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Zarina Zabrisky

@zarinazabrisky.bsky.social

US journalist in Ukraine. War correspondent: BylineTimes, EuromaidanPress Also BBC World, TVP World, Sunday Post. Literary Essays: Longreads, Paris Review, LARB. ๐ŸŽฅ https://khersonhumansafari.com/ Author. Novel: We, Monsters (2012)

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The photo of the year: Angelina Jolie in an anti-drone tunnel.

Thanks to Jolie, the world now knows:

Kherson, a Ukrainian city, lives on, one mile away from the front, under non-stop short-range drone attacks.

Much gratitude.

๐Ÿ“ท By my source.

06.11.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 188    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

An important conversation about Ukraine, democracy and more.

Thank you @gaslitnation.bsky.social and @andreachalupa.bsky.social

06.11.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UN Report: Drone Murders Forced Deportations Livestream Recap YouTube video by RADICALIZED: Truth Survives Podcast

Radicalized pod and chill from today.
Amazing intro by HiFi (as always)

Continuing reporting from their interview with @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social in Kherson where the human safari is ongoing.

Please at least watch the intro, about 3-5 minutes.

www.youtube.com/live/h2H4TQP...

31.10.2025 22:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Russia's 'Phase Zero' Is Here and War With NATO Is Now Inevitable, Experts Warn The same psychological warfare tactics Moscow used to prepare the ground for its invasion of Ukraine are now being used against the rest of Europe, writes Zarina Zabrisky

๐Ÿ”ดRussiaโ€™s โ€˜Phase Zeroโ€™ Is Here and War With NATO Is Now Inevitable, Experts Warn

The same psychological warfare tactics Moscow used to prepare the ground for its invasion of Ukraine are now being used against the rest of Europe, writes @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/r...

03.11.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Human safari in Kherson: A survivorโ€™s story โ€œI was running away from a Russian drone,โ€ says Mykolai, a thin man with silver-grey hair in his late fifties, with a bandage across his chest and torso. โ€œA drone dropped explosives on me. Another...

Mykolai was hit by FPV drones 7 times. His children are gone: some kidnapped, some killed by Russians.

The UN report on drone attacks, deportation as a depopulation strategy is not getting enough attention.

My article for @timesofindianews.bsky.social

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices...

30.10.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 160    ๐Ÿ” 72    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Russia is Using Drones and Deportationsย to Empty Southern Ukraine, UN Confirms Putin's "human safari" attacks on Ukranian civlians, first reported by Byline Times, are a war crime designed to depopulate the country, a UN investigation has found

๐Ÿ”ดRussia is Using Drones and Deportations to Empty Southern Ukraine, UN Confirms

Putinโ€™s โ€œhuman safariโ€ attacks on Ukranian civlians, first reported by Byline Times, are a war crime designed to depopulate the country, reports @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/r...

28.10.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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๐Ÿ”ด The latest UN report exposes Russiaโ€™s systematic use of drones and deportations drive civilians from their homes across Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

These are war crimes and crimes against humanity, part of a state policy of depopulation.

My comment โฌ‡๏ธ

28.10.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 407    ๐Ÿ” 164    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Kherson Destruction
YouTube video by Zarina Zabrisky Kherson Destruction

@zarinazabrisky.bsky.social shows more of the destruction from Kherson
youtu.be/RzWjaQ-Z968?...

23.10.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for helping out with posts!

27.10.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Friends, I am behind on posting here and feel bad about it. I am a one person team working on daily reports, filming, editing, writing articles, while shooting a second documentary. I also run my SM and I don't have enough time.

Please follow me on YouTube where I started to post video reports.

27.10.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Byline Podcast: "Trump's Russia Sanctions Welcome - But More Needed" Adrian Goldberg discusses President Trump's sanctions on Russia with Dr Svitlana Romanko, Ukrainian Exec. Director and Founder ofย RazomWe Stand - and hears from Zarina Zabrisky on the front line o...

"Are people tired? Naturally? Are they ready to give away their homes, their lands and their relatives and friends in the occupied territories? Absolutely not"

@zarinazabrisky.bsky.social joins @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social from #Ukraine

podfollow.com/byline-podca...

27.10.2025 06:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Honored that Kherson: HumanSafari is invited to Berlin Freedom Week & Doxumentale, despite being public. We didnโ€™t wait for a traditional premiere: Kherson faces hourly attacks. All screening funds go to civilians, defenders & anti-drone aid.

So this is special. Join us Nov 14, Colliseum Theater.

20.10.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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No Kings! Protests are a success because they destroy the attempt to turn the cult of a god-like ruler into a state religion.
Lots of Americans can resist the seduction of tribalism. What a relief to know this.
The photo is from the July No Kings in LA, by me.

20.10.2025 05:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No Kings! Protests are a success because they destroy the attempt to turn the cult of a god-like ruler into a state religion.

Lots of Americans can resist the seduction of tribalism.

The photo is from the July No Kings in LA, by me.

19.10.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Merci, France! Already 5 screenings of Kherson:Human Safari (Paris, Grenoble, Nantes, Lyon, and counting)

So thankful for @lemonde.fr coverage of the Kherson film premiere-great photos by Virginie Nguyen Hoang.
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Today, Paris. Tomorrow, Lyon.

Massive thanks to
@kanarifella.bsky.social
-the best!

09.10.2025 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Russia uses drones to cut supply route to this Ukrainian city of 60,000 Inside Kherson's drone siege: Russian pilots celebrate hunting dog walkers while 60,000 residents face supply crisis and terror.

