Alex Panchenko
@alexpanchenko2.bsky.social
#Ukraine -based journo/analyst/etc. #Russia #HybridWar #CriticalThinking #factsmatter
Evolve or die.
Evolve or die.
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I expanded here from the original Twitter, where I've been under the SAME handle👇 for 11 years now.
Will be at both places for a while.
Sane adults need choice and B plans. Monopoly is bad. Monopoly of a drug addict treasonous oligarch is a danger to us all.
I expanded here from the original Twitter, where I've been under the SAME handle👇 for 11 years now.
Will be at both places for a while.
Sane adults need choice and B plans. Monopoly is bad. Monopoly of a drug addict treasonous oligarch is a danger to us all.
Russians steal Ukrainian children, in part because of the ageing RU population, to re-educate and use them in Russia.
ICE in the New America steals, essentially, American chidlren to EXPEL them from the country🤯 - despite the ageing crisis in America.
ICE in the New America steals, essentially, American chidlren to EXPEL them from the country🤯 - despite the ageing crisis in America.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Russians steal Ukrainian children, in part because of the ageing RU population, to re-educate and use them in Russia.
ICE in the New America steals, essentially, American chidlren to EXPEL them from the country🤯 - despite the ageing crisis in America.
ICE in the New America steals, essentially, American chidlren to EXPEL them from the country🤯 - despite the ageing crisis in America.
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If you live in Texas 9th congressional district, or want to support a great candidate in the Democratic primary, then here is your man. Former astronaut and fighter pilot Terry Virts, @astroterry.bsky.social The house needs its own astronaut!
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terryvirts.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
If you live in Texas 9th congressional district, or want to support a great candidate in the Democratic primary, then here is your man. Former astronaut and fighter pilot Terry Virts, @astroterry.bsky.social The house needs its own astronaut!
terryvirts.com
terryvirts.com
Absolutely.
I posted repeatedly on how Putin has been smashing his dedicated, elite Arctic units onto Ukraine.
I posted repeatedly on how Putin has been smashing his dedicated, elite Arctic units onto Ukraine.
If the US is genuinely worried about a Russian threat in the Arctic then the best way to address it would be to destroy Russia's capacity for military aggression by helping Ukraine to win.
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Absolutely.
I posted repeatedly on how Putin has been smashing his dedicated, elite Arctic units onto Ukraine.
I posted repeatedly on how Putin has been smashing his dedicated, elite Arctic units onto Ukraine.
Totally.
In every political situation planetwide.
In every political situation planetwide.
“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy
The Steady State |by Steven A. Cash
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Totally.
In every political situation planetwide.
In every political situation planetwide.
Absolutely NOT(
The world, at this era of big wars, wants, or wanted until very recently, an America: a Good Guy With Superior Firepower, a democratic rule-of-law nuclear military superpower.
Canada is so far a military pigmy weaker than Ukraine and actively refusing to grow.
The world, at this era of big wars, wants, or wanted until very recently, an America: a Good Guy With Superior Firepower, a democratic rule-of-law nuclear military superpower.
Canada is so far a military pigmy weaker than Ukraine and actively refusing to grow.
Canada has what the world wants — and in this era of profound change, we’re a strong, reliable partner with ambition to build.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
January 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Absolutely NOT(
The world, at this era of big wars, wants, or wanted until very recently, an America: a Good Guy With Superior Firepower, a democratic rule-of-law nuclear military superpower.
Canada is so far a military pigmy weaker than Ukraine and actively refusing to grow.
The world, at this era of big wars, wants, or wanted until very recently, an America: a Good Guy With Superior Firepower, a democratic rule-of-law nuclear military superpower.
Canada is so far a military pigmy weaker than Ukraine and actively refusing to grow.
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‼️ A local Russian governor reports that an attack is currently underway on one of Russia’s main oil product export ports, the Port of Taman, located in Russia’s Krasnodar region on the Black Sea.
«there is a fire at the terminal facilities, and four oil product storage tanks have caught fire.»
«there is a fire at the terminal facilities, and four oil product storage tanks have caught fire.»
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
‼️ A local Russian governor reports that an attack is currently underway on one of Russia’s main oil product export ports, the Port of Taman, located in Russia’s Krasnodar region on the Black Sea.
«there is a fire at the terminal facilities, and four oil product storage tanks have caught fire.»
«there is a fire at the terminal facilities, and four oil product storage tanks have caught fire.»
Important context of Ukraine's battle to survive the winter under Russian terror strikes: 20 years ago this week, the country had a REHEARSAL of sorts.
The city of Alchevsk had suffered a district heating failure and was rescued by a nationwide effort involving some of the men saving Kyiv TODAY.
The city of Alchevsk had suffered a district heating failure and was rescued by a nationwide effort involving some of the men saving Kyiv TODAY.
January 21, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Important context of Ukraine's battle to survive the winter under Russian terror strikes: 20 years ago this week, the country had a REHEARSAL of sorts.
The city of Alchevsk had suffered a district heating failure and was rescued by a nationwide effort involving some of the men saving Kyiv TODAY.
The city of Alchevsk had suffered a district heating failure and was rescued by a nationwide effort involving some of the men saving Kyiv TODAY.
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Meanwhile in Russia: decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov said that Russians are winning their war against NATO and proclaimed that—thanks to Trump's efforts—NATO is effectively dead. This and more in my latest article, linked below ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpfo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpfo...
Vladimir Solovyov proclaims NATO is dead
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov said that Russians are winning their war against NATO and proclaimed that—thanks to Trump's efforts—NATO is effectively dead. This and more in my latest article, linked below ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpfo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpfo...
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A talk about Ukraine in #Davos - 🇺🇦is defending freedom, European values & international law & order.
🇺🇦 is a cradle of defence innovations.
Billions € from 🇪🇺 #SAFE #EDIP Ukraine loans instruments will start reaching Ukraine soon.
We will work with Ukraine at full speed.
@ec.europa.eu
🇺🇦 is a cradle of defence innovations.
Billions € from 🇪🇺 #SAFE #EDIP Ukraine loans instruments will start reaching Ukraine soon.
We will work with Ukraine at full speed.
@ec.europa.eu
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
A talk about Ukraine in #Davos - 🇺🇦is defending freedom, European values & international law & order.
🇺🇦 is a cradle of defence innovations.
Billions € from 🇪🇺 #SAFE #EDIP Ukraine loans instruments will start reaching Ukraine soon.
We will work with Ukraine at full speed.
@ec.europa.eu
🇺🇦 is a cradle of defence innovations.
Billions € from 🇪🇺 #SAFE #EDIP Ukraine loans instruments will start reaching Ukraine soon.
We will work with Ukraine at full speed.
@ec.europa.eu
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While obviously Trump backing down is a good thing, there will be two frustrating immediate consequences: 1) he will be praised for doing so despite having caused so much unrest and disruption and 2) the lesson he will learn is treat allies shabbily and you get what you want
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
While obviously Trump backing down is a good thing, there will be two frustrating immediate consequences: 1) he will be praised for doing so despite having caused so much unrest and disruption and 2) the lesson he will learn is treat allies shabbily and you get what you want
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I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
Newsom: "It was remarkably boring. It was remarkably insignificant. He was never going invade Greenland. It was never real."
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
As is Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's special envoy to US and Steve Witkoff's handler.
Giddy Putin Stooges Celebrate Trump’s ‘Rape’ of U.S. Allies
‘WELL DONE, TRUMPUSHKA!’
My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social:
www.thedailybeast.com/giddy-putin-...
‘WELL DONE, TRUMPUSHKA!’
My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social:
www.thedailybeast.com/giddy-putin-...
Giddy Putin Stooges Celebrate Trump’s ‘Rape’ of U.S. Allies
The U.S. president may have been passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, but he might be able to count on an award from the Kremlin after blowing up the world order.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
As is Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's special envoy to US and Steve Witkoff's handler.
Two very different men who fell in the battle to keep Ukrainians warm today:
A yet unnamed 60 y.o. plumber with a Kyiv municipal housing company.
Oleksiy Brekht, a board member and ex-CEO of the UA electricity grid operator, was personally overseeing high-voltage repairs at a substation.
RIP.
A yet unnamed 60 y.o. plumber with a Kyiv municipal housing company.
Oleksiy Brekht, a board member and ex-CEO of the UA electricity grid operator, was personally overseeing high-voltage repairs at a substation.
