Julian Evans
@julianevans.bsky.social
Author. Believer in Ukraine, Europe, democracy, freedom. UNDEFEATABLE: ODESA IN LOVE AND WAR is published 2nd December 2024.
“Macabre, surreal, haunting, beautifully observed and darkly moving” – Rory Stewart
“Macabre, surreal, haunting, beautifully observed and darkly moving” – Rory Stewart
News on our latest car: delivered Mon Odesa, Thurs in Kharkiv, Sat resprayed & already working for R–––’s special forces unit at Pokrovsk. With 2 cars hit in the last 3 weeks, we aim for this one to last longer.
Ukraine’s holding. 1000 thanks to all of you who loyally donated
Ukraine’s holding. 1000 thanks to all of you who loyally donated
September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
News on our latest car: delivered Mon Odesa, Thurs in Kharkiv, Sat resprayed & already working for R–––’s special forces unit at Pokrovsk. With 2 cars hit in the last 3 weeks, we aim for this one to last longer.
Ukraine’s holding. 1000 thanks to all of you who loyally donated
Ukraine’s holding. 1000 thanks to all of you who loyally donated
Today Ukrainians honour their fallen soldiers. Look at this young guy who gave everything as a defender of his family, his land, his freedom. Your freedom. So that truth and freedom will one day be a thing that not just bombs will discuss
(📷 Kyiv, Independence Square, March 2025)
(📷 Kyiv, Independence Square, March 2025)
August 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Today Ukrainians honour their fallen soldiers. Look at this young guy who gave everything as a defender of his family, his land, his freedom. Your freedom. So that truth and freedom will one day be a thing that not just bombs will discuss
(📷 Kyiv, Independence Square, March 2025)
(📷 Kyiv, Independence Square, March 2025)
After Russia's massacre in Sumy this morning, killing 32, injuring >85, it's unconscionable that we are not providing the strength to defeat it. We owe it to Ukraine, to Europe’s front line, and we owe it with every gram of our belief in humanity and life’s value
April 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
After Russia's massacre in Sumy this morning, killing 32, injuring >85, it's unconscionable that we are not providing the strength to defeat it. We owe it to Ukraine, to Europe’s front line, and we owe it with every gram of our belief in humanity and life’s value
Today was a good day in Trump’s never never land. This pm we delivered our latest car to Khartiia Brigade north of Kharkiv. “We don’t listen to them,” the guys say. “We fight till Russia goes.” And we will go on delivering cars, meds, whatever they need
March 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today was a good day in Trump’s never never land. This pm we delivered our latest car to Khartiia Brigade north of Kharkiv. “We don’t listen to them,” the guys say. “We fight till Russia goes.” And we will go on delivering cars, meds, whatever they need
The one thing missing from all the “messages to Putin” is our leaders in Europe saying that until he accepts clearly that Ukraine is a sovereign state, there won’t be peace, sanctions/military aid will continue, and Russia will be shackled to a war it will never win
March 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The one thing missing from all the “messages to Putin” is our leaders in Europe saying that until he accepts clearly that Ukraine is a sovereign state, there won’t be peace, sanctions/military aid will continue, and Russia will be shackled to a war it will never win
Trump’s despicable greasing up to Putin means instant escalation, with missiles killing 14 in Dobropillya last night. “Such strikes show Russia’s goals are unchanged,” as Zelenskyy wrote. If anyone thinks otherwise, they’re deluded. Europe must freeze Trump and step up faster NOW
March 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Trump’s despicable greasing up to Putin means instant escalation, with missiles killing 14 in Dobropillya last night. “Such strikes show Russia’s goals are unchanged,” as Zelenskyy wrote. If anyone thinks otherwise, they’re deluded. Europe must freeze Trump and step up faster NOW
This is the most vicious ambush of a visiting head of state I have ever seen. Zelensky has tried to speak the truth and Trump and Vance have treated him like a beggar. Europe must now stand up for him and Ukraine
February 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is the most vicious ambush of a visiting head of state I have ever seen. Zelensky has tried to speak the truth and Trump and Vance have treated him like a beggar. Europe must now stand up for him and Ukraine
“Perish the United States, rather than a principle!”
– Gustave Flaubert, 1852
My evening after discovering this quote is entirely perfect
– Gustave Flaubert, 1852
My evening after discovering this quote is entirely perfect
February 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“Perish the United States, rather than a principle!”
