iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1h

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!

917029

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 5h

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.

2239770

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 20h

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’.

29934217

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 22h

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

318847

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.

35479105

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.

3448290

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

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.

2736967

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

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.

2340262

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

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.

2435479

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

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

37395113

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.

2646796

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

1842083

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.

27590183

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.

27425130

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.

35539128

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.

3844099

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?

2637584

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.

481059176

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.

2663381

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.

3257489

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.

2456698

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.

46516120

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

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

26744118

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.

2640572

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

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

581905236

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.

4158283

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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.

3629959

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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.

37657194

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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.

2231168

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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.

2521572

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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.

3137285

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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.

2737558

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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.

44778227

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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.

1123961

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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.

3527594

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Kyiv. Monday. Drones. As I wrote in my diary today: ‘… because drones have become part of our life, let’s say like a coat draped over the shoulders in autumn.’ The workout was cancelled. My coach isn’t feeling well. I’m reading the replies to yesterday’s letter. Luckily there are people who care

1426854

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

All day long, Kyiv was under attack by russian drones. Residential buildings, schools, kindergartens, petrol stations, office buildings, data centres, cars - just some of what was hit or damaged. Midnight came.

35553144

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kyiv. Air defence is shooting down drones. I finished writing today’s letter. russian drones found a new target - data centres and internet providers. Perhaps I’ll go out for a while. Yes, it’s not safe to wander now. But we have to live somehow.

671480359

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

russia has been attacking Kyiv with jet-powered drones. It’s the first thing I see when I check our media. Every morning. A cup of warcoffee is waiting on the table. The sunlight steps in.

3050395

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Amidst the darkness, to see the light. From what I saw today. Left: Ukrainian Woman, 1904, artist unknown Right: The Nativity of the Virgin, late 17th - early 18th centuries, Volyn region (north-western Ukraine).

1124642

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Kyiv today. I was near my favourite spot and decided to stop there for a while.

1830742

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Kyiv. At least five people were killed during russian attacks today. I’m going to the exhibition to explore Ukrainian heritage. One city. One war. We pack our pain into already heavy backpacks and keep going.

2436483

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can finally learn more about her. Got an art magazine dedicated to this artist, whose name is little known even in Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Yuliia Lazarevska From the “Meander” Series 1998 Print on fabric, oil

1320147

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am reading about the damage caused by russian attacks in Kyiv last night. Maternity hospital, warehouse, cars, houses… Two people killed. It’s raining. I had two cups of warcoffee. The drone threat has lasted more than 7 hours. I don’t know what has lasted longer: the rain or the drones.

2735276

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

1:32 am in Kyiv. Explosions outside. Missiles. And missiles again.

3328368

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A new bookstore opened in Kyiv. I visited it today. russian drones burn warehouses full of books and damage whatever they can reach. A new bookstore opened in Kyiv. russia will never win.

13554601165

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kyiv is covered in clouds and smoke today. The city was under drone attack this morning. Casualties and damage again. And it’s cold.

3129788

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I have a photo album titled “Simply beautiful”. It’s when you walk, freeze, and need to capture what you see. Because it’s beautiful to you. I want you to see more of Ukraine than just war images. Simply beautiful.

2033562

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today, I wondered: How many days did WWI last? 1,568. And how long has the full-scale war in Ukraine been going on? 1,672 days.

34306112