Tymofiy Mylovanov
@mylovanov.bsky.social
President, Kyiv School of Economics; Minister of economy, Ukraine, 2019-2020; Associate professor, University of Pittsburgh
Putin has no plan for winning in Ukraine.
His losses are catastrophic – 984k-1.44m casualties, up to 480k dead and all he has achieved is expanding NATO and wiping out a generation of young Russian men, writes The Economist. 1/
His losses are catastrophic – 984k-1.44m casualties, up to 480k dead and all he has achieved is expanding NATO and wiping out a generation of young Russian men, writes The Economist. 1/
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Putin has no plan for winning in Ukraine.
His losses are catastrophic – 984k-1.44m casualties, up to 480k dead and all he has achieved is expanding NATO and wiping out a generation of young Russian men, writes The Economist. 1/
His losses are catastrophic – 984k-1.44m casualties, up to 480k dead and all he has achieved is expanding NATO and wiping out a generation of young Russian men, writes The Economist. 1/
All major Russian crude grades traded above the EU price cap in September. Urals averaged $55 per barrel, about $8 above the cap, and ESPO averaged $62.8 per barrel. 10/
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
All major Russian crude grades traded above the EU price cap in September. Urals averaged $55 per barrel, about $8 above the cap, and ESPO averaged $62.8 per barrel. 10/
Western countries have sanctioned 610 tankers involved in Russian oil transport.
Despite the restrictions, 109 sanctioned vessels continued loading in Russian ports in September, showing weak enforcement. 9/
Despite the restrictions, 109 sanctioned vessels continued loading in Russian ports in September, showing weak enforcement. 9/
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Western countries have sanctioned 610 tankers involved in Russian oil transport.
Despite the restrictions, 109 sanctioned vessels continued loading in Russian ports in September, showing weak enforcement. 9/
Despite the restrictions, 109 sanctioned vessels continued loading in Russian ports in September, showing weak enforcement. 9/
Major Russian refineries sharply cut throughput, with one facility shutting down completely.
Novo-Ufimsky stopped, Ryazan cut production by 80%, Volgograd by 58%, Saratov by 34%, and Kirishi reduced diesel output by 16%. 4/
Novo-Ufimsky stopped, Ryazan cut production by 80%, Volgograd by 58%, Saratov by 34%, and Kirishi reduced diesel output by 16%. 4/
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Major Russian refineries sharply cut throughput, with one facility shutting down completely.
Novo-Ufimsky stopped, Ryazan cut production by 80%, Volgograd by 58%, Saratov by 34%, and Kirishi reduced diesel output by 16%. 4/
Novo-Ufimsky stopped, Ryazan cut production by 80%, Volgograd by 58%, Saratov by 34%, and Kirishi reduced diesel output by 16%. 4/
Russia’s oil export revenues fell to $13.4B in September, a decline of $200M compared to the previous month.
Crude revenues increased by $200M, but this gain was fully offset by a $400M drop in oil product revenues, KSE Institute reports. 1/
Crude revenues increased by $200M, but this gain was fully offset by a $400M drop in oil product revenues, KSE Institute reports. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Russia’s oil export revenues fell to $13.4B in September, a decline of $200M compared to the previous month.
Crude revenues increased by $200M, but this gain was fully offset by a $400M drop in oil product revenues, KSE Institute reports. 1/
Crude revenues increased by $200M, but this gain was fully offset by a $400M drop in oil product revenues, KSE Institute reports. 1/
Daria Lopatina, 19, an engineer with Azov’s special forces, left the Kyiv School of Economics to defend Ukraine.
She was killed in action and buried in Kyiv.
Her death symbolizes a generation of Ukrainian women who grew up with war and chose to fight — NPR. 1/
She was killed in action and buried in Kyiv.
Her death symbolizes a generation of Ukrainian women who grew up with war and chose to fight — NPR. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Daria Lopatina, 19, an engineer with Azov’s special forces, left the Kyiv School of Economics to defend Ukraine.
She was killed in action and buried in Kyiv.
Her death symbolizes a generation of Ukrainian women who grew up with war and chose to fight — NPR. 1/
She was killed in action and buried in Kyiv.
Her death symbolizes a generation of Ukrainian women who grew up with war and chose to fight — NPR. 1/
Norway may provide €100B from its welfare fund as collateral to unblock the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine — The Times.
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Norway may provide €100B from its welfare fund as collateral to unblock the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine — The Times.
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
The UK military has finally delivered its first Ajax armored vehicles — eight years late and at nearly £10M each. The system emerges in a drone-dominated war where tanks often fail to survive.
