sianushka.bsky.social's Avatar

sianushka.bsky.social

@sianushka.bsky.social

Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net

32,588 Followers  |  893 Following  |  3,897 Posts  |  Joined: 21.09.2023
Posts Following

Posts by sianushka.bsky.social (@sianushka.bsky.social)

Post image

In Kyiv reporting on one war, while another war escalates.

01.03.2026 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Totally agree

01.03.2026 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Ukrainian couple find love during bombardment as they searched for nine missing cats Konstantin Alokhin and Natalya Zolotarenko met in Kharkiv when her cats went missing during the early days of the conflict

You can read it here. Please remember her and all the other victims of Russiaโ€™s awful and relentless war against the people of Ukraine.

inews.co.uk/news/world/u...

01.03.2026 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exactly. Itโ€™s - as I say - gross.

01.03.2026 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And how does it help the victims of this war, to lie about the victims of another

01.03.2026 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I interviewed a mother whose daughter died in this strike. She was an incredibly brave and beautiful young woman - a maths genius with a bright future. She didnโ€™t ever get to see that future.

01.03.2026 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

March 1 marks the fourth anniversary of the cruise missile strike on the Kharkiv Regional State Administration building. At the time of the attack, territorial defense fighters, military personnel, and volunteers were inside.

The strike killed 44 people and wounded another 15.

01.03.2026 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 186    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Itโ€™s so gross.

01.03.2026 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

This is from the roof of a school in Kharkiv

01.03.2026 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

Utter vile nonsense. Russia has hit so so many schools and kindergartens, killing and injuring children week on week

01.03.2026 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 193    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was just having this conversation about how life is in Ukraine

01.03.2026 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am seeing people in Dubai tweeting about how normal things are today, shops being open etc โ€“ which is great and I am glad you are safe (I have family there too). It isn't that unexpected tho? Cities in Ukraine operate fairly normally despite hundreds more strikes a day.

01.03.2026 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I didnโ€™t know Paul Conroy personally but so sad to hear of his death, at too young an age. His bravery and determination to show the reality of war, and to platform the voices of its victims, was vital in getting the truth out. Rest in power.

01.03.2026 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

I am devastated to learn that my dear friend, my brother in arms, Paul Conroy has gone on to the next life.

He was one of the bravest men I have ever known. I can barely believe it, we only spoke yesterday.

His loss will be felt profoundly by us all.

Rest in peace @reflextv.bsky.social

28.02.2026 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 408    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Iโ€™m appalled by this from the Mail. Ugly, straightforward racism, and amplifying the spurious claim of its favoured candidate (even the Reform party chair said last week that any irregularities wouldnโ€™t have changed the result).

01.03.2026 06:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

As journalists working today many of us are taught to recognise disinformation when we see it and fight back against it.

Unfortunately there are some who willingly seek it out and put it on their front pages. A disgrace to the profession.

01.03.2026 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3699    ๐Ÿ” 1008    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 222    ๐Ÿ“Œ 78
Preview
The Ukrainian children waiting for parents who may never return From suburban Kyiv to the battlefields of the Donbas, Maxim Tucker encounters a generation unsure whether they will ever see their families reunited

Moving testimony from Ukraineโ€™s kids

The Ukrainian children waiting for parents who may never return

www.thetimes.com/article/5a79...

01.03.2026 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Biden on Trump's SOTU speech: The guy talked for almost 2 hours, but never mentioned the anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Not once. Iโ€™ve spent a lot of time in Ukraine. The incredible bravery of those people. Imagine how they feel, wondering,

28.02.2026 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 292    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is one of my fave social experiments apart from how many times I get shoved

28.02.2026 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทโ—๏ธ Iranian media claimed that a girlsโ€™ elementary school in Iranโ€™s Hormozgan province was struck by U.S.โ€“Israeli airstrikes.

At least 36 students are reported killed, with children and teachers still believed to be under the rubble as rescue operations continue.

28.02.2026 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 102    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Post image

Claims of 40 dead after an Israeli airstrike on a elementary girlโ€™s school in Iran
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

28.02.2026 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1987    ๐Ÿ” 939    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 125    ๐Ÿ“Œ 237
Preview
The Ukrainian grandads who fix up rockets to fire at Putinโ€™s men Since the invasion the tight-knit volunteers of the Steppe Wolves have fought so younger generations wonโ€™t know the brutal rule of Moscow they grew up with

Extraordinary interview in the Times with a Ukrainian dedushka born in a Soviet gulag, his parents deemed โ€œenemies of the peopleโ€, now aged nearly 70 he repairs rockets and missiles on the frontlines

The Ukrainian grandads who fix up rockets to fire at Putinโ€™s men

www.thetimes.com/article/2ac9...

28.02.2026 05:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even now you will find very senior people in Labour who just do not take the threat from the left seriously at all, and who simply refuse to believe who their own voters actually are. Now that the Greens actually realise who their voters can be, they have a big opening.

27.02.2026 07:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 577    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Oh wow, huge news! What are your plans now?

26.02.2026 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image Post image 26.02.2026 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 110    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Sudan: People with Disabilities Targeted in North Darfur The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of Sudanโ€™s two main warring parties, targeted, abused, and killed people with disabilities during and after their October 26, 2025, takeover of El Fasher, North Dar...

We hear little about it in the news but disabled people are being horrifically targeted in the Sudan war.

Human Rights Watch report RSF have killed civilians including a blind child, a man with Down syndrome called โ€œinsaneโ€, and a 14 year old wheelchair user. A horror.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

25.02.2026 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A great reminder of the power of local journalism.

Credit to @lukebeardsworth.bsky.social and our sister publication @theleaduk.bsky.social Lancashire who drew attention to this story first!

national.thelead.uk/p/prime-mini...

25.02.2026 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

They donโ€™t mean men

24.02.2026 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

End the occupation. Russian troops out of Ukraine

24.02.2026 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

Slava Ukraini

24.02.2026 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0