Stas Olenchenko 🇺🇦
@stasolenchenko.bsky.social
Writer in tech. Here to talk about Ukraine, media and propaganda. Writing The Words War newsletter, undoing myths about Ukraine at @uaexplainers.
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If this is not terrorism then I don’t know what is
May 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
If this is not terrorism then I don’t know what is
Okay, I feel like I’m really done with that other place. Trash beyond repair.
I’m pretty sure though that I don’t follow all the people who migrated here from X and whom I was following there. (Or maybe someone new?)
If that’s you, say hi in the replies and I’ll follow you back!
I’m pretty sure though that I don’t follow all the people who migrated here from X and whom I was following there. (Or maybe someone new?)
If that’s you, say hi in the replies and I’ll follow you back!
April 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Okay, I feel like I’m really done with that other place. Trash beyond repair.
I’m pretty sure though that I don’t follow all the people who migrated here from X and whom I was following there. (Or maybe someone new?)
If that’s you, say hi in the replies and I’ll follow you back!
I’m pretty sure though that I don’t follow all the people who migrated here from X and whom I was following there. (Or maybe someone new?)
If that’s you, say hi in the replies and I’ll follow you back!
If there’s just one Ukraine-related article that I could make every person in Europe read in 2025, this has to be Maksym Butkevych’s interview:
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
January 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If there’s just one Ukraine-related article that I could make every person in Europe read in 2025, this has to be Maksym Butkevych’s interview:
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
This post of mine is getting tonnes of support back on X, but I’m not sure if it’s because of Ukraine activism or Hugh Grant.
December 9, 2024 at 9:57 PM
This post of mine is getting tonnes of support back on X, but I’m not sure if it’s because of Ukraine activism or Hugh Grant.
Something’s changing on the maps of Europe right now.
It’s subtle change that only a trained eye can see.
But as a Ukrainian, I never had the privilege of not noticing what the map of Europe looked like in every book or movie. Because on too many of those maps, Ukraine wasn’t included.
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It’s subtle change that only a trained eye can see.
But as a Ukrainian, I never had the privilege of not noticing what the map of Europe looked like in every book or movie. Because on too many of those maps, Ukraine wasn’t included.
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December 4, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Something’s changing on the maps of Europe right now.
It’s subtle change that only a trained eye can see.
But as a Ukrainian, I never had the privilege of not noticing what the map of Europe looked like in every book or movie. Because on too many of those maps, Ukraine wasn’t included.
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It’s subtle change that only a trained eye can see.
But as a Ukrainian, I never had the privilege of not noticing what the map of Europe looked like in every book or movie. Because on too many of those maps, Ukraine wasn’t included.
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many Western 'decolonization' events won't take security and guest vetting seriously. i'm regularly forced to decline some invites because the organizers put zero effort into making the space physically safe while russian spies hunt people down abroad. this ain't a game. wake up
December 3, 2024 at 5:15 PM
many Western 'decolonization' events won't take security and guest vetting seriously. i'm regularly forced to decline some invites because the organizers put zero effort into making the space physically safe while russian spies hunt people down abroad. this ain't a game. wake up
For some reason saying out loud that Europe is currently under attack makes you sound like a right-wing conspiracy person, which is a problem considering that Europe is actually being attacked in multiple ways by Russia and our societies deserve an honest conversation about it.
December 3, 2024 at 11:47 AM
For some reason saying out loud that Europe is currently under attack makes you sound like a right-wing conspiracy person, which is a problem considering that Europe is actually being attacked in multiple ways by Russia and our societies deserve an honest conversation about it.
So much of “mysterious Russian soul” is about the desperate need to be treated like the big boys and sit at the table with the US while knowing deep down that they don’t have anything but nukes to be a global superpower.
So Russians bully and invade to get attention and respect of the big guys.
So Russians bully and invade to get attention and respect of the big guys.
December 2, 2024 at 1:39 PM
So much of “mysterious Russian soul” is about the desperate need to be treated like the big boys and sit at the table with the US while knowing deep down that they don’t have anything but nukes to be a global superpower.
So Russians bully and invade to get attention and respect of the big guys.
So Russians bully and invade to get attention and respect of the big guys.
I honestly don’t know a better human adequacy test than asking a person about their stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Idiots always out themselves with uninformed contrarian fallacies.
Smart people always shine with empathy and intellectual clarity.
Idiots always out themselves with uninformed contrarian fallacies.
Smart people always shine with empathy and intellectual clarity.
December 1, 2024 at 10:59 AM
I honestly don’t know a better human adequacy test than asking a person about their stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Idiots always out themselves with uninformed contrarian fallacies.