RIP.
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Two very different men who fell in the battle to keep Ukrainians warm today:
A yet unnamed 60 y.o. plumber with a Kyiv municipal housing company.
Oleksiy Brekht, a board member and ex-CEO of the UA electricity grid operator, was personally overseeing high-voltage repairs at a substation.
RIP.
A yet unnamed 60 y.o. plumber with a Kyiv municipal housing company.
Oleksiy Brekht, a board member and ex-CEO of the UA electricity grid operator, was personally overseeing high-voltage repairs at a substation.
RIP.
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“The West refuses to hear that victory requires a sacrifice we have never had to make since 1945. That every day we withhold our aid is paid for in Ukrainian lives. They fight, we debate. They lose men, we waste time.”
— Pierre Raiman, French volunteer ⤵️
desk-russie.info/2026/01/16/f...
— Pierre Raiman, French volunteer ⤵️
desk-russie.info/2026/01/16/f...
Fragments of Ukraine - Delivery Log • russian desk
In the first half of December 2024, Pierre Raiman, co-founder of the association For Ukraine, for their freedom and oursThe association Pour l’Ukraine, pour
desk-russie.info
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
“The West refuses to hear that victory requires a sacrifice we have never had to make since 1945. That every day we withhold our aid is paid for in Ukrainian lives. They fight, we debate. They lose men, we waste time.”
— Pierre Raiman, French volunteer ⤵️
desk-russie.info/2026/01/16/f...
— Pierre Raiman, French volunteer ⤵️
desk-russie.info/2026/01/16/f...
For accuracy's sake, not all of the thousands of Kyiv apartments going without heating are frozen to the point of people dying OF COLD.
People in older smaller buildings survive by heating with their kitchen gas stoves. Which, in this deep frost weather, requires hyperactive DANGEROUS routines(
People in older smaller buildings survive by heating with their kitchen gas stoves. Which, in this deep frost weather, requires hyperactive DANGEROUS routines(
The heating situation in #Kyiv is critical
-4,200 apartment buildings are currently without heating,it will take weeks to restore heating in some of them.That is,provided there are no new strikes
Russia is torturing the civilian population in an attempt to render Kyiv uninhabitable
📹warm_touch_17
-4,200 apartment buildings are currently without heating,it will take weeks to restore heating in some of them.That is,provided there are no new strikes
Russia is torturing the civilian population in an attempt to render Kyiv uninhabitable
📹warm_touch_17
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
For accuracy's sake, not all of the thousands of Kyiv apartments going without heating are frozen to the point of people dying OF COLD.
People in older smaller buildings survive by heating with their kitchen gas stoves. Which, in this deep frost weather, requires hyperactive DANGEROUS routines(
People in older smaller buildings survive by heating with their kitchen gas stoves. Which, in this deep frost weather, requires hyperactive DANGEROUS routines(
The Old World Order is Dead
"...what’s coming next will look entirely new. The world will be poorer, and probably bloodier, for it."
by Paul Musgrave @professormusgrave.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
"...what’s coming next will look entirely new. The world will be poorer, and probably bloodier, for it."
by Paul Musgrave @professormusgrave.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
The Old World Order is Dead
Unipolarity was given, not taken
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The Old World Order is Dead
"...what’s coming next will look entirely new. The world will be poorer, and probably bloodier, for it."
by Paul Musgrave @professormusgrave.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
"...what’s coming next will look entirely new. The world will be poorer, and probably bloodier, for it."
by Paul Musgrave @professormusgrave.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
On the bright side of things, some major problems of today's civilized societies will just vanish with little effort.
The pandemic of loneliness, the decline of family, the information overload and some others are NO MORE because they're incompatible with the new security and economic reality.
The pandemic of loneliness, the decline of family, the information overload and some others are NO MORE because they're incompatible with the new security and economic reality.
All our lives are about to change A LOT in like 10 years.
As of now, my mid-term prediction for humanity is more akin to the 1800s than the 2000s.
As of now, my mid-term prediction for humanity is more akin to the 1800s than the 2000s.
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 AM
On the bright side of things, some major problems of today's civilized societies will just vanish with little effort.
The pandemic of loneliness, the decline of family, the information overload and some others are NO MORE because they're incompatible with the new security and economic reality.
