Erich Meier
@erichmeier.bsky.social
Engineer, love nature, humans, animals, peace
Here to support Ukraine 💙💛
Here to support Ukraine 💙💛
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Erich Meier
@erichmeier.bsky.social
· Feb 15
🇺🇦🇺🇦 Stay on Patreon 🇺🇦🇺🇦
The world is in turmoil.
Trade war, threats, unkind words.
Please never forget: as a Patreon member you support the creator!
For them it is now even more important not to lose support!
Please stay as a member on Patreon despite politics! Stay with 🇺🇦🙏
The world is in turmoil.
Trade war, threats, unkind words.
Please never forget: as a Patreon member you support the creator!
For them it is now even more important not to lose support!
Please stay as a member on Patreon despite politics! Stay with 🇺🇦🙏
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Reading the news from Kharkiv,
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Reading the news from Kharkiv,
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
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It’s the final part of the Goat Ritual.
I told you about it before.
Next Christmas season, I hope to show and tell you more.
I love how Ukrainian traditions come to life.
I told you about it before.
Next Christmas season, I hope to show and tell you more.
I love how Ukrainian traditions come to life.
January 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM
It’s the final part of the Goat Ritual.
I told you about it before.
Next Christmas season, I hope to show and tell you more.
I love how Ukrainian traditions come to life.
I told you about it before.
Next Christmas season, I hope to show and tell you more.
I love how Ukrainian traditions come to life.
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A new year begins.
As each month, thank you to everyone who supports my work and helps keep Ukraine visible.
I continue − with gratitude.
You can join my work on Patreon if it resonates with you:
www.patreon.com/strategywoman
As each month, thank you to everyone who supports my work and helps keep Ukraine visible.
I continue − with gratitude.
You can join my work on Patreon if it resonates with you:
www.patreon.com/strategywoman
January 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
A new year begins.
As each month, thank you to everyone who supports my work and helps keep Ukraine visible.
I continue − with gratitude.
You can join my work on Patreon if it resonates with you:
www.patreon.com/strategywoman
As each month, thank you to everyone who supports my work and helps keep Ukraine visible.
I continue − with gratitude.
You can join my work on Patreon if it resonates with you:
www.patreon.com/strategywoman
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Greetings from Kyiv,
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
January 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Greetings from Kyiv,
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
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2026 has arrived in Ukraine.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
December 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
2026 has arrived in Ukraine.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
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Happy New Year, Ukraine!
The New Year has officially begun in Kyiv!
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄
We are not impossible to break!
May the New Year bring victory closer!
May every day be a step towards a just peace!
May the enemy have only losses in the New Year!
More drones - less orcs!
The New Year has officially begun in Kyiv!
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄
We are not impossible to break!
May the New Year bring victory closer!
May every day be a step towards a just peace!
May the enemy have only losses in the New Year!
More drones - less orcs!
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Happy New Year, Ukraine!
The New Year has officially begun in Kyiv!
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄
We are not impossible to break!
May the New Year bring victory closer!
May every day be a step towards a just peace!
May the enemy have only losses in the New Year!
More drones - less orcs!
The New Year has officially begun in Kyiv!
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄
We are not impossible to break!
May the New Year bring victory closer!
May every day be a step towards a just peace!
May the enemy have only losses in the New Year!
More drones - less orcs!
💙💛 December 31 letter from Ukraine 💙💛
A traditional last letter of the year by Yaroslava.
Join us in learning from her if you don't already.
A traditional last letter of the year by Yaroslava.
Join us in learning from her if you don't already.
This is my annual December 31 letter from Kyiv.
Not a year in review, but a commitment to educating the world about Ukraine and telling the truth where it is being erased.
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-e...
Not a year in review, but a commitment to educating the world about Ukraine and telling the truth where it is being erased.
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-e...
December 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
💙💛 December 31 letter from Ukraine 💙💛
A traditional last letter of the year by Yaroslava.
Join us in learning from her if you don't already.
A traditional last letter of the year by Yaroslava.
Join us in learning from her if you don't already.
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Happy New Year!
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄🍾🥂
On the last day of 2025, my Kyiv looks like this:
❤️
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄🍾🥂
On the last day of 2025, my Kyiv looks like this:
❤️
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happy New Year!
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄🍾🥂
On the last day of 2025, my Kyiv looks like this:
❤️
🫡🐱🇺🇦🎅❄️☃️🎄🍾🥂
On the last day of 2025, my Kyiv looks like this:
❤️
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This is my annual December 31 letter from Kyiv.
Not a year in review, but a commitment to educating the world about Ukraine and telling the truth where it is being erased.
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-e...
Not a year in review, but a commitment to educating the world about Ukraine and telling the truth where it is being erased.
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-e...
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is my annual December 31 letter from Kyiv.