Fifty units are now ready for NATO’s eastern flank — The Guardian. 1/
Fifty units are now ready for NATO’s eastern flank — The Guardian. 1/
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The UK military has finally delivered its first Ajax armored vehicles — eight years late and at nearly £10M each. The system emerges in a drone-dominated war where tanks often fail to survive.
Fifty units are now ready for NATO’s eastern flank — The Guardian. 1/
Fifty units are now ready for NATO’s eastern flank — The Guardian. 1/
Putin lost his teeth in Pokrovsk, a city in eastern Ukraine.
Former Ukrainian Marine Shaun Pinner compared it with the farmhouse at Waterloo. Both places mauled the army of an imperial aggressor, CEPA.
"We fight for survival. Russia fights for optics.” 1/
Former Ukrainian Marine Shaun Pinner compared it with the farmhouse at Waterloo. Both places mauled the army of an imperial aggressor, CEPA.
"We fight for survival. Russia fights for optics.” 1/
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Putin lost his teeth in Pokrovsk, a city in eastern Ukraine.
Former Ukrainian Marine Shaun Pinner compared it with the farmhouse at Waterloo. Both places mauled the army of an imperial aggressor, CEPA.
"We fight for survival. Russia fights for optics.” 1/
Former Ukrainian Marine Shaun Pinner compared it with the farmhouse at Waterloo. Both places mauled the army of an imperial aggressor, CEPA.
"We fight for survival. Russia fights for optics.” 1/
Ukraine spoiled a birthday gift for Putin, blowing up the new power line meant to connect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to the Russian grid.
Ukrainian partisans cut the line, and it is now reconnected to Ukrainian power, The Guardian. 1/
Ukrainian partisans cut the line, and it is now reconnected to Ukrainian power, The Guardian. 1/
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ukraine spoiled a birthday gift for Putin, blowing up the new power line meant to connect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to the Russian grid.
Ukrainian partisans cut the line, and it is now reconnected to Ukrainian power, The Guardian. 1/
Ukrainian partisans cut the line, and it is now reconnected to Ukrainian power, The Guardian. 1/
Europe may soon fund Ukraine with Russia’s own money.
EU leaders in Brussels are weighing a €140 bln “reparations loan” backed by Russia’s frozen assets at Belgium’s Euroclear, New York Times.
Ukraine repays only if Moscow ever pays reparations. 1/
EU leaders in Brussels are weighing a €140 bln “reparations loan” backed by Russia’s frozen assets at Belgium’s Euroclear, New York Times.
Ukraine repays only if Moscow ever pays reparations. 1/
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Europe may soon fund Ukraine with Russia’s own money.
EU leaders in Brussels are weighing a €140 bln “reparations loan” backed by Russia’s frozen assets at Belgium’s Euroclear, New York Times.
Ukraine repays only if Moscow ever pays reparations. 1/
EU leaders in Brussels are weighing a €140 bln “reparations loan” backed by Russia’s frozen assets at Belgium’s Euroclear, New York Times.
Ukraine repays only if Moscow ever pays reparations. 1/
Q: Why does Russia’s huge state machine seem to work while ours fails?
Me: It’s a myth — their system is rotten too. If they didn’t steal, they’d have more drones and accuracy. Their inefficiency is Soviet-born. Ukraine stands because Zelenskyy didn’t give up. 8X
Me: It’s a myth — their system is rotten too. If they didn’t steal, they’d have more drones and accuracy. Their inefficiency is Soviet-born. Ukraine stands because Zelenskyy didn’t give up. 8X
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Q: Why does Russia’s huge state machine seem to work while ours fails?
Me: It’s a myth — their system is rotten too. If they didn’t steal, they’d have more drones and accuracy. Their inefficiency is Soviet-born. Ukraine stands because Zelenskyy didn’t give up. 8X
Me: It’s a myth — their system is rotten too. If they didn’t steal, they’d have more drones and accuracy. Their inefficiency is Soviet-born. Ukraine stands because Zelenskyy didn’t give up. 8X
Me: If we don’t train our people, we’ll import millions for manual jobs.
Priority one — survive the war.
Priority two — build a productive, EU-level economy: cut bureaucracy, reform labour and tax laws, and clear the old barriers still holding Ukraine back. 7/
Priority one — survive the war.
Priority two — build a productive, EU-level economy: cut bureaucracy, reform labour and tax laws, and clear the old barriers still holding Ukraine back. 7/
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Me: If we don’t train our people, we’ll import millions for manual jobs.
Priority one — survive the war.
Priority two — build a productive, EU-level economy: cut bureaucracy, reform labour and tax laws, and clear the old barriers still holding Ukraine back. 7/
Priority one — survive the war.
