Not to complain or ask for advice. Just to inform. Kyiv. –12 °C outside. No power for 12 hours after we had it for 4 hours at dawn. Heating is barely on. No hot water. It’s really cold in the apartment. We’ll survive this. But how long will unpunished evil walk free?

Greetings from Kyiv. We survived the night. No electricity, water, or heating at home. –8 °C outside. Some apartments in our building lost their windows in the attack. Still, I believe everything will be fine.

Ukrainians enjoy winter despite Russian attacks.

Vodokhreshche on 6 Jan marks the Baptism of Christ in Ukraine. Water is believed to gain healing powers at midnight. Priests bless it & people collect sanctified water in bottles, blending ancient Slavic rituals with Christian tradition. 📷 Yevheniia Hapych. Vodokhreshche in Kosmach, Prykarpattia

Sunday Letter from Ukraine. The Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

As entire neighborhoods sink into darkness during power outages, another kind of light emerges in Odesa and Kyiv🇺🇦

A modern Ukrainian artist from Kharkiv, Kateryna Poltavska. Gorgeous work

Carols in the Kyiv metro. Sending you a bit of Christmas spirit from Ukraine.

Friends, with Christmas coming up, will you help give the final push for this campaign to get another 🛻 rolling to 🇺🇦 ? There is no stronger message at this time than to let the brave Ukrainian Defenders know that we are thinking of them. 🎄🌟💙💛

To sane politicians and lawmakers worldwide: please help #StopHumanSafari & #SaveKherson @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social 🫂🇺🇦💙💛

Yesterday, I showed you some items in the Petrykivka style. The key figure behind this art is 🇺🇦 Tetiana Pata (1884–1976). She taught an entire generation of artists, making sure Petrykivka would survive and flourish. Some of her works

I agree. For all the misery & pressure being put on #Ukraine, russia should be held accountable. Aside from territorial, ceasefire & other issues, the children & POWs should come home where they belong. Until they do, we need to support 🇺🇦. Will you help too? ⬇️

In the center stands Berehynia – the same figure that crowns the Independence Monument in Kyiv. In my latest Sunday Letter (free to read), I shared what she represents, the sculptor behind her, and more remarkable Ukrainian sculptures – especially War www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

🛣️ From where I live, if I drive... 1,500 km south = sun & beaches. 1,500 km east = missiles & blackout. Same continent. Same century. Two realities. Ukraine defends the peace we take for granted. Let’s act like neighbours and stand with them. 🙏 Help us fund next truck 👇🏻

The perfect painting for both the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Saint Nicholas Day: 🇺🇦 Illia Yarovyi Saint Nicholas Shoots Down the Devil’s Shahed

Whatever comes out of them, today's talks in Moscow are a diplomatic all-time low for the US. Incompetent, mercurial envoys trying to reset relations w one of the worst regimes in the world at the expense of the victim of unprovoked aggression and the security of America's best allies in Europe.

📰 Reading the latest news is infuriating. A “peace plan” rewarding the aggressor. And 🇪🇺, my own 🇧🇪 included, still sitting on frozen assets that could save 🇺🇦 lives now. Real peace is built by those who act, not those who look away. Let’s stand with the defenders 🛻👇🏻

Sometimes you like when I tell you about Ukrainian traditions. Today, we honour Saint Kateryna the Great Martyr. In pre-Christian times, this day was believed to celebrate a girl’s destiny, and later the Church linked it to Saint Kateryna, a symbol of womanhood. One sweet tradition below

My advice to anyone scrolling here, would be to not look away, but to read this particularly moving letter. It contains stories that go straight into the heart. The children of a nation are also its future. It is our responsibility to do everything we can to protect them. 🫂💙💛

❄️ Frost is settling. Ukraine enters its hardest winter yet, with cities swallowed by blackout. And still, the defenders hold the line. What keeps them alive now is mobility: a truck 🛻 that pulls the wounded out and the essentials in. With @69thsb.bsky.social, let’s send one more rolling 🔗👇🏻

The Telegraph has leaked the full 24-point European peace proposal for Ukraine. 1. End the war and ensure it cannot restart. 2. Full unconditional ceasefire on land, in the sky and at sea. 3. Immediate technical talks on ceasefire monitoring with US and EU participation. 1/

Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?

The SecState explanation of the essence & origin of the 28 pt plan presented to Ukraine BY THE US is a strong indicator of the lack of competence of those representing our nation in these efforts. Russia does these things. It’s well known. Smart negotiators know not to let them happen.

I have just released my regular update on war and strategic competition. This week, it is focused on Trump & Putin's 28-point plan they wish to impose on #Ukraine, but also includes Pacific security and my regular Big Five recommended reads. mickryan.substack.com/p/the-putin-...

