Good morning from Kyiv. Trying to raise 3,000 USD to keep my journalism going. I’d really appreciate your support, if you value the work I do. Thank you to everyone who supports me. CashApp: $TerrellJStarr cash.app/$TerrellJStarr Venmo: venmo.com/u/Terrell-St... PayPal: paypal.me/terrellstarr

Good morning from Kyiv. Trying to raise 3,000 USD to keep my journalism going. I’d really appreciate your support, if you value the work I do. Thank you to everyone who supports me. CashApp: $TerrellJStarr cash.app/$TerrellJStarr Venmo: venmo.com/u/Terrell-St... PayPal: paypal.me/terrellstarr

Some thoughts about Ukrainians and “resilience” after 12 years of war, from a Black perspective. #ukrainianview

okay, this is funny, though

Dr. Johnson Aniki left Nigeria for Kyiv in 1981—and never left. Now a permanent resident of Ukraine, he shares why some Africans join Russia’s war and why, if younger, he’d fight for Ukraine himself. A powerful, decades-deep perspective you won’t hear elsewhere. Watch now. #UrkainainView

“This subtle sleight-of-hand is offensive and threatening to Eastern Europeans […] Rubio’s language about Eastern Europe implies that today, the U.S. wants to reconcile with Russia. Most ominously, it seems to implicitly recognize Russia’s claim to domination over its Eastern European neighbours.”

Another Ukrainian refugee, Kateryna Tovmash, was killed in North Carolina (2nd in 6 months), but MAGA is silent this time. Why? This time, the alleged killer isn’t Black. It’s a white man named Caleb. Read my lates column on why whiteness is elusive for Ukrainians in MAGA world. #ukrainianview

Going live w/ @OlehKotsyuba (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute) to discuss Minneapolis+ the unsettling parallels between police violence there and Ukraine’s 2014 Maidan. We’ll discuss Black & Ukrainian experiences of state violence, white & Russian supremacy. Mon Feb 9, 12pm ET / 19:00 Kyiv.

Terrell does amazing work and still risks going to Kyiv to report on the ground on the ongoing war (and yes, it’s still ongoing).

Good evening from Kyiv. I need financial support to keep my work in Ukraine going, so please donate to pay for my journalism. Thank you for your support! CashApp: $TerrellJStarr cash.app/$TerrellJStarr Venmo: Terrell-Starr venmo.com/u/Terrell-St... PayPal: paypal.me/terrellstarr

Russia is bombing us.

I love MN

My latest video features Nigerian journalist @philipobaji.bsky.social, who risks his life investigating Russia’s atrocities across Africa, which include systematic sexual assaults against girls and murders of villagers who refused to allow Moscow to exploit its national resources. #urkainianview

Russia targeted a passenger train in Kharkiv and killed 5 people and injured dozens more. This is Russian terrorism. #ukrainianview

Machine washing clothes in Ukraine is a luxury! #ukrainianview

It’s so cold in my flat here in Kyiv that I need to wear a scull cap and a sweater to bed. I have double layers of underwear and socks, too. I see my breathe when I talk. That’s how cold it is in my flat. This is all because of Russian attacks on the power grid. #ukrainianview

It’s so cold in my flat here in Kyiv that I need to wear a scull cap and a sweater to bed. I have double layers of underwear and socks, too. I see my breathe when I talk. That’s how cold it is in my flat. This is all because of Russian attacks on the power grid. #ukrainianview

If you want to know how Ukrainians are braving the freezing weather here in Kyiv, check my latest video report. Ukrainians tell me how the cold follows them everywhere—even their beds.

VIDEO REPORT FROM KYIV: I hit the streets to ask locals how they‘re dealing with the lack of hot water, power and heat in sub-zero temperatures. Also, please subscribe to my newsletter and consider becoming a paid subscriber. Trying to get 1000 paid subs this month! #urkrainianview

Hey folks, I know many of you will love this episode. Kris & I talk about what accountability should look like post Trump. It’s worth a listen.

VIDEO REPORT FROM KYIV: I hit the streets to ask locals how they‘re dealing with the lack of hot water, power and heat in sub-zero temperatures. Also, please subscribe to my newsletter and consider becoming a paid subscriber. Trying to get 1000 paid subs this month! #urkrainianview

Meanwhile, in Ukraine...

