DC, NYC, Chicago & Toronto live events!
Let me thank you in person. Take part in Q&As. Meet me as we mark one year of The Counteroffensive!
We could not do it without you.
Later this month, I’d like to thank you in person. And if I can field some questions from you about the battlefield situation, the prospects for the future of the conflict, or even what it’s like to launch a news startup in a war zone, I’d love to do so.
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Washington, D.C. — Saturday April 13th at 7pm: Our largest event — The Counteroffensive marks one year of human interest reporting in Ukraine! Join our party in Dupont Circle by RSVPing here for the location.
Chicago — Sunday April 21st at 4pm: We’re teaming up with UAResistance, which has been raising funds for ambulances in Ukraine, for a live event about the kinds of storytelling that break through so-called ‘Ukraine fatigue.’ RSVP here for details.
Toronto — Tuesday April 23rd, time TBD: We’re linking up with local partners to talk about what it’s like to be a war correspondent in Ukraine, and what the latest on the frontlines is. RSVP here for details.
New York City — Thursday April 25th, time TBD: We’re joining Razom, a humanitarian and advocacy group based in New York City whose name in Ukrainian means ‘together.’
Join us for the event by RSVPing here. (Note: event may be delayed until Saturday April 27th due to logistics — all RSVP members will be alerted by email)
This morning I was passing by what was once the media hub in central Kyiv. Once bursting with journalists from every corner of the globe, it now looks empty.
Media outlets worldwide have taken their focus off the war in Ukraine.
But we aren’t going anywhere.
As the Russians gear up for an expected new offensive in the next two months (see news below), we are preparing for long and dangerous months ahead.
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Here’s a video of us running and training in the body armor that readers helped us purchase:
NEWS OF THE DAY:
RUSSIA PREPARES FOR NEW OFFENSIVE: With spring strikes on energy facilities, the Russians are trying to pull some of Ukraine's air defenses away from the front line to increase their chances of a breakthrough in the offensive, Business Insider writes.
Due to the effectiveness of Ukraine's air defenses, Russia has used its aviation in direct combat very little so far. The example of Avdiivka showed how much bombing by aircraft can speed up the capture of territory. So now the Russian troops are trying to create conditions for relatively safe use of aircraft near the front line. So far they have not succeeded, the publication notes.
NEW UKRAINIAN ATTACK DEEP INTO RUSSIA: The SBU has attacked the Morozovsk airfield in the Rostov region of Russia with drones, Ukrainian media reports, citing sources in the agency. At least six planes were destroyed, and at least 20 Russian soldiers were killed. The airfield is the base for Su-24, Su-24M and Su-34 bombers used by the Russian army to shell frontline towns in Ukraine.
DRONES WITH A RANGE OF UP TO 2,000 KM: Ukraine will soon deploy long-range UAVs that can attack the Urals and polar regions, the German news organization BILD reports, citing an unnamed source. According to the publication, this year Ukraine will be able to use UAVs with a range of 2,000 km or more.
These capabilities will make up for Ukraine’s lack of medium- and long-range missiles. New Ukrainian weapons should theoretically be able to attack targets, for example, in the Murmansk region, where approximately 80 Russian military bases are located.
DOG OF PEACE:
Today we’re featuring a dog named Ringo.
Earlier this year, my friend Miranda Frum tragically passed away at just 32 years old.
She left behind her Cavalier King Charles spaniel, who Miranda’s father David Frum writes movingly about in The Atlantic:
“Over 32 years of life, Miranda gave me many gifts. She gave me joy, and pride, and the wisdom that can be learned only from loving another being more than one loves oneself. Then, at the end, she gave me one last gift, the most immediately necessary of them all. She left me the means to expiate all those sins of omission and commission that crowd my mind at three in the morning. She left me Ringo.”
Please take a read if you can.
Stay safe out there.
Best,
Tim
Good luck Tim with your ‘Meet and Greets’/Q & As on your tour as you keep alive the urgency of the war in Ukraine. The best way to do that is with your human interest stories about people involved in total war. Thank you.
Live Events sound great but still 3 time zones away from me.
While it may seem that many do not have Ukraine top of mind as they once did, I know that the worry, the support, the care continues. Hell, if I were many decades younger I’d be there myself. As for the GQP, I’ll let Karma do her thing. The same promise to the Muscovites and their double taps.
I learned of Miranda’s passing last week when her father, David, spoke of her and Ringo on The Hub podcast. He left me in tears, he was so incredibly proud of her. May her memory be a blessing. I’m sure it will.