Chris York
@chrisdyork.bsky.social
News Operations Editor, Kyiv Independent
If you want to know how shamelessly fucking evil Russians are then read this.
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Without shame, Russia’s children’s commissioner casually discusses kidnapping a Ukrainian child
Maria Lvova-Belova openly said around 20,000 Ukrainian children have been taken by Russia,
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October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you want to know how shamelessly fucking evil Russians are then read this.
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Everything you need to know about Russia's attack drones in two charts:
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September 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Everything you need to know about Russia's attack drones in two charts:
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Recorded this a couple of weeks ago but even more relevant in light of Russia’s record attack on Ukraine overnight.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Recorded this a couple of weeks ago but even more relevant in light of Russia’s record attack on Ukraine overnight.
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Interesting report from Steve Rosenberg talking to everyday Russians. Such blind support for the man doing such harm to their country. A mediocre State led by a malign leader. #UkraineWar #r4today @chrisdyork.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Interesting report from Steve Rosenberg talking to everyday Russians. Such blind support for the man doing such harm to their country. A mediocre State led by a malign leader. #UkraineWar #r4today @chrisdyork.bsky.social
"There was a young woman living on the 6th floor, who had recently given birth. She was thrown out into the street by the blast wave.
"She was found under the slab of the building at 5 a.m. The child was also found dead."
"She was found under the slab of the building at 5 a.m. The child was also found dead."
⚡️Update: 2 killed, 17 injured in Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv.
The number of injured victims has again risen to 17 amid Russia's large-scale attack on residential buildings in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Seven people have been hospitalized as a result of the attack.
The number of injured victims has again risen to 17 amid Russia's large-scale attack on residential buildings in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Seven people have been hospitalized as a result of the attack.
At least 2 killed, including infant, 17 injured in Kyiv amid Russian drone, missile attacks on residential buildings
Russia launched hundreds of attack drones towards Ukrainian cities overnight on Sept. 6-7, striking multiple residential buildings in Kyiv, officials reported.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
"There was a young woman living on the 6th floor, who had recently given birth. She was thrown out into the street by the blast wave.
"She was found under the slab of the building at 5 a.m. The child was also found dead."
"She was found under the slab of the building at 5 a.m. The child was also found dead."
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Thanks to @chrisdyork.bsky.social for quoting me in this @kyivindependent.com article about Medvedev and his role in Russian foreign policy rhetoric (also, regarding the 5th on the list in the article: who else remembers 'dance like the president' flash mobs? 😹)
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The Kremlin's 'bad cop' — 5 things you might not know about Dmitry Medvedev
An international war of words erupted on July 30 when U.S. President Donald Trump squared up on social media to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
"(...)Tell Medvedev, the failed former presid...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Thanks to @chrisdyork.bsky.social for quoting me in this @kyivindependent.com article about Medvedev and his role in Russian foreign policy rhetoric (also, regarding the 5th on the list in the article: who else remembers 'dance like the president' flash mobs? 😹)
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Zelensky's big blunder, explained.
Zelensky's big blunder, explained
For many who came to know Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky only after Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the president's recent move on anti-graft agencies was jarring.
In the early...
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July 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Zelensky's big blunder, explained.
"Last week, we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now, we see it happening."
Editorial: Zelensky is one signature away from betraying Ukraine’s democracy
Last week, we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now, we see it happening.
A parliamentary vote, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s lawmakers, today took away the independence of Ukrain...
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July 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Last week, we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now, we see it happening."
This is very, very bad
Ukraine's parliament about to vote on bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies
The proposed legislation would grant the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption...
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July 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is very, very bad
A pretty bleak chart showing how much Russia is ramping up drones strikes on Ukraine.
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June 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A pretty bleak chart showing how much Russia is ramping up drones strikes on Ukraine.
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Whoops.
Russia just accidentally admitted to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine
A senior Russian official on June 19 inadvertently confirmed the staggering troop losses incurred by Moscow's forces during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In an interview with CNN, Russian Ambas...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Whoops.
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The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
Yeah 1 million is cool, but what about the economic time bomb
As Russian losses in Ukraine hit 1 million, Putin faces an economic time bomb
Russian losses in Ukraine hit a massive, and grim milestone on June 12 — 1 million Russian soldiers killed or wounded during the 39-month-long full-scale war, according to figures from Kyiv.
Although...
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June 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Yeah 1 million is cool, but what about the economic time bomb
Dude, he definitely fucking realises.
May 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Dude, he definitely fucking realises.
Kyiv is under a massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack.
This is what it sounds like sitting in your hallway listening to them explode, as the walls shake.
This is what it sounds like sitting in your hallway listening to them explode, as the walls shake.
May 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Kyiv is under a massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack.
This is what it sounds like sitting in your hallway listening to them explode, as the walls shake.
This is what it sounds like sitting in your hallway listening to them explode, as the walls shake.
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Any notion of a peace process is effectively over, and there's only one remaining hope — those Americans who actually mean what they say and truly want the war to end must follow through and finally apply some good old-fashioned global superpower pressure on Russia.
Editorial: Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do
Russia is now saying the quiet part out loud. It has no intention of stopping the war in Ukraine.
We in Ukraine knew this all along, of course, but to sate the demands of international diplomacy, Mo...
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May 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Any notion of a peace process is effectively over, and there's only one remaining hope — those Americans who actually mean what they say and truly want the war to end must follow through and finally apply some good old-fashioned global superpower pressure on Russia.
May 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
All you need to know about the Trump-Putin call is that Russia has, once again, refused to a full ceasefire.
It's almost as if they don't really want to stop the war...
It's almost as if they don't really want to stop the war...
May 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
All you need to know about the Trump-Putin call is that Russia has, once again, refused to a full ceasefire.
It's almost as if they don't really want to stop the war...
It's almost as if they don't really want to stop the war...
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'Not what Putin was expecting' — What we know (and don't know) about Ukraine, Russia peace talks in Istanbul.
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'Not what Putin was expecting' — What we know (and don't know) about Ukraine, Russia peace talks in Istanbul
Russian President Vladimir Putin may have gotten more than he bargained for when, on May 11, he rejected calls for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire and invited Ukraine to engage in direct talks in Ist...
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May 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
'Not what Putin was expecting' — What we know (and don't know) about Ukraine, Russia peace talks in Istanbul.
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Thanks @chrisdyork.bsky.social and @martinfornusek.bsky.social for including my thoughts, among those of several others, about what to expect from #Putin's next move
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As Ukraine, Russia peace talks loom, all eyes are on Putin's next move
With just two days to go before Russian-proposed peace talks might begin in Istanbul, the Kremlin is still refusing to confirm whether or not President Vladimir Putin will attend the event.
President...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thanks @chrisdyork.bsky.social and @martinfornusek.bsky.social for including my thoughts, among those of several others, about what to expect from #Putin's next move
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Very significant — Trump has said he expects "both leaders" to attend the Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul.
Trump says he hopes Zelensky, Putin will attend Istanbul peace talks on May 15
"I believe both leaders are going to be there," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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May 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Very significant — Trump has said he expects "both leaders" to attend the Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul.
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Thanks @chrisdyork.bsky.social for quoting me, along with John Foreman and @warinthefuture.bsky.social, in this @kyivindependent.com article about drone strikes in Moscow as we approach Victory Day
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Ukraine ramps up drone strikes on Moscow as Russian-friendly leaders set to attend Victory Day parade
For the second night in a row, the Kremlin has reported downing Ukrainian attack drones on their approach to Moscow.
While not an unprecedented event, the timing of these attacks on the Russian capit...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thanks @chrisdyork.bsky.social for quoting me, along with John Foreman and @warinthefuture.bsky.social, in this @kyivindependent.com article about drone strikes in Moscow as we approach Victory Day
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And when exactly is a good time to launch mass missile attacks against civilians?
April 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
And when exactly is a good time to launch mass missile attacks against civilians?
Multiple massive explosions over Kyiv right now, Russian ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones.
But sure Trump, Zelensky is the one who’s the obstacle to peace…
But sure Trump, Zelensky is the one who’s the obstacle to peace…
April 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Multiple massive explosions over Kyiv right now, Russian ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones.
But sure Trump, Zelensky is the one who’s the obstacle to peace…
But sure Trump, Zelensky is the one who’s the obstacle to peace…
— Steve Witkoff planning his fourth love-in with Putin.
— Not even bothering to meet America's supposed allies today to discuss the future of Ukraine.
Tells you everything you need to know about the new United States.
— Not even bothering to meet America's supposed allies today to discuss the future of Ukraine.
Tells you everything you need to know about the new United States.
April 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
— Steve Witkoff planning his fourth love-in with Putin.
— Not even bothering to meet America's supposed allies today to discuss the future of Ukraine.
Tells you everything you need to know about the new United States.
— Not even bothering to meet America's supposed allies today to discuss the future of Ukraine.
Tells you everything you need to know about the new United States.