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Kristina Berdynskykh

@berdynskykh.bsky.social

Freelance journalist, Ukraine, Kyiv e-mail: berdinskich@gmail.com

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"Here we make Ukraine or we die", Kyrylo Budanov tells us Paraphrasing Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence tells Il Foglio that Russia’s “total blackout” strategy and the drones now flying over European skie...

And in English www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/...

25.10.2025 19:50 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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“Qui si fa l'Ucraina o si muore”, ci dice Kyrylo Budanov, il direttore dell'intelligence ucraina Nel suo ufficio buio a Kyiv, Budanov ci dice che la strategia russa di “blackout totale” e di droni nei cieli europei ha l’obiettivo di spezzare l’unità per l’Ucra...

Our interview with the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, for the Italian newspaper Il Foglio on Ukrainian deep strikes, Russia's strategy for this winter, and the goal of RU hybrid attacks on Europe www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/...

25.10.2025 08:59 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

As far as I remember, in March Trump and Putin agreed on a hockey match between the Russian and US teams. Even this agreement is not working #Ukraine

16.10.2025 18:43 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Guerre en Ukraine : le photographe français Antoni Lallican tué par un drone Le journaliste est mort ce vendredi 3 octobre dans une frappe de drone contre sa voiture, alors qu’il se trouvait en reportage dans le Donbass. Son collègue ukrainien George Ivanchenko a été grièvement blessé.

Guerre en Ukraine : le photographe français Antoni Lallican tué par un drone lors d'un reportage dans le Donbass

03.10.2025 16:13 — 👍 129    🔁 118    💬 6    📌 9
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Ukraine: French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by a drone in Donbas The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) extend their condolences to the family and relatives of French photojournalist Antoni ...

europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/10... #Ukraine

03.10.2025 16:33 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today marks my third year freelancing. In my first year, I wrote 18 articles for various media outlets; in the second year, 43; and in the third year, 117.
I'm grateful to all the media, but especially to Liberation (France) and Il Foglio (Italy) #Ukraine

01.10.2025 12:13 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Exactly one month ago, Trump and Putin met in Alaska. Since then, Russia has shelled an American factory in Ukraine, damaged the EU Delegation building, fired a missile at the Ukrainian government, and launched drones into Poland #Ukraine

15.09.2025 08:17 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Ukrainian Prime Minister in the government building #Ukraine

07.09.2025 11:43 — 👍 55    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 1
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The Ukrainian government building after the Russian shelling. The fire is still being extinguished #Ukraine

07.09.2025 07:33 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kyiv. The second day after the school holidays. Children have been hiding in the subway for an hour and a half instead of sitting in class because RU drones are flying in the sky #Ukraine

02.09.2025 07:56 — 👍 20    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Air defense working in Kyiv this morning, shooting down drones I hope. I had thought Putin would want to keep it quiet during China’s jamboree today…

02.09.2025 07:02 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Kyiv city center #Ukraine

29.08.2025 17:11 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Récit d’une nuit de bombardements russes sur Kyiv : «Un tir de roquette est tombé à sept minutes à pied de chez moi» La correspondante de «Libération» en Ukraine raconte les longues heures de cauchemar lors de l’attaque russe sur la capitale qui a tué au moins 21 personnes.

«Difficile de se détendre dans de telles conditions. Je reste allongée, j’ouvre grand les fenêtres pour que, en cas d’impact proche, le lit ne soit pas recouvert d’éclats de verre, je regarde des films» Une nuit de bombardements à Kyiv, par @berdynskykh.bsky.social
www.liberation.fr/internationa...

29.08.2025 08:00 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump vuole un esercito forte a Kyiv. Meloni? Eroina. Parla il diplomatico ucraino Kyslytsya Il primo viceministro degli Esteri, per cinque anni rappresentante permanente all'Onu, ci racconta i negoziati con Mosca, la mappa del Donbas di Trump e il sostegno europeo

I spoke with Sergiy Kyslytsya, First Deputy Foreign Minister 🇺🇦, before he left for New York to meet with Witkoff. "The size of our army is an issue for Ukraine and its partners, not a Russian one", he says. Il Foglio (Italy) #Ukraine www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/...

