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Eilish Hart

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Editor of Meduza’s long-reads newsletter, The Beet, covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. 📧 Send tips & pitches: [email protected]

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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · May 29

Big update for The Beet: We now have our own landing page on @meduza.io! 🎉 Pay it a visit if you’re looking to subscribe to the newsletter or want to read any of our top reporting from the last year-ish. meduza.io/en/specials/...

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 3h

Impressive investigation by @claramarchaud.bsky.social into the “great confiscation” Russia is carrying out in the occupied territories of Ukraine — a systematic campaign targeting some 25,000 homes belonging to Ukrainians who were displaced or killed during the war. www.lefigaro.fr/fig-data/ils...

“They Moved Into My Home”: How Russians Are Confiscating Homes en Masse in Ukraine

EXCLUSIVE – Moscow has seized tens of thousands of properties belonging to Ukrainians who fled the occupation. Nearly 25,000 properties in the four regions annexed by Russia have been identified by Le...

www.lefigaro.fr

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IStories Media @istories.bsky.social · 9h

in the occupied territories of Ukraine, people are kidnapped and tried as “spies” and “traitors” — with new sentences imposed every 3 days. Teenagers, pensioners, and entire families have fallen victim to the repression.

Here is what we have learned 🔽

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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 1d

“While things certainly don’t look great for Russia, we are far from a serious economic crisis at the moment. So that means that, unfortunately, public opinion will probably continue to acquiesce to this war.”

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 4d

If you prefer reading to listening, check out the Q&A version of my interview with @msnegovaya.bsky.social about what might come next in Russia’s war against Ukraine. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io

‘The Kremlin has resources’ Putin believes Russia can outlast and overpower Ukraine. What does that mean for the war’s future? — Meduza

In the weeks since the Trump administration’s push to negotiate a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv stalled, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine passed the three-and-a-half-year mark. Russian troo...

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Sasha Slobodov @sashaslobodov.bsky.social · 1d

While traveling through Uzbekistan this summer, I became curious about the history of the Bukharan Jews and decided to examine how tourism is shaping what remains of the community, for my latest in @meduza.io's The Beet. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Back to Bukhara How memory, tourism, and the diaspora sustain the last vestiges of Uzbekistan’s Jewish heritage — Meduza

Best known as a stop on the Silk Road trade route, Uzbekistan’s ancient city of Bukhara was home to a thriving Jewish community for more than 2,000 years. But since the Soviet Union’s collapse in the ...

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 1d

Reporting from Bukhara, journalist @sashaslobodov.bsky.social explores how tourism and the diaspora sustain the last vestiges of Uzbekistan’s Jewish heritage. The Beet’s latest.
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Back to Bukhara How memory, tourism, and the diaspora sustain the last vestiges of Uzbekistan’s Jewish heritage — Meduza

Best known as a stop on the Silk Road trade route, Uzbekistan’s ancient city of Bukhara was home to a thriving Jewish community for more than 2,000 years. But since the Soviet Union’s collapse in the…

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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 5d

Big thanks to @msnegovaya.bsky.social for joining me on The Naked Pravda to talk about the next chapter of Russia’s war against Ukraine. We cover the mounting costs pressuring the Kremlin, four scenarios for the war’s future trajectory, and so much more. meduza.io/en/episodes/... @meduza.io

Four scenarios for the next chapter in Russia’s war against Ukraine — Meduza

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now passed the three-and-a-half-year mark, and there is still no end in sight. The Trump administration’s recent push to negotiate a ceasefire ground to a h...

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 4d

Putin believes Russia can outlast and overpower Ukraine. What does that mean for the war’s future? @msnegovaya.bsky.social breaks down four possible scenarios. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

‘The Kremlin has resources’ Putin believes Russia can outlast and overpower Ukraine. What does that mean for the war’s future? — Meduza

In the weeks since the Trump administration’s push to negotiate a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv stalled, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine passed the three-and-a-half-year mark. Russian…

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 4d

If you prefer reading to listening, check out the Q&A version of my interview with @msnegovaya.bsky.social about what might come next in Russia’s war against Ukraine. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io

‘The Kremlin has resources’ Putin believes Russia can outlast and overpower Ukraine. What does that mean for the war’s future? — Meduza

In the weeks since the Trump administration’s push to negotiate a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv stalled, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine passed the three-and-a-half-year mark. Russian troo...

