Myrnohrad, August 2024. You could caption it "Kyiv" or "Grozny." Just a reminder that this is the kind of backdrop Russia has always had behind it.

Palermo is astonishingly reminiscent of Damascus: the same maze of narrow streets, bustling open-air markets like Ballarò (which is over a thousand years old!), vendors shouting and singing, distinctive architecture, dozens of varieties of fish, and even more kinds of sweets. 1/4

Four years of "the Special Military Operation" in 15 seconds:

Russia's Ministry of Defense wants to abolish medical examinations during mobilization. "Four and a half years of war have taught the Russian system one thing: the health of a corpse is irrelevant. The practice seems borrowed from the meat-processing industry, where they know that animals... 1/2

It is impossible to reach an agreement with fascism; it can only be stopped by defeating it👇

Across Russia - from St. Petersburg to the Chinese border - there are kilometer-long lines at gas stations. Russians are waiting anywhere from several hours to a day and a half, are limited to no more than 30 liters per vehicle, get into fights with one another, 1/4

Good morning from Moscow. In the best traditions of the war in Donbas, where Russians placed their artillery between residential buildings in 2014, now they are putting their air defense systems directly on the roofs of buildings (the special military operation is still going according to plan).

A brief look at the gasoline situation in Russia (the special military operation is proceeding according to plan):

If you are in Kyiv, a presentation of the Truth Hounds report on Izolyatsia is taking place tomorrow. Registration link: facebook.com/events/s/%D0...

On the cover of Forbes in one of the Kyiv cafes - Deputy Commander of the Air Force, Commander of the Lazar Group Pavlo Elizarov. According to data for 2025 alone, his unit destroyed Russian targets worth $12 billion. I am proud to know you, Pavlo. 1/2

In occupied Crimea, the sale of gasoline to civilians has been suspended, including distribution through fuel vouchers. Ferry service across the Kerch Strait has also been halted. The video shows a petroleum products terminal in occupied Kerch.

It made for a great backdrop for the presentation of our missiles. Watch with sound)

The buzz ("движуха") that Russians love so much, according to Putin. Moscow now:

The difference between the bombing of Kyiv and Moscow: a thousand-year-old monastery versus an oil refinery.

The only way I cope with stress after the shelling is this: pull-ups after a 15 km run. Captivity, the front line, or a burning Kyiv - the habit of sports has always stayed with me.

Cat Kuzya hiding in the bathroom during a Russian night attack. Surprised he hasn't covered his ears yet. He normally loves sleeping on my mine-damaged body armor.

In Kyiv, one of the holiest sites of Orthodoxy, the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, is burning after Russian shelling. My mother is hiding in the parking lot, and above me, there's already the tenth suicide drone. That's all you need to know about Putin's defense of "spirituality" and Russian speakers.

More on Izolyatsia from Truth Hounds:

Brilliant work by Truth Hounds, summarizing the history of Izolyatsia. Highly recommended:

A letter from an artist to a chekist may be an interesting genre, but it has little to do with reality.

Peskov explained that the “special military operation” is necessary to prevent attacks like the one on St. Petersburg. Reading this, you realize just how brilliant Orwell was in his foresight: "We attacked to stop the response to our attack".

I’ve listened to this music so many times underground in a dugout. Finally, I got to see Metallica live for the first time - thank you for the real emotions🔥🤘.

There's a prison saying among convicts that goes something like: "As long as you let them f*ck you, they’ll keep f*cking you." Keep churning out statements against the backdrop of burning houses.

Every time I’m in Copenhagen, I never stop admiring the level of support for Ukraine here. Now, alongside the Ukrainian flags, there are noticeably more Greenlandic flags as well - I’m proud to have visited that unique island. By the way, if you haven’t been to Freetown Christiania yet... 1/2

Given European bureaucracy and its aversion to the obvious, such a decision could have been the result of European intelligence agencies' confidence in the reality of the Russian threat.

Happy Vyshyvanka Day.

The Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a training center for enemy pilots and 65 cadet special forces troops of the 78th “Sever-Akhmat” special purpose regiment, a center of the Russian academy of rocket and artillery sciences in the town of Snizhne, temporarily occupied Donetsk region. Madyar

Just yesterday, you were saying that the threat of a Russian invasion of the Baltics is fake and that Russia has no capacity for it - and today the President of Lithuania and Lithuanian schoolchildren are in bomb shelters. Russia has passed a law on the protection of Russians abroad. 1/3

Saying Russia’s army moves at a snail’s pace is an insult to snails. If a snail started in Avdiivka in Feb. 2022 and moved west, it would now be in Czechia. Russia is still stuck in Donbas. Baiba Braže Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

Official press release 👇

One of the suspects involved in the torture at the secret Russian prison Izolyatsia has been arrested in France. This man took part in my beating in the fall of 2017. Later, he was included in the prisoner exchange lists and was exchanged in December 2019. 1/3

I gave a talk to students at Universität Bremen, after which I had the chance to see archival materials, including prison camp correspondence of political prisoners such as Stus, Gluzman. I photographed one of Stus’s postcards. My sincere thanks to the organizers for the invitation. 📷 Eduard Klein

A Ukrainian drone just six kilometers from the Kremlin has sparked so much confusion and outrage among Muscovites that it’s becoming clear: this is a wake-up call Ukraine should have delivered to Moscow long ago.

Ukrainian sanctions in action. Perm, Russia.

Putin, in a conversation with Trump, once again stated that the goals of the “special military operation” will be achieved regardless - and, as confirmation, proposed a ceasefire for the day of the military parade in Moscow so that Ukrainian drones wouldn’t blow it to hell.

It looks like the “fully controlled situation” in Tuapse, Russia (photo on the left) handed over its control to Perm (photo on the right) last night.

I sincerely thank the organizers and the Ukrainian diaspora for yesterday's conversation in Klagenfurt.

By noon, it had flared up a little. The river is on fire.

The Russian oil refinery in Tuapse after last night’s drone attack.

I sincerely thank everyone who came to the meeting in Berlin this evening and who remains interested in the Ukrainian topic. #LiterarischesColloquiumBerlin

Dear friends in Berlin, tomorrow at 7:30 PM there will be an open meeting at the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (Am Sandwerder 5). Additionally, on April 28, I will be taking part in an event at the University of Klagenfurt. If you are nearby, we would be delighted to see you.

Looks like Mrs. Carmody in the supermarket in "The Mist", based on Stephen King work)

Well, by the morning one thing can be said with confidence: “you cannot defeat a nuclear state” has once again proven to be nonsense. And yes, it’s better not to even read the toothless statements of European leaders.

I took this photo today not far from Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. In it, between a GDR stele and a Soviet red star, is Hero of Ukraine Oleksandr Matsievskyi, who was shot by Russian forces on a captured position after shouting “Glory to Ukraine!”, already unarmed. A symbol that requires no words.

16.04.2026 um 19:30 Uhr Literarisches Colloquium Berlin Am Sandwerder 5

It is perfectly clear what Trump will write in the event of a Russian invasion of the Baltics - 'Remember Iran!' For Putin, everything is turning out ideally with this American president.

Four years later, it still stings to see demand for innovations from the side that was supposed to lose in two weeks.

Russian, Russian commanders torture their men. If there had been mobile phones and Telegram in Stalin’s time, we would have seen the same thing:

Take a look at this photo, where 1.6 million residents of the USSR gathered for a Metallica concert in Moscow, 1991. Then read brilliant article about that concert and the nuclear fear of the “unbreakable Union,” which collapsed just a few weeks later: english.nv.ua/opinion/when...

The pilots of the downed Russian helicopter were also killed in a Ukrainian drone strike while on the ground: