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Founder, The Counteroffensive. Based in Kyiv, trying to tell the news of the war through compelling, human interest stories. Read us at https://www.counteroffensive.news/

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Are you finding Mastodon to be less vibrant/active?

I’m worried that we are not getting as much engagement on our Ukraine war reporting as we used to.

We’re trying to decide which social media platforms to continue posting on, given how much effort it takes to replicate across all of them.

If you want to send a signal to us that we should keep posting here, will you sign up for our newsletter? http://Counteroffensive.substack.com

I’m only asking Mastodon users today so we can gauge impact.

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This is first on Mastodon! Please boost this thread. It’s an important one.

Good morning to readers. Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Some career news: I’m leaving NPR as part of the layoffs that dramatically reduced the company’s workforce.

I’ve decided to go back into Ukraine to keep reporting.

But this time, alone.

timkmak, to random
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Good morning to readers; Moscow remains in Putin’s hands.

For now.

The Wagner Group has seized territory in Russia and is trying to remove the nation’s military leadership from power.

The UK assesses that the mercenaries are trying to get to Moscow.

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Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

After months of fighting and a recent near encirclement, Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from .

This is Russia’s most important win in months and a direct result of faltering Western aid.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68323366.amp

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Good morning to readers.

Here in , some people, are already preparing for the possibility of a war with .

The Kuma Academy trains Taiwanese civilians to understand modern warfare, first aid and evacuation planning.

The classes sell out within hours.

The idea is to increase resilience – to be more like Ukraine, its founder Shen told me, so that if an invasion or blockade by China happened, they’d have the skills to resist.

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Woke up 530am Ukraine time to absolute madness on all channels re Wagner/Prigozhin

We are reporting, and will have a new edition of The Counteroffensive early tomorrow ET with everything you missed overnight.

Sleep easy we’ll take it from here

Sign up: http://Counteroffensive.news

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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

Victoria Amelina has died following injuries sustained during the Kramatorsk restaurant attack.

She was one of Ukraine's brightest novelists, and had been covering war crimes committed by Russia.

https://kyivindependent.com/pen-ukraine-writer-victoria-amelina-dies-following-kramatorsk-strike/

timkmak, to Ukraine
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in 's hands.

But it might not be, had the Battle of Antonov Airfield had gone another way.

Ahead of its anniversary, we collected dozens of eyewitness testimonies for an intimate account about the most important battle of the war.

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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Huge escalation overnight as Russian launched three rounds of attacks in Kyiv over a 24 hr span.

Meanwhile the FIRST EVER barrage of strikes happened in Moscow.

Let's get into the latest dramatic developments.

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Here’s what we are reading today:

trolls are trying to influence US support for Ukraine.

Leaked documents point to an orchestrated online campaign designed fuel fear over American border policies and push isolationism, The Washington Post reports.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/08/russia-propaganda-us-ukraine/

timkmak, to Russia
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Here's what we are reading today:

#Russia are succeeding in their assault on #Kharkiv due to: delayed #US aid, poor fortifications and #Russia battlefield tactics and #russia is benefitting from the US preventing #Ukraine from using #US weaponry on Russia territory, Max Boot writes for the Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/russia-kharkiv-ukraine-us-blunders/

timkmak, to Ukraine
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Good morning to readers; remains in Ukrainian hands.

I'm out of the hospital.

In today's issue: I talk about my experience in the public hospital system, and
Joseph Roche takes us to the front to report on how hungry soldiers feed themselves.

In a wooded area, after a fleeting summer rain, a group of soldiers are gathered around a makeshift table.

"Pass me a plate!" shouts one of the soldiers before serving himself a large piece of chicken. "It's a day to celebrate."

timkmak, to Ukraine
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in 's hands.

But Kharkiv remains within the range of artillery.

And here, amidst a constant low rumble, dozens of children are attending classes in an underground school built in haste for safety at a central metro station.

video/mp4

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Here's what we're reading today:

may be buying detailed satellite imagery from American companies to guide its cruise missile strikes.

High-quality imagery is easy to order, costing around $1,000. To hide the Russian trail, the purchase could be made through third-party companies, as in the case of sanctions evasion.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/03/american-satellites-russia-ukraine-war/677775/

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Good morning to readers. Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

You couldn't go anywhere in the capital city this week without seeing vyshyvankas, which have new meaning in a conflict where the existence of Ukrainian nationhood is at stake.