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 5d

New podcast alert! For The Naked Pravda, researcher @msnegovaya.bsky.social breaks down the rising costs straining the Kremlin’s war machine — and explores four possible scenarios for the Russia–Ukraine war’s next chapter. meduza.io/en/episodes/...

Four scenarios for the next chapter in Russia’s war against Ukraine — Meduza

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now passed the three-and-a-half-year mark, and there is still no end in sight. The Trump administration’s recent push to negotiate a ceasefire ground…

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 5d

Big thanks to @msnegovaya.bsky.social for joining me on The Naked Pravda to talk about the next chapter of Russia’s war against Ukraine. We cover the mounting costs pressuring the Kremlin, four scenarios for the war’s future trajectory, and so much more. meduza.io/en/episodes/... @meduza.io

Four scenarios for the next chapter in Russia’s war against Ukraine — Meduza

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now passed the three-and-a-half-year mark, and there is still no end in sight. The Trump administration’s recent push to negotiate a ceasefire ground to a h...

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 5d

“Both photojournalists, wearing helmets and bulletproof vests marked ‘press,’ were in the open.”

RSF’s preliminary findings on the deliberate Russian drone strike that killed French journalist Antoni Lallican & severely injured Ukrainian photojournalist Georgiy Ivanchenko. rsf.org/en/ukraine-r...

Ukraine: RSF publishes initial findings on targeted Russian strike that killed French photojournalist Antoni Lallican

French freelance photojournalist Antoni Lallican was killed near Kramatorsk in a deliberate strike by a Russian drone on 3 October. His Ukrainian colleague Georgiy Ivanchenko was critically wounded. R...

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 11d

Overnight, Russian forces carried out their biggest strike on Ukraine’s gas production infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to a statement from the state-owned energy company Naftogaz.
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Russia launches largest strike on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure since start of full-scale war, inflicting ‘critical’ damage — Meduza

On Thursday night, Russian forces carried out their biggest strike on Ukraine’s gas production infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to a statement from the state-owned…

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 11d

Powerful piece by imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. “I was offered a plea deal – an admission of guilt in exchange for a lighter sentence – but I refused. To reconcile with injustice is to be buried alive.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia | Mzia Amaglobeli

My fellow journalists are putting their lives in danger every day, but we refuse to surrender to a regime that threatens Europe’s own security, says imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli

www.theguardian.com

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 14d

The water shortage in Ukraine’s occupied Donbas region is at a crisis level and only getting worse. Desperate residents’ public appeals to Putin have had few results.
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‘Hospitals and kindergartens are the first to suffer’ Russia destroyed the water infrastructure in Ukraine’s occupied Donbas. Civilians are paying the price. — Meduza

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of war in Donbas triggered chronic water shortages across Ukraine’s Donetsk region beginning in 2014. By the time Moscow launched its full-scale…

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 15d

Moldova’s pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, led by President Maia Sandu, has won more than 50 percent of the vote in the country’s parliamentary election.
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Moldova’s ruling pro-E.U.party wins parliamentary majority — Meduza

Moldova’s pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, led by President Maia Sandu, has won more than 50 percent of the vote in the country’s parliamentary election.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 19d

Fugitive tycoon Plahotniuc lands in Moldova after being extradited, media reports reut.rs/46DSbHy

Fugitive tycoon Plahotniuc lands in Moldova after being extradited, media reports

Moldovan business magnate Vladimir Plahotniuc, detained in Greece on a warrant linked to a $1 billion fraud case, landed in Moldova's capital Chisinau after being extradited, local media said on Thursday.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 21d

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a report on Sept. 23 detailing the vast scale of torture committed by Russian forces on Ukrainian civilians held in captivity in occupied territories.

