Ruchi Kumar
@ruchikumar.com
Writer. Journalist. Humanist. Pacifist. #Ukriane #Afghanistan #Conflict
War can cause serious, irreversible damage to the environment and biodiversity.
In this article for @therevelator.org we tried to look at exactly how some specific attacks, such the destruction of the #KakhovkaDam, has affected Ukrainian farmlands
therevelator.org/locusts-land...
In this article for @therevelator.org we tried to look at exactly how some specific attacks, such the destruction of the #KakhovkaDam, has affected Ukrainian farmlands
therevelator.org/locusts-land...
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
War can cause serious, irreversible damage to the environment and biodiversity.
In this article for @therevelator.org we tried to look at exactly how some specific attacks, such the destruction of the #KakhovkaDam, has affected Ukrainian farmlands
therevelator.org/locusts-land...
In this article for @therevelator.org we tried to look at exactly how some specific attacks, such the destruction of the #KakhovkaDam, has affected Ukrainian farmlands
therevelator.org/locusts-land...
Dear Ukrainian friends,
I need your input in understanding something -- what do the drone sounds seem like to you? How would you describe the feeling of hearing the drones?
Please DM me if you want to talk privately. I would greatly appreciate your insights.
Picture: Stop Drone art by Banksy
I need your input in understanding something -- what do the drone sounds seem like to you? How would you describe the feeling of hearing the drones?
Please DM me if you want to talk privately. I would greatly appreciate your insights.
Picture: Stop Drone art by Banksy
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Dear Ukrainian friends,
I need your input in understanding something -- what do the drone sounds seem like to you? How would you describe the feeling of hearing the drones?
Please DM me if you want to talk privately. I would greatly appreciate your insights.
Picture: Stop Drone art by Banksy
I need your input in understanding something -- what do the drone sounds seem like to you? How would you describe the feeling of hearing the drones?
Please DM me if you want to talk privately. I would greatly appreciate your insights.
Picture: Stop Drone art by Banksy
One of the interesting projects I had the chance to work on this year was a photo story for the National Geographic featuring work by Hashem Shakeri on Afghan women and migrants, some of the most marginalised groups.
www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
December 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
One of the interesting projects I had the chance to work on this year was a photo story for the National Geographic featuring work by Hashem Shakeri on Afghan women and migrants, some of the most marginalised groups.
www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
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“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @RuchiKumar.com explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
India Gets Cozy With the Taliban
As archrival Pakistan loses influence in the region, New Delhi is moving closer to recognizing the new rulers of Afghanistan
newlinesmag.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @RuchiKumar.com explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @RuchiKumar.com. explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
India Gets Cozy With the Taliban
As archrival Pakistan loses influence in the region, New Delhi is moving closer to recognizing the new rulers of Afghanistan
newlinesmag.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @RuchiKumar.com. explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @ruchikumar.com explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
India Gets Cozy With the Taliban
As archrival Pakistan loses influence in the region, New Delhi is moving closer to recognizing the new rulers of Afghanistan
newlinesmag.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @ruchikumar.com explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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NEW: India’s growing engagement with the Taliban reflects the shifting geopolitical realities of the region, writes @ruchikumar.com for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in...
India Gets Cozy With the Taliban
As archrival Pakistan loses influence in the region, New Delhi is moving closer to recognizing the new rulers of Afghanistan
newlinesmag.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: India’s growing engagement with the Taliban reflects the shifting geopolitical realities of the region, writes @ruchikumar.com for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in...
Reposted by Ruchi Kumar
“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @RuchiKumar.com explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
India Gets Cozy With the Taliban
As archrival Pakistan loses influence in the region, New Delhi is moving closer to recognizing the new rulers of Afghanistan
newlinesmag.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Indian policy has traveled quite some distance since its initial support of anti-Taliban groups." @RuchiKumar.com explores the geopolitical changes behind New Delhi’s rapprochement with the Taliban, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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and other restrictions on Afghan women's employment had on the emergency response to Afghanistan's devastating August 31st earthquake.
