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#warcoffee diary from Kyiv Letters from Ukraine about the war, history and culture: https://www.patreon.com/c/strategywoman

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23h

This week’s gratitude to my Patreon supporters –
a live walk in Kyiv.

To make timing easier for everyone (Australia & New Zealand too),
I’m testing two slots:
• Thursday 12 pm Kyiv time
• Saturday 5 pm Kyiv time (latest before closing)

Join when it suits you.
Fingers crossed the war stays silent.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1h

Glad to hear it. Thank you!

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 2h

Autumn trees
are something fantastic.

A calm sky over Kyiv again
after a brief missile threat.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 4h

You seem to like when
I show you
something from Kyiv grocery stores.
I like showing it too.

Freshly baked bread.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you!

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you! Very interesting picture.

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 5h

Greetings from Kyiv!

The night was calm.
I had a workout,
and now I’m having a warcoffee;
thinking my eyes need beauty.
Exhibition later.

How are you?

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 18h

After midnight in Kyiv,
the war forecast says it might stay calm.

I brought you
a piece of Ukrainian art tonight.

🇺🇦 Davyd Burliuk
Still Life with Flowers, 1930s

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 20h

Power is back.
Not everywhere in Kyiv, as I read.
Several districts are also having problems with water.

Feeling super lucky

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 21h

Meanwhile, no power at home.

Several districts in Kyiv
are without electricity
due to an emergency
in the city’s power system.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 22h

Just to remind what live walks are: www.patreon.com/posts/137941...

Live Walks: What They Are and How to Join | Yaroslava

Get more from Yaroslava on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23h

😂 I’ll do my best

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23h

Let's test it this week.

Definitely, the time will vary every time.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23h

I know it is still too early for you.
But the place I want to take you is closed shortly after our walk.

Time slots will vary every time 🫂

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23h

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Kelly

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

We all live under the same sky.
We all belong to the same Earth.

We built the borders
and forgot
that we still live under the same sky,
that we still belong to the same Earth.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

I’m honored. Thank you!

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was calm
and life goes on.

Maybe such posts seem boring,
but their goal is simple –
to show life.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely love this piece –
marigolds representing the regions of Ukraine.

🇺🇦 Pavlo Makov,
East and West of the Dnipro. Marigolds, 2024
colour and graphite pencil drawing acrylic paper

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Sky over Kyiv today –
angry,
gorgeous,
embraced by sunset

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 2d

Greetings from Kyiv!

Having a warcoffee after the workout.
It’s cold outside.
The heating season will start
on Nov 1 (usually Oct 15)
– delayed because of the attacks.

But it will start, and that’s good.
Have a nice week!

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 2d

The war forecast
says no massive attack is expected tonight.

Ending the day with Ukrainian art.
🇺🇦 Oleksandr Murashko
The Girl with a Dog, 1903-1904

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 2d

This week’s Sunday Letter:

Key updates from Ukraine,
and the forgotten Ukrainian chapter of Franz Liszt’s life –
a love story between the composer and a woman from Podillia.

www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 3d

Today is Artist’s Day in Ukraine.

In the video, you see three watercolour paintings
by Ukrainian artist and soldier
Davyd Chychkan –
killed on the front line in August 2025.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Thanksgiving, Hélène!
I'm grateful to have you in my life.

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