Rich Dahlstedt

I learned about it today.

The Zhovkva Iconostasis

A seven-tier Baroque masterpiece by Ivan Rutkovych, created in 1697-1699 & carved from linden wood.

Measuring 10.85x11.87 meters, it was partly destroyed over the centuries but later restored –
one of the greatest treasures of Ukrainian sacred art

We hear nothing
But know the fight continues
We hear nothing
But know the bombs still fall
We hear nothing
But we know the suffering goes on
But we still support you Ukraine
We haven't forgotten you

Greetings from Kyiv,
where I just finished writing.

Today, I chose an
incredibly cozy bookstore
for my words to fly.

A grey November day.

Life goes on,
I often say.
And this child, playing cheerfully with bubbles in Kyiv, proves it.

‘Despite the shelling, nature keeps living.
Flowers still bloom.
Despite the war, life goes on…’

Read my latest Sunday Letter – a glimpse of life on the frontline:
www.patreon.com/posts/142596...

Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was mostly calm.
I’m having a warcoffee after my workout
and reading the news.

In the past seven days,
1,206 of 1,402 drones launched at Ukraine were shot down or lost –
86% in total, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

That’s very good news.

🇩🇰 Denmark is allocating €1.3 million (DKK 10 million) to a new Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund – to restore buildings, monuments, and museums damaged by russian attacks.

I keep seeing the beauty
and showing it to you –
to inspire you to look around,
to remind you how beautiful Kyiv is.

Happy Halloween from Kyiv.

Filmed this for you today.

If you’re wondering whether we celebrate it –
I wrote about our traditions
in the latest Sunday Letter (pinned post).

And this is the nation russians want to break!
Oh no. Never.

Kyiv today.

A new monthly gratitude ritual

To everyone who supported my work in October –
who stayed, who joined, who did not step away,
who helps me keep Ukraine visible and documented –
thank you.

Become a keeper of truth:
www.patreon.com/strategywoman

Greetings from Kyiv!

Some good news.
On Oct 31, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence destroyed parts of the Koltsevoy oil pipeline in moscow oblast –
a key fuel route for russia’s military.

🔥

We’ve got heating!
At last.

Maybe such news isn’t a big thing in your part of the world,
but here, it means a lot –
after all russia’s attempts to freeze us.

Warcoffee in a new bookstore
I discovered recently in Kyiv.

I’ll show it to you later –
it has every chance to become my new favourite place.
Perfect for writing.

Life goes on.

Kyiv
has many cozy bookstores.
They offer food for the brain (books)
and coffee for long, often sleepless nights.

Nations that read can think critically.
Please, read books.

A moment from yesterday.
Maybe it’s the light that makes it so beautiful to me.

Going to rest.
Calm in Kyiv.
Almost midnight.

Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was calm,
and November is searching for the last traces of October’s glory.

Have a beautiful Sunday.

Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was calm
and the air outside is winterly cold.

Autumn has taken out her grey paints.

We’ve been warned
about a possible missile attack tonight.

I checked that everything is charged
and have some food ready for breakfast.

No.
I’m not scared.
You can’t stay scared for 1,344 days.

Greetings from Kyiv.

russia massively attacked Ukraine at night,
targeting energy infrastructure.
Power outages are across the country.
Generators are singing.
I need to look for warcoffee in the nearest café.

653 drones and 52 missiles –
that’s what russia launched at Ukraine last night,
our Air Force reported.

Kyiv today.
If you need strength -
look at us.

I updated a post
about what live events are
and how to join them.

Learn about the real-time walks and talks I do from Kyiv here:
www.patreon.com/posts/137941...

Kyiv.
Evening.
No power at home.
The schedule says – four hours.
Dinner time,
under the songs of generators outside.

Greetings from Kyiv.
At night, russian drones attacked the capital,
hitting residential buildings.
As of now,
three people have been killed and 29 injured.

I had a warcoffee.
A power outage is coming soon.

There is grief, destruction, and suffering here in #Ukraine , but also kindness, love, and moments of fairytale beauty. 💙💛

Kyiv.
Dnipro River.
Fishermen.
I stood there
and lived that peaceful moment.

If you wonder whether there’ll be
a Sunday Letter this week –
oh, there will.
Coming soon.

I’ll publish the link here tomorrow.
And may those of you
who receive these free letters by email
feel privileged for a day.
Let it be so.

I brought you light from Kyiv –
a city russians want
to drown in darkness.
No way.

Her art is already
quite recognisable to me –
the hair, the flowered scarves.

Modern Ukrainian artist,
Masha Shubina.