The pandemic of loneliness, the decline of family, the information overload and some others are NO MORE because they're incompatible with the new security and economic reality.
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As you read this post, russia is continuing to commit systematic large-scale crimes against humanity by destroying the electricity grid & heating system across Ukraine, threatening the civil population to die from cold and epidemics.
russia has been openly trying to erase the Ukrainian nation.
russia has been openly trying to erase the Ukrainian nation.
January 20, 2026 at 11:53 AM
As you read this post, russia is continuing to commit systematic large-scale crimes against humanity by destroying the electricity grid & heating system across Ukraine, threatening the civil population to die from cold and epidemics.
russia has been openly trying to erase the Ukrainian nation.
russia has been openly trying to erase the Ukrainian nation.
All our lives are about to change A LOT in like 10 years.
As of now, my mid-term prediction for humanity is more akin to the 1800s than the 2000s.
As of now, my mid-term prediction for humanity is more akin to the 1800s than the 2000s.
January 21, 2026 at 1:50 AM
All our lives are about to change A LOT in like 10 years.
As of now, my mid-term prediction for humanity is more akin to the 1800s than the 2000s.
As of now, my mid-term prediction for humanity is more akin to the 1800s than the 2000s.
Personal news:
Yet new low for my Kyiv home: 28 hours straight without electricity; 20 of them without broadband Internet, ~12 hours without much Internet at all (certainly not web pages).
Meanwhile, 500000+ homes in the city are without heating after the latest Russian terror strike, Mayor said.
Yet new low for my Kyiv home: 28 hours straight without electricity; 20 of them without broadband Internet, ~12 hours without much Internet at all (certainly not web pages).
Meanwhile, 500000+ homes in the city are without heating after the latest Russian terror strike, Mayor said.
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Personal news:
Yet new low for my Kyiv home: 28 hours straight without electricity; 20 of them without broadband Internet, ~12 hours without much Internet at all (certainly not web pages).
Meanwhile, 500000+ homes in the city are without heating after the latest Russian terror strike, Mayor said.
Yet new low for my Kyiv home: 28 hours straight without electricity; 20 of them without broadband Internet, ~12 hours without much Internet at all (certainly not web pages).
Meanwhile, 500000+ homes in the city are without heating after the latest Russian terror strike, Mayor said.
Ukraine Air Force be like: "The air siren is now CLEAR" and the next minute: "Russian bombers took off from Olenya, so cruise missiles might be incoming here at about 6:00".
Good two hours night to you kids)
Good two hours night to you kids)
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ukraine Air Force be like: "The air siren is now CLEAR" and the next minute: "Russian bombers took off from Olenya, so cruise missiles might be incoming here at about 6:00".
Good two hours night to you kids)
Good two hours night to you kids)
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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“Trump’s first year back in office has been a tragedy for so many reasons. But his failure in Ukraine is a disgrace that shames not only his administration, but also the allies who have allowed him to trample all over the values we used to hold.”
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
Trump has spent a year trampling on Ukraine and Europe
12 months since his return to office, Trump has let down Ukraine
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“Trump’s first year back in office has been a tragedy for so many reasons. But his failure in Ukraine is a disgrace that shames not only his administration, but also the allies who have allowed him to trample all over the values we used to hold.”
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
I know ya'll like dogs photos, here's the kind befitting the situation:
A Ukraine Air Force dog hunkered down in an airbase bomb shelter during the ongoing Russian airstrike on the country.
Freshly posted by an airman.
A Ukraine Air Force dog hunkered down in an airbase bomb shelter during the ongoing Russian airstrike on the country.
Freshly posted by an airman.
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I know ya'll like dogs photos, here's the kind befitting the situation:
A Ukraine Air Force dog hunkered down in an airbase bomb shelter during the ongoing Russian airstrike on the country.
Freshly posted by an airman.
A Ukraine Air Force dog hunkered down in an airbase bomb shelter during the ongoing Russian airstrike on the country.
Freshly posted by an airman.
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My latest on failure in both the US & UK to acknowledge what we are seeing with our eyes & hearing with our ears.
The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Stop Normalizing Fascism
If not now, then when?
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My latest on failure in both the US & UK to acknowledge what we are seeing with our eyes & hearing with our ears.
The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...