Tim MakApr 23

Good morning to readers. #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.

For the 3rd anniversary of The Counteroffensive, we invite you behind the scenes of our daily work.

In this issue, learn more about us and our most memorable #stories. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/inside-our-most-memorable-stories

Inside our most memorable stories

For the third anniversary of The Counteroffensive, we want to show you how our favorite (and most hated) pieces were created.

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#KYIV, #Ukraine — Before you get a notification about a new story from The Counteroffensive, it has already taken us days – sometimes weeks or even months.
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Finding the right character, breaking through a wall of #interview refusals, staying awake at four in the morning — these are challenges our small #newsroom faces almost daily. And honestly, they’re the kind of challenges we welcome.
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Each #story begins with dozens of unapproved #ideas, reporters’ heavy sighs, meeting #editors’ skeptical tongue-clicks.

Every piece is argued for until it is proven to deserve your attention.

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Today, we finally shed light on our mishaps in the trips and anecdotes that never made it past drafts into the final versions.
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Discover the #secrets behind the reporting, from bridge jumps to FSB fears! Read the full #story via the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/inside-our-most-memorable-stories
Inside our most memorable stories

For the third anniversary of The Counteroffensive, we want to show you how our favorite (and most hated) pieces were created.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
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#NEWS OF THE DAY:

EU APPROVES €90 BILLION LOAN FOR #UKRAINE: At today’s summit in #Cyprus, the #European Union approved the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, previously blocked by Hungary, Suspilne reported. https://suspilne.media/1296535-es-uhvaliv-kredit-ukraini-u-90-mlrd-evro-ta-20-paket-sankcij-proti-es/

ЄС ухвалив кредит Україні у 90 млрд євро та 20 пакет санкцій проти ЄС

ЄС ухвалив кредит Україні у 90 млрд євро та 20 пакет санкцій проти ЄС. Новина доповнюється… — Суспільне Новини

Суспільне | Новини
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U.S. RELIES ON #UKRAINIAN #SOFTWARE IN MIDDLE EAST: The U.S. #military deployed Sky Map, a #Ukrainian software for drone detection, at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, five sources told Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-turns-ukrainian-counter-drone-tech-after-iran-attacks-sources-say-2026-04-22/
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#UKRAINIAN AIR DEFENSE UNDERMINED BY #IRAN #WAR: The supplies of U.S. anti-missile defenses to Ukraine are at risk due to the ongoing war in #Iran and their limited production, #Zelenskyy said. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/longer-iran-conflict-could-boost-risk-ukraine-securing-missile-defences-2026-04-23/
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#IRAN WAR COMPLICATES #UKRAINE PEACE TALKS: In his interview with #CNN, Volodymyr #Zelenskyy said that the war in Iran can’t prevent trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/22/world/zelensky-interview-iran-war-intl
Zelensky tells CNN talks on Ukraine cannot wait until after the war in Iran is over

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted the war in Iran has taken the focus away from Russia’s aggression against his country, telling CNN it was a “big risk” to think that efforts to end the fighting in Ukraine can’t restart until the conflict in Iran ends.

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Check out our #story about the foreign fighters risking #imprisonment in their home countries via the link! https://open.substack.com/pub/counteroffensive/p/foreign-fighters-risk-prison-back?r=6rf4sj&utm_medium=ios
Foreign fighters risk prison back home

Some foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine may face legal charges in their home countries for unauthorized military service abroad — yet they keep coming. Yu, a South Korean veteran, is one of them.

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#DOG OF #WAR:
This kind dog patiently gave the children rides for 17 minutes.
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Explore what human-centered #war #reporting looks like

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