Smart people always shine with empathy and intellectual clarity.
Idiots always out themselves with uninformed contrarian fallacies.
Smart people always shine with empathy and intellectual clarity.
I can’t fully express the sense of hope and solidarity that I feel as a Ukrainian watching the unfolding events in Syria and Georgia right now.
The axis of tyrants is cracking, and our nations share the frontline of its war against the democracy.
The axis of tyrants is cracking, and our nations share the frontline of its war against the democracy.
December 1, 2024 at 12:46 AM
I can’t fully express the sense of hope and solidarity that I feel as a Ukrainian watching the unfolding events in Syria and Georgia right now.
The axis of tyrants is cracking, and our nations share the frontline of its war against the democracy.
The axis of tyrants is cracking, and our nations share the frontline of its war against the democracy.
A very clear summary of Biden’s handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Spoiler: it’s a self-imposed disaster.
Spoiler: it’s a self-imposed disaster.
Latest in @TheAtlantic. I never wanted to write. The Biden Administration was given an unexpected opportunity to make the world a safer, more democratic place after the Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine. However they failed and made the world more dangerous. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How Biden Made a Mess of Ukraine
He treated the conflict as a crisis to be managed, not a war to be won.
www.theatlantic.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:28 PM
A very clear summary of Biden’s handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Spoiler: it’s a self-imposed disaster.
Spoiler: it’s a self-imposed disaster.
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Here the UK’s Telegraph, unpaywalled, provides yet another survey of Russian sabotage operations across Europe for those that really haven’t been paying attention. (Including some lightly scrambled quotes from yours truly.)
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
The map that shows Russia’s ‘secret war’ with the West has now begun
Bomb scares in London, a plane crash in Lithuania: they all form part of a web of suspected acts of sabotage, and may be just the beginning
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Here the UK’s Telegraph, unpaywalled, provides yet another survey of Russian sabotage operations across Europe for those that really haven’t been paying attention. (Including some lightly scrambled quotes from yours truly.)
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
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Bashar al-Assad, Ayatollah Khameini, Vladimir Putin, your boys just took one hell of a beating.
November 29, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Bashar al-Assad, Ayatollah Khameini, Vladimir Putin, your boys just took one hell of a beating.
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My opinion is that Syria was the point where modern world order began to collapse.
A bloody tyrant used chemical weapons against civilians and invited foreign armies to terrorize his people — and the world just let it happen.
If Syria is free one day, maybe the world has a chance.
A bloody tyrant used chemical weapons against civilians and invited foreign armies to terrorize his people — and the world just let it happen.
If Syria is free one day, maybe the world has a chance.
BREAKING NEWS - In an official statement by the Syrian opposition factions: Our forces have begun entering the city of Aleppo, Syria.
November 29, 2024 at 1:07 PM
My opinion is that Syria was the point where modern world order began to collapse.
A bloody tyrant used chemical weapons against civilians and invited foreign armies to terrorize his people — and the world just let it happen.
If Syria is free one day, maybe the world has a chance.
A bloody tyrant used chemical weapons against civilians and invited foreign armies to terrorize his people — and the world just let it happen.
If Syria is free one day, maybe the world has a chance.
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Ukrainians are fighting and dying every day so that we can be safe and enjoy the right to say asinine, ignorant, and cowardly things on podcasts.
November 26, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Ukrainians are fighting and dying every day so that we can be safe and enjoy the right to say asinine, ignorant, and cowardly things on podcasts.
Entering another phase of “fuck X, I’ll be on Bluesky more often”
Hope this time I actually stick around here.
Hope this time I actually stick around here.
November 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Entering another phase of “fuck X, I’ll be on Bluesky more often”
Hope this time I actually stick around here.
Hope this time I actually stick around here.
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𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝: 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
s4e2 delves into the complex story of Ukraine's regained independence. We hear personal reflections from the hosts, exploring how their families and communities experienced this pivotal moment.
🎧:
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ukr...
s4e2 delves into the complex story of Ukraine's regained independence. We hear personal reflections from the hosts, exploring how their families and communities experienced this pivotal moment.
🎧:
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ukr...
November 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM
𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝: 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
s4e2 delves into the complex story of Ukraine's regained independence. We hear personal reflections from the hosts, exploring how their families and communities experienced this pivotal moment.
🎧:
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ukr...
s4e2 delves into the complex story of Ukraine's regained independence. We hear personal reflections from the hosts, exploring how their families and communities experienced this pivotal moment.
🎧:
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ukr...
As a Ukrainian person looking at everything that’s been happening in the world lately, here’s what I really, REALLY need people living in liberal democracies to understand as soon as possible.
This isn’t a pleasant conversation.
A thread.
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This isn’t a pleasant conversation.
A thread.
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October 27, 2023 at 8:55 AM
As a Ukrainian person looking at everything that’s been happening in the world lately, here’s what I really, REALLY need people living in liberal democracies to understand as soon as possible.
This isn’t a pleasant conversation.
A thread.
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This isn’t a pleasant conversation.
A thread.
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Really wish X to collapse soon so that we all can start posting here without this annoying feeling like it’s a plan B platform.
October 2, 2023 at 9:33 PM
Really wish X to collapse soon so that we all can start posting here without this annoying feeling like it’s a plan B platform.
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the parliament assembly of OSCE has just called russia a colonial empire in the official declaration. buried at the end of the doc, but the legal legacy of it is going to be huge
https://www.oscepa.org/en/documents/annual-sessions/2023-vancouver/declaration-29/4744-vancouver-declaration-eng/file
https://www.oscepa.org/en/documents/annual-sessions/2023-vancouver/declaration-29/4744-vancouver-declaration-eng/file
July 7, 2023 at 7:56 AM
the parliament assembly of OSCE has just called russia a colonial empire in the official declaration. buried at the end of the doc, but the legal legacy of it is going to be huge
https://www.oscepa.org/en/documents/annual-sessions/2023-vancouver/declaration-29/4744-vancouver-declaration-eng/file
https://www.oscepa.org/en/documents/annual-sessions/2023-vancouver/declaration-29/4744-vancouver-declaration-eng/file
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Тред про твіттер і активізм (1)
Те, що зробив Маск, аж ніяк не можна списувати на суто його особистий довбоєбізм. Він візіонер. Якщо згадати все, що він робив в публічній площині, що він твітив, всі зміни, які він робив в твіттері - можна побачити, що вони не рандомні, а дуже й дуже політичні.
Те, що зробив Маск, аж ніяк не можна списувати на суто його особистий довбоєбізм. Він візіонер. Якщо згадати все, що він робив в публічній площині, що він твітив, всі зміни, які він робив в твіттері - можна побачити, що вони не рандомні, а дуже й дуже політичні.
July 2, 2023 at 10:08 AM
Тред про твіттер і активізм (1)
Те, що зробив Маск, аж ніяк не можна списувати на суто його особистий довбоєбізм. Він візіонер. Якщо згадати все, що він робив в публічній площині, що він твітив, всі зміни, які він робив в твіттері - можна побачити, що вони не рандомні, а дуже й дуже політичні.
Те, що зробив Маск, аж ніяк не можна списувати на суто його особистий довбоєбізм. Він візіонер. Якщо згадати все, що він робив в публічній площині, що він твітив, всі зміни, які він робив в твіттері - можна побачити, що вони не рандомні, а дуже й дуже політичні.
Lately, I’ve been very critical of how some western media outlets cover Ukraine‘s counteroffensive.
There’s a pattern of narratives that are just poor, harmful reporting — based on wrong expectations, failing the reader, and needlessly hurting Ukraine.
There’s a pattern of narratives that are just poor, harmful reporting — based on wrong expectations, failing the reader, and needlessly hurting Ukraine.
July 2, 2023 at 12:19 PM
Lately, I’ve been very critical of how some western media outlets cover Ukraine‘s counteroffensive.
There’s a pattern of narratives that are just poor, harmful reporting — based on wrong expectations, failing the reader, and needlessly hurting Ukraine.
There’s a pattern of narratives that are just poor, harmful reporting — based on wrong expectations, failing the reader, and needlessly hurting Ukraine.
Ah, they managed to recreate even the infamous “throwing Russian propaganda at Ukrainians” feature of Twitter here 🙃
July 1, 2023 at 11:15 PM
Ah, they managed to recreate even the infamous “throwing Russian propaganda at Ukrainians” feature of Twitter here 🙃
Two things I'll never get tired of repeating:
1. Ukraine should be given all means to defend itself.
2. Russia's fascist empire must fall.
Rinse and repeat.
1. Ukraine should be given all means to defend itself.
2. Russia's fascist empire must fall.
Rinse and repeat.
June 20, 2023 at 10:29 AM
Two things I'll never get tired of repeating:
1. Ukraine should be given all means to defend itself.
2. Russia's fascist empire must fall.
Rinse and repeat.
1. Ukraine should be given all means to defend itself.
2. Russia's fascist empire must fall.
Rinse and repeat.