Kyiv Guy

Join a Ukrainian support rally this weekend in your city! Help us win!
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Oh, how could it be possible? There are trading sanctions there, aren't they?

Well, good luck with that. First, they must stop their war in Ukraine. Otherwise, they would have neither the money nor the technology for that...

The International Olympic Committee joins Russia in its war to erase Ukrainian national memory | Letters from Kyiv Get more from Letters from Kyiv on Patreon

Ukrainian Olympic sportsman Vladyslav Heraskevych is ready to sacrifice his participation in the games for the sake of remembering his dead colleagues. The International Olympic Committee appears to join Russia in its war to erase Ukrainian national memory: www.patreon.com/posts/intern...

Shame! Kirsty Seward, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is a Zimbabwean politician and sports administrator. Zimbabwe is one of the very small number of countries in the world that officially support the Russian war in Ukraine. Maybe someone else must be disqualified here?

Shame! Kirsty Seward, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is a Zimbabwean politician and sports administrator. Zimbabwe is one of the very small number of countries in the world that officially support the Russian war in Ukraine. Maybe someone else must be disqualified here?

IOC bans Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych over 'helmet of remembrance' Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his ...

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country.
www.bbc.com/sport/articl...

Even half-hearted and weakly enforced US sanctions against Russia are under continuous pressure to be watered down. Also, a recommendation of the Ukrainian foreign affairs observer website: www.patreon.com/posts/resurg...

If you are into arts, you might be interested in checking out my series of posts on Ukrainian classic art. Use the #Ukraine #ClassicArt tags (both of them) to search for the relevant posts; or just scroll down my post feed.

Introduction | Letters from Kyiv Get more from Letters from Kyiv on Patreon

As I see some new people following me here, I think it may be relevant to share the latest version of my self-introduction post. Welcome to my place, and thank you for following.
www.patreon.com/posts/introd...

Russian sport is cheating in the most obvious and despicable way - they physically kill and maim their Ukrainian competitors.
www.patreon.com/posts/150437...

NP Insights | Writing for Resilience and Healing | John Gordon Sennett Sr | Substack Narrative Processing Insights from other authors, poets. Personal insights from a practitioner and Co-Creator of Narrative Processing. Click to read Writing for Resilience and Healing, by John Gordon...

Just stumbled across another interesting Substack writer, based in Ukraine, by the way: johngordonsennettsr.substack.com/s/np-insights

My experience tells me there are always readers available for good writing. The hard thing is to find them/let them know about your existence. You did have some following on DK. If you manage to inform the DK audience about your new location, I am pretty sure that many people would click the link.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social is there, and that's enough for me. There are also some nice observers/writers on Ukraine and on wider issues - can't recall them now, but they do exist.

On a related note, as a fellow writer of long-ish posts, I suggest that you consider starting to write on any of the available web platforms that allow for longer posts, such as Substack or Wordpress. You still can use Bluesky for posting your links to those texts, of course.

Hi, 22 Trucks, I've just learned about the silly and unfortunate events that got you banned on DK. Please accept my condolences. I found you here thanks to a marlosan comment, and I am happy to see you continuing to write. I wish you all the best on the new platform.

Thank you for standing with Ukraine!

Thank you, @justinolphart.bsky.social. I was lucky - so far - to live in the part of the city that still has the heating. All the rest is more or less a routine thing here. Uncomfortable, distracting, sometimes depressing or irritating, but manageable.

Thank you, Poland!

Fedorov brings speed of transformation. This is something our MOD needs badly.

Ahh, those infamous money-loving FIFA Presidents...

This is a quick analysis of the Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine on the night of February 2 to 3, 2026, by Serhii Misiura, aka Captain Price: www.patreon.com/posts/analys...

"Ubiquiti radio bridge antennae serve a critical communications need for the Russian military in Ukraine, including for drone operations, according to our investigation". “There is no alternative,” a Russian vendor told Hunterbrook: hntrbrk.com/ubiquiti/

Wait, they are winning, aren't they? Why ain't they happy?

Blacking out in central Ukraine: "Just people surviving, yet curious, patient, and kind to a foreign volunteer"
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#Ukraine #winter #resilience

"Yesterday, while putting on my ski pants to go to sleep in my apartment in Kyiv, I suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu. And I realised: this has already happened in my life".
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#Kyiv #Ukraine #UkrainianVoices

A freezing day in Kyiv | Letters from Kyiv Get more from Letters from Kyiv on Patreon

A freezing day in Kyiv: www.patreon.com/posts/147984...

A freezing day in Kyiv | Letters from Kyiv Get more from Letters from Kyiv on Patreon

A freezing day in Kyiv: www.patreon.com/posts/147984...

An account of how things are in Kyiv after last week's Russian bombing of the Ukrainian capital's heating and electricity infrastructure. By me and some other people. Link to the post in the first comment.