So excited to see the first review of my book, thank you @HannaOliinyk

Next up, Hanna Oliinyk on 'Ukraine, Not "the" Ukraine' (CUP, 2024), by @martadyczok.bsky.social, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Ukrainian political prisoner tells Russian court of torture after which you’ll sign anything khpg.org/en/1608815702

Spotted on campus @westernulibs.bsky.social

@EfremLukatsky apnews.com/photo-essay/... ESSAY: AP photographer chronicles Chernobyl’s painful legacy of silence, sacrifice and danger

⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Tuapse Oil Refinery in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai during an overnight attack on April 20, as Kyiv continues efforts to disrupt Moscow's war funding.

The AI boom comes at a cost 😮‍💨⁣⁣ ⁣Behind the AI hype is a surge in energy use, data centre expansion and growing threats to democracy.⁣ Can it still be called progress if it deepens environmental harm, surveillance, and the grip of Big Tech and autocrats on power?⁣ empli.fi/greenpeace/?...

Maryna Ryff disappears in Russian-occupied Crimea after refusing to hide her pro-Ukrainian position khpg.org/en/1608815650

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine's air defense downs 97% of Russian kamikaze drones in rare mass daytime strike Of the 556 drones used in the attack, 541 were shot down or suppressed.

Russian legislation used as weapon against 74-year-old historian and the truth about the Crimean Tatar Deportation khpg.org/en/1608815617

🛡️ Ukrainian forces repel biggest mechanised assault as Russians attack on seven fronts – video

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, we go there. I discuss Jeffrey Epstein's apparent ties to Russian intelligence and what they reveal about Moscow's tradecraft with the always insightful John Sipher, a 28-year CIA veteran. @johnsipher.bsky.social www.powervertical.org/2026/03/20/r...

Students in occupied Crimea and Russia coerced, conned and threatened into going to fight against Ukraine khpg.org/en/1608815611

⚡️ 'True friend' — Sean Penn misses Oscars to visit Ukraine, meets Zelensky in Kyiv. "Sean, thanks to you, we know what a true friend of Ukraine is," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

⚡️ Zelenskyy says Putin is "imitating" peace talks to dodge U.S. pressure. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

⚡️ Without a hint of irony, Russia mocks US for 'miscalculating' Iran war. "If they thought they could subjugate (Iran) in a day or a few hours, they probably realize now just how seriously they miscalculated," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Zelensky responded to Trump’s refusal to help Ukraine counter Iranian drones, saying “Rhetoric is rhetoric. The main thing is that we know what we are doing.” He also thanks the United States for enabling Ukraine to purchase weapons including HIMARS and Patriot missiles. #Ukraine

Zelensky says the United States and several Gulf countries have asked Ukraine for support, including capabilities to counter drones. He also says Russia is an ally of the Iranian regime and warns lifting sanctions on Russia would be harmful. #Ukraine

🇮🇹 Italian PM links Iran crisis to Russia's war against Ukraine, saying chaos was inevitable

One of Ru's sanctioned shadow fleet tankers had a bad day today kyivindependent.com/russian-tank...

⚡️Update: 'The attack was organized by Russia' — Zelensky shares new details of Lviv terror plot. "It was indeed a terrorist attack, cynical and cruel," Zelensky said of the deadly blasts in Lviv Feb. 22. The perpetrators were recruited on Telegram and the strike was "organized by Russia."

⚡⚡️Moscow shuts down all 4 airports during Ukrainian drone attack, Russian officials say. Twenty drones were shot down over to Moscow during the afternoon of Feb. 22, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed. The attack grounded flights at Moscow's Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky airports.

Ru propagandists from Orban to Jeff Sachs claim Zelensky doesn't want the war to end because funding for Ukraine would end. They can't be dumb enough to believe this. If the war ends, funding would simply shift towards reconstruction and there's likely to be more of it as investors flock to Ukraine.

Last night wasn't calm in Ukraine again as russians fired hundreds of drones and tens of missiles against Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava & Kirovohrad regions. Also, they damaged the premises of the American food company Mondelez. That's all you need to know abt "peace through business."

One week from today

⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly strike military plant in Russia's Tambov Oblast. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian military plant in Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, overnight on Feb. 11-12, the Telegram news channel Astra reported, citing local residents.

@westernulibs.bsky.social Thank you for inviting me to a lunch conversation about my book Ukraine not ‘the’ Ukraine @CambridgeUniversityPress, Geoffrey Little for hosting and posing excellent questions, Khrystyna Nyshchei for coming and the photo

@westernulibs.bsky.social Ukraine book exhibit now on at Weldon Library organized by Hanna Protasova and Jennifer Robinson

@westernulibs.bsky.social Ukraine book exhibit now on at Weldon Library organized by Hanna Protasova and Jennifer Robot

⚡️More than 11,000 subscribers without power in Zaporizhzhia following Russian drone attack. A Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia late on Feb. 10 left over 11,000 subscribers without electricity in the city, local officials reported.

Looking for an engaging conversation over lunch? Join Marta Dyczok (@martadyczok.bsky.social) tomorrow to discuss "Ukraine, not the Ukraine". Bring your lunch & questions. Wed, Feb 11 | noon–1 p.m. | Scholars Lab, Weldon www.uwo.ca/events/2026/... #WesternU @westernuhistory.bsky.social

If you’re not doing anything on Wednesday at noon come to Weldon Library @westernu.ca Western University I’ll be taking about my book Ukraine not ‘the’ Ukraine

⁉️ Zelenskyy explains why and how hard Ukraine strikes Russia's energy sector

If you’re not doing anything on Wednesday at noon come to Weldon Library @westernu.ca Western University I’ll be taking about my book Ukraine not ‘the’ Ukraine

The Epstein Files and Russiagate are the Same Thing open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...

Canadian groundhogs predict an early spring. American ones do not.

Another great international graduate symposium on Ukrainian Studies. Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine Munk School Univ of Toronto. Special guest speaker hon. Roman Waschuk. Representing Western University Valeria Yakushko Hanna Protasova Khrystyna Nyshchei & yours truly

🤬 Russian forces have launched more than 1,700 attack drones, 1,380 guided aerial bombs and 69 missiles of various types over the past seven days. 📸: Emergency Service of Ukraine

Our "In Conversation with..." series continues! Join @martadyczok.bsky.social as she discusses her new book "Ukraine, not the Ukraine". Feb 11 | Noon–1 p.m. | Scholars Lab Bring your lunch & drop in! www.uwo.ca/events/2026/... @westernuhistory.bsky.social #WesternU

⚡️ Ukraine now has more air defenses, but Russia has even more missiles for future attacks, Zelensky says. "(Ukraine) needs more missiles, more air defense," Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that aside from Patriot PAC-3 missiles used against Russian ballistic missiles, "nothing else works."

This is a crime against humanity. Since October, russians have conducted 256 attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and heating system. The terrorists targeted 11 hydro power plants, 45 largest combined heating and power stations, 49 thermal power plants, and 151 substations.

A friend from Kyiv shared this photo from a favourite supermarket

Snow falling. London, Ontario, Canada. International world order falling. World.

My lights are back! 🔥

Desperate plea from Russian prison: Ukrainian political prisoners need to be freed now, not after ‘peace deal’ khpg.org/en/1608815415

Canadian PM Mark Carney announced plans to expand joint arms production with Ukraine, saying progress is already underway. Canada will also boost cyber, logistics and intel support, expand training efforts, and is weighing the possible presence of Canadian troops on Ukrainian soil.