What an interesting painting. I looked through many of his portraits, but this one hit hard. 🇺🇦 Ilia Ripyn The Fisher Girl, 1874 You may know him as Ilia Repin, but he was born in Ukraine. I’ll tell you more soon.

May 18 Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide. 82 years ago, the stalinist regime forcibly deported Crimean Tatars from Crimea. Rustem Skybin The Way Home

Greetings from Kyiv. Chestnut trees bloom. russia continues its attacks on Ukraine. Last night, with 524 drones and 22 missiles. I had a warcoffee. Tried to plan the week. Gentle Monday to you.

Waldemar Haffkine. Born in Odesa 🇺🇦 Developed vaccines against cholera and plague. Tested them on himself. His story deserves to be known: www.patreon.com/posts/158410...

Forgot to show you this craftsmanship I saw at the market recently. Handmade in Ukraine, near Kyiv.

Greetings from Kyiv. I had some plans for today. But russian drones are crying in the sky. Perhaps a bit angry. I read that Ukrainian drones visited moscow at night. Cheers 😉

Johann Georg Kohl, a German traveler, geographer, and historian, wrote in 1841: “There is not the slightest doubt that someday the gigantic body of the Russian Empire will collapse, and Ukraine will once again become a free and independent state. That time is approaching slowly, but inevitably.”

Greetings from Kyiv. Calm Saturday here. Once again, I found myself near the water. In a world of noise, I keep gathering everyday life.

Children playing. Blue sky. Caring clouds. Precious moments I gather to show you that life goes on. Kyiv.

Kyiv today. Two moments I captured: a gorgeous view and scars of war.

Warcoffee in Kyiv. I have it in memory of the lives lost to russia’s attacks. Yesterday, 24 people were killed in Kyiv. I really don’t know where to hide from reality today.

Life is fragile. Especially here. So I want to use every day of it to tell you more about Ukraine. No added music today. Just ink, brush, and paper. 🇺🇦 Andrii Chebykin (b. 1946)

The death toll in Kyiv has risen to eight people. Tomorrow is a day of mourning. Every person killed was a whole world to someone.

I’m sitting near the Dnipro River. Rescuers are trying to find people under the rubble. Already, five people are dead in Kyiv. A 12-year-old girl is among them. I’m looking at the water. It doesn’t know.

Greetings from Kyiv. So, the night is over, and we survived it. There is damage in the city, wounded people and one person killed, according to our mayor. I’m thankful to air defense for this morning.

And now missiles. Kyiv is under a massive russian attack. No fear. Just this feeling that morning is a luxury.

Drones are attacking Kyiv. Air defense is at work. So loud. It’s deep night.

More Ukrainian art for you. Why do I share it? It shows you that we were always here. Even when the world did not see us. 🇺🇦 Havrylo Vasko Portrait of Borys Tomara, 1847 Oil on canvas

Lutsk, a city in northwestern Ukraine. Today, it was under a heavy attack. I want to show you a few photos I took in the city eleven days ago. Hidden beyond the headlines of war.

Warcoffee time. While it is calm in Kyiv, I am here. With a book and a laptop. Gathering information for Sunday Letter. Life doesn’t stop. I want to do as much as I can during mine.

Greetings from Kyiv. russia has been attacking Ukraine since the morning. Monitoring channels say it’s only the beginning. Warcoffee soon.

This work impressed me today. Ink, brush, and silkscreen on paper, 2007. By Andrii Chebykin, a prominent Ukrainian graphic artist.

Chestnut trees bloom in Kyiv. Seasons change, years go by, and the war hasn’t ended yet. I film these changes for you, hoping that one day I’ll show you how we celebrate victory.

One of Ukraine’s most famous contemporary artists celebrates his 90th birthday today. Ivan Marchuk 🇺🇦 He invented his own technique, pliontanism, and describes it as an endless tangled line woven like a spider’s web.

Greetings from Kyiv. russians renewed their night terror. I came to the city centre not only to enjoy the view, but to show you that Kyiv stands and lives. Have a gentle day!