Priority two — build a productive, EU-level economy: cut bureaucracy, reform labour and tax laws, and clear the old barriers still holding Ukraine back. 7/
Q: Should Ukraine already attract foreign specialists, and when will the shortage become critical?
Me: It’s happening already — even the army includes some foreigners. We critically lack qualified people. There are only two solutions: import talent or train our own. 6/
Me: It’s happening already — even the army includes some foreigners. We critically lack qualified people. There are only two solutions: import talent or train our own. 6/
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Q: Should Ukraine already attract foreign specialists, and when will the shortage become critical?
Me: It’s happening already — even the army includes some foreigners. We critically lack qualified people. There are only two solutions: import talent or train our own. 6/
Me: It’s happening already — even the army includes some foreigners. We critically lack qualified people. There are only two solutions: import talent or train our own. 6/
Q: Where will Ukraine get specialists for a strong defence industry?
Me: Either we get smarter and learn, or we import talent — and that’ll be another Ukraine. Education is key: it builds engineers, leaders, workers. The future isn’t fixed — we define it, or others will. 5/
Me: Either we get smarter and learn, or we import talent — and that’ll be another Ukraine. Education is key: it builds engineers, leaders, workers. The future isn’t fixed — we define it, or others will. 5/
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Q: Where will Ukraine get specialists for a strong defence industry?
Me: Either we get smarter and learn, or we import talent — and that’ll be another Ukraine. Education is key: it builds engineers, leaders, workers. The future isn’t fixed — we define it, or others will. 5/
Me: Either we get smarter and learn, or we import talent — and that’ll be another Ukraine. Education is key: it builds engineers, leaders, workers. The future isn’t fixed — we define it, or others will. 5/
Q: So the war has accelerated the brain drain?
Me: Not exactly, but it’s a painful paradox. After 2014 some still went to Moscow — now no one does.
The metropolia once drained talent; now some of them work against us. Ukrainians must stay — we must create conditions here. 4/
Me: Not exactly, but it’s a painful paradox. After 2014 some still went to Moscow — now no one does.
The metropolia once drained talent; now some of them work against us. Ukrainians must stay — we must create conditions here. 4/
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Q: So the war has accelerated the brain drain?
Me: Not exactly, but it’s a painful paradox. After 2014 some still went to Moscow — now no one does.
The metropolia once drained talent; now some of them work against us. Ukrainians must stay — we must create conditions here. 4/
Me: Not exactly, but it’s a painful paradox. After 2014 some still went to Moscow — now no one does.
The metropolia once drained talent; now some of them work against us. Ukrainians must stay — we must create conditions here. 4/
Me: We must win this war and defend independence. 10-15-year-olds who will build Ukraine need full resources.
Funding is too low and we have too many universities — fewer universities, more funding for top students. War sped up brain-drain to Poland and the US. 3/
Funding is too low and we have too many universities — fewer universities, more funding for top students. War sped up brain-drain to Poland and the US. 3/
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Me: We must win this war and defend independence. 10-15-year-olds who will build Ukraine need full resources.
Funding is too low and we have too many universities — fewer universities, more funding for top students. War sped up brain-drain to Poland and the US. 3/
Funding is too low and we have too many universities — fewer universities, more funding for top students. War sped up brain-drain to Poland and the US. 3/
Me: Kyiv universities fund $1,500-2,000 per student. Russia spends $4,000 at average schools and more at top ones; its tech units grow from them.
We invest 3-5 times less — and risk having fewer engineers, leaders, and commanders, learning on blood instead of in classrooms. 2/
We invest 3-5 times less — and risk having fewer engineers, leaders, and commanders, learning on blood instead of in classrooms. 2/
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Me: Kyiv universities fund $1,500-2,000 per student. Russia spends $4,000 at average schools and more at top ones; its tech units grow from them.
We invest 3-5 times less — and risk having fewer engineers, leaders, and commanders, learning on blood instead of in classrooms. 2/
We invest 3-5 times less — and risk having fewer engineers, leaders, and commanders, learning on blood instead of in classrooms. 2/
I see two scenarios for the next 10 years for Ukraine.
Pessimistic — only 10–15 million people remain.
Optimistic — return migration brings us to 35–40 million.
Like Israel’s story: recovery, joining the EU, and a sense of purpose can bring people back. 1/
Pessimistic — only 10–15 million people remain.
Optimistic — return migration brings us to 35–40 million.
Like Israel’s story: recovery, joining the EU, and a sense of purpose can bring people back. 1/
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I see two scenarios for the next 10 years for Ukraine.
Pessimistic — only 10–15 million people remain.
