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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Christ is risen! So will Ukraine! An Easter postcard by Edward Kozak, drawn in a DP camp in Allied-occupied Germany in 1948.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Worth remembering - and reminding.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

And Iran would be in a weaker position without the support of Russia. As well as China, North Korea, and Venezuela. And if the US supported kicking Russia out of the UN Security Council, the UN and the international law could be still relevant in 2026.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This is how democracy dies in post-Soviet Europe. This is how Russia wanted to kill democracy in Ukraine - and succeeded enough to weaken and occupy some parts of Ukraine. This is what they are doing in Hungary now. MLM election fraud. Threats. Mob control. The price of a vote: youtu.be/ZCwQR5HRWR8

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Forget discredited "Russian Studies". Learn Ukrainian, the language of freedom and tender love. uil.org.uk/beginner-ukr...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Apparently, attacking Ukraine is bad for your health.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This is what Foot-and-mouth disease means: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-an...

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Foot-and-mouth disease - Wikipedia

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Under the international regulations, Russia must report the case of the disease to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Of course, it did not. Russian cattle meat continues to be exported to the Middle East countries, China, Kazakhstan, Belarus.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Russia appears to be hiding a widespread foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Siberia. The disease may have already crossed into the European part of the country. This is reported by Novaya Gazeta Europe (in Russian): novayagazeta.eu/articles/202...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Thank you, @22trucks.bsky.social This does touch on some parts of my experience. I have sent you an email with my thoughts to tools@earthlink.net. I hope it helps.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Some training, just in case:

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

That one died. This one will, too.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

May I ask what your experience in public writing/blogging is? Maybe I could share some of my experience, as it looks to me you are going the way I went not long ago. Also, it would be good to specify what exactly you want to see in your channels in terms of subject matter and format.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The cited post is particularly laughable. It targets the lowest of the low in terms of general education. What "Russian ships" exactly? How many ships does Russia have in the Middle East? And what are the "Iranian waters"? The Caspian Sea? We urgently need a minimum literacy test for voters.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

2/2 No Russia - no support for Iran and for Iranian proxies in Gaza, Syria, and elsewhere. No support for Venezuelan dictators. No support for radical left and right in Europe. No Wagner mercenaries in Africa. Less support for North Korea. A better, safer, saner world altogether.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

1/2 Was it possible to prevent this - and other wars? Probably yes, by helping Ukraine to kick Russia back to Russia in 2014 or in 2022. Russia would crumble from inside. With some pressure, it could have been pressed into surrendering its nuclear weapons.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

5/5 strategic blow to Moscovia. The biggest problem - China would remain, and that is another issue (though a loss of NK would hit China as bad as Russia). Yes, in most cases that might mean a lot of death and suffering in many parts of the world, but we are fighting for survival here and now.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

4/5 is good or bad for Ukraine as of now, but if he is successful with Iran (ideally, a change of regime), and adds, for example, North Korea to his "kill list", and, possibly, some corrective measures in South Caucasus and Middle Asia (Georgia and Kazakhstan particularly), that would be a major

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

3/5 Possibly, Cuba - though I don't think Cuba helped Russia a lot. A bit of Syria. All of those being in Biden times within Russia's "sphere of influence", carefully built over Putin's 20-year reign - and cut in just one year. I can't say that the overall balance of Trump's international policy

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

2/5 And so it is: Trump is bad for Ukraine, because he ceased both military and humanitarian support to Ukraine (thankfully, Europe stepped in to cover most of the losses), and is publicly cozying to Putin. Trump is good, because he cuts Russia's international allies - Venezuela, and, now, Iran.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

1/5 When Trump came to power, there was a discussion here in whether it was good or bad for Ukraine (yes, we did have trumpists here as well). My comment was that he seemed to be way more decisive (than Biden, and, very possibly, Kamala), but it could work either way.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

That would be approximately his sixth war in Ukraine (almost) ended in just one year. Nobody gets to (almost) stop six wars in one country in one year. Definitely worth a Nobel Peace Prize!

