William Glover Weiss

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Reporting Fellow for The Counteroffensive

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

But our focus today is in neighboring #Romania, where a Russian drone exploded on #NATO territory, right near a fisherman's yard.

And, we do a deep dive into the history between Istanbul and Kyiv.

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#Ukraine
#Russia

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak | Substack

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Compelling human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Click to read The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Ukrainian Olena fled her hometown of Lysychansk last year, moving to Israel alone.

In a terrible twist, the war came for her again: she woke up this weekend to the sounds of air raid sirens.

http://counteroffensive.news

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak | Substack

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Compelling human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Click to read The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Inside look at The Counteroffensive group chat waking up at 6 am

Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

1. The mothers going to get their children back from Russia

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65641304

Ukraine war: The mothers going to get their children back from Russia

Russia is taking Ukrainian children. Their mothers are travelling into enemy territory to save them.

BBC News

Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

2. Wagner boss blames Russian military for drone attacks

https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/31/ukraine-war-wagner-boss-blames-russian-military-for-drone-attacks-us-aid-nuclear-plant-att

Wagner boss slams Russian officials for drone attack and other news

These are the latest development from the Russia-Ukraine war.

euronews

Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

3. How Putin's taste for jail jargon changed Russia

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/5/31/how-putins-penchant-for-jail-jargon-changed-russia

How Putin’s penchant for jail jargon changed Russia

Growing up in St Petersburg, Russia’s leader was fascinated with prison songs and sambo, a form of wrestling.

Al Jazeera

What Ross is listening to today:

Mezcal Dream

https://youtu.be/DS3VN9z3iQI

Mezcal Dream

YouTube
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The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak | Substack

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Compelling human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Click to read The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

My friend, the Ukrainian director Lubomir Levitski, shared this cartoon that illustrates perfectly how it is going to bed in Kyiv nowadays:
I’ll give journalists in Ukraine pro-bono cybersecurity guidance, inc. security keys for enhanced two-factor auth for email and social media. If you know folks at Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post or elsewhere who would benefit from this, please put us in touch: runa at granitt dot io.