maksym.eristavi
@maksymeristavi.com
#RussianColonialism storyteller-in-chief. author of award-winning “Russian Colonialism 101”🪆🪓
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@maksymeristavi.com
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russian peace on full display.
🚨 More footage shows a Russian drone slamming into an apartment building in Kyiv overnight.
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
russian peace on full display.
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⚡️ Ukraine is bleeding Russia faster than Moscow can replace its troops.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
January 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
⚡️ Ukraine is bleeding Russia faster than Moscow can replace its troops.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
In spring 2025, the Congressional Research Service estimated Russia recruits about 30,000 soldiers a month, while data from Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show 30,000–40,000 Russian casualties monthly.
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There is no reporting because we don't understand Russian imperialism. Consequentially, Europe's central power is failing to provide the necessary leadership to coordinate a military response to counter Russia. There is an unbelievable lack of preparedness for war despite already being in one.
Berlin outage highlights German vulnerability to sabotage
The power cut was caused by a suspected arson attack and came as temperatures dipped below freezing.
www.bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
There is no reporting because we don't understand Russian imperialism. Consequentially, Europe's central power is failing to provide the necessary leadership to coordinate a military response to counter Russia. There is an unbelievable lack of preparedness for war despite already being in one.
why is this not wall-to-wall coverage around Europe? if not out of empathy, then of simple survival instinct: do we think any EU cities are remotely ready for anything like this, too? instead i am bombarded with 24/7 headlines from Americas that have zero impact on our European lives
🔴 Ukraine's Dnipro was plunged into blackout after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
More than 800,000 households were left without power, local authorities report.
More than 800,000 households were left without power, local authorities report.
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
why is this not wall-to-wall coverage around Europe? if not out of empathy, then of simple survival instinct: do we think any EU cities are remotely ready for anything like this, too? instead i am bombarded with 24/7 headlines from Americas that have zero impact on our European lives
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🔴 Residential building hit as Russian strike kills 4 in Kyiv
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🔴 Residential building hit as Russian strike kills 4 in Kyiv
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Half of Kyiv — almost six thousand high-rise homes — were left without heating in Kyiv after the russian massive attack.
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Half of Kyiv — almost six thousand high-rise homes — were left without heating in Kyiv after the russian massive attack.
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
It's minus 8 degrees Celsius now going down to minus 17 tomorrow night (!)
Could you imagine half of your city getting frozen by the terrorist state?
for me and anyone indigenous who was unlucky to be born within russian empire or next to it, speaking russian has never been a choice — but rather a survival tactic.
learn more: volyahub.com
learn more: volyahub.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
for me and anyone indigenous who was unlucky to be born within russian empire or next to it, speaking russian has never been a choice — but rather a survival tactic.
learn more: volyahub.com
learn more: volyahub.com
“Imperial wars aren’t only fought for resources—they’re fought to monopolise our stories. When you silence people’s stories, it becomes easier to convince them they’re too small, too broken to rule themselves. That resistance is futile.”
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rc101 dispatch: i won the Witold Pilecki book prize.
and why learning the story of Witold Pilecki is crucial for understanding russian imperialism.
maksymeristavi.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
“Imperial wars aren’t only fought for resources—they’re fought to monopolise our stories. When you silence people’s stories, it becomes easier to convince them they’re too small, too broken to rule themselves. That resistance is futile.”
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🤯 Ukraine no longer needs imported armored vehicles.
According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM
🤯 Ukraine no longer needs imported armored vehicles.
According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
According to Defense Express, domestic production has scaled up so fully that all armored vehicles for the Armed Forces have been sourced locally for the past 2–3 years.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
thank you and thanks for sharing this!
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM
thank you and thanks for sharing this!
The psychological dissonance of living next to evil while pretending normalcy—this is exactly what Europe faces today. Pilecki understood: you can’t defend against evil if you refuse to name it.
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
The psychological dissonance of living next to evil while pretending normalcy—this is exactly what Europe faces today. Pilecki understood: you can’t defend against evil if you refuse to name it.
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
learn his story: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
learn more:
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
rc101 dispatch: i won the Witold Pilecki book prize.
and why learning the story of Witold Pilecki is crucial for understanding russian imperialism.
maksymeristavi.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 AM
learn more:
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-disp...