– Gustave Flaubert, 1852
My evening after discovering this quote is entirely perfect
– Gustave Flaubert, 1852
My evening after discovering this quote is entirely perfect
Here is a man just now, twisting on a line and profoundly uncomfortable between having been told what to do by his Russian handler and been told the truth by the French president standing next to him
February 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Here is a man just now, twisting on a line and profoundly uncomfortable between having been told what to do by his Russian handler and been told the truth by the French president standing next to him
On the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s invasion we decided to buy another big 4WD for the troops. Whatever you read, no Ukrainian I know is giving up so Trump can get his Nobel and lithium, and Putin can squeak his little victory. Leaving for Kharkiv in 2 wks’ time full of tourniquets and heat blankets
February 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
On the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s invasion we decided to buy another big 4WD for the troops. Whatever you read, no Ukrainian I know is giving up so Trump can get his Nobel and lithium, and Putin can squeak his little victory. Leaving for Kharkiv in 2 wks’ time full of tourniquets and heat blankets
Delighted to be reviewed in @thetls.bsky.social by an Odesan and to emerge not just unscathed but smiling. Thank you for your generosity, Boris Dralyuk
January 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Delighted to be reviewed in @thetls.bsky.social by an Odesan and to emerge not just unscathed but smiling. Thank you for your generosity, Boris Dralyuk
Hi everyone. New author selfie alert – If you are interested in Odesa, Ukraine, Russia's war and what might happen in that marvellous heroic country, my book UNDEFEATABLE is being launched at Hatchards Bookshop, Piccadilly tomorrow, Thursday 16 Jan. Do come! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/odesa-ukra...
January 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Hi everyone. New author selfie alert – If you are interested in Odesa, Ukraine, Russia's war and what might happen in that marvellous heroic country, my book UNDEFEATABLE is being launched at Hatchards Bookshop, Piccadilly tomorrow, Thursday 16 Jan. Do come! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/odesa-ukra...
Wordselfie alert – on 16 Jan at 6.30 I’ll be keeping the conversation about Ukraine going at Hatchards in Piccadilly. If you’re interested in Odesa, Ukraine, love, beauty, war, heroism, what’s going on in that bewitching city and on the frontline, please come
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/odesa-ukra...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/odesa-ukra...
January 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Wordselfie alert – on 16 Jan at 6.30 I’ll be keeping the conversation about Ukraine going at Hatchards in Piccadilly. If you’re interested in Odesa, Ukraine, love, beauty, war, heroism, what’s going on in that bewitching city and on the frontline, please come
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/odesa-ukra...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/odesa-ukra...
In the scheme of things, a new collection of a writer’s old pieces isn’t wildly exciting. But when the writer is Norman Lewis and the 30 pieces are his best, it’s impossible not to feel a thrill at A QUIET EVENING being published this January. An absolute must-have
January 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In the scheme of things, a new collection of a writer’s old pieces isn’t wildly exciting. But when the writer is Norman Lewis and the 30 pieces are his best, it’s impossible not to feel a thrill at A QUIET EVENING being published this January. An absolute must-have
100 per cent thanks to Viv Groskop for her super generous review in the @financialtimes.com. “A memoir brimming with emotion and good hope”, “journalistic rigour is at work here” (phew), “driven by a quiet charm” – the nicest start to the New Year.
Z Novim Rokom to everyone!
Z Novim Rokom to everyone!
January 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
100 per cent thanks to Viv Groskop for her super generous review in the @financialtimes.com. “A memoir brimming with emotion and good hope”, “journalistic rigour is at work here” (phew), “driven by a quiet charm” – the nicest start to the New Year.
Z Novim Rokom to everyone!
Z Novim Rokom to everyone!