Not a year in review, but a commitment to educating the world about Ukraine and telling the truth where it is being erased.
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-e...
Not a year in review, but a commitment to educating the world about Ukraine and telling the truth where it is being erased.
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-e...
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Greetings from Kyiv,
where generators are singing,
St Nicholas drives by,
and snow is falling.
I love our spirit.
May the world see it.
where generators are singing,
St Nicholas drives by,
and snow is falling.
I love our spirit.
May the world see it.
December 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Greetings from Kyiv,
where generators are singing,
St Nicholas drives by,
and snow is falling.
I love our spirit.
May the world see it.
where generators are singing,
St Nicholas drives by,
and snow is falling.
I love our spirit.
May the world see it.
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Kyiv, evening of December 31.
Please don’t say,
‘It’s hard to believe there’s a war.’
It’s not night yet.
And yes, our air defence is sooo good.
Please don’t say,
‘It’s hard to believe there’s a war.’
It’s not night yet.
And yes, our air defence is sooo good.
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Kyiv, evening of December 31.
Please don’t say,
‘It’s hard to believe there’s a war.’
It’s not night yet.
And yes, our air defence is sooo good.
Please don’t say,
‘It’s hard to believe there’s a war.’
It’s not night yet.
And yes, our air defence is sooo good.
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read my dispatch from the award ceremony
open.substack.com/pub/maksymer...
open.substack.com/pub/maksymer...
rc101 dispatch: i won the Witold Pilecki book prize.
and why learning the story of Witold Pilecki is crucial for understanding russian imperialism.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
read my dispatch from the award ceremony
open.substack.com/pub/maksymer...
open.substack.com/pub/maksymer...
Winter mood in Kyiv
Greetings from Kyiv,
where generators are singing,
St Nicholas drives by,
and snow is falling.
I love our spirit.
May the world see it.
where generators are singing,
St Nicholas drives by,
and snow is falling.
I love our spirit.
May the world see it.
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Winter mood in Kyiv
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Slowly,
step by step,
life is moving forward.
Kyiv looks so cosy in winter.
step by step,
life is moving forward.
Kyiv looks so cosy in winter.
December 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Slowly,
step by step,
life is moving forward.
Kyiv looks so cosy in winter.
step by step,
life is moving forward.
Kyiv looks so cosy in winter.
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A woman selling these motanka stood near the gates of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
December 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A woman selling these motanka stood near the gates of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
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The other day, during a power outage, I saw this trolleybus
Despite everything, the driver brings a little joy to people
And it warmed my heart. It's a small thing, but very pleasant🤍
Despite everything, the driver brings a little joy to people
And it warmed my heart. It's a small thing, but very pleasant🤍
December 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The other day, during a power outage, I saw this trolleybus
Despite everything, the driver brings a little joy to people
And it warmed my heart. It's a small thing, but very pleasant🤍
Despite everything, the driver brings a little joy to people
And it warmed my heart. It's a small thing, but very pleasant🤍
💙💛Sunday Letter from Ukraine💙💛
Christmas week, 28 Dec, 2025
-lively traditions and brutal attacks
-what if..
Cossacks New Year
-democratic elections and distribution of land and resources centuries ago
Read Yaroslava's Patreon blog ⬇️
free to read, please share everywhere!
Christmas week, 28 Dec, 2025
-lively traditions and brutal attacks
-what if..
Cossacks New Year
-democratic elections and distribution of land and resources centuries ago
Read Yaroslava's Patreon blog ⬇️
free to read, please share everywhere!
How did Ukrainian Cossacks begin the New Year?
Not with celebrations, but with responsibility and choice.
Read about it in my new Sunday Letter ⬇️
Not with celebrations, but with responsibility and choice.
Read about it in my new Sunday Letter ⬇️
December 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
💙💛Sunday Letter from Ukraine💙💛
Christmas week, 28 Dec, 2025
-lively traditions and brutal attacks
-what if..
Cossacks New Year
-democratic elections and distribution of land and resources centuries ago
Read Yaroslava's Patreon blog ⬇️
free to read, please share everywhere!
Christmas week, 28 Dec, 2025
-lively traditions and brutal attacks
-what if..
Cossacks New Year
-democratic elections and distribution of land and resources centuries ago
Read Yaroslava's Patreon blog ⬇️
free to read, please share everywhere!
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How did Ukrainian Cossacks begin the New Year?
Not with celebrations, but with responsibility and choice.
Read about it in my new Sunday Letter ⬇️
Not with celebrations, but with responsibility and choice.
Read about it in my new Sunday Letter ⬇️
December 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
How did Ukrainian Cossacks begin the New Year?
Not with celebrations, but with responsibility and choice.
Read about it in my new Sunday Letter ⬇️
Not with celebrations, but with responsibility and choice.
Read about it in my new Sunday Letter ⬇️
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You may know the Petrykivka style, a traditional 🇺🇦 art form with bright flowers and birds.