Read the article by @ruchikumar.com here: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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#GenderSky #WomeninSTEM
Read the article by @ruchikumar.com here: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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#GenderSky #WomeninSTEM
October 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
and other restrictions on Afghan women's employment had on the emergency response to Afghanistan's devastating August 31st earthquake.
Read the article by @ruchikumar.com here: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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#GenderSky #WomeninSTEM
Read the article by @ruchikumar.com here: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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#GenderSky #WomeninSTEM
#JournoRequest Looking for a contact for Keith Cressman at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. His FAO email ID doesn't work, so any alternative contact would be very useful. Thank you!
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#JournoRequest Looking for a contact for Keith Cressman at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. His FAO email ID doesn't work, so any alternative contact would be very useful. Thank you!
On July 9, Dr Borys Todurov received a call from a colleague informing him that a donor heart had become available Dr Todurov had a 12-year-old patient who needed one urgently. But to get it, Dr Todurov had to risk his own life, as Kyiv was under intense Russian attack.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Whatever happened to .... the 12-year-old Ukrainian girl in need of a heart transplant?
During a Russian attack, a medical team drove to extract the heart of a young girl who'd just died and bring it to their hospital, where a 12-year-old was in desperate need of a transplant.
www.npr.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On July 9, Dr Borys Todurov received a call from a colleague informing him that a donor heart had become available Dr Todurov had a 12-year-old patient who needed one urgently. But to get it, Dr Todurov had to risk his own life, as Kyiv was under intense Russian attack.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Reposted by Ruchi Kumar
Paul Heslop, Head of UNDP’s Mine Action in Ukraine, says over 1 million mines have been laid.
“We are witnessing a level of complexity and scale that we have simply never seen before.” - he noted.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
“We are witnessing a level of complexity and scale that we have simply never seen before.” - he noted.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
August 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Paul Heslop, Head of UNDP’s Mine Action in Ukraine, says over 1 million mines have been laid.
“We are witnessing a level of complexity and scale that we have simply never seen before.” - he noted.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
“We are witnessing a level of complexity and scale that we have simply never seen before.” - he noted.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
“A few days ago, there were 40 Shahed drones over us. They can drop mines now, so even if nothing explodes right away, there’s always a chance something will go off later,”
How Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
How Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Dropped by drones and scattered by rockets: how Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world
Unexploded devices delivered by Russian bombardments litter the landscape, killing hundreds of people and forcing residents to avoid roads, parks and forests
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“A few days ago, there were 40 Shahed drones over us. They can drop mines now, so even if nothing explodes right away, there’s always a chance something will go off later,”
How Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
How Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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“Russian officials have themselves dismissed these warnings, pointing out that similar threats from Mr. Trump in the past have yielded no action. They have continued to mount attacks on Kyiv and other major cities.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Ukraine needs support, not deadlines
Western allies, particularly the U.S., must consolidate their support towards Ukraine, to allow them the negotiating edge they need
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Russian officials have themselves dismissed these warnings, pointing out that similar threats from Mr. Trump in the past have yielded no action. They have continued to mount attacks on Kyiv and other major cities.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Reposted by Ruchi Kumar
At home, in school and in hospital: how hundreds of Ukrainian children are dying in russian attacks
by Ruchi Kumar, in Kyiv
With nearly 3,000 children injured or killed since the start of the war, experts call for bombing of civilian areas to be treated as a war crime
by Ruchi Kumar, in Kyiv
With nearly 3,000 children injured or killed since the start of the war, experts call for bombing of civilian areas to be treated as a war crime
At home, in school and in hospital: how hundreds of Ukrainian children are dying in Russian attacks
With nearly 3,000 children injured or killed since the start of the war, experts call for bombing of civilian areas to be treated as a war crime
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
At home, in school and in hospital: how hundreds of Ukrainian children are dying in russian attacks
by Ruchi Kumar, in Kyiv
With nearly 3,000 children injured or killed since the start of the war, experts call for bombing of civilian areas to be treated as a war crime
by Ruchi Kumar, in Kyiv
With nearly 3,000 children injured or killed since the start of the war, experts call for bombing of civilian areas to be treated as a war crime
Four-year-old Mark Ifiemenko is one of the most cheerful kids you’ll meet, with bright smile and an infectious laughter.