“Pilecki lived inside that pattern: continuous imperial occupation masked as separate historical episodes. His three anti-colonial resistance campaigns - against Nazi Germany and Soviet russia - weren't three different enemies—they were three iterations of the same imperial evil”
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 AM
“Pilecki lived inside that pattern: continuous imperial occupation masked as separate historical episodes. His three anti-colonial resistance campaigns - against Nazi Germany and Soviet russia - weren't three different enemies—they were three iterations of the same imperial evil”
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⚡️Ukraine just set a new drone warfare record using a digital incentive system.
Ukraine’s eBaly Incentive System Drives Record 106K Drone Strikes in One Month
Ukrainian forces achieved a record in December, executing over 106,000 drone strikes and eliminating 33,000 Russian troops through the "eBaly" system.
united24media.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
⚡️Ukraine just set a new drone warfare record using a digital incentive system.
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RIP heroine. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇦🇺
painful loss for the Ukrainian queer family. Lana aka Sati, a fearless, brave hero who sacrificed their life on the Ukrainian frontline so the rest of us in Europe can keep living as authentic selves in peace and comfort.
January 5, 2026 at 12:13 PM
RIP heroine. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇦🇺
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“Lana ‘Sati’ was barely 26. But like most Ukrainians of her age, she/they made civil activism part of her/their daily life and never took democracy, equality, and freedom for granted.”
— Maksym Eristavi
— Maksym Eristavi
why do i want you to learn about Lana’s story?
first, that there’s no better way to understand Ukraine and russian imperialism than through personal stories of Ukrainians who risked everything to resist it.
but there’s also something else.
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
first, that there’s no better way to understand Ukraine and russian imperialism than through personal stories of Ukrainians who risked everything to resist it.
but there’s also something else.
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
“Lana ‘Sati’ was barely 26. But like most Ukrainians of her age, she/they made civil activism part of her/their daily life and never took democracy, equality, and freedom for granted.”
— Maksym Eristavi
— Maksym Eristavi
why do i want you to learn about Lana’s story?
first, that there’s no better way to understand Ukraine and russian imperialism than through personal stories of Ukrainians who risked everything to resist it.
but there’s also something else.
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
first, that there’s no better way to understand Ukraine and russian imperialism than through personal stories of Ukrainians who risked everything to resist it.
but there’s also something else.
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
January 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM
why do i want you to learn about Lana’s story?
first, that there’s no better way to understand Ukraine and russian imperialism than through personal stories of Ukrainians who risked everything to resist it.
but there’s also something else.
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
first, that there’s no better way to understand Ukraine and russian imperialism than through personal stories of Ukrainians who risked everything to resist it.
but there’s also something else.
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
painful loss for the Ukrainian queer family. Lana aka Sati, a fearless, brave hero who sacrificed their life on the Ukrainian frontline so the rest of us in Europe can keep living as authentic selves in peace and comfort.
January 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM
painful loss for the Ukrainian queer family. Lana aka Sati, a fearless, brave hero who sacrificed their life on the Ukrainian frontline so the rest of us in Europe can keep living as authentic selves in peace and comfort.
for this holiday season, we have a special Ukrainian present for you — a new @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social season in collab with a Ukrainian legacy newsroom @pravda.ua. episode two features
@dovzhyk.bsky.social
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@dovzhyk.bsky.social
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Ukrainian Spaces. Six windows on Ukraine: Belonging.
Listen now | season five returns with six powerful anti-colonial testimonies.
maksymeristavi.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
for this holiday season, we have a special Ukrainian present for you — a new @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social season in collab with a Ukrainian legacy newsroom @pravda.ua. episode two features
@dovzhyk.bsky.social
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
@dovzhyk.bsky.social
maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
1000% many thanks!
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
1000% many thanks!
read my dispatch from the award ceremony
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rc101 dispatch: i won the Witold Pilecki book prize.
and why learning the story of Witold Pilecki is crucial for understanding russian imperialism.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
read my dispatch from the award ceremony
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honored to receive the Witold Pilecki Book Prize for Russian Colonialism 101 by @pileckiinstitut.bsky.social and @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
honored to receive the Witold Pilecki Book Prize for Russian Colonialism 101 by @pileckiinstitut.bsky.social and @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social