Optimistic — return migration brings us to 35–40 million.
Like Israel’s story: recovery, joining the EU, and a sense of purpose can bring people back. 1/
Pessimistic — only 10–15 million people remain.
Optimistic — return migration brings us to 35–40 million.
Like Israel’s story: recovery, joining the EU, and a sense of purpose can bring people back. 1/
Britain, France, and Germany move closer to giving Russian assets to Ukraine.
“We are ready to progress towards using the value of the immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s armed forces.” — Starmer, Macron, and Merz in a joint statement. 1/
“We are ready to progress towards using the value of the immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s armed forces.” — Starmer, Macron, and Merz in a joint statement. 1/
October 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Britain, France, and Germany move closer to giving Russian assets to Ukraine.
“We are ready to progress towards using the value of the immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s armed forces.” — Starmer, Macron, and Merz in a joint statement. 1/
“We are ready to progress towards using the value of the immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s armed forces.” — Starmer, Macron, and Merz in a joint statement. 1/
The brigade’s engineers, with British help, developed the Barracuda — a remote-controlled speedboat that reaches 95 km/h.
It can carry grenade launchers or mines, or strike like a kamikaze boat.
Other versions evacuate the wounded under fire. 6/
It can carry grenade launchers or mines, or strike like a kamikaze boat.
Other versions evacuate the wounded under fire. 6/
October 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The brigade’s engineers, with British help, developed the Barracuda — a remote-controlled speedboat that reaches 95 km/h.
It can carry grenade launchers or mines, or strike like a kamikaze boat.
Other versions evacuate the wounded under fire. 6/
It can carry grenade launchers or mines, or strike like a kamikaze boat.
Other versions evacuate the wounded under fire. 6/
Major “Bars,” 28, trained in Britain, commands the battalion’s staff.
“The enemy increases its presence every day. They bring antennas, generators, build infrastructure. We have to destroy all that.” 3/
“The enemy increases its presence every day. They bring antennas, generators, build infrastructure. We have to destroy all that.” 3/
October 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Major “Bars,” 28, trained in Britain, commands the battalion’s staff.
“The enemy increases its presence every day. They bring antennas, generators, build infrastructure. We have to destroy all that.” 3/
“The enemy increases its presence every day. They bring antennas, generators, build infrastructure. We have to destroy all that.” 3/
Ukrainian marines fight like “phantoms in the night” on the Dnipro delta — striking Russian bridgeheads and vanishing before dawn.
Their mission is to stop Russian troops from crossing the river into Kherson, writes The Times. 1/
Their mission is to stop Russian troops from crossing the river into Kherson, writes The Times. 1/
October 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ukrainian marines fight like “phantoms in the night” on the Dnipro delta — striking Russian bridgeheads and vanishing before dawn.
Their mission is to stop Russian troops from crossing the river into Kherson, writes The Times. 1/
Their mission is to stop Russian troops from crossing the river into Kherson, writes The Times. 1/
“I had read Hemingway and Remarque for years. I thought they knew everything about war. But they didn’t know mine.”
“When I came back from the front and saw my bookshelf, I felt like a fool,” wrote 25y old Ukrainian soldier and author Artur Dron in UP. 1/
“When I came back from the front and saw my bookshelf, I felt like a fool,” wrote 25y old Ukrainian soldier and author Artur Dron in UP. 1/
October 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“I had read Hemingway and Remarque for years. I thought they knew everything about war. But they didn’t know mine.”
“When I came back from the front and saw my bookshelf, I felt like a fool,” wrote 25y old Ukrainian soldier and author Artur Dron in UP. 1/
“When I came back from the front and saw my bookshelf, I felt like a fool,” wrote 25y old Ukrainian soldier and author Artur Dron in UP. 1/
Ukraine's small F-16 fleet now flies roughly 80% of all Ukrainian Air Force sorties despite limited pilot numbers and armament.
F-16 wing vice commander "AB" revealed his unit downed over 1,000 Russian Shahed drones and dozens cruise missiles — Air & Space Forces Mag. 1/
F-16 wing vice commander "AB" revealed his unit downed over 1,000 Russian Shahed drones and dozens cruise missiles — Air & Space Forces Mag. 1/
October 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ukraine's small F-16 fleet now flies roughly 80% of all Ukrainian Air Force sorties despite limited pilot numbers and armament.
F-16 wing vice commander "AB" revealed his unit downed over 1,000 Russian Shahed drones and dozens cruise missiles — Air & Space Forces Mag. 1/
F-16 wing vice commander "AB" revealed his unit downed over 1,000 Russian Shahed drones and dozens cruise missiles — Air & Space Forces Mag. 1/