With 2 colleagues, we've just spent 3 days in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, where we interviewed scientists, representatives of the agency tasked with protecting and managing the Zone, as well as an adorable couple of elderly residents who came back to their home despite the order to evacuate.

This is Makar, a 6 year-old kid from Slobozhanske, Kharkiv oblast, who, instead of drawing angels, chose to draw the map and flag of his country and, as he called them “the stolen oblasts of Ukraine.” His mom told me that he is able to tell which guns are being used at any given time by ear.

Rumours of an upcoming massive Russian missile and drone attack are circulating on Telegram, prompting Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to put out the following statement: "On this 1001st day of the full-scale invasion, the threat of Russian shelling is as urgent as..."

To celebrate moving to a platform that’s less toxic and has slightly fewer Nazis, here’s a picture of Rosa and me. I found her in the streets about three weeks ago, starving, cold and caked in dirt. I am pleased to say that she’s made a full recovery.

The first reports of casualties are starting to trickle in: according to Mykolaiv mayor Vitaliy Kim, two women have been killed during today’s Shahed attack while another 4 adults and 2 children were injured. One child had to be hospitalized.

Today’s missile strike has caused damage in three districts of Kyiv and injured a woman in Pechersk after the roof of a 5-storey residential building caught fire.

Well, looks like today’s massive missile attack over Ukraine is as good a reason as any other to finally start posting here. Currently sitting in the air-raid shelter with my cat, there are still rockets and Russian bombers in the air. Looks like they are targeting the energy infrastructure.