Michael Bociurkiw
@michaelbociurkiw.bsky.social
New York Times-published OpEd writer. Global affairs analyst. Author. Sr Fellow - Atlantic Council. Former spox at OSCE & UNICEF. Founder - World Briefing report on Substack
World Briefing: Asia Edition - As rolling blackouts deepen in #Ukraine and missiles pound the grid, allegations now suggest that more than $100 million meant to protect power plants — including nuclear facilities — was siphoned away
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November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
World Briefing: Asia Edition - As rolling blackouts deepen in #Ukraine and missiles pound the grid, allegations now suggest that more than $100 million meant to protect power plants — including nuclear facilities — was siphoned away
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Latest update from #Ukraine: fierce Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv has claimed lives of at least 4 people and injured 25. Seven buildings on fire & Embassy of Azerbaijan damaged. In all: 430 drones + 18 missiles - officials
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Latest update from #Ukraine: fierce Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv has claimed lives of at least 4 people and injured 25. Seven buildings on fire & Embassy of Azerbaijan damaged. In all: 430 drones + 18 missiles - officials
At least one dead and 24 injured in a massive Russian attack on Kyiv overnight, according to officials. Several multi-floor apartment buildings hit. The heating network has been further compromised as nighttime temperatures hover just above freezing. Odesa also targeted #Ukraine
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
At least one dead and 24 injured in a massive Russian attack on Kyiv overnight, according to officials. Several multi-floor apartment buildings hit. The heating network has been further compromised as nighttime temperatures hover just above freezing. Odesa also targeted #Ukraine
In Kyiv, there are already 12 injured from an overnight massive Russian attack, say officials. Mayor @Vitaliy_Klychko says some heating networks damaged. Some districts without heating as overnight temps drop to 4C #ukraine
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In Kyiv, there are already 12 injured from an overnight massive Russian attack, say officials. Mayor @Vitaliy_Klychko says some heating networks damaged. Some districts without heating as overnight temps drop to 4C #ukraine
Power outages triggered by Russia targeting of critical infrastructure in #Ukraine pummeling the economy. In some regions of Odesa there will be more hours of the day without power than with - 13 1/2 hours.
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Power outages triggered by Russia targeting of critical infrastructure in #Ukraine pummeling the economy. In some regions of Odesa there will be more hours of the day without power than with - 13 1/2 hours.
Tonight was a referendum on the economic policies of the Republican Party
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Tonight was a referendum on the economic policies of the Republican Party
Enslaved in the Cyber Age: Trapped Inside Southeast Asia’s Scam Compounds - From Myanmar’s war zones to Thailand’s borders, a vast network of scam centers is raking in billions — exploiting human misery, weak governance, and digital impunity
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November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Enslaved in the Cyber Age: Trapped Inside Southeast Asia’s Scam Compounds - From Myanmar’s war zones to Thailand’s borders, a vast network of scam centers is raking in billions — exploiting human misery, weak governance, and digital impunity
Link: open.substack.com/pub/worldbri...
Link: open.substack.com/pub/worldbri...
Donald Trump presided over a "peace deal" between Thailand & Cambodia of long-standing border dispute, which he calls "historic.” After, Thai foreign minister refused to call it a peace agreement, saying “I would call it a pathway to peace" instead - BBC #ASEAN
October 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Donald Trump presided over a "peace deal" between Thailand & Cambodia of long-standing border dispute, which he calls "historic.” After, Thai foreign minister refused to call it a peace agreement, saying “I would call it a pathway to peace" instead - BBC #ASEAN
In Kyiv, winter temperature in apartments could drop to as low as +5C ( 41F), says head of Radio Technology Center. Attempts to heat massively with electricity can overload the networks. He recommends temporarily relocating to “summer houses with stoves or relatives in villages.”
October 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In Kyiv, winter temperature in apartments could drop to as low as +5C ( 41F), says head of Radio Technology Center. Attempts to heat massively with electricity can overload the networks. He recommends temporarily relocating to “summer houses with stoves or relatives in villages.”
#BREAKING: Russian drone strike kills two journalists near frontline. Ukrainian journalist Olena Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin of Freedom TV Channel killed by a Russian drone in Kramatorsk. Their car took a direct hit.
Journalist are #NotaTarget
Journalist are #NotaTarget
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
#BREAKING: Russian drone strike kills two journalists near frontline. Ukrainian journalist Olena Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin of Freedom TV Channel killed by a Russian drone in Kramatorsk. Their car took a direct hit.
Journalist are #NotaTarget
Journalist are #NotaTarget
#BREAKING President Trump slaps Russia with new sanctions for 1st time in his 2nd term. They target Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil. Most significant measures US taken against Russian energy sector since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine - NYT
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
#BREAKING President Trump slaps Russia with new sanctions for 1st time in his 2nd term. They target Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil. Most significant measures US taken against Russian energy sector since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine - NYT
It’s hard to recall any red lines that the Russians haven’t crossed in #Ukraine. From bombing children’s and maternity hospitals to destroying churches and schools to deliberately targeting journalists. The list goes on - today a kindergarten in Kharkiv. Almost 50 kids rescued….
October 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It’s hard to recall any red lines that the Russians haven’t crossed in #Ukraine. From bombing children’s and maternity hospitals to destroying churches and schools to deliberately targeting journalists. The list goes on - today a kindergarten in Kharkiv. Almost 50 kids rescued….
Russian strikes targeted private kindergarten in Kharkiv, second-largest city in #Ukraine. Almost 50 children were in the bomb shelter at the time of the hit. No deaths or serious injuries reported. Mayor says three drones hit the kindergarten directly
October 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Russian strikes targeted private kindergarten in Kharkiv, second-largest city in #Ukraine. Almost 50 children were in the bomb shelter at the time of the hit. No deaths or serious injuries reported. Mayor says three drones hit the kindergarten directly
Men in #Ukraine️ reportedly been paying up to $15K for medical exemption from military service. Despite a huge overhaul promised by President Zelensky in 2023, the schemes continue. Today, 4 military medical examination commission members suspended in Odesa for allegedly issuing fake certificates
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Men in #Ukraine️ reportedly been paying up to $15K for medical exemption from military service. Despite a huge overhaul promised by President Zelensky in 2023, the schemes continue. Today, 4 military medical examination commission members suspended in Odesa for allegedly issuing fake certificates
Apocalyptic images coming out of Kyiv after another massive Russian attack. “Is this really the face of a partner for peace?” I spoke this morning to BBC’s Sally Bundock on the shelving of the Putin-Trump Budapest summit. #Ukraine
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Apocalyptic images coming out of Kyiv after another massive Russian attack. “Is this really the face of a partner for peace?” I spoke this morning to BBC’s Sally Bundock on the shelving of the Putin-Trump Budapest summit. #Ukraine
Expect to see a diminished role of Donald Trump in the Ukraine 🇺🇦 war talks and the center of gravity of negotiations shifting back to Europe, and especially Turkey - given President Erdogan’s outsized role in the Gaza talks - I suggested to CNN’s Isa Soares
October 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Expect to see a diminished role of Donald Trump in the Ukraine 🇺🇦 war talks and the center of gravity of negotiations shifting back to Europe, and especially Turkey - given President Erdogan’s outsized role in the Gaza talks - I suggested to CNN’s Isa Soares
Odesa opposition MP Oleksij Goncharenko criticising officials for not protecting heating infrastructure from RF attacks: “I see many questions about why the heating is not turned on…they have practically destroyed our entire gas system. We were not prepared for this.” Says winter heating uncertain
October 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Odesa opposition MP Oleksij Goncharenko criticising officials for not protecting heating infrastructure from RF attacks: “I see many questions about why the heating is not turned on…they have practically destroyed our entire gas system. We were not prepared for this.” Says winter heating uncertain
Reports coming through of the major power and hydroelectric power stations in Kyiv being struck by Russian missiles/drones. UA media, quoting Kyiv military administration, reporting 2 dead. Currently entire #Ukraine under air raid alerts after several days of relative calm
October 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Reports coming through of the major power and hydroelectric power stations in Kyiv being struck by Russian missiles/drones. UA media, quoting Kyiv military administration, reporting 2 dead. Currently entire #Ukraine under air raid alerts after several days of relative calm
#BREAKING At least dozen injured in Kyiv & Zaporizhzhia after Russian drone & missile attack. Several fires - including at residential high rises says Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klychko. More rockets on way. In Chernihiv lights are reported out after critical infrastructure hit #Ukraine
October 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#BREAKING “No plans" for Trump to meet Putin "in the immediate future" White House official says. A call between Rubio & Russian FM Lavrov reportedly went terribly, w/Marlboro man insisting upon RF’s maximalist demands, including regime change in Kyiv. Doesn’t bode well for Trump’s peacemaker image
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#BREAKING “No plans" for Trump to meet Putin "in the immediate future" White House official says. A call between Rubio & Russian FM Lavrov reportedly went terribly, w/Marlboro man insisting upon RF’s maximalist demands, including regime change in Kyiv. Doesn’t bode well for Trump’s peacemaker image
Quote du Jour: “Our job as journalists isn’t meant to be easy…. We break big stories by busting our butts” - @jonathancapehart.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org. Well said! Was in reference to mass protest walkout by Pentagon press corps in response to draconian new reporting rules
October 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Quote du Jour: “Our job as journalists isn’t meant to be easy…. We break big stories by busting our butts” - @jonathancapehart.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org. Well said! Was in reference to mass protest walkout by Pentagon press corps in response to draconian new reporting rules
#Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky tells NBC @meetthepress.com @kwelkernbc.bsky.social that he’s prepared to go to the Putin-Trump Budapest summit. “I'm ready. I'm ready. I said to the president, "I'm ready.” Adds that President Trump didn’t say “no” to providing Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv
October 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky tells NBC @meetthepress.com @kwelkernbc.bsky.social that he’s prepared to go to the Putin-Trump Budapest summit. “I'm ready. I'm ready. I said to the president, "I'm ready.” Adds that President Trump didn’t say “no” to providing Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv