maksym.eristavi
@maksymeristavi.com
#RussianColonialism storyteller-in-chief. author of award-winning “Russian Colonialism 101”🪆🪓
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listen to @oliahercules.bsky.social talking about family, memory, and what happens when history is erased and must be carried by people instead — as a form of Ukrainian resilience, tested by centuries of Ukrainian resistance to erasure
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January 29, 2026 at 9:45 AM
listen to @oliahercules.bsky.social talking about family, memory, and what happens when history is erased and must be carried by people instead — as a form of Ukrainian resilience, tested by centuries of Ukrainian resistance to erasure
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in this Resilience episode of the new Ukrainian Spaces season, we speak with @oliahercules.bsky.social, a Ukrainian-born celebrity chef and writer whose work for Ukraine goes far beyond popularising Ukrainian cuisine worldwide
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January 29, 2026 at 9:45 AM
in this Resilience episode of the new Ukrainian Spaces season, we speak with @oliahercules.bsky.social, a Ukrainian-born celebrity chef and writer whose work for Ukraine goes far beyond popularising Ukrainian cuisine worldwide
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"A Ukrainian home is something you rebuild, again and again"
we've released the latest episode with a Ukrainian-British celebrity chef and author @oliahercules.bsky.social
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we've released the latest episode with a Ukrainian-British celebrity chef and author @oliahercules.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 9:45 AM
"A Ukrainian home is something you rebuild, again and again"
we've released the latest episode with a Ukrainian-British celebrity chef and author @oliahercules.bsky.social
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
we've released the latest episode with a Ukrainian-British celebrity chef and author @oliahercules.bsky.social
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When we spoke to @dovzhyk.bsky.social four years ago, she was not sure whether living abroad still made sense while her home country was under attack. Since then, she moved back and founded a leading institution to document Ukrainian cultural resistance
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January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
When we spoke to @dovzhyk.bsky.social four years ago, she was not sure whether living abroad still made sense while her home country was under attack. Since then, she moved back and founded a leading institution to document Ukrainian cultural resistance
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A new episode of our Six Windows on Ukraine season is about Belonging, featuring brilliant Ukrainian writer @dovzhyk.bsky.social. We produce this season in collaboration with @pravda.ua, a legacy Ukrainian newsroom
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January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A new episode of our Six Windows on Ukraine season is about Belonging, featuring brilliant Ukrainian writer @dovzhyk.bsky.social. We produce this season in collaboration with @pravda.ua, a legacy Ukrainian newsroom
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Wrap it up kids. Stop wasting Zelensky's time with these joke negotiations and give Ukraine the support needed to regain occupied territories. If the US is out, then fine, handle your shit Europe
⚡️ Putin tells US envoys 'no point in hoping' for peace without Ukraine's capitulation on territories.
"We are interested in resolving the (war) through political and diplomatic means. But until that happens, Russia will continue to pursue its goals on the battlefield," Kremlin aide Ushakov said.
"We are interested in resolving the (war) through political and diplomatic means. But until that happens, Russia will continue to pursue its goals on the battlefield," Kremlin aide Ushakov said.
Putin tells US envoys 'no point in hoping' for peace without Ukraine's capitulation on territories
"We are interested in resolving the (war) through political and diplomatic means. But until that happens, Russia will continue to pursue its goals on the battlefield," Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
kyivindependent.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Wrap it up kids. Stop wasting Zelensky's time with these joke negotiations and give Ukraine the support needed to regain occupied territories. If the US is out, then fine, handle your shit Europe
an artist and a journalist, Sati never imagined herself doing anything with arms or military, but when russia invaded her home, they became an anti-imperial fighter. because in the russian occupation, there’s no place for queerness, equality, or human dignity
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lana, "sati."
meet a queer ukrainian hero who sacrified their life fighting russian imperialism.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
an artist and a journalist, Sati never imagined herself doing anything with arms or military, but when russia invaded her home, they became an anti-imperial fighter. because in the russian occupation, there’s no place for queerness, equality, or human dignity
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
what happens when resistance ideas conceived during the darkest hours of the 2022 invasion grew into a trailblazing institution advancing justice in wartime Ukraine? a brilliant Ukrainian writer @dovzhyk.bsky.social joins our @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social
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January 23, 2026 at 1:53 PM
what happens when resistance ideas conceived during the darkest hours of the 2022 invasion grew into a trailblazing institution advancing justice in wartime Ukraine? a brilliant Ukrainian writer @dovzhyk.bsky.social joins our @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social
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"peace won't be achieved unless we undo the displacement."
our new @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social season, in collab with a legacy Ukrainian newsroom @pravda.ua, opens six windows into the Ukrainian identity through six powerful testimonies.
@olekshyn.bsky.social shares his first.
our new @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social season, in collab with a legacy Ukrainian newsroom @pravda.ua, opens six windows into the Ukrainian identity through six powerful testimonies.
@olekshyn.bsky.social shares his first.
”Peace is not achieved unless we undo the displacement. If there's a ceasefire, it doesn't mean much unless there are people who can actually go to their homes”
@olekshyn.bsky.social
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@olekshyn.bsky.social
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January 23, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"peace won't be achieved unless we undo the displacement."
our new @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social season, in collab with a legacy Ukrainian newsroom @pravda.ua, opens six windows into the Ukrainian identity through six powerful testimonies.
@olekshyn.bsky.social shares his first.
our new @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social season, in collab with a legacy Ukrainian newsroom @pravda.ua, opens six windows into the Ukrainian identity through six powerful testimonies.
@olekshyn.bsky.social shares his first.
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we are back with a new season, you guys!!
ukrainianspaces.com
ukrainianspaces.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
we are back with a new season, you guys!!
ukrainianspaces.com
ukrainianspaces.com
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A Ukrainian journalist @olekshyn.bsky.social joins
@maksymeristavi.com and @valvoshchevska.bsky.social for the first episode of our new season in collab with
@pravda.ua to reflect on the early days of the war in Ukraine and how fear has transformed into action, resistance, and new purpose
@maksymeristavi.com and @valvoshchevska.bsky.social for the first episode of our new season in collab with
@pravda.ua to reflect on the early days of the war in Ukraine and how fear has transformed into action, resistance, and new purpose
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
A Ukrainian journalist @olekshyn.bsky.social joins
@maksymeristavi.com and @valvoshchevska.bsky.social for the first episode of our new season in collab with
@pravda.ua to reflect on the early days of the war in Ukraine and how fear has transformed into action, resistance, and new purpose
@maksymeristavi.com and @valvoshchevska.bsky.social for the first episode of our new season in collab with
@pravda.ua to reflect on the early days of the war in Ukraine and how fear has transformed into action, resistance, and new purpose
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January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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And large parts of Kyiv are still without heating and electricity while it's going to be almost -30 degrees in the coming days. While Russians are again sending drones. It's crazy that this is not *the* headline news.
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
And large parts of Kyiv are still without heating and electricity while it's going to be almost -30 degrees in the coming days. While Russians are again sending drones. It's crazy that this is not *the* headline news.
russian peace on full display.
🚨 More footage shows a Russian drone slamming into an apartment building in Kyiv overnight.
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
russian peace on full display.
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⚡️ Ukraine is bleeding Russia faster than Moscow can replace its troops.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
January 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
⚡️ Ukraine is bleeding Russia faster than Moscow can replace its troops.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
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There is no reporting because we don't understand Russian imperialism. Consequentially, Europe's central power is failing to provide the necessary leadership to coordinate a military response to counter Russia. There is an unbelievable lack of preparedness for war despite already being in one.
Berlin outage highlights German vulnerability to sabotage
The power cut was caused by a suspected arson attack and came as temperatures dipped below freezing.
www.bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
There is no reporting because we don't understand Russian imperialism. Consequentially, Europe's central power is failing to provide the necessary leadership to coordinate a military response to counter Russia. There is an unbelievable lack of preparedness for war despite already being in one.
why is this not wall-to-wall coverage around Europe? if not out of empathy, then of simple survival instinct: do we think any EU cities are remotely ready for anything like this, too? instead i am bombarded with 24/7 headlines from Americas that have zero impact on our European lives
🔴 Ukraine's Dnipro was plunged into blackout after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
More than 800,000 households were left without power, local authorities report.
More than 800,000 households were left without power, local authorities report.
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
why is this not wall-to-wall coverage around Europe? if not out of empathy, then of simple survival instinct: do we think any EU cities are remotely ready for anything like this, too? instead i am bombarded with 24/7 headlines from Americas that have zero impact on our European lives
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🔴 Residential building hit as Russian strike kills 4 in Kyiv
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🔴 Residential building hit as Russian strike kills 4 in Kyiv
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Half of Kyiv — almost six thousand high-rise homes — were left without heating in Kyiv after the russian massive attack.
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Half of Kyiv — almost six thousand high-rise homes — were left without heating in Kyiv after the russian massive attack.
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
for me and anyone indigenous who was unlucky to be born within russian empire or next to it, speaking russian has never been a choice — but rather a survival tactic.
learn more: volyahub.com
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January 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
for me and anyone indigenous who was unlucky to be born within russian empire or next to it, speaking russian has never been a choice — but rather a survival tactic.
learn more: volyahub.com
learn more: volyahub.com
“Imperial wars aren’t only fought for resources—they’re fought to monopolise our stories. When you silence people’s stories, it becomes easier to convince them they’re too small, too broken to rule themselves. That resistance is futile.”
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rc101 dispatch: i won the Witold Pilecki book prize.
and why learning the story of Witold Pilecki is crucial for understanding russian imperialism.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
“Imperial wars aren’t only fought for resources—they’re fought to monopolise our stories. When you silence people’s stories, it becomes easier to convince them they’re too small, too broken to rule themselves. That resistance is futile.”
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🤯 Ukraine no longer needs imported armored vehicles.
According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
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According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM
🤯 Ukraine no longer needs imported armored vehicles.
According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
The psychological dissonance of living next to evil while pretending normalcy—this is exactly what Europe faces today. Pilecki understood: you can’t defend against evil if you refuse to name it.
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
The psychological dissonance of living next to evil while pretending normalcy—this is exactly what Europe faces today. Pilecki understood: you can’t defend against evil if you refuse to name it.
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
“Pilecki lived inside that pattern: continuous imperial occupation masked as separate historical episodes. His three anti-colonial resistance campaigns - against Nazi Germany and Soviet russia - weren't three different enemies—they were three iterations of the same imperial evil”
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 AM
“Pilecki lived inside that pattern: continuous imperial occupation masked as separate historical episodes. His three anti-colonial resistance campaigns - against Nazi Germany and Soviet russia - weren't three different enemies—they were three iterations of the same imperial evil”
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⚡️Ukraine just set a new drone warfare record using a digital incentive system.
Ukraine’s eBaly Incentive System Drives Record 106K Drone Strikes in One Month
Ukrainian forces achieved a record in December, executing over 106,000 drone strikes and eliminating 33,000 Russian troops through the "eBaly" system.
united24media.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
⚡️Ukraine just set a new drone warfare record using a digital incentive system.