My latest from the front for
@EuromaidanPress
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The road is open on and off. The Ukrainian army, the city's military administration, and volunteers are working hard to protect Kherson.

For video reports: www.youtube.com/@zarinazabri...

A detailed story: euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/23/w...

24.09.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 107    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thanks Mr Gerashchenko for highlighting the unique reports of @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social from the unbreakable city of Kherson

21.09.2025 05:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Kherson, a city scarred by invasion, occupation, and relentless bombardment, a new documentary reveals its latest horror โ€” the โ€˜Human Safari.โ€™

Full doc at:
khersonhumansafari.com/

๐ŸŽฅ: @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social @corrie-ua.bsky.social

23.09.2025 10:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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ะกัƒั‡ะฐัะฝะธะน ะฅะตั€ัะพะฝ ะพั‡ะธะผะฐ ะฐะผะตั€ะธะบะฐะฝััŒะบะพั— ะถัƒั€ะฝะฐะปั–ัั‚ะบะธ ั‚ะฐ ะฟะธััŒะผะตะฝะฝะธั†ั– ะ—ะฐั€ั–ะฝะธ ะ—ะฐะฑั€ั–ัะบั– ะ’ ั†ัŒะพะผัƒ ั–ะฝั‚ะตั€ะฒ'ัŽ ะผะธ ั€ะพะทะผะพะฒะปัั”ะผะพ ะท ะฐะผะตั€ะธะบะฐะฝััŒะบะพัŽ ะถัƒั€ะฝะฐะปั–ัั‚ะบะพัŽ ั‚ะฐ ะฟะธััŒะผะตะฝะฝะธั†ะตัŽ ะ—ะฐั€ั–ะฝะพัŽ ะ—ะฐะฑั€ั–ัะบั–, ะดะธั€ะตะบั‚ะพั€ะบะพัŽ ะดะพะบัƒะผะตะฝั‚ะฐะปัŒะฝะพั— ัั‚ั€ั–ั‡ะบะธ ยซะฅะตั€ัะพะฝ: ัะฐั„ะฐั€ั– ะฝะฐ ะปัŽะดะตะนยป.

Friends, once again: working on the ground, I have no time to edit videos to this platform's format, sorry!

I have restarted my YouTube channel, do follow/catch up there.

SBS Ukrainian interview (in Ukrainian)

Today, Kherson HumanSafari premieres in Melbourne

www.sbs.com.au/language/ukr...

15.09.2025 09:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Steve, do you have links to the human safari in Africa reports? Appreciate it!

15.09.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you!

15.09.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
66% of Russians Say They Want War to End Today
YouTube video by Jake Broe 66% of Russians Say They Want War to End Today

@realjakebroe.bsky.social update for Sunday September 14th
Closing clip from @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social in Kherson under the #HumanSafari

#RussiaIsATerroristState
#KeepDefendingTruth
#KeepDefendingDemocracy

youtu.be/ec4V7cE_Ix8

15.09.2025 06:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you are in Melbourne on September 15, please come to the film screening hosted by the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations and the Embassy of Ukraine in Australia

For my latest video reports from the ground, subscribe to my recently revived YouTube www.youtube.com/@zarinazabri...

10.09.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruno Beeckman: "How I lost My Drone Detector Virginity in Kherson"
YouTube video by Zarina Zabrisky Bruno Beeckman: "How I lost My Drone Detector Virginity in Kherson"

Belgian reporter Bruno Beeckman returns to Kherson despite the drone siege. He talks anti-drone tunnels and drone detectors in this interview. Bruno donated his book earnings to handicapped kids in Kherson.

Watch (more of my videos from Kherson forthcoming): www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzxQ...

08.09.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Proud to write for the most-Kremlin sanctioned newspaper in the UK and be on the list. Support independent journalism.

We bring you real news. Here's my latest, from today: bylinetimes.com/2025/09/08/a...

08.09.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 138    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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'A Serious Escalation': Putin Launches Russia's Largest Aerial Assault on Ukraine Since 2022 Russian aggression against Ukraine continues to escalate, despite Putin's pretence at seeking peace, reports Zarina Zabrisky

๐Ÿ”ดโ€˜A Serious Escalationโ€™: Putin Launches Russiaโ€™s Largest Aerial Assault on Ukraine Since 2022

Russian aggression against Ukraine continues to escalate, despite Putinโ€™s pretence at seeking peace, reports @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2025/09/08/a...

08.09.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Kherson - Antonivka: the Road of Death.

200 km/hour to avoid drones. Dystopian landscape. Yet, people still live here. Their stories are forthcoming.

Some โ€œliberationโ€: see for yourself.

05.09.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Many thanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for sharing Kherson: Human Safari.

"I hope this will help Kherson: draw the attention of the world to the city, help fund anti-drone protection, find funds to evacuate people." - @ZarinaZabrisky.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/reel/DOA5596...

05.09.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A regular day in Kherson. Drones, aerial bombs, artillery. Tanks, mortar. 24/7

I'm not sharing my videos here as this platform requires a different format; no time but I did start sharing my video reports on YouTube regularly.

Please find my reports there.

www.youtube.com/@zarinazabri...

02.09.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Thanks for reports from the Kherson frontline, Zarina

We are grateful for your time for Q&A

All friends of Ukraine are welcome, free recommended registration for Paris screening here:
helloasso.com/associations...

01.09.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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