We have more book reviews coming soon at The Kyiv Independent, too. So thankful to be able to contribute to building our culture desk. Watch this space. 👇

Instead of a thousand words. A rescue worker in Kyiv after yesterday's Russian missile attack. 📷: SESU_UA

I sometimes see Westerners saying that the more human losses Russia sustains, the more injured and traumatized Russians return back home, the sooner public opinion will change and Russians will start opposing the war. Many Ukrainians, including myself, have thought so, too, in

Irpin, Ukraine. 📷 bandit__graffiti

Make Motherhood Great Again

Щоразу, коли є за що подякувати нашим воїнам, Україна стає ближчою до справедливості, ближчою до перемоги. А російські вбивці на нашій землі – ближчими до знищення.

24 лютого 2022, 6.30-12.00.Київ

Morning walk today. #Kyiv

Yuliya "Syrena" Zubchenko died at the Azovstal Steel Plant, Mariupol on May 8, 2022. From Svitlovodsk, Kirovohrad Obl; served as paramedic with the Azov Regiment. Her vocation was to heal & care. Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory! Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

Nobody is talking about how mothers from Ukraine suffer after the war 😔

Elena is such a baby, she is always smiling no matter what and this is really gives me joy through these bad times

We will never tire of defending our shared values. We will never tire of expressing our gratitude to our partners.

53 окрема механізована бригада

Kyiv 🇺🇦❤️

I had a talk with @DefactoHumanity and scheduled a meeting in Kyiv next Sunday to verify our situation, here is my passport, please share and retweet this, we really need help 🙏🏼🇺🇦

motherhood has light and dark, and they both coexist in perfect harmony in its magical truth.

Today, we mark the Day of Defenders. Let us honor those who are fighting, and let us remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!

We honour the men & women who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war. They will always be remembered. RIP – Oleksandr Deineko (25yrs), Dmytro Havrylenko (46yrs), Denys Babiy, Yevhen Androsov #ArmUkraineNow

📸: Kyiv City Military Administration / Telegram