Good morning from Ukraine.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
NATO estimates between 7,000-15.000 Russians soldiers have been killed in Ukraine in the month since the invasion has started.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
NATO estimates between 7,000-15.000 Russians soldiers have been killed in Ukraine in the month since the invasion has started.
Some 40,000 Russian troops have been killed, wounded, taken prisoner or are missing, per NATO assessment.
This morning in Ukraine marks the end of one month since the invasion, and the start of the fifth week of this war
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This morning in Ukraine marks the end of one month since the invasion, and the start of the fifth week of this war
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Daily thread is starting early today due to travel but will continue later on in the day. Until then!
Alright, I'm back!
Russian forces are no longer just stalled outside the capital of Kyiv, it appears they're on their back foot, digging in to what looks like a defensive posture:
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Russian forces are no longer just stalled outside the capital of Kyiv, it appears they're on their back foot, digging in to what looks like a defensive posture:
npr.org/live-updates/u…
One month into the war, what sticks with me most is the civilians.
Ukr has 3.6 mil refugees, and millions more have left their homes but stayed inside Ukraine
I told Morning Edition today that each person counted is a person whose dreams were dashed:
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Ukr has 3.6 mil refugees, and millions more have left their homes but stayed inside Ukraine
I told Morning Edition today that each person counted is a person whose dreams were dashed:
npr.org/2022/03/24/108…
For each one of those fleeing civilians, it's aspirations for the place they lived that were eliminated.
...replaced by traumatic trips on crowded train cars, with crying toddlers and hours of waiting in the dark.
...blank stares and the anxiety of fleeing women and children.
...replaced by traumatic trips on crowded train cars, with crying toddlers and hours of waiting in the dark.
...blank stares and the anxiety of fleeing women and children.
I’ve seen the love Ukrainians have for their pets, who they consider family (I'm working on a story about this)
Everywhere you see fleeing civilians, you see dogs, cats and rabbits in tow.
Mayor of Vinnytsia in Central Ukraine told me he even saw someone fleeing w/a pet rat
Everywhere you see fleeing civilians, you see dogs, cats and rabbits in tow.
Mayor of Vinnytsia in Central Ukraine told me he even saw someone fleeing w/a pet rat
And over the past month I’ve seen the hope…
laughter that some can still manage despite the dire circumstances…
joy from children who play despite the war…
happiness that comes when loved ones are still together.
I've tried to "find the joy" as one aid worker urged
laughter that some can still manage despite the dire circumstances…
joy from children who play despite the war…
happiness that comes when loved ones are still together.
I've tried to "find the joy" as one aid worker urged
Western intelligence didn't give Ukraine much of a chance for this sort of outcome after a month.
And Ukrainian after Ukrainian has told me they are shocked there was an all-out war at all.
In the first days of the war the shock was expressed as fear and hostility.
And Ukrainian after Ukrainian has told me they are shocked there was an all-out war at all.
In the first days of the war the shock was expressed as fear and hostility.
And so in the first days soldiers all across the country were hastily putting together fighting positions/checkpoints.
Nervous men with guns lining the roads, without much training and poor trigger discipline…
Angry people confronting me, an obvious foreigner, for my passport
Nervous men with guns lining the roads, without much training and poor trigger discipline…
Angry people confronting me, an obvious foreigner, for my passport
As the war has gone on, these checkpoints and the soldiers manning them have become more relaxed, especially away from the front lines...
And in fact at some of these military checkpoints I am seeing smiles, jokes — even an impromptu bbq at one outside Odesa earlier this week
And in fact at some of these military checkpoints I am seeing smiles, jokes — even an impromptu bbq at one outside Odesa earlier this week
Logistically the situation is improving for Ukrainians… as I traveled west I saw truck after truck after truck carrying fuel and food eastwards
In the next month you will see continued stories of those living under constant threat of bombardment everywhere across the country
In the next month you will see continued stories of those living under constant threat of bombardment everywhere across the country
As will all things dire, some have turned to laughter
A meme shared by friend @seekyivcom on those middle of the night alarms:
A meme shared by friend @seekyivcom on those middle of the night alarms:
Meanwhile, along the Black Sea, the prospect of an amphibious landing near Odesa became even less likely:
https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1506953417935179793?s=21
The official Facebook page of the Ukrainian Navy has actually set video of the Russian naval vessels on fire, to music:
facebook.com/navy.mil.gov.u…
facebook.com/navy.mil.gov.u…
I had this exchange with a Ukrainian military spokesperson:
Me: Are there mines near [city X]?
Spox: I can't say, because that's classified
Me: That explosion on the beach near [city X] earlier this week, was that a mine?
Spox: Yes
Me: Are there mines near [city X]?
Spox: I can't say, because that's classified
Me: That explosion on the beach near [city X] earlier this week, was that a mine?
Spox: Yes
As we pass the month mark of this invasion, I want to highlight Daniel Beiler, an aid worker that I ran into in Rivne Oblast:
His mission: "to bring a ray of hope into disaster. People need a ray of hope and someone who cares."
His mission: "to bring a ray of hope into disaster. People need a ray of hope and someone who cares."
Daniel works for Plain Compassion Crisis Response. It’s a Christian org, it's not their mission to evangelize, but simply to be there to show others someone out there cares
"What motivates me is what God did in my life… our goal is to simply reach people in their time of need”
"What motivates me is what God did in my life… our goal is to simply reach people in their time of need”
My hunt for soup noodles continued last evening, looking for pho in Lviv, western Ukraine.
A highly-recommended Vietnamese place, 'Saigon,' has been closed for at least a week, I sadly learned
A highly-recommended Vietnamese place, 'Saigon,' has been closed for at least a week, I sadly learned
I had been drinking a lot of green tea in Ukraine, because it's has been rather cold over the last month.
Green tea in Ukrainian is pronounced like 'Zelenyy Chai'
Not knowing any Ukrainian I called it Zelenskyy Chai
Maybe you had to be there, but that joke kills
Green tea in Ukrainian is pronounced like 'Zelenyy Chai'
Not knowing any Ukrainian I called it Zelenskyy Chai
Maybe you had to be there, but that joke kills
Reporting while a person of color, continued:
Me: hi I’m tim I work for NPR, American radio
European broadcaster: ah wonderful. *turns to my translator* so how long have you worked for Japanese broadcasting
Me: 😡
Me: hi I’m tim I work for NPR, American radio
European broadcaster: ah wonderful. *turns to my translator* so how long have you worked for Japanese broadcasting
Me: 😡
And today’s dog of war is Harita, from a private pet shelter that takes care of ill pets.
Harita has epilepsy, according to the woman running the shelter
Harita has epilepsy, according to the woman running the shelter
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