Olga Malchevska

Russian occupation in Ukraine: Silent acts of resistance and fear Three Ukrainians describe everyday life and the risks of defying Russian occupation.

Russia doesn’t allow foreign journalists to enter the occupied territories of Ukraine.

Three Ukrainians in different Moscow-controlled cities spoke to me secretly “to let the world know what we face”.

We changed their names for safety.

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Newsday - First North American Pope - BBC Sounds He has chosen to take the name of Pope Leo 14th

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As Putin hosts Moscow parade, in Russia’s occupied Ukraine children are forced to wear military uniform and believe that Ukraine is an enemy.

A voice in Crimea told me about a military parade in a nursery she witnessed, risking her life.
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After a week of filming across Ukraine, all words seem too shallow to fully capture the pain Russia has inflicted on its people.

But I also witnessed something impossible to destroy: the spirit of freedom - and the remarkable strength to rise above pain with dignity and kindness.

An insightful discussion at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ukraine meeting with Members of Parliament on President Zelensky’s initiative, ‘Bring Kids Back’, which aims to return Ukrainian children unlawfully deported by Russia.

#Crimea on March 8th, 2014.

But I am honoured to be part of the brilliant @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social team, working alongside the best talent from around the globe.
Thank you, @biancabalzer, and all my dear colleagues for your kindness and professionalism.

When I studied English at my beloved school in Kyiv, after Ukraine gained independence from the Moscow-ruled USSR, I could hardly have imagined that I’d use it to live-translate Ukraine’s President for three years of Russia’s war, asking the world not to turn its back on Kyiv.

Thank you for the powerful and insightful discussion that naturally brought together prominent thinkers from across the country and beyond
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Directed by Franz Boom, the movie is based on real events since Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine began, with Ukrainian actor Oleksandr Rudynskyi playing the lead role.
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A closed Telegram channel in Russian, which I won’t name for security reasons, shares an interview with a retired Russian Major General, revealing ‘a real situation’ on the battlefield.

He admits to the ‘horrifying speed of losses’ among Russian commanders in Ukraine.

‘Wall Of Kindness’ ‘Take a coat if you are cold. Leave a coat if you don't use it anymore’

While the world seems to teeter on the edge, I’ve come across this beautiful reminder that kindness remains - a rescue wall. Thank you, London, for never losing your warmth and style.

A heartfelt snippet of my son, who kindly let me test my dusting Canon on him some time ago.

Love unedited pictures for capturing and preserving true moments. Unedited truth is a rare treasure these days.

#canon #portrait #kidstar #london

Last glimpse of English winter magic ✨
Watching Christmas decorations vanish feels like saying goodbye to a fairy tail, hoping to encounter it again in just under a year.

I wish everyone around the world could enjoy the simple pleasure of peace with their loved ones, this festive season and beyond.

2/2 Ukraine says it has managed to secure the return of 3,956 people from Russian captivity since the start of Moscow’s full-scale war. Kremlin has not provided the reciprocal total number of Russian POWs returned since 2022.

Hundreds are returning home ahead of New Year’s Eve after one of the largest Russia-Ukraine prisoner-of-war exchanges, brokered by the UAE.

Speaking to our brilliant Annita McVeigh as the news broke. Tune in to @bbcnewsuk.bsky.social for more.
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While the world prepares for Xmas, Russia has launched a massive air attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv, Kherson, and Kryvyi Rih - President Zelensky’s hometown.
At least 3 killed, dozens injured, and six EU embassies damaged alongside critical infrastructure.

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Thank you so much for your kind Birthday wishes & outpouring of love!
I can’t celebrate while so many others are suffering, including many of my loved ones back in Ukraine.
If you’d like to congratulate me, please donate to your charity of choice supporting Ukrainian kids.
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Syria: Assad's police threatened to bury me and my reporting. Now I'm back, and free The BBC's Lina Sinjab - who fled Damascus 2013 as it was engulfed in war – reflects on her return to the city.

A powerful personal story of the BBC’s ⁦‪Lina Sinjab‬⁩ who has returned to her home in Syria.

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In Ukraine, friends are your family of choice. Mine has become one more beloved person smaller.

We met studying politics. Volodia had 3 uni degrees & was a talented theatre actor.
He wanted his 2 kids to live in peace, at home, in free, democratic Ukraine.
Hugs to the family💔

Growing up in a post-Soviet state, I recall Syria's govt being praised as a Kremlin ally for their 'common values.'

Moscow officially deployed troops to Syria in 2017.

I looked at Putin-Assad meetings over the years and Russia's military bases in Syria @BBCWorld
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Assad is in Moscow after fleeing Syria and will be given aslyum, Russian state media reports Russia was a key ally of Assad's regime - the former president and his family will now reportedly get asylum there.

Assad is in #Moscow after fleeing #Syria and will be given aslyum

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It’s like meeting the David Bowie of Ukraine.
A whole generation has grown up with the songs of Okean Elzy. The band is marking its 30th anniversary with a world tour.

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With thousands of protesters returning to the streets of Tbilisi, #Georgia, to oppose the pro-Moscow gvt’s decision to suspend efforts to join the EU, we look at the European reaction and the bigger picture for the region
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My grandma wouldn’t waste a crumb of bread. She told me she had been lucky to survive #Holodomor.

The human-made famine, organised by Moscow’s USSR under Stalin, claimed millions of lives in Ukraine in 1932-33 and in the lesser-known famines of 1921-23 and 1946-47.
#WeRemember

Just joined the BlueSky, please don’t be harsh on me.
Thanks so much for watching #BBCNews, and for this unexpected picture - to someone who tuned in during our program earlier today.

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