'We'll leave you to rot' — UN report details horrific torture of Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity

Former detainees reported experiencing a broad array of torture and ill-treatment during their captivity. Commonly described methods included severe beatings with various objects such as batons and st...

kyivindependent.com

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 25d

Two weeks ago, Meduza launched an emergency crowdfunding campaign. To survive, we needed a radical increase in the number of our monthly supporters. And thanks to you, we did it! But sustainability means our campaign continues. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

15,000 monthly supporters now have Meduza’s back. Thank you!! Our crowdfunding campaign continues after hitting a crucial milestone — Meduza

A little more than two weeks ago, Meduza launched an emergency crowdfunding campaign, explaining that our dwindling resources would prevent us from continuing our work without a surge in support from…

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · Sep 5

In a dispatch from Armenia, journalist Kushane Chobanyan uncovers the human stories behind Vanadzor’s forgotten industrial giant. The Beet’s latest. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

‘Half of my life was spent there’ The human stories behind Vandazor’s forgotten factory — Meduza

A former industrial powerhouse, the city of Vanadzor in Armenia’s northern Lori region has seen most of its factories shutter in the decades since independence. The local Chemical Plant, which was…

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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · Sep 3

Each of Ukraine’s 20,000 stolen children are the eyewitness to a war crime. Now that they’re on the Trump administration’s radar, will it help get them back from Russia? My latest. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io

Eyewitnesses to a war crime Ukraine’s 20,000 stolen children are on the Trump administration’s radar. But will it help get them back? — Meduza

More than two weeks have passed since U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and by all appearances, this controversial show of diplomacy yielded no tangible results. Despite t...

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reporting on the Armenian city of Vanadzor often focuses on its industrial decline. In The Beet’s latest dispatch, journalist Kushane Chobanyan uncovers the human stories behind the city’s most famous factory. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io

‘Half of my life was spent there’ The human stories behind Vandazor’s forgotten factory — Meduza

A former industrial powerhouse, the city of Vanadzor in Armenia’s northern Lori region has seen most of its factories shutter in the decades since independence. The local Chemical Plant, which was onc...

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · Sep 3

Ukraine has verified Russia’s deportation of nearly 20,000 children from occupied territories. Can the Trump administration help get them back? meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Eyewitnesses to a war crime Ukraine’s 20,000 stolen children are on the Trump administration’s radar. But will it help get them back? — Meduza

More than two weeks have passed since U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and by all appearances, this controversial show of diplomacy yielded no tangible results. Despite…

Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · Sep 3

Each of Ukraine’s 20,000 stolen children are the eyewitness to a war crime. Now that they’re on the Trump administration’s radar, will it help get them back from Russia? My latest. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io

Eyewitnesses to a war crime Ukraine’s 20,000 stolen children are on the Trump administration’s radar. But will it help get them back? — Meduza

More than two weeks have passed since U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and by all appearances, this controversial show of diplomacy yielded no tangible results. Despite t...

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · Sep 2

Dear readers, we urgently need your help.
Without at least 15,000 regular supporters, Meduza as you know it will cease to exist. But if you come through, you know we’ll keep working for you.
Please, read our full statement here:
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We need your help An urgent appeal from the Meduza team — Meduza

Dear Meduza in English readers,

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · Aug 29

When Meduza visited Dobropillia in early August, the remaining residents compared it to a ghost town — and that was before Russian troops pierced Ukraine’s defenses in the area. Read more in our new dispatch. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Dispatch from Dobropillia As peace talks stall and Russia closes in, civilians flee another town in Ukraine’s Donetsk region — Meduza

The frontline in Ukraine’s Donetsk region has been creeping towards Dobropillia for the past 18 months. Located not far from the hotspot of Pokrovsk, this coal mining town has served as a refuge for…