The one in the video is less known: Mykolaiv painting, a local southern Ukrainian tradition used to decorate wooden chests and household items in the late 19th-early 20th century, with simple floral patterns.
The one in the video is less known: Mykolaiv painting, a local southern Ukrainian tradition used to decorate wooden chests and household items in the late 19th-early 20th century, with simple floral patterns.
December 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You may know the Petrykivka style, a traditional 🇺🇦 art form with bright flowers and birds.
The one in the video is less known: Mykolaiv painting, a local southern Ukrainian tradition used to decorate wooden chests and household items in the late 19th-early 20th century, with simple floral patterns.
The one in the video is less known: Mykolaiv painting, a local southern Ukrainian tradition used to decorate wooden chests and household items in the late 19th-early 20th century, with simple floral patterns.
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Due to a missile attack, parts of Kyiv and the surrounding region are plunged into darkness. 'We won’t see light in our homes today… Children warm themselves by bonfires because there is no heating at home. We are huddling together with neighbors, facing another difficult winter together!'
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Due to a missile attack, parts of Kyiv and the surrounding region are plunged into darkness. 'We won’t see light in our homes today… Children warm themselves by bonfires because there is no heating at home. We are huddling together with neighbors, facing another difficult winter together!'
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Greetings from morning Kyiv.
It’s snowing.
Generators sing, as emergency outages continue.
We had enough electricity to charge everything.
Have a lovely Sunday. Let’s live this life.
It’s snowing.
Generators sing, as emergency outages continue.
We had enough electricity to charge everything.
Have a lovely Sunday. Let’s live this life.
December 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Greetings from morning Kyiv.
It’s snowing.
Generators sing, as emergency outages continue.
We had enough electricity to charge everything.
Have a lovely Sunday. Let’s live this life.
It’s snowing.
Generators sing, as emergency outages continue.
We had enough electricity to charge everything.
Have a lovely Sunday. Let’s live this life.
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Almost midnight in Kyiv.
14 hours without power.
Going to sleep, almost everything is discharged.
I hope the power returns during the night.
If not, tomorrow I’ll find a place to charge my phone.
See you.
14 hours without power.
Going to sleep, almost everything is discharged.
I hope the power returns during the night.
If not, tomorrow I’ll find a place to charge my phone.
See you.
December 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Almost midnight in Kyiv.
14 hours without power.
Going to sleep, almost everything is discharged.
I hope the power returns during the night.
If not, tomorrow I’ll find a place to charge my phone.
See you.
14 hours without power.
Going to sleep, almost everything is discharged.
I hope the power returns during the night.
If not, tomorrow I’ll find a place to charge my phone.
See you.
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Kyiv.
11 hours without power after the attack.
No information on when it’ll return.
EcoFlow is off.
Phone, laptop, and internet are still holding on –
as we are (and we’ll hold on longer 😉).
11 hours without power after the attack.
No information on when it’ll return.
EcoFlow is off.
Phone, laptop, and internet are still holding on –
as we are (and we’ll hold on longer 😉).
December 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Kyiv.
11 hours without power after the attack.
No information on when it’ll return.
EcoFlow is off.
Phone, laptop, and internet are still holding on –
as we are (and we’ll hold on longer 😉).
11 hours without power after the attack.
No information on when it’ll return.
EcoFlow is off.
Phone, laptop, and internet are still holding on –
as we are (and we’ll hold on longer 😉).
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Kharkiv tonight.
The air raid sirens haven’t stopped all day or night. A Russian glide bomb struck a road yesterday, claiming two lives. And yet, despite everything, we are still here celebrating life.
The air raid sirens haven’t stopped all day or night. A Russian glide bomb struck a road yesterday, claiming two lives. And yet, despite everything, we are still here celebrating life.
December 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Kharkiv tonight.
The air raid sirens haven’t stopped all day or night. A Russian glide bomb struck a road yesterday, claiming two lives. And yet, despite everything, we are still here celebrating life.
The air raid sirens haven’t stopped all day or night. A Russian glide bomb struck a road yesterday, claiming two lives. And yet, despite everything, we are still here celebrating life.
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Kyiv.
Life after the night attack.
Water is back.
Heating’s better.
Air raid alert again.
No power.
Generators sing about hope.
This city stands – wounded, but stands.
Life after the night attack.
Water is back.
Heating’s better.
Air raid alert again.
No power.
Generators sing about hope.
This city stands – wounded, but stands.
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Kyiv.
Life after the night attack.
Water is back.
Heating’s better.
Air raid alert again.
No power.
Generators sing about hope.
This city stands – wounded, but stands.
Life after the night attack.
Water is back.
Heating’s better.
Air raid alert again.
No power.
Generators sing about hope.
This city stands – wounded, but stands.