Oleksandra Matviichuk

People in the Kyiv subway are hiding from explosions.
Photo Yan Dobronosov

We've been hearing explosions in Kyiv for several hours now. It hasn't scared me for a long time. It's just that the fatigue from constant lack of sleep is accumulating. And every time you find out who died after another Russian shelling of peaceful cities. War is a lottery.

After another Russian attack on civilians, people in Kyiv are starting their morning in this way.

Infographic titled “Unlawful Killings in Ukraine – Key Findings from the UN Special Rapporteur Visit (2024)” with a “Stand With Ukraine” banner at the top. The background is dark blue with white and yellow text. Sections and findings: CIVILIAN IMPACT (📍 icon): 43,610 civilian casualties documented (12,910 killed, 30,700 injured) Actual numbers likely much higher 70% of casualties in government-controlled areas Older people affected more than others UNLAWFUL ATTACKS (💥 icon): Missiles launched at residential areas “Double-tap” strikes killed 91 first responders Targeted attacks on hospitals, schools, and energy infrastructure SUMMARY EXECUTIONS & TORTURE (🧬 icon): Verified executions of civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) by Russian forces Torture, mutilation, and use of captives as human shields 220 POWs confirmed dead in Russian custody FORENSIC CHALLENGES (💔 icon): 128,000+ war crimes recorded by Ukraine 12,353 linked to unlawful killings Forensic teams overwhelmed; 41,000 cases still inaccessible Medico-legal staff working under extreme conditions At the bottom is the Human Rights Index logo.

#HRC59 Ukraine 🇺🇦

43,610 civilians killed or injured📍
Evidence of executions, torture, deaths in custody 🧠
Forensic teams can't keep up with scale of #warcrimes 🔬
Survivors face trauma without enough support, incl children 🧒

👉 UN calls for support & accountability

🔗 docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/...

If world leaders do not have the personal power to stop Putin, they should at least not flatter and encourage him.

His son is under the rubble. The rescue operation is ongoing. We pray.

Putin's footprint in history. When a person is unable to create something, he destroys. This is my native Kyiv in the massive Russian shelling.

President Trump continues to compliment Putin. Putin continues to destroy and kill people. The only language Putin understands is strength. It's time to change policies that aren't working.

This is my native Kyiv after the massive shelling of residential areas.

I am very grateful to His Majesty King Charles III for the private audience at Buckingham Palace and the opportunity to talk about the human dimension of this war.

This is what Putin thinks about a peace agreement. Civilian facilities are burning. It's time to tighten sanctions because there will be no peace without force against Putin.

Our morning after another Russian attack on civilian objects and civilians. My colleagues wrote in the chat, "We have survived, so see you in the office." People are going to work. Russia, you will never break us.

Tonight, Russia damaged a world architectural monument - St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. This temple was built in the 11th century during Kyivan Rus and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Let me remind you that the Moscow state arose much later.

Kyiv is under air attack again…
Putin can’t win on the battlefield, so he tries to kill civilians and hit civilian objects. The barbarian tactic of the army that pretends to be strong, but it is weak and can fight only with families and children.

Despite the sleepless night, we have been rehearsing since the very morning. Putin's Russia will end sooner or later. So let there be an eternity for your soul.

Kyiv metro during Russian ballistic and drone shelling this night.

📷 Yan Dobronosov

And this is Chernihiv after the Russian night attack. There are wounded in the city, damaged residential infrastructure, there may be people under the rubble. Russia cannot conduct successful military operations, so it terrorizes civilians.

Rescuers pay tribute to a fallen colleague… Today, three rescuers were killed by Russian shelling while they were rescuing people.

Russian missiles and drones bomb my city again. When Ukrainians conduct cool operations and eliminate military facilities, Russians are not capable of anything like that, so they shell houses and schools. Russians know that we are not afraid of them. And that is what annoys them the most.

Russia doesn't know how to do anything else except send missiles at residential buildings. Here it is again. An army of losers.

This is what our night in Kyiv looked like. Photo by Reuters

This is what our night in Kyiv looked like. Photo by Reuters

It's thunderous explosions, and the cats are scared. We're sitting in the corridor. We're waiting for where Russian ballistic missiles will hit. Putin convincingly demonstrates how he wants peace.

Yesterday, a Russian drone killed this woman in Kyiv region. She covered her 4-year-old son with her body to save him from the brutal Russian attack. This little boy is in the hospital. Putin has increased the number of attacks on peaceful cities in recent months. Russia is imitating a peace process

Another night in Kyiv under attack from Russian missiles and drones. People are dead again. Putin is doing his best to show how he wants peace.

Photo Nick Tymchenko

The cat waited until I left on a working trip, and today, he was caught eating my favorite peonies.

In the coming weeks, I will give public lectures and hold meetings in five countries, addressing the human dimension of war.

People have to be first in all political processes.

Russia pretends to be a religious country. We must look not at words but at actions. This Sunday, many people celebrate the great Christian holiday. And the Russians hit the center of Sumy with ballistic missiles. They killed at least 20 people this Sunday. Putin does not stop killing civilians.

Russia pretends to be a religious country. We must look not at words but at actions. This Sunday, many people celebrate the great Christian holiday. And the Russians hit the center of Sumy with ballistic missiles. They killed at least 20 people this Sunday. Putin does not stop killing.

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are still held by Russia with uncertain hope of release In its 3-year-old war, Russia has detained what human rights activists say are thousands of Ukrainian civilians and has charged them with various crimes.

“Terwijl politici in het Witte Huis praten over natuurlijke hulpbronnen, mogelijke territoriale concessies, geopolitieke belangen en zelfs Zelensky’s pak, praten ze niet over mensen.”

- Nobelprijswinnaar Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina.bsky.social

Powerful speech tonight by Oleksandra Matviichuk, a human rights attorney from Kyiv. The organization she runs won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. I am just a drop, but together we are an ocean.

This little three-year-old boy was born under the explosions of Russian missiles in Ukrainian cities. And he was killed by the explosions of Russian missiles in Ukrainian cities.
Russia is killing Ukrainian children.

This is what the ceasefire Putin promised Trump looks like. Russia is shelling Kyiv with missiles. People are hiding in the metro.