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Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Today’s issue – in honor of AAPI heritage month – revolves around what it’s like to be an Asian journalist in Ukraine.

... in a weird way, I found it liberating.

timkmak, to romania
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Good morning to readers; remains in Ukrainian hands.

But our focus today is in neighboring , where a Russian drone exploded on territory, right near a fisherman's yard.

And, we do a deep dive into the history between Istanbul and Kyiv.

http://counteroffensive.news


timkmak, to Ukraine
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Here's what The is reading today:

“We have information that the Russian military has been actually executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders,” U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.

Entire units are under threat of execution if they try to retreat.

https://www.politico.eu/article/kremlin-executes-russia-soldiers-refuse-to-follow-moscow-orders-ukraine-war-white-house-washington/

timkmak, to TeslaMotors
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

In , there's a building labeled 'The Church of St. Elon,' in Russian, no less!

We went there to see how became, in Ukrainians' eyes, 'Elon Muscovite'

Plus, reaction to Israel news:

http://counteroffensive.news

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Here’s what we are reading today:

The # of Russian attacks using chemical weapons has increased. Last week dropped grenades with suffocating gases about 50 times, says military spokesperson.

From Feb 2022 to Dec 2023, found Russia used chemical attacks 400 times.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-russia-increases-using-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine/

timkmak, to Ukraine
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Good morning to readers; remains in Ukrainian hands.

Soldiers say firing ATACMS sounds like the air itself is ripping apart:

Ryan Mcbeth and I examine how they'll change the war in .

And Ross examines why the average Ukrainian soldier is 40 years old.

http://counteroffensive.news

On July 4th, 2017, Kim Jong-Un declared mockingly that he had a “gift package” for America’s Independence Day: an intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike Alaska.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/04/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test-icbm.html

timkmak, to Ukraine
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Here's what we are reading today:

Zelenskyy announced that without U.S. aid, would have to retreat in “small steps.”

Ukraine has had to rely on natively produced weapons to fill in the equipment gaps, like drones, but it is not enough.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-without-us-aid-ukraine-forces-will-have-retreat-2024-03-29/

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Donald Tusk stressed that Europe is in a “pre-war” era and that Russia must be defeated for the “good of the whole continent.”

War in is no longer an abstract scenario, he said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68692195.amp

timkmak, to Ukraine
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Here's what we're reading today:

is the only thing desperately needs to defend itself against Russia's incessant missile attacks, Kuleba told Politico.

These systems would also help improve the situation on the front lines, where Russian aircraft are using bombs heavily.

https://www.politico.eu/article/give-us-the-damn-patriots-ukraine-needs-air-defenses-now-minister-says/

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is sold on the black market around the world, reports. The availability of the terminals on the black market is a systematic global problem.

Ukr intelligence claimed that the Russians are using Starlink on the front lines. They are probably buying Starlink terminals in Arab countries.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-03-25/elon-musk-s-spacex-sees-starlink-black-market-trade-grow-worldwide?srnd=homepage-europe

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Here's what we're reading today:

In , region, where active hostilities are taking place, the first executions of civilians by troops have been reported, police said. A man who tried to flee on foot was killed. Civilians are also being captured.

Evacuations had been taking place, but now the Russian military, trying to gain a foothold in the city, is not allowing locals to evacuate.

https://www.dw.com/uk/klimenko-vijska-rf-berut-v-polon-ta-rozstriluut-civilnih-u-vovcansku/a-69095571

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Using a loophole in sanctions, is disguising Russian oil as its own and exporting it to the , bringing billions in profits to , Politico writes.

Between February 2023 and February 2024, Turkey increased its purchases from Russia by 105% compared to the previous 12 months. During the same period, Turkish fuel exports to the EU increased by 107%.

https://www.politico.eu/article/how-turkey-become-vladimir-putin-pit-stop-sell-camouflage-fuel-eu/

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Here's what we are reading today:

Alexei has died in prison.

‘Navalny felt bad after a walk and almost immediately lost consciousness,' reports Russia's prison service.

In 2020, Navalny survived a poisoning by government.

Go to our bio to read more.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/russian-activist-and-putin-critic-alexei-navalny-dies-in-prison

timkmak,
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In 2021, said he made clear to that there would be “devastating” consequences for Russia if died in prison.

Attention now turns to if/how the U.S. will make good on this threat.

Meanwhile Ukr FM warns against naïveté:

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