Sunday, February 22, 2026
Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine's capital -- Europe's green transition is now a matter of energy security -- 4 killed in northeastern Ukraine as Russia strikes ambulance carrying minor hospitalized in blast -- Ukraine hits Russian planes, ships, and artillery in major strikes on occupied territories ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/sunday-february-22-2026/
Saturday, January 31, 2026
"They are not very interested:" – Russia halts POW exchanges --We are all used to this; Inside one of Kyiv’s hardest-hit buildings this winter -- The illusion of a ceasefire in Ukraine -- Russia attacks passenger bus in Kherson Oblast, killing 1, injuring 5 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/saturday-january-31-2026/
Saturday, January 3. 2026
Russia may be preparing large-scale provocation with human casualties -- A cult of death: Former Soviet dissident on Russia and authoritarianism's global rise -- [Vlog] Inside the fight for Ukraine's river islands -- How Ukraine's military intelligence faked the death of Denis Kapustin, a Russian commander fighting for Kyiv ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/saturday-january-3-2026/
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Ukrainian drones make 9th strike Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery this year -- HUR says it destroyed Russian Su-24 tactical bomber, other targets in occupied Crimea -- Russian forces execute yet another Ukrainian POW -- Majority of Americans think Ukraine territorial concessions, troop cap would hand victory to Russia ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/saturday-december-6-2025/
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Russia has tortured Ukrainian POWs for years. Now they're even more vulnerable -- US defense manufacturer reveals new Tomahawk launcher; just what Ukraine would need to hit Russia -- Belgorod resident says life in Russia is 'simply hopeless' amid drone strikes, power outages -- Russia's largest oil terminal in occupied Crimea still on fire 2 days after Ukrainian drone strike ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/wednesday-october-15-2025/
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Chornobyl Nuclear Plant loses power after Russian attack on nearby town -- Russian territorial gains in Ukraine drop sharply in September, monitoring group says -- Russia may be using around 20,000 North Korean workers in military production -- War up close: How Ukraine’s soldier-photographers document their fight ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/thursday-october-2-2025/
Where is Crimea? And other things you, & US presidents, should know
#Crimea roughly 26 times smaller than Texas & not located “in the middle of the ocean” — it's a [bloody] peninsula in Black Sea, around 27k sq km in size. It the same size state of Massachusetts or Haiti
Crimea is connected to Ukraine by land, where it meets #KhersonOblast, which Russia partially occupied since 2022
As well as #BlackSea, the #peninsula lies on western shores of #SeaOfAzov
https://kyivindependent.com/where-is-crimea-and-other-things-you-and-us-presidents-should-know/
U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Crimea as a piece of land "right in the ocean" that is "the size of Texas" while talking on the Mark Levin Show, a right-wing talk radio program, on Aug. 20. "It's beautiful. It's, you know, this massive piece of land stuck out right in the ocean, right in the Black Sea. So beautiful. I mean, it's so beautiful," he told Levin, before adding that Ukraine was told by former U.S. President Barack Obama to "give it up to Russia." Russia invaded Ukraine's Cri
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Russian troops resort to ‘total infiltration’ tactics in front-line Pokrovsk — Inside the Battle of Kostiantynivka, as Ukrainian forces brace for three-sided Russian assault — Ukrainian drones target Shahed storage site, industrial facilities in Russia — Ukraine’s drone strike reportedly sparks fire at oil depot in Russia’s Sochi … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/sunday-august-3-2025/
Guest, Host, Ghost
A Dinner Party in #Kyiv
Timothy #Snyder Jul 09, 2025
I rang the bell at the unmarked door, and creaking floorboards invited me into a home. My hostess's work is to explain war, and I had met her once before; ...
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https://snyder.substack.com/p/guest-host-ghost
#TimothySnyder #ThinkingAbout
#hospitality #Honor #curfew
#Ukrainerussiawar #Poland #russia
#Donetsk #Debaltsevo #KhersonOblast
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Ukrainian drones strike 4 fighter jets in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast — [vlog/video] Warfare in Ukraine has changed… again — Clashes ongoing in eastern Ukrainian village near lithium deposits, as military rejects claims of Russian capture — Ukrainian manufacturers able to produce 4 million drones per year — North Korea deployed 20% of Kim’s elite ‘personal reserve’ to fight against Ukraine in Russia … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/saturday-june-28-2025/
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines
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