Anastasiia Lapatina

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...

YouTube video by #DogShirtTV Valeriia Vovk and the Ukrainian Retro Revival

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.
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"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...

Join me for a Q&A this Saturday Let's connect at 10 a.m. EST

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 👇🏼

Russian and Ukrainian Peace Plans Remain a World Apart A side by side comparison of the two competing visions for the war’s end

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.

Opinion | Russia says it’s winning. The data says otherwise. Russia has paid an extraordinary price in blood and equipment for marginal gains in Ukraine.

"Initiative alone is not victory. What matters is not just what Russia has gained, but also what it has lost in exchange."
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Am I gonna be totally depressed by the end of it?

Come work with the best team🤝🏼

Things I'm afraid of Pondering entomophobia and shahedophobia

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!

What we know about Operation Spider Web How Ukraine hit Russian strategic bombers

Everything we know about Ukraine's astonishing operation on June 1
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Successful and devastating: Massiv drone attacks on Olenya airbase Like a trojan horse: Several drones were launched from a truck near a gas station on the main road next to Olenya air base on the Kola Peninsula. The massive attack on the airbase holding Tu-95MS and ...

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.

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LIVE SOON: Wake Up Honey! The Russian Planes Are On Fire! Starting Jun 1 at 9:45 AM EDT

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

Lättare att välja ukrainskt i butiken Livsmedelsbranschen ska göra det enklare för folk att välja ukrainskt i matbutiken. Fler varor ska importeras från det krigsdrabbade landet. – Vi är väldigt tacksamma för ert stöd, säger Ukrainas livs...

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-...

How my family lives through Russian attacks Moscow pounded Kyiv three nights in a row

Unfortunately, after two nights in a shelter, I was too exhausted to write anything coherent about the news.

So instead, I wrote about what my family does during Russian attacks:
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Live from a Swank Bomb Shelter A recording from Benjamin Wittes's live video

Live from a really swank bomb shelter in Kyiv with @lapatina.bsky.social:

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A Baby in a Bomb Shelter and Medieval Giraffes Happy Memorial Day

While we in the west are having academic debates about who has not done what when and what should have been done 3 or 10 years ago, our dear colleague @lapatina.bsky.social and her little baby girl are spending the nights in air raid shelters in Kyiv (again).

Listening to the Nordic chiefs of defence at the Kirkenes conference, this is exactly what they say: support for Ukraine will continue and increase, but more importantly support is transformed into cooperation with Ukraine to mutual benefit.

Donald Trump was confident he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a matter of days, but a short-term ceasefire remains elusive.

On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social spoke to @mykolabielieskov.bsky.social about what can force Russia to stop the war. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...