How it feels to barely survive a missile attack in Kyiv; NATO’s Ukraine betrayal

Olena processes a near-death experience at home; she can’t get the images of dead neighbors out of her mind. Meanwhile, Ukrainians express outrage over a lukewarm NATO communique in Vilnius.

Oleksandr Miasyshchev, Tim Mak, and William Glover Weiss

Jul 12, 2023

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Olena Savytska had tried many times to brace herself for a bombardment.

When Russia start…

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A guest post by

Oleksandr Miasyshchev

Ukrainian journalist. Covered war issues for The Guardian, Forbes Ukraine, OpenDemocracy, was a reporter for LIGA.net.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

How it feels to barely survive a missile attack in Kyiv; NATO’s Ukraine betrayal

Olena processes a near-death experience at home; she can’t get the images of dead neighbors out of her mind. Meanwhile, Ukrainians express outrage over a lukewarm NATO communique in Vilnius.

This post is for paid subscribers