These 2 photos were taken 30 minutes apart this morning, at the same place in Lviv city centre by the mayor. It’s hard to think of a pair of images that better illustrates Ukrainians’ willingness to pay the highest price in pursuit of hope and happiness
December 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
These 2 photos were taken 30 minutes apart this morning, at the same place in Lviv city centre by the mayor. It’s hard to think of a pair of images that better illustrates Ukrainians’ willingness to pay the highest price in pursuit of hope and happiness
Book signings, fine coffee, ancient towns, generous reviews – I’ve been excessively lucky this week. I wrote Undefeatable partly to keep the message alive that Ukraine’s fighting for not just its freedom but ours. Resistance is about lasting longer than your enemy, and I feel strangely optimistic
December 7, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Book signings, fine coffee, ancient towns, generous reviews – I’ve been excessively lucky this week. I wrote Undefeatable partly to keep the message alive that Ukraine’s fighting for not just its freedom but ours. Resistance is about lasting longer than your enemy, and I feel strangely optimistic
Today’s publication day. It’s nice having a book about Odesa published, but the real point’s to keep the message alive: Ukraine matters, Ukrainians must have freedom, Russia must not win
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December 2, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Today’s publication day. It’s nice having a book about Odesa published, but the real point’s to keep the message alive: Ukraine matters, Ukrainians must have freedom, Russia must not win
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social
@igor-kyivskyi.bsky.social
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social
@mariadrutska.bsky.social
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social
@igor-kyivskyi.bsky.social
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social
@mariadrutska.bsky.social
I’m immensely grateful to @lukeharding1968.bsky.social for not just writing an exceptionally generous review of my book in today’s Observer, but for getting it from start to finish. Absolutely the biggest compliment of all
#Undefeatable #odesa
#Undefeatable #odesa
December 1, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I’m immensely grateful to @lukeharding1968.bsky.social for not just writing an exceptionally generous review of my book in today’s Observer, but for getting it from start to finish. Absolutely the biggest compliment of all
#Undefeatable #odesa
#Undefeatable #odesa
After Aleppo falls and Russian forces flee for the coast, let’s stop and reflect for a moment. Things can change in a second for Russia. Everywhere 🇺🇦
December 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM
After Aleppo falls and Russian forces flee for the coast, let’s stop and reflect for a moment. Things can change in a second for Russia. Everywhere 🇺🇦
The pleasure of finished copies of your book arriving is the pleasure of all the work being finished, of an object being created (I’m biased but I think it looks good) and a story now existing. In this case, a story of a unique city in a vital time. I feel very lucky
#undefeatable #odesa
#undefeatable #odesa
November 24, 2024 at 3:40 PM
The pleasure of finished copies of your book arriving is the pleasure of all the work being finished, of an object being created (I’m biased but I think it looks good) and a story now existing. In this case, a story of a unique city in a vital time. I feel very lucky
#undefeatable #odesa
#undefeatable #odesa
Stalin’s famine killed 4 million Ukrainians in 1932–33. We bow our heads in sorrow.
There is a direct thread linking the famine in 1933 and the atrocities committed by Russians in Bucha, Hostomel, Irpin and Mariupol in 2022. The thread is genocide in Europe. We’re not stopping it
#holodomor
There is a direct thread linking the famine in 1933 and the atrocities committed by Russians in Bucha, Hostomel, Irpin and Mariupol in 2022. The thread is genocide in Europe. We’re not stopping it
#holodomor
November 23, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Stalin’s famine killed 4 million Ukrainians in 1932–33. We bow our heads in sorrow.
There is a direct thread linking the famine in 1933 and the atrocities committed by Russians in Bucha, Hostomel, Irpin and Mariupol in 2022. The thread is genocide in Europe. We’re not stopping it
#holodomor
There is a direct thread linking the famine in 1933 and the atrocities committed by Russians in Bucha, Hostomel, Irpin and Mariupol in 2022. The thread is genocide in Europe. We’re not stopping it
#holodomor
1000 days since Putin invaded Ukraine with his intention of taking Kyiv in 3 days. More than 10 years since he started his megalomaniac vanity project.
I’ve known Ukrainians for 30 years. Theirs is a light that will never go out.
Please keep supporting them
#1000days #standwithukraine
I’ve known Ukrainians for 30 years. Theirs is a light that will never go out.
Please keep supporting them
#1000days #standwithukraine
November 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM
1000 days since Putin invaded Ukraine with his intention of taking Kyiv in 3 days. More than 10 years since he started his megalomaniac vanity project.
I’ve known Ukrainians for 30 years. Theirs is a light that will never go out.
Please keep supporting them
#1000days #standwithukraine
I’ve known Ukrainians for 30 years. Theirs is a light that will never go out.
Please keep supporting them
#1000days #standwithukraine
Another utterly barbarous cluster munitions attack in the centre of Odesa. 8 killed just now. This is Putin’s escalation. It also means he’s scared
www.kyivpost.com/post/42417
www.kyivpost.com/post/42417
November 18, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Another utterly barbarous cluster munitions attack in the centre of Odesa. 8 killed just now. This is Putin’s escalation. It also means he’s scared
www.kyivpost.com/post/42417
www.kyivpost.com/post/42417
He just needs a partner and a new role in life
November 18, 2024 at 9:46 AM
He just needs a partner and a new role in life