29.08.2025 07:22 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Récit d’une nuit de bombardements russes sur Kyiv : «Un tir de roquette est tombé à sept minutes à pied de chez moi»

«Un tir de roquette est tombé à sept minutes à pied de chez moi»

La correspondante de Libération en Ukraine raconte les longues heures de cauchemar, marquées par le bourdonnement des drones et les explosions de missiles dans la nuit du mercredi 27 août, lors de l’attaque russe sur Kyiv

28.08.2025 20:16 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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Récit d’une nuit de bombardements russes sur Kyiv : «Un tir de roquette est tombé à sept minutes à pied de chez moi» La correspondante de «Libération» en Ukraine raconte les longues heures de cauchemar lors de l’attaque russe sur la capitale qui a tué au moins 19 personnes. La première fois depuis le 31 juillet.

I wrote for @liberation.fr about tonight's Russian shelling of Kyiv #Ukraine www.liberation.fr/internationa...

28.08.2025 18:08 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Kyiv. Almost the city center #Ukraine

28.08.2025 07:29 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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People are trapped under the rubble of their apartment building in Kyiv, calling for help as a new batch of russian missiles approaches their city‼️

28.08.2025 02:23 — 👍 470    🔁 188    💬 23    📌 16
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Kyiv #Ukraine

28.08.2025 02:59 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A terrible night in Kyiv. Ballistic missiles, Shakheds. Since the start of talks on a meeting in Alaska, Kyiv has never been under such heavy shelling #Ukraine

28.08.2025 00:59 — 👍 32    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0

Kyiv. A lot of explosions #Ukraine

28.08.2025 00:34 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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I dreamed for 3 years of writing an article about the return of Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khyliuk from Russian captivity (Il Foglio, Italy) #Ukraine www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/...

26.08.2025 06:43 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Today, former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolayenko was also released from Russian captivity. The first photo shows him before he was captured by Russia, the second photo shows him after his release (he is in the centre) #Ukraine

24.08.2025 14:01 — 👍 23    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khyliuk has finally been released from Russian captivity!!!! He was detained by the Russian military in March 2022 from his home village in the Kyiv region (Photo by Office of the President) #Ukraine

24.08.2025 13:51 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
Russian FM Lavrov says no Putin-Zelenskyy meeting is planned, despite WH claims
YouTube video by NBC News Russian FM Lavrov says no Putin-Zelenskyy meeting is planned, despite WH claims

m.youtube.com/watch?v=EhMb...

22.08.2025 12:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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At least 4 people were present during the call with Putin.
And today Lavrov tells NBC that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky isn’t planned. I wonder how the White House will react now? That they all misunderstood Putin? Will they send Witkoff back to Moscow again)? #Ukraine

22.08.2025 12:23 — 👍 14    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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«Si tu dis quelque chose contre les autorités, tu finis au trou» : à Louhansk en Ukraine, une adolescence sous occupation russe Ivan Sarancha avait 7 ans quand, en 2014, sa ville natale s’est retrouvée en territoire occupé par les séparatistes soutenus par Moscou. En grandissant, il a décidé de fuir.

It is nice to receive good news about the heroes of my articles. 18-year-old Ivan, who grew up in the occupation and escaped Luhansk,has successfully passed his exams. He is a student at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. I wrote about him in April for @liberation.fr #Ukraine www.liberation.fr/internationa...

19.08.2025 19:09 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Putin vuole il Donetsk da 11 anni, ma non sfonda la resistenza. Il 2014 e il vaccino all'occupazione La resistenza ucraina tiene saldo il controllo su parte della regione grazie a una società civile rafforzata e a fortificazioni strategiche. L’occupazione ha trasformato profondamente il ...

I spoke to a resident of Sloviansk who remembers the 3-month occupation in 2014.Russia has failed to capture this city in 11 years and now wants to get it as part of a “territory exchange”. After this message, Denys joined the army because he doesn’t want to see it occupied again #Ukraine

19.08.2025 08:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Trump said that Putin is expecting a call from him today. And here’s my prediction. I think everything will go great at the WH. And between Zelenskyy and Trump, and between Trump and European leaders. And then Trump will call Putin and everything will change again #Ukraine

18.08.2025 18:03 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Rencontre Trump-Zelensky : comment le président ukrainien se prépare au match retour à la Maison Blanche

Rencontre Trump-Zelensky : comment le président ukrainien se prépare au match retour à la Maison Blanche

Zelensky a tracé des lignes rouges, défendues également par les Européens

18.08.2025 07:21 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0

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