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Join a Ukrainian support rally this weekend in your city! Help us win! More information here: www.patreon.com/posts/join-u...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Oh, how could it be possible? There are trading sanctions there, aren't they?

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Well, good luck with that. First, they must stop their war in Ukraine. Otherwise, they would have neither the money nor the technology for that...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Ukrainian Olympic sportsman Vladyslav Heraskevych is ready to sacrifice his participation in the games for the sake of remembering his dead colleagues. The International Olympic Committee appears to join Russia in its war to erase Ukrainian national memory: www.patreon.com/posts/intern...

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The International Olympic Committee joins Russia in its war to erase Ukrainian national memory | Letters from Kyiv

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Shame! Kirsty Seward, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is a Zimbabwean politician and sports administrator. Zimbabwe is one of the very small number of countries in the world that officially support the Russian war in Ukraine. Maybe someone else must be disqualified here?

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country. www.bbc.com/sport/articl...

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IOC bans Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych over 'helmet of remembrance'

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his ...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Even half-hearted and weakly enforced US sanctions against Russia are under continuous pressure to be watered down. Also, a recommendation of the Ukrainian foreign affairs observer website: www.patreon.com/posts/resurg...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

If you are into arts, you might be interested in checking out my series of posts on Ukrainian classic art. Use the #Ukraine #ClassicArt tags (both of them) to search for the relevant posts; or just scroll down my post feed.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

As I see some new people following me here, I think it may be relevant to share the latest version of my self-introduction post. Welcome to my place, and thank you for following. www.patreon.com/posts/introd...

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Introduction | Letters from Kyiv

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Russian sport is cheating in the most obvious and despicable way - they physically kill and maim their Ukrainian competitors. www.patreon.com/posts/150437...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

My experience tells me there are always readers available for good writing. The hard thing is to find them/let them know about your existence. You did have some following on DK. If you manage to inform the DK audience about your new location, I am pretty sure that many people would click the link.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

@timothysnyder.bsky.social is there, and that's enough for me. There are also some nice observers/writers on Ukraine and on wider issues - can't recall them now, but they do exist.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

On a related note, as a fellow writer of long-ish posts, I suggest that you consider starting to write on any of the available web platforms that allow for longer posts, such as Substack or Wordpress. You still can use Bluesky for posting your links to those texts, of course.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Hi, 22 Trucks, I've just learned about the silly and unfortunate events that got you banned on DK. Please accept my condolences. I found you here thanks to a marlosan comment, and I am happy to see you continuing to write. I wish you all the best on the new platform.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Thank you for standing with Ukraine!

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Thank you, @justinolphart.bsky.social. I was lucky - so far - to live in the part of the city that still has the heating. All the rest is more or less a routine thing here. Uncomfortable, distracting, sometimes depressing or irritating, but manageable.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Fedorov brings speed of transformation. This is something our MOD needs badly.

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Ahh, those infamous money-loving FIFA Presidents...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This is a quick analysis of the Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine on the night of February 2 to 3, 2026, by Serhii Misiura, aka Captain Price: www.patreon.com/posts/analys...

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

"Ubiquiti radio bridge antennae serve a critical communications need for the Russian military in Ukraine, including for drone operations, according to our investigation". “There is no alternative,” a Russian vendor told Hunterbrook: hntrbrk.com/ubiquiti/

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Wait, they are winning, aren't they? Why ain't they happy?

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Blacking out in central Ukraine: "Just people surviving, yet curious, patient, and kind to a foreign volunteer" Read full text for free here: www.patreon.com/posts/149273... #Ukraine #winter #resilience

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Kyiv Guy @kyivguy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"Yesterday, while putting on my ski pants to go to sleep in my apartment in Kyiv, I suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu. And I realised: this has already happened in my life". Read full text for free here: www.patreon.com/posts/freezi... #Kyiv #Ukraine #UkrainianVoices

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