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@strategywoman.bsky.social

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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 · 2d

I’m deeply grateful to everyone who supports my mission
to show Ukraine to the world.

This week’s gratitude for you –
my travel diary from the palaces of Vinnytsia region,
little-known, non-touristic places
in the heart of Ukraine:
www.patreon.com/posts/travel...

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 12h

Almost midnight in Kyiv.
Calm.
We have power, water.
Drops of rain gently sing a lullaby
to those who didn’t sleep last night.

Please, don’t take for granted
the quiet treasures you have –
power, water, windows, a roof.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 14h

No. We will make everything live.

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15h

Great! Let’s have that talk

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15h

Sorry for that.
It is so hard to deal with different times zones.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15h

The invitations are in your email or you can join here tomorrow: www.patreon.com/12616055/eve...

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15h

Tomorrow
I invite my Patreon supporters
to a live talk instead of a live walk.

From a café or a bookstore in Kyiv,
I’ll speak about the latest attack, outages, and how I prepare for winter
and answer your questions.

At least this one can happen
even during an alert or without power.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 17h

Oh, Jim, it is so beautiful! Thank you

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 17h

Power is back.
Almost 16 hours without it.
The damage was serious.

We’ve been warned about new attacks
in the coming days.

Perhaps I need
a decent cup of home warcoffee.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 20h

Kyiv.
No power for 13 hours.
Kyivans charge their phones.

I charged mine here too.
The EcoFlow station is almost dead.

21st century. Europe.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23h

For those who care.

No power for more than 10 hours now.
I finished my workout
and came to have a warcoffee;
this place runs on generators.

Kyiv stands.
Lives.
Repairs its wounds.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

I keep a diary.
It’s called The Long War. Letters to the Living.

Today I wrote:

The muscovites launched 465 drones and 32 missiles.
Many were shot down –
405 drones and 15 missiles.
The rest landed on our lives.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Kyiv 💪
which lives on generators –
but lives.

Water is back.
Still no power at home.
I found a warcoffee.

May russians go to the deepest hell.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

3:38 am in Kyiv.
No power,
no water
because of the attack.

It seems to be raining outside.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Kyiv at night,
under drone attack.

The mayor warned there may be
power and water outages
because of the strikes.

I’m charging devices
and resilience.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

We are free and independent.
It is important.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Late evening in Kyiv.
Air raid alert.
I checked the monitoring channels –
135 drones over Ukraine.
Maybe more now.

What am I doing besides counting drones?
Packing my eyes with beauty
(editing the photos)

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Here open.spotify.com/track/3HataT...

Ой, Марічко, чичері

open.spotify.com

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

We all need something good.

Here’s a burst of bright Ukrainian art for you.
🇺🇦 by Vadym Mykhalchuk

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Love it!

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

It is very beautiful 🤩 Thank you!

Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

A gorgeous autumn
has come to Kyiv.
All scents of gold
are breathing on the trees.

How’s the weather
where you are?

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

And I hope there won’t any alerts this time.
I want to take you to somewhere beautiful.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Kyiv,
where I’m having a warcoffee.

I went to test the spot for the next live walk. Coming soon, in real-time.
Place is always in secret.

Join me on Patreon so you don’t miss it: www.patreon.com/strategywoman

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile, russia keeps attacking Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.

Today: an oil depot in Pryluky (north),
rail and energy facilities,
a thermal power plant.

In Donetsk region (east),
a coal enrichment plant was also attacked.

Winter is coming. I’ll keep you updated on its ‘arrival.’

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 2d

🫂 Thank you so much, Erich!