To judge from US media reporting, only 3 men elaborated the Ukraine capitulation proposal: Kirill Dmitriev, Witkoff & Jared Kushner. European leaders said no. Republican congressmen protested. Rubio clarified he was not involved. Trump eases his ultimatum to Ukraine.

So many killed their deaths barely register. Still, Trump cozies up to murderers. Are we powerless? No - we can support 🇺🇦 defenders: buying 500m com cables for drone wall in Northeast. 72% done, €832 to go. Join us: euromaidanpress.com/lets-support...

A 7-year-old Polish girl and her mother died holding each other when a Russian missile destroyed their home in Ternopil. 🧵 1/6 ⬇️

According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn up by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dmitriev, was actually a Russian plan that the U.S. had agreed to pass along to Ukraine.

😟 Distraught by the images from Termopil and Kharkiv this morning. Let’s push this fundraiser with @69thsb.bsky.social to equip the 153rd Brigade 🔗⬇️ Backing Ukraine is how we make sure the 21st century doesn’t slide back into the darkest times of the 20th!

Latest Kramatorsk Diaries out now #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Kramatorsk #Donbas paulconroy.substack.com/p/the-kramat...

The aggressor is trying to exhaust 🇺🇦's forces & drain 🇪🇺's will. With @69thsb.bsky.social, our goal is to keep supporting the defenders. Keep them mobile, equipped, alive. A truck for a mortar team does exactly that. Be tactical with your compassion 👇🏻🔗🙏 www.help99.co/patches/belg...

Almost entire east of democratic Ukraine, particularly the important east-central gas-producing areas, came under heavy Blitz air attack by fascist Russia overnight. Kyiv lost power around 0110, and my area now on a scheduled outage until 1130. Trains to/from east also delayed.

A very personal and beautiful letter, with thoughts that let you reflect, and that will linger. Very recommended reading. 💙💛 ⬇️

Good people working hard in Ohio and getting results.

NEW: Russian officials have seized on recent US efforts to repatriate deported Ukrainian children, downplaying the massive scale and systematic nature of Russia’s deportation campaign and to advance Kremlin efforts to restore bilateral US-Russia relations. 🧵(1/5) Read more: isw.pub/RussianDepor...

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

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.

Glad you had a calm night in Kyiv! A beautiful autumn mood video in the park, with birds still chirping. I notice how many creative people there are in Kyiv, writers, painters. Beauty and culture are deeply rooted in Ukraine. Found an interesting article for you ukraineworld.org/en/articles/...

🔴 The latest UN report exposes Russia’s systematic use of drones and deportations drive civilians from their homes across Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions. These are war crimes and crimes against humanity, part of a state policy of depopulation. My comment ⬇️

That the Budapest meeting is off signals that Trump simply cannot help Ru fully/unconditionally. He's helping Pu waste time and he's refusing to help Ukraine win, but he won't meet w Pu when Ru openly insists on Ukr capitulation. My guess is the strong bipartisan support for Ukr constrains Trump.

Illia and Nazar were separated by the war and hadn’t seen each other for a whole year. Finally, they met again in a surprise reunion organized by their parents. Despite the time passed, they prove that true friendship is stronger than distance❤️

💪 In this video, Smurf (118th Mechanised Brigade) thanks everyone who helped buy his unit a proper truck. This is what your donations look like: real people, real gratitude, real defence of Europe. 💙💛 Let’s keep it going. Donate, share, amplify your favourite fundraisers!

🍂 Weekend at @berrveld.bsky.social's Garden Fair in 🇧🇪. The first smile we met is our friend Kit's at the 🇺🇦 stand. Her smile says it all. The war isn’t only about borders. It’s about the right to exist, to live freely & proudly. And that’s something worth standing for. Keep standing with Ukraine 💙💛

Today is Artist’s Day in Ukraine. In the video, you see three watercolour paintings by Ukrainian artist and soldier Davyd Chychkan – killed on the front line in August 2025.

paulconroy.substack.com/p/the-kramat... #Ukraine #Donbas #Trump #PutinIsaWarCriminal

Russia kills a family of 4 in Lviv Oblast, destroys dozens of homes and leaves thousands of people without electricity as winter approaches. Poland scrambles jets amid massive attack near its border and Zelenskyy demands faster air defense delivery. euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/05/r...

Last night, russia attacked Ukraine with over 50+ missiles and ~500 drones. Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, and Kirovohrad oblasts came under attack. At least 5 people have been killed and 10 more injured. u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

🫂 No fancy words today, just gratitude. For every donation, share, and message that kept this moving: thank you. 🙏 Your generosity reached Ukraine, across languages, borders, currencies. Truck 🛻 for the Spartan special forces unit is fully funded, with @69thsb.bsky.social. Слава Україні 💙💛

⚡️ 'Get serious' — Russia is already at war with Europe, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister says. Sergiy Kyslytsia warned that Europe needs to "get serious" about the existential threat posed by Russia.