream with last words: “no war” and then played “swan lake” ballet video (just like they did on all USSR tv channels when it suddenly collapsed) – 90,135 Upvotes; 1,484 Comments; Submitted by RussianPersian – LINK
6. My colleague was killed during a rocket attack on the Kyiv TV Tower. TV cameraman. Eugene Sakun. You are forever in our memory! – 86,411 Upvotes; 656 Comments; Submitted by Did-ko – LINK
7. An urgent message from the Ukrainian government – 74,084 Upvotes; 693 Comments; Submitted by ADotSapiens – LINK
8. Russian heli gets bushwacked by UA MANPAD operator – 73,367 Upvotes; 3,918 Comments; Submitted by jiuma21 – LINK
9. Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited wounded defenders of Ukraine in the hospital – 73,236 Upvotes; 2,088 Comments; Submitted by flyingdutchmanua – LINK
10. GET TO SHELTER – 68,376 Upvotes; 2,812 Comments; Submitted by X2Gaming – LINK

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The 1043rd day of a ten-year invasion that has been going on for centuries.

One day closer to victory.