Maria Romanenko
@rommari.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning journalist, activist, event host, and public speaker || from Ukraine 🇺🇦, now in Manchester 🇬🇧 || Instagram/Twitter: @rommari || 📩: maria@mariaromanenko.com
Last night, Russia hit my district in #Kyiv —Podil —3 times. Too close to home.
My heart aches for everyone whose homes were damaged, for the injured, and for those who lost loved ones.
It’s horrifying that this is still happening nearly 4 years into the full-scale invasion.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
My heart aches for everyone whose homes were damaged, for the injured, and for those who lost loved ones.
It’s horrifying that this is still happening nearly 4 years into the full-scale invasion.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Last night, Russia hit my district in #Kyiv —Podil —3 times. Too close to home.
My heart aches for everyone whose homes were damaged, for the injured, and for those who lost loved ones.
It’s horrifying that this is still happening nearly 4 years into the full-scale invasion.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
My heart aches for everyone whose homes were damaged, for the injured, and for those who lost loved ones.
It’s horrifying that this is still happening nearly 4 years into the full-scale invasion.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Proud to present All For Ukraine’s community work at the #StrongerTogether forum by British-Ukrainian Aid and the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK.
If you’re near Holland Park today, come say hi and discover more about mine and Jez Myers’s award-winning initiatives 💛💙
#London #Ukraine
If you’re near Holland Park today, come say hi and discover more about mine and Jez Myers’s award-winning initiatives 💛💙
#London #Ukraine
September 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Proud to present All For Ukraine’s community work at the #StrongerTogether forum by British-Ukrainian Aid and the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK.
If you’re near Holland Park today, come say hi and discover more about mine and Jez Myers’s award-winning initiatives 💛💙
#London #Ukraine
If you’re near Holland Park today, come say hi and discover more about mine and Jez Myers’s award-winning initiatives 💛💙
#London #Ukraine
On my way to #London for the first-ever #Ukraine Forum, organised by British-Ukrainian Aid and the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK 🇺🇦🇬🇧
Excited to share our story and the work of All For Ukraine over the next two days 💛💙 (with Pes Patron in tow as a symbol of resilience 🐾)
Excited to share our story and the work of All For Ukraine over the next two days 💛💙 (with Pes Patron in tow as a symbol of resilience 🐾)
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Breakfast one moment, explosions the next. That’s life in #Kyiv — and somehow, even so, I’m just worried about being late to the dentist.
September 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Breakfast one moment, explosions the next. That’s life in #Kyiv — and somehow, even so, I’m just worried about being late to the dentist.
A fantastic show of solidarity from Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney and Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge for Ukraine’s Independence Day today.
Scotland stands with Ukraine 🏴🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini! Happy Independence Day of #Ukraine!
Scotland stands with Ukraine 🏴🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini! Happy Independence Day of #Ukraine!
August 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A fantastic show of solidarity from Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney and Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge for Ukraine’s Independence Day today.
Scotland stands with Ukraine 🏴🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini! Happy Independence Day of #Ukraine!
Scotland stands with Ukraine 🏴🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini! Happy Independence Day of #Ukraine!
August 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Ceding land to #Russia is just waiting for the next war.
2014 proved it: giving up #Crimea only paved the way for the 2022 invasion.
My answer on #BBCBreakfast👇🏻
#Ukraine
2014 proved it: giving up #Crimea only paved the way for the 2022 invasion.
My answer on #BBCBreakfast👇🏻
#Ukraine
August 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ceding land to #Russia is just waiting for the next war.
2014 proved it: giving up #Crimea only paved the way for the 2022 invasion.
My answer on #BBCBreakfast👇🏻
#Ukraine
2014 proved it: giving up #Crimea only paved the way for the 2022 invasion.
My answer on #BBCBreakfast👇🏻
#Ukraine
#Russia must go home — and pay for what it’s done.
And when the #BBCBreakfast presenter asked me if I’ll go back to #Ukraine one day, my answer was a resounding yes — before she even finished the question.
And when the #BBCBreakfast presenter asked me if I’ll go back to #Ukraine one day, my answer was a resounding yes — before she even finished the question.
August 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#Russia must go home — and pay for what it’s done.
And when the #BBCBreakfast presenter asked me if I’ll go back to #Ukraine one day, my answer was a resounding yes — before she even finished the question.
And when the #BBCBreakfast presenter asked me if I’ll go back to #Ukraine one day, my answer was a resounding yes — before she even finished the question.
Me on BBC Breakfast this morning:
Talks in #Washington may sound optimistic – but #Russia tortured & killed my journalist friends Maks Levin and Victoria Roshchyna. No paper signed in DC will erase that reality, or #Moscow’s imperialism.
#Ukraine #BBCBreakfast
Talks in #Washington may sound optimistic – but #Russia tortured & killed my journalist friends Maks Levin and Victoria Roshchyna. No paper signed in DC will erase that reality, or #Moscow’s imperialism.
