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Kyiv. Late evening. I was choosing the art I wanted to show you from the art fair. And suddenly, explosions shook the air. Missiles. Art a bit later, I think.

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To read more: elit.sumdu.edu.ua/en/%D1%80%D0...

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You usually hear about the frontline city of Sumy because of russian attacks. Today I learnt that Sumy State University and the University of Liverpool have launched a joint research project on technologies that could make cities and infrastructure more resilient. Amazing!

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Every week I plan (at least, that’s something I can plan) which book to buy from my long wishlist. Besides the books that fell on me accidentally. Yes, I actually read them. Today, in Kyiv with my new book. I encourage everyone to read. If I can, so can you.

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A new members-only Sunday Letter from Kyiv was sent yesterday. If you missed it, you can find it here: www.patreon.com/strategywoma...

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Late night in Kyiv. Another drone threat has just ended. I cannot sleep. Ordered some books. The publisher whose warehouse was hit the other day suggested buying the books that survived. They have traces of fire or water damage. They called the initiative ‘The Fire Didn’t Finish Reading’.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It was perhaps one of the loudest explosions I’ve heard nearby in a long time. And now I’m reading that a drone hit a residential building. Close or not, I just hope everyone is alive. Yes, it’s Kyiv.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Sunday morning in Kyiv. Emergency power outages again after russian strikes. The window is open, bringing in the sound of generators. Covering myself in a blanket of autumn sun and sipping a warcoffee, I’m going to write a letter about what it was like to live in Kyiv this week.

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And now please compare answers and reactions to this post to the viral ones. You will see where we are.

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Was surprised to read that someone thought it’s about Ukrainians. It’s about you, me and everyone on our planet.

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Do you also care about what future generations will think of us? Of what we did or didn’t do? Our actions now shape the lives they’ll have. We are stuck on what’s best for us. And it’s our biggest failure.

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I’ve never seen anything like that. A chestnut tree is blooming in Kyiv. In October. No, it’s not a massive ‘trend’. Other trees are just like trees in autumn. Yellow, red, bald, tiredly green.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Kyiv. Saturday. Emergency power outages after russian attacks. Such a sunny day. The metro stopped running for a short time. I want to visit KYIV ART FAIR. Missile attack. Explosions. Still want to go.

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After reading the news about today’s call between trump and putin, I want to show you this sculpture INDIFFERENCE THAT KILLS Yurii Myrko Ceramics, artist’s own technique

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Kyiv. Autumn rain and generators are back. Drone threats all day long. Explosions as part of life. Power returned after another scheduled outage.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The sculpture I saw today evoked so many emotions. It’s the strongest image of Ukrainians I’ve ever seen. TIRED, BUT NOT BROKEN 🇺🇦 Yurii Myrko Ceramics, artist’s own technique

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Again and again russia destroys Ukrainian books. After each strike on a book warehouse, I film how Kyiv bookstores react. Today, my favourite one. In the video: some books by Knygolove, whose warehouse was hit yesterday. The bookstore asks people to support affected publishers by buying a book.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

russians kill children, women and men, the young and those whose hair has turned silver. russians destroy homes where someone had breakfast yesterday. They burn warehouses full of books. putin is evil. But this evil has hands that kill, destroy and burn.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A few minutes in Kyiv. Drones and a power outage not on the schedule. Someone is stuck in the elevator. My upstairs neighbour is going to look after her mum (97) in Sumy, closer to the frontline. A woman on the street asks where the nearest shelter is. I see her fear and take her to a safe place.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Late morning in Kyiv after the overnight attack. Soon, I’m going to my workout. As usual on Wednesdays. Perhaps you’ve read about the casualties and damage. Not only in Kyiv. I hope you have. I don’t open the windows. The city is covered in smoke.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kyiv. I am in my favorite bookstore. That means I crossed the Dnipro River. Trains of my metro line run across it again with some restrictions. Relief. I write more about how Kyiv and I live in the letters. Sunday Letter from Kyiv. Sounds good.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kyiv. Power outages are back in our lives. Today, we got the outage schedule. Keeping a detailed war diary helps. I checked it to see when the outages began last year. On the night of October 9-10, russians attacked our energy system. We had no power for over 15 hours. What will this year bring?

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is the dome of the Boim Chapel (1609-1615) in Lviv. It was a burial chapel for the wealthy Boim family. At today’s lecture, I saw this dome again. Next time I’m in Lviv, I’ll go inside the chapel and show you. As promised earlier. Gorgeous.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Something unusual is happening in Kyiv. Calm. Since last night. It’s 4 pm. This calm feels like a spider’s web. Delicate. Fragile. May the spider keep doing its job.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Kyiv. Early Sunday evening. I went to have warcoffee at my favourite place. Drones? Frequent uninvited ‘guests’ during the day. One of the bridges was hit earlier. People are out, doing the same as I do: living their lives.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

These days there’s so much talk of a nightmare waiting for Kyiv: we’ll freeze with no water or electricity, and strikes on bridges connecting the two banks will cause a logistical collapse… I don’t say times are or will be easy. But I stay in Kyiv. This panic benefits russia.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Autumn in Kyiv. It’s a beautiful Saturday, from time to time disrupted by russian drones.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

While putin is desperately fighting with bridges in Kyiv, we find solutions. I’m in an absolutely beautiful Telegram group, where people can ask for a lift from one bank of the city to another or offer one. I love reading messages there.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

russians cannot take this from me. Kyiv, near the Dnipro River. Today.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Late Friday morning in Kyiv. No, I won’t go to the right bank of the city as I planned. Why? The bridge I use was hit again at night (for the third time). And traffic on some other bridges across the Dnipro River was restricted. So, traffic jams are inevitable. I'll wait. I'll wait.

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Evening in Kyiv. I’ve lost count of how many air raid alerts we’ve had today. Another one has just ended. A russian drone hit the bridge I mentioned earlier. Again.

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This is what I was afraid of. russian drones struck near the support structure of the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv. It connects the two banks of Kyiv across the Dnipro and it’s the one I use. Metro and other public transport across the bridge have been stopped while engineers inspect it.

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Good news. Engineers found no critical damage to the bridge. Public transport across it is returning to normal. Metro trains are not crossing the bridge. Engineers are still checking the metro structures.

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The official Kyiv City portal publishes regular updates. Today’s update: kyivcity.gov.ua/news/vorozha...

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Kyiv. Thursday. Morning. russian drone hit a school in one of the city districts. The mayor said that the children were in the shelter. I had two cups of warcoffee. These days, I brew more than usual.

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But Kyiv lives.

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Kyiv. A building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine hit by a russian drone on Monday. You see what I saw a few hours ago.

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Drone attack in Kyiv. We have had only 52 minutes without an air raid threat since midnight. It’s 3:37 pm here. I took my camera and went to the city centre. Because life should be lived even under such abnormal circumstances.

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Morning in Kyiv. A drone attack has been going on. From time to time, I hear our air defence. I ground coffee beans, warcoffee is brewing. During the night, there were also missiles. Damage in the city, casualties, and I’m waiting for my coffee to brew.

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Yesterday I sent a letter from Kyiv. In it, I looked at three wartime accounts from WWII to find an answer to what we call the middle of a war. Each letter can be the last one. And it’s a reality we live in here.

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Kyiv. Such a beautiful moon. The National Academy of Sciences, a medical centre, residential and office buildings, a petrol station, a café, a warehouse and critical infrastructure were among the places hit or damaged by russian drones today. Autumn. There are casualties.

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Bloody hell. A russian drone struck a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv. A fire broke out. People trapped inside had to climb out through the windows to escape. There are casualties.

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