Russia used cluster munitions against densely populated areas of Kyiv. The pattern of these attacks points to an effort to destroy not only lives, but also Ukrainian culture, identity, and the ability of Ukrainians to live freely in their own country.

If Putin still denies Ukraine even exists, why are we still afraid to call this what it is? More than four years, civilians are being killed in growing numbers, so at what point do we stop searching for softer words? It’s genocide. My latest piece. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

I recently caught up with my friend Ievgeniy Mallik after his exchange, more than two years after mine. We spoke about Mariupol, captivity, Russian propaganda narratives, and what we both learned from the whole experience. ukrainemilitaryhistory.org/episode-12/

Surviving Mariupol & Russian Captivity: The Shaun Pinner Story

From the frontlines of Mariupol to surviving Russian torture as a POW, British soldier Shaun Pinner shares his incredible story of survival and defiance.

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Russian forces deliberately targeted an unarmed civilian fruit vendor in Kherson. There was no military objective, no, battlefield necessity, just another civilian trying to earn a living, deliberately hunted and attacked. 🇺🇦

HasTrump has changed his view on the War? Living in Ukraine, many of us are struggling to identify anything tangible that remotely justifies that conclusion, especially as the situation continues to worsen. My latest piece for LLB 🇺🇦👇 londonlovesbusiness.com/ukraines-air...

Ukraine's air shield is being worn down one missile at a time - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Explore how Ukraine's air shield is being worn down one missile at a time amid ongoing missile strikes in urban areas.

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Russia is sustaining its missile campaign with help from North Korea, while Ukraine and its partners struggle to produce enough Patriot interceptors. This is increasingly an industrial war as much as a military one. My latest piece from Kyiv. 🇺🇦 open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

THE MISSILE GAP | How Russia Is Exploiting Ukraine's Greatest Vulnerability

Russia is exploiting Ukraine's shortage of Patriot interceptors, aided by North Korean missile production, while the West struggles to match the pace of an increasingly industrial war.

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Sometimes you don’t need pictures….. A Russian ballistic missile hitting about 1000m from our apartment in Kyiv, Friday night. 🇺🇦

💥 Another jet-powered drone has just struck the city of Dnipro this morning. We’ve endured drone attacks throughout the night, with multiple explosions reported across the city. It has been another long and dangerous night for residents as Russia’s aerial campaign continues. 🇺🇦

👇 My latest piece for LLB. 🇺🇦 It’s about military reform and public trust, but the danger now is allowing legitimate demands for change, to become a personalised political confrontation, creating a problem that could largely have been avoided. londonlovesbusiness.com/ukraines-pro...

Ukraine's protest movement risks becoming a battle between reform and power - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Explore how Ukraine's protest movement risks becoming a battle between reform and power amid ongoing military challenges.

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Here is my article explaining some of the roots of the demonstrations in Kyiv. Much of the discussion has focused on personalities, but the protests run deeper. They reflect concerns over military reform, transparency, decision