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Veronika Melkozerova

@nikamelkozerova.bsky.social

Ukraine reporter for Politico Europe, journalist based in Kyiv

837 Followers  |  76 Following  |  376 Posts  |  Joined: 19.10.2023  |  1.7986

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And this is coming from administration that ran into office on a motto of stopping aid to Ukraine as we re the β€œmost corrupt country in the world”. That’s a typical post-Soviet thing to do, closing the probe into your political ally. Guys hating Ukraine, should know our corrupt officials are same

21.09.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine abandoning Afghanistan to be swallowed by terrorist regime and then threatening them if they don’t return your airbase? Coming from the author β€œI doubt NATO would fight for US” when the only time they triggered Art5 ever was for US! And we’re still bowing cause the alternative is worse

21.09.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doing reporting today in Kyiv on an upcoming story β€œWhat happens after Russian missile fell” telling about the bureaucratic hell Ukrainians have to endure to get their flats restored. Some have to return to occupation as they simply cannot afford to be refugees. Every Russian missile is a tragedy

19.09.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia gasoline sales hit 2-year low amid Ukrainian drone strikes and harvest-season demand Ukraine has hit two Russian refineries during the last week.

Russia’s gasoline sales hit a two-year low on Tuesday as Ukrainian drone strikes and surging harvest-season demand intensify the country’s fuel shortage.

18.09.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

It’s becoming harder to keep dodging the pendulum swings.

17.09.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Life in #Kyiv is surreal. You can do your job, go shopping, or visit doctors, as if nothing is happening. But then everything stops as you hear this music. That means another hero gave up his or her life for you to be able to fool yourself and continue catching last moments of normal life. Listen

17.09.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am back to work.

15.09.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: Apple is teaching its AI to adapt to the Trump era www.politico.eu/article/appl...
By @heroceane.bsky.social

11.09.2025 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

So you create internal enemies. We were also busy with that. Russia fuels differences, and then weakens and invades. I am so sorry you don’t get it

10.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s just racism as it is. I talked to people of different colors and did not spot any differences. And also men and women are people too, and difference is hormones and upbringing, as well as social demands. But thanks, now I get it, guys. You can’t deal with real strong threats, like Russia

10.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe race is a color of skin and nothing else. It’s yet another way to rule by antagonising mythical β€œus against them”.I am technically white, Slav and Ukrainian. The same white Slavs Russians believe I don’t have the right to exist as I am and invade me as they think I should be Russian.

10.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think problem here is marginalisation of them and weak law enforcement system.

10.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Racism is a very strange phenomenon for me. Also don’t trust AI. Read books

10.09.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know my history as a literal Slav, thanks. I just was responding to your strange White civilisation argument,cause when colored people
Were a resource that was ok to have them there, but now the color of one’s skin is a reason for hate and blame… I don’t understand the logic

10.09.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also radical liberalism is smth that can’t exist ) please think

10.09.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grok and X is not reliable in any way. As I already caught him being biased and trained by Russia to lie about us. So no, not lazy here, on the contrary, preferring good old research and traditional methods of checking info on my own.

10.09.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People, you literally arrived at a continent where local population was not white, invaded them and founded your white nations there. And also then used non white slave labour to become economically strong) please explain your logic to my Slavic soul. Also am I white?

10.09.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also do not consider random X accounts as real sources of information

10.09.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Racism is a thing I can’t comprehend as a Slav, really.

10.09.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What about Putin killing thousands of whites? He is white

10.09.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What?

10.09.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Her name was Iryna Zarutska. And her death is now not mourned but used as a tool in internal racial and political game.Trump wants death penalty for a guy that killed one Ukrainian, but rolled a red carpet and wants to do business with a maniac, who killed hundreds of thousand of my Ukrainians.

10.09.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just my neighbours launching a vegetable garden next to their 16-story residential building in Kyiv. Using compost they are getting from organic waste neighbours produce. Apocalyptic future dictates new waves in urbanisation

10.09.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope Poland will be ok after tonight’s attack of Russian drones. Russians threw more than 480 at Ukraine, 8 entered into Poland. We would’ve shot them down if we had enough air defense from allies. Our air defense is working beyond capabilities, but any country can’t deal with it alone for so long.

10.09.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Today Russia killed over 20 seniors in Donetsk region it claims to be liberating. Russians dropped a bomb at a spot where people gathered to collect their monthly pensions.

09.09.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The day after her stroke my granny disappeared. I was so worried, but it emerged she spontaneously went to her friend’s country house for a day, with no signal there. She returned so happy I couldn’t even be mad at her. β€œI needed something positive in my life,” she said.

08.09.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The fire is out.

08.09.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In a normal world we would think β€œ the deserve” criteria matters. But in this world only one thing matters β€œwho can’t and can do this with no real punishment”

08.09.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Main government building in Kyiv

07.09.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I am not getting even β€œare you ok” messages from abroad anymore after the attacks. Polish defense minister said it right β€œRussia won because YOU are tired and got used to war”. He talks good, I wonder how much it cost to fly jets to observe the attack and do nothing every time.? Logistics mission

07.09.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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