If it weren’t for scars on his face, it would be hard to tell that the young boy has lived through immense tragedy in his short life.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
If it weren’t for scars on his face, it would be hard to tell that the young boy has lived through immense tragedy in his short life.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
July 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Four-year-old Mark Ifiemenko is one of the most cheerful kids you’ll meet, with bright smile and an infectious laughter.
If it weren’t for scars on his face, it would be hard to tell that the young boy has lived through immense tragedy in his short life.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
If it weren’t for scars on his face, it would be hard to tell that the young boy has lived through immense tragedy in his short life.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
This is what a healthy democratic society looks like!
Protests against Law 12414 are several times larger today in Kyiv.
It’s important to understand that, no matter what russian propaganda claims, these are NOT protests to surrender.
It’s important to understand that, no matter what russian propaganda claims, these are NOT protests to surrender.
July 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is what a healthy democratic society looks like!
So I realise when writing my drafts, I often start with the last paragraph and move from there to the lede which is usually last thing I write.
And before I file, I read through and move paragraphs to create a better flow, and that process feels almost mathematical.
Anyone else weird like that?
And before I file, I read through and move paragraphs to create a better flow, and that process feels almost mathematical.
Anyone else weird like that?
July 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
So I realise when writing my drafts, I often start with the last paragraph and move from there to the lede which is usually last thing I write.
And before I file, I read through and move paragraphs to create a better flow, and that process feels almost mathematical.
Anyone else weird like that?
And before I file, I read through and move paragraphs to create a better flow, and that process feels almost mathematical.
Anyone else weird like that?
#Talibro @yaldahakim.bsky.social handles it with much poise
July 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
#Talibro @yaldahakim.bsky.social handles it with much poise
In Ukraine, I kept saying “tessekurler” to everyone I met and now back in Istanbul, I keep saying “dyakuyu”. Help!
Same with evet and da/tak. Also throwing in haan every once in a while, staying true to my roots even in this language porridge 💪🏽
Same with evet and da/tak. Also throwing in haan every once in a while, staying true to my roots even in this language porridge 💪🏽
July 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In Ukraine, I kept saying “tessekurler” to everyone I met and now back in Istanbul, I keep saying “dyakuyu”. Help!
Same with evet and da/tak. Also throwing in haan every once in a while, staying true to my roots even in this language porridge 💪🏽
Same with evet and da/tak. Also throwing in haan every once in a while, staying true to my roots even in this language porridge 💪🏽
Reposted by Ruchi Kumar
This morning, multiple women and newborns were evacuated after a Russian drone strike damaged the maternity hospital in Kharkiv.
July 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This morning, multiple women and newborns were evacuated after a Russian drone strike damaged the maternity hospital in Kharkiv.
A Shahed drone carries as much payload as a car bomb. Now imagine 100s of these car bombs, along with other missiles, exploding over heavily populated cities almost daily. This is the everyday reality of Ukrainians; living under shadow of death every night and picking up pieces every morning.
July 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A Shahed drone carries as much payload as a car bomb. Now imagine 100s of these car bombs, along with other missiles, exploding over heavily populated cities almost daily. This is the everyday reality of Ukrainians; living under shadow of death every night and picking up pieces every morning.
From my table at a lovely cafe in #Kyiv I saw this beautiful couple getting their wedding photos taken.
Just 12 hours before, my flatmate and I had run across this same street towards the metro looking for cover as Ukrainian defense forces repelled #Russian drones and missiles above us. (July 6)
Just 12 hours before, my flatmate and I had run across this same street towards the metro looking for cover as Ukrainian defense forces repelled #Russian drones and missiles above us. (July 6)
July 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM