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One family at a time. Kate's grandmother is one of 22 individuals, families or institutions @lapatina.bsky.social, @jimmyrushton.bsky.social and I have delivered batteries to. Here are the latest numbers:
it's really, really nuts that our scrappy lil' non-profit media website employs more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Also follow @lapatina.bsky.social she is awesome and smart and so brave
In Ukraine, when a funeral procession with a fallen soldier goes by, everyone stops whatever they are doing to stand silently. Traffic stops. Public transportation stops. Conversation stops.
In Lviv, people take this tradition a step further. Most people the procession passes take a knee.
The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
Texting with @lapatina.bsky.social about how many giant batteries we have managed to buy and distribute to families in Kyiv to keep people warm be like.
On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org spoke to @lapatina.bsky.social and Eric Ciaramella about the last week's machinations surrounding a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal and whether the United States is abandoning Ukraine. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
This happened over the weekend.
I want you to watch it.
I want you to understand that wiping it out has been a major Russian imperial objective for literally centuries—under the Tsars, under the Soviets, and now.
youtu.be/5XSBK81UeYU?...
"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." Anna Bower Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I’m holding my first Q&A Zoom call with my supporters in 1,5 hours at 10 EST.
Subscribe to my newsletter and join me to discuss Zelensky’s attack on anti-corruption institutions and more 👇🏼
In a analysis of how the Russian vision for the end of the war compares to the Ukrainian peace framework @lapatina.bsky.social writes, "examining the two documents, side by side, offers a vivid illustration of why President Trump’s notion that some deal was there for the reaching seems so fanciful."
Close ports in northern 🇳🇴 for 🇷🇺 fishing trawlers! Now. Today.
"Initiative alone is not victory. What matters is not just what Russia has gained, but also what it has lost in exchange."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Am I gonna be totally depressed by the end of it?
Come work with the best team🤝🏼
In my latest essay, I think about narrowly escaping death twice this week yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/things-im-...
I literally just had to grab my child and run from the bed towards the building staircase because of the sound of an approaching drone.
Russia is attacking Kyiv nearly every night
Aaaand the air raid is on. The drones are hovering over Kyiv
Another night of doing things I wish I never had to do — packing up snacks, blankets, and baby clothes before heading to the shelter in a few hours, scrolling the updates about the dozens of drones heading towards my city. I will never comprehend how this became a regular part of our lives
Exciting!
Everything we know about Ukraine's astonishing operation on June 1
yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/what-we-kn...
Drone-videos show at least four Tu-95MS bombers in fire on the apron of Olenya air base south of Murmansk. Full coverage of what we known so far in this news-update by the Barents Observer.
open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
Wake Up Honey!
The Russian Planes Are On Fire!
Live at 9:45 with @lapatina.bsky.social and @frhoffmann.bsky.social!
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No no you don’t get it, for people in Ukraine, this is the mutiny level of ecstatic
Going live in 1,5 hour to discuss the massive 🇺🇦 operation against four Russian airbases, including in Siberia
The little things that count big time in making Ukraine a solid part of Europe:
Swedish grocery stores are making it easier for Ukrainian suppliers to sell to Sweden and will highlight Ukrainian products so that consumers can easily find them and support Ukraine by buying Ukrainian
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You may not care about America, its politics, or DOGE, but you *have to* read this piece by my colleague
@annabower.bsky.social ASAP www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
