Siobhán O’Grady

Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents show The extraordinary request illustrates the administration’s aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S.

SCOOP by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social: Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees, documents show --an extraordinary request of a nation at war & dependent on U.S. military & financial support. w/ Sarah Blaskey and @siobhanogrady.bsky.social

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In Kursk, Ukrainians try to sway Russian minds. And film it. Videos from the Ukrainian unit tasked with interacting with the Russians in Kursk give a unique window into the 6-month-old occupation.

For months, a small group of Ukrainian troops has been deeply involved in the lives of locals under Ukrainian occupation in Kursk. Last night, Kyiv says Russia bombed the school turned shelter where many of them lived. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Trump foreign aid cuts leave Ukrainians in limbo and asking why A U.S.-funded organization to help war veterans is one of many organizations that have abruptly lost funding and can no longer carry out their work.

Distressed Ukrainian troops, veterans and families — including some on the brink of suicide — relied on a U.S.-funded hotline to get help. After Trump suspended almost all U.S. foreign aid programs for 90 days, the line went dark. @siobhanogrady.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

What the North Koreans took into battle against Ukraine Weapons and notes left on dead North Korean troops in Russia give Ukraine a glimpse into their mindset — and show how they are quickly adapting to modern war.

We sifted through dozens of items taken off killed North Korean troops in Russia — the same troops Moscow and Pyongyang claim don’t exist. The documents included vocabulary lists to order Ukrainians to surrender, falsified Russian IDs, and weapons

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Ukrainian troops say inexperienced North Koreans are making easy targets At least 30 North Koreans were “killed or wounded” over the weekend while fighting for Russia in the Kursk region, Ukrainian military intelligence said.

UKRAINIAN TROOPS SAY INEXPERIENCED NORTH KOREANS ARE MAKING EASY TARGETS moving in groups in the open, shooting at drones, not running for cover: “It was the first time it felt like playing a computer simulator on easy mode” @siobhanogrady.bsky.social Serhiy Morgunov David L. Stern
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“The North Koreans are running across the fields, and there are so many of them. They don’t understand what’s happening,” said a Ukrainian drone unit commande. “I don’t know if they don’t understand what’s going on or if the Russians are deliberately sending them like that. I can’t say.”

North Korean troops suffer heavy casualties in Russia, Ukraine says As many as 30 have been “killed or wounded” in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian military intelligence said, among the heaviest losses for North Korean forces yet reported.

We spoke to Ukrainian troops who say they’ve seen North Koreans moving in waves across the battlefield in Kursk in recent days. One Ukrainian military official said another battalion of North Koreans is in Belgorod and may go to Kursk, Kharkiv or elsewhere www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Drones swarm Kyiv every night. These volunteers shoot them down. A searchlight, a World War II-era machine gun and lots of coffee and tea help a band of volunteers protect the night skies over Ukraine’s capital from drones.

Drones swarm Kyiv every night. This band of volunteers, armed with a searchlight, a World War II-era machine gun and lots of coffee, shoots them down @siobhanogrady.bsky.social Serhii Korolchuk and Serhiy Morgunov report from Ukraine's capital
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Drones swarm Kyiv every night. These volunteers shoot them down. A searchlight, a World War II-era machine gun and lots of coffee and tea help a band of volunteers protect the night skies over Ukraine’s capital from drones.

Nearly three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the capital still relies partially on unpaid volunteers to shoot down armed Russian drones that swarm the skies most night www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Babette, unaware of today’s massive missile and drone attack on energy infrastructure. Just confused why the lights and elevator never work anymore.

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Ukraine prepares to sell Trump on why U.S. should maintain support Ukraine wants to convince Trump that it is not a charity case but a cost-effective and geostrategic opportunity that will enrich and secure the United States.

Ukraine’s sovereign territory has enough lithium reserves to make up to 15 million electric car batteries (!!), one expert told us. Kyiv hopes US investment in Ukrainian natural resources may help convince Trump to support Ukraine’s fight. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...