I share videos of Kyiv and forget about photos. I do take many. Just a moment from Kyiv, the city where centuries bow to you from many corners.

Too many shades of grey around – I need to share this. And let orange simply be orange (if you know what I mean). 🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi Eyes of Autumn, 1985

The sarcophagus of Yaroslav the Wise (d.1054), Grand Prince of Kyiv, and his wife Ingegerd (d.1051),
Princess of Sweden. St. Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv. During WWII, Yaroslav’s remains were secretly taken abroad and are kept outside Ukraine. Ingegerd rests here. If you joined my live walk, you saw it

Greetings from Kyiv, where my warcoffee is strong. I’m going to read and reply to your messages to my latest letter (thank you if you’ve read it). A grey, cold day. Autumn.

New Sunday Letter is out – key news from Ukraine and the story of a Ukrainian from Lviv, the first European to describe China’s flora in the 17th century. Free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/141556...

I love showing you these snippets of life in Kyiv. May they remind you that life goes on here. Pumpkin season.

Greetings from Kyiv, where I’m having a warcoffee. A deep grey sky covers the day. It’s cold. I’ve finished writing Sunday Letter – coming later. May your day be kind and generous to you

Greetings from Kyiv, where we finished our live walk half an hour ago (it happened in real time). This time, I took my supporters to St. Sophia Cathedral, built in 1037. Grateful to everyone who joined!

Kyiv. It was such a beautiful scene that I just stood and watched. Ukraine truly has a lot to fight for.

Time for Ukrainian art. I saw this piece at the exhibition a few days ago. 🇺🇦 Viktor Gontariv The Yard of My Childhood, 2006

Calm, autumn moment in Kyiv today. I want the world to see Ukraine not only through images of ruins.

If you also want to get invitations to my live walks (which happen in real time), join as a supporter here www.patreon.com/strategywoman

What does the night bring us? Monitoring channels warn: 400+ drones, and maybe missiles. Devices are charged. How different our Fridays are. Yours and mine. Yes, yes. I’ll stay strong, alive, caffeinated, and only a little jealous.

If you care about the opinion of a random Ukrainian (me) on Zelenskyy–trump meeting – I only hope things won’t get worse. That’s all.

I stubbornly bring you Ukrainian art (I have to be stubborn to break the ice of the world’s attention). 🇺🇦 Vadym Pishcherskyi Burned by War, 2024

This video is a gentle reminder that Kyiv lives, eats, and tells russia to go to hell. Pumpkin season.

Greetings from Kyiv, where the night was calm. Emergency power outages are over; now they usually happen in the morning and evening. I’m having a black warcoffee after the workout – blackishly black.

I have a new ‘strategy’ at exhibitions – I take photos and videos only of the paintings I truly love. My recent discovery: 🇺🇦 Fedir Konovaliuk Kateryna, 1936 And now, I’m going to rest. Night here.

I see, of course, I see that some don’t like when I write, ‘here is the content for my supporters.’ But have they ever wondered how I do all this? Amidst the greatest uncertainty – the war itself. No. Perhaps not. I create something very unique here. My supporters, I can do it only thanks to you.

Kyiv today. Gently covered with autumn and quiet calmness. I just walked, walked, walked…

Thank you to everyone who joined today’s walk. I kindly ask you not to mention the place we’ll be there again on Saturday. Safety first. Thank you to everyone who supports my work and chooses not to look away.

Greetings from Kyiv. Ukraine’s gas and energy infrastructure was brutally attacked again last night – power outages across the country. I’m on my way to the live walk location, determined to take you there. Let’s hope for electricity and no alerts. Coming here soon 💪⬇️

Live walk in Kyiv for supporters: www.patreon.com/12616055/eve...

Some time ago (in August), I showed a similar painting by this artist. But today I saw this one and was amazed. Again. 🇺🇦 Ivan Pylypenko The River of Time, 2023

Emergency power outages across Ukraine. We still have electricity. But here it was again – wild squirrel mode: trying to finish everything that needs power. Don’t say you’re sorry. Just cherish what you have.

Autumn trees are something fantastic. A calm sky over Kyiv again after a brief missile threat.

You seem to like when I show you something from Kyiv grocery stores. I like showing it too. Freshly baked bread.

Greetings from Kyiv! The night was calm. I had a workout, and now I’m having a warcoffee; thinking my eyes need beauty. Exhibition later. How are you?

This week’s gratitude to my Patreon supporters – a live walk in Kyiv. To make timing easier for everyone (Australia & New Zealand too), I’m testing two slots: • Thursday 12 pm Kyiv time • Saturday 5 pm Kyiv time (latest before closing) Join when it suits you. Fingers crossed the war stays silent.

After midnight in Kyiv, the war forecast says it might stay calm. I brought you a piece of Ukrainian art tonight. 🇺🇦 Davyd Burliuk Still Life with Flowers, 1930s

Power is back. Not everywhere in Kyiv, as I read. Several districts are also having problems with water. Feeling super lucky

Meanwhile, no power at home. Several districts in Kyiv are without electricity due to an emergency in the city’s power system.

Just to remind what live walks are: www.patreon.com/posts/137941...

We all live under the same sky. We all belong to the same Earth. We built the borders and forgot that we still live under the same sky, that we still belong to the same Earth.

Greetings from Kyiv, where the night was calm and life goes on. Maybe such posts seem boring, but their goal is simple – to show life.

I absolutely love this piece – marigolds representing the regions of Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Pavlo Makov, East and West of the Dnipro. Marigolds, 2024 colour and graphite pencil drawing acrylic paper

Sky over Kyiv today – angry, gorgeous, embraced by sunset

Greetings from Kyiv! Having a warcoffee after the workout. It’s cold outside. The heating season will start on Nov 1 (usually Oct 15) – delayed because of the attacks. But it will start, and that’s good. Have a nice week!

This week’s Sunday Letter: Key updates from Ukraine, and the forgotten Ukrainian chapter of Franz Liszt’s life – a love story between the composer and a woman from Podillia. www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

The war forecast says no massive attack is expected tonight. Ending the day with Ukrainian art. 🇺🇦 Oleksandr Murashko The Girl with a Dog, 1903-1904

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.

Autumn in one of Kyiv’s groceries

Greetings from Kyiv, where the night was calm, the morning brought a few drones, and my warcoffee is strong. I’ve finished writing Sunday Letter and am having some caffeinated rest.

A calm Saturday evening in Kyiv. I brought you a piece of tender Ukrainian art. 🇺🇦 Joseph Bokshai Peonies, 1946

I want to show you a few Ukrainian village houses from different regions. Seen at the exhibition Ukraine WOW.

We’ve just finished our live talk – and even had a little walk in the heart of Kyiv. How was it? Hope not bad. To learn what live walks are and how to join next time: www.patreon.com/posts/137941...

Greetings from Kyiv, where the night was calm, where people finally have power in their homes, where I’m waiting for our live talk soon and having a warcoffee.

Almost midnight in Kyiv. Calm. We have power, water. Drops of rain gently sing a lullaby to those who didn’t sleep last night. Please, don’t take for granted the quiet treasures you have – power, water, windows, a roof.

Tomorrow I invite my Patreon supporters to a live talk instead of a live walk. From a café or a bookstore in Kyiv, I’ll speak about the latest attack, outages, and how I prepare for winter and answer your questions. At least this one can happen even during an alert or without power.

The invitations are in your email or you can join here tomorrow: www.patreon.com/12616055/eve...