I sent a new Hidden Ukraine letter yesterday. This one is from Volyn (northwestern Ukraine). A green railway tunnel, an old house with history, a rapeseed field. Ukraine that rarely appears in the headlines. If you missed it, it’s on Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/157862...

Today, I spent some time with the Dnipro River. Sat near the water, let my thoughts fly. I cannot leave any social media platform for one simple reason: each one has kind and caring people. Came to say hi.

Perhaps I’ll write such reminders occasionally. I’m based in Kyiv. I show you life here, the culture, and the beauty of Ukraine. I want you to see what is hidden beyond the headlines of war. Since February 24, 2022, I have called every coffee I drink warcoffee.

Greetings from Kyiv. Today, I’m sending warm hugs to all mothers. Even if Mother’s Day falls on another date in your country, mothers deserve to be celebrated every day. Flowers from Ukraine for you

My new discovery from ART KYIV 2026 (a contemporary art fair). 🇺🇦 Taras Hayda

Made in Ukraine. Pokuttia ceramics I saw today. Traditional pottery from Western Ukraine, known for its warm colors, carved ornaments, and hand-painted designs.

Greetings from Kyiv. I was at Kurazh Market today and saw this table of kindness. A charity was collecting donations to feed elderly people in Kherson. Powerful.

Kyiv Resilient, alive, and gorgeous.

I continue introducing you to Ukrainian art. Some works from ART KYIV 2026, which I visited today. The first two and the last two: 🇺🇦 Volodymyr Byzov

Greetings from Kyiv. Today, on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over nazism, I keep hope that good prevails. Let’s not only follow the light, but be that light.

Tonight in Kyiv. Traditional Ukrainian dances near the Landscape Alley. People joined in. I recorded a recap for my supporters, as promised: www.patreon.com/posts/157651...

Today, everything went wrong. I approached the musician and asked him gently: Please play something cheerful, something Ukrainian. He played. Kyiv was covered with a gorgeous sunset.

The Dnipro River greets the world. A reminder of the Earth’s beauty that humanity has been destroying.

Greetings from Kyiv, where the sounds of nature mix with reality. I was watching the sun rays play on a tree when the air raid alert started.

My next live walk in Kyiv takes place on Thursday, May 7, at 7:15 pm Kyiv time. I called it Spirit of Ukraine. I’ll be waiting for my supporters here: www.patreon.com/12616055/eve... The video is unrelated to the place we’ll visit.

I’m so grateful to @realjakebroe.bsky.social for occasionally using my short snapshots of life in Ukraine in his YouTube videos. I do hope you’re subscribed. His updates on the war in Ukraine are worth watching.

He was so tired today. I could feel it. In a vyshyvanka (embroidered shirt), at his favourite place near the Golden Gate. Dear old gentleman with a trumpet.

Greetings from Kyiv. Today, I’m writing in a new place for me. It has character. I find it perfect for my words. Hot spring outside. Life is to be lived (and written about).

I want the world to see that Ukraine doesn’t give up. Today, I visited an event Culture Beyond the Capital. These young women come from different cities (even near the front line) and keep creating cultural projects.

Does justice exist? Today was hell in 🇺🇦 Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia, where russians killed Ukrainians again. I keep asking myself this question.

It’s been a while since this girl appeared in your feed.

Greetings from Kyiv, where I’m having a warcoffee. A break after working on the Hidden Ukraine letter. Reading the news. Last night, russians attacked Ukraine again, targeting oil and gas infrastructure and killing people. I’ll leave a source below to read more 🔻

Today, I saw the black crack on the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People. It was added in 2018 in support of 🇺🇦 political prisoners held in russia and in occupied Crimea. The crack also broke the myth of “friendship of peoples”. Back then, the arch was still called the Peoples’ Friendship Arch.

I’m sorting out videos from my trip and want to add some tulips to your feed. May beauty be with you

Meanwhile, in Kyiv, chestnuts are starting to bloom. I once mentioned that chestnuts are one of Kyiv’s symbols.