Ukrainians have gone DAYS without water, heat and electricity and it’s all because Russia won’t stop hitting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.It’s making daily life tough to manage. My dispatch from Ukraine. Please subscribe to my newsletter for on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine!

Vonya, a cafe worker and student here in Kyiv, told me his dorm had gone a month without water and that he has to shower at his girlfriend’s parent’s home. I have more man-on-the street video reports coming today. In the meantime, please subscribe to my Substack newsletter, Terrell J. Starr.

Vonya, a cafe worker and student here in Kyiv, told me his dorm had gone a month without water and that he has to shower at his girlfriend’s parent’s home. I have more man-on-the street video reports coming today. In the meantime, please subscribe to my Substack newsletter, Terrell J. Starr.

Ukrainians have gone DAYS without water, heat and electricity and it’s all because Russia won’t stop hitting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.It’s making daily life tough to manage. My dispatch from Ukraine. Please subscribe to my newsletter for on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine!

This is how I keep my internet running when we have power outages in Ukraine. #ukrainianview

If Trump is all about taking down dictators for being a threat to US interests, why doesn’t he kidnap Putin as well? I explain here👇🏾

The more I engage many of you, the more you reveal that you only care about the law or human rights if it benefits you. Fuck everyone else. We live in a very selfish and cruel world.

I know many Venezuelans are happy that Maduro is gone. (So am I). That said, do I agree with my country kidnapping him, bypassing US congressional approval and any regard to international law or human rights? No. I explain why 👇🏾

Does Trump’s military actions in Venezuela undermine support for Ukraine from those (especially in the Global South and other places) who feel any U.S. involvement is a colonial conquest? Let me know your thoughts! #ukrainianview

Why does Trump have smoke for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, but none for Russia’s Vladimir Putin? I break down the hypocrisy here👇🏾 open.substack.com/pub/terrells...

When people question the ability of HBCU graduates, I think about Terrell from Detroit who when to Philander Smith in Little Rock…

Thank you to @terrelljstarr.bsky.social in Kyiv for cheering me up today. I think we should counter Putinist and Trumpist performative sadism with more performative multilingualism and friendly encounters with strangers over mulled wine.

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I’ll be resuming my newsletter tomorrow with weekly dispatches from Ukraine. Please support my work by becoming a paid subscriber. Link: open.substack.com/pub/terrells...

I spoke with a Ukrainian family on New Year’s Day here in Kyiv. I wish I had asked them some questions about the war. But I think this simple interaction was just fine 😊

Black guy from New York speaks Georgian to a Ukrainian woman on New Year’s Day. 😊🇺🇦 🇬🇪🇺🇸 #ukrainianview

Happy New Year from Ukraine!!! Looking forward to sharing great stories from the ground in 2026. #ukrainianview

The power went out at the bar here in Ukraine and everyone kept going about their evening as if nothing happened. Darkness is the new normal in wartime Ukraine. Thanks to the folks at the Fat Lion pub for keeping us in the light, nonetheless! #ukrainianview

Snowy night in Kyiv.

💔 A man who lost his wife and four-month-old son to shelling last year has again been left without a home after a Russian drone strike. Serhii moved in with his daughter to a house owned by a member of the local church community. Russian drone struck their home on December 13.

Guess this is what “From Russia with Love” truly means, huh? Merry Christmas! #ukrainianview I

Happy to be back in Kyiv! No power in my flat. Thanks, Orcs!

“Now let us consider the responsibility of academia in all these debates. Just imagine: From 1970 to 1980, US universities produced 900 books (roughly 90 per year) in the so-called field of Soviet and Slavic studies (colonial name, of course), and only 3% of them focused on non-Russians.”

This week, @terrelljstarr.bsky.social and I discuss why both Putin and Trump need a war in Venezuela, how oligarch ownership of the press continues to hollow it out, how much more Americans can take, and ways to stay grounded in the chaos.

“There are some victories that we can celebrate… even though our democracy is hanging by a thread, there’s a very strong thread and we should not lose hope.” – @terrelljstarr.bsky.social www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

🧵"American corporations behave a lot like authoritarian dictatorships, mass murdering people like it’s their right." Listen to Gaslit Nation: Genocide by Corporate Oligarchy www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

It’s very clear that the Trump administration is pushing the Kremlin’s agenda. And the Republican establishment is fine with it—because they are all MAGA, essentially. #ukrainianview