#Ukraine #BBCBreakfast
August 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Me on BBC Breakfast this morning:
Talks in #Washington may sound optimistic – but #Russia tortured & killed my journalist friends Maks Levin and Victoria Roshchyna. No paper signed in DC will erase that reality, or #Moscow’s imperialism.
#Ukraine #BBCBreakfast
Talks in #Washington may sound optimistic – but #Russia tortured & killed my journalist friends Maks Levin and Victoria Roshchyna. No paper signed in DC will erase that reality, or #Moscow’s imperialism.
#Ukraine #BBCBreakfast
🇺🇦From Wembley — to your headphones
I spent the week in #London reporting on the #UsykDubois2 fight for @telegraphnews.bsky.social’s #Ukraine podcast, capturing the voices of fans, fighters & journalists. 🎙️🥊
🎧 My 10-minute report starts at 38:19: youtu.be/7q_GTHMpMRw&...
I spent the week in #London reporting on the #UsykDubois2 fight for @telegraphnews.bsky.social’s #Ukraine podcast, capturing the voices of fans, fighters & journalists. 🎙️🥊
🎧 My 10-minute report starts at 38:19: youtu.be/7q_GTHMpMRw&...
July 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🇺🇦From Wembley — to your headphones
I spent the week in #London reporting on the #UsykDubois2 fight for @telegraphnews.bsky.social’s #Ukraine podcast, capturing the voices of fans, fighters & journalists. 🎙️🥊
🎧 My 10-minute report starts at 38:19: youtu.be/7q_GTHMpMRw&...
I spent the week in #London reporting on the #UsykDubois2 fight for @telegraphnews.bsky.social’s #Ukraine podcast, capturing the voices of fans, fighters & journalists. 🎙️🥊
🎧 My 10-minute report starts at 38:19: youtu.be/7q_GTHMpMRw&...
Fight night ready. The colours are just a coincidence… or not 😁
#usykdubois2 #usykdubois #usykvsdubois
#usykdubois2 #usykdubois #usykvsdubois
July 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Fight night ready. The colours are just a coincidence… or not 😁
#usykdubois2 #usykdubois #usykvsdubois
#usykdubois2 #usykdubois #usykvsdubois
#London- bound today for #UsykDubois2 fight week 🇺🇦🇬🇧
I’ll be around all the media and public events — feel free to say hi or chat #Ukraine if you’re covering it!
I’ll be around all the media and public events — feel free to say hi or chat #Ukraine if you’re covering it!
July 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#London- bound today for #UsykDubois2 fight week 🇺🇦🇬🇧
I’ll be around all the media and public events — feel free to say hi or chat #Ukraine if you’re covering it!
I’ll be around all the media and public events — feel free to say hi or chat #Ukraine if you’re covering it!
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We filled the room — and then had to find a bigger one.
That’s how much interest there was in our “How NOT to Flee a War” talk at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
A quick thread on what made this evening so meaningful:
#Ukraine #HowNotToFleeAWar #Leeds
We filled the room — and then had to find a bigger one.
That’s how much interest there was in our “How NOT to Flee a War” talk at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
A quick thread on what made this evening so meaningful:
#Ukraine #HowNotToFleeAWar #Leeds
May 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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We filled the room — and then had to find a bigger one.
That’s how much interest there was in our “How NOT to Flee a War” talk at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
A quick thread on what made this evening so meaningful:
#Ukraine #HowNotToFleeAWar #Leeds
We filled the room — and then had to find a bigger one.
That’s how much interest there was in our “How NOT to Flee a War” talk at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
A quick thread on what made this evening so meaningful:
#Ukraine #HowNotToFleeAWar #Leeds
Decided I can read Polish now, thanks to my 426-day Duolingo streak.
Bought Null by @szczepantwardoch.bsky.social.
Not a kids’ book. A deep, dark war novel.
Currently lost on page 13.
Pray for me.
Bought Null by @szczepantwardoch.bsky.social.
Not a kids’ book. A deep, dark war novel.
Currently lost on page 13.
Pray for me.
May 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Decided I can read Polish now, thanks to my 426-day Duolingo streak.
Bought Null by @szczepantwardoch.bsky.social.
Not a kids’ book. A deep, dark war novel.
Currently lost on page 13.
Pray for me.
Bought Null by @szczepantwardoch.bsky.social.
Not a kids’ book. A deep, dark war novel.
Currently lost on page 13.
Pray for me.
It’s the day after tomorrow! 📅
Join me for my talk #HowNotToFleeAWar at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social on April 30, now in a bigger venue!
Due to high demand, we’ve moved to Baines Wing SR 1.13, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. Hope to see you there! ✨
Free and open to all!
#Leeds #Ukraine
Join me for my talk #HowNotToFleeAWar at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social on April 30, now in a bigger venue!
Due to high demand, we’ve moved to Baines Wing SR 1.13, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. Hope to see you there! ✨
Free and open to all!
#Leeds #Ukraine
April 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It’s the day after tomorrow! 📅
Join me for my talk #HowNotToFleeAWar at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social on April 30, now in a bigger venue!
Due to high demand, we’ve moved to Baines Wing SR 1.13, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. Hope to see you there! ✨
Free and open to all!
#Leeds #Ukraine
Join me for my talk #HowNotToFleeAWar at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social on April 30, now in a bigger venue!
Due to high demand, we’ve moved to Baines Wing SR 1.13, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. Hope to see you there! ✨
Free and open to all!
#Leeds #Ukraine
33.
The age of Jesus — or, as Lola Young sings, “lucky if I turn 33.”
Feeling very lucky today.
The age of Jesus — or, as Lola Young sings, “lucky if I turn 33.”
Feeling very lucky today.
April 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
33.
The age of Jesus — or, as Lola Young sings, “lucky if I turn 33.”
Feeling very lucky today.
The age of Jesus — or, as Lola Young sings, “lucky if I turn 33.”
Feeling very lucky today.
And here’s us in the studio after — talking about why it’s more important than ever to show how #Ukraine lives, not just suffers.
It’s not enough to just “see the stories.”
We must understand them.
Thank you @itvnews.bsky.social and Katie Walderman 💙
#StandWithUkraine
It’s not enough to just “see the stories.”
We must understand them.
Thank you @itvnews.bsky.social and Katie Walderman 💙
#StandWithUkraine
April 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
And here’s us in the studio after — talking about why it’s more important than ever to show how #Ukraine lives, not just suffers.
It’s not enough to just “see the stories.”
We must understand them.
Thank you @itvnews.bsky.social and Katie Walderman 💙
#StandWithUkraine
It’s not enough to just “see the stories.”
We must understand them.
Thank you @itvnews.bsky.social and Katie Walderman 💙
#StandWithUkraine
This morning, #Kyiv was hit again. At least 9 people killed, dozens injured.
Last month, I went back to #Ukraine with a group of Brits — to show what life looks like during war, far from the headlines.
Here’s the report @itvnews.bsky.social’s Tim Scott and I created for Granada Reports:
Last month, I went back to #Ukraine with a group of Brits — to show what life looks like during war, far from the headlines.
Here’s the report @itvnews.bsky.social’s Tim Scott and I created for Granada Reports:
April 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This morning, #Kyiv was hit again. At least 9 people killed, dozens injured.
Last month, I went back to #Ukraine with a group of Brits — to show what life looks like during war, far from the headlines.
Here’s the report @itvnews.bsky.social’s Tim Scott and I created for Granada Reports:
Last month, I went back to #Ukraine with a group of Brits — to show what life looks like during war, far from the headlines.
Here’s the report @itvnews.bsky.social’s Tim Scott and I created for Granada Reports:
This is a one-off opportunity to hear this talk in Leeds and it would mean a lot to see some familiar faces (and new ones!) in the audience. The event is free and open to all.
When: 30 April, 4:30–6pm
Where: @universityofleeds.bsky.social
More info: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
#leeds #ukraine
When: 30 April, 4:30–6pm
Where: @universityofleeds.bsky.social
More info: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
#leeds #ukraine
April 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a one-off opportunity to hear this talk in Leeds and it would mean a lot to see some familiar faces (and new ones!) in the audience. The event is free and open to all.
When: 30 April, 4:30–6pm
Where: @universityofleeds.bsky.social
More info: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
#leeds #ukraine
When: 30 April, 4:30–6pm
Where: @universityofleeds.bsky.social
More info: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
#leeds #ukraine
New week, new chance to remind you about something important happening soon.
On 30 April, I’ll be back at my old university — @universityofleeds.bsky.social — for a talk called ‘How NOT to Flee a War’.
#Ukraine #Leeds
On 30 April, I’ll be back at my old university — @universityofleeds.bsky.social — for a talk called ‘How NOT to Flee a War’.
#Ukraine #Leeds
April 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New week, new chance to remind you about something important happening soon.
On 30 April, I’ll be back at my old university — @universityofleeds.bsky.social — for a talk called ‘How NOT to Flee a War’.
#Ukraine #Leeds
On 30 April, I’ll be back at my old university — @universityofleeds.bsky.social — for a talk called ‘How NOT to Flee a War’.
#Ukraine #Leeds
I’m thrilled to announce that on April 30, my partner Jez and I will be at @universityofleeds.bsky.social to deliver our talk “How NOT to Flee a War” — sharing our first-hand experience of escaping #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022.
#Leeds
#Leeds
April 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that on April 30, my partner Jez and I will be at @universityofleeds.bsky.social to deliver our talk “How NOT to Flee a War” — sharing our first-hand experience of escaping #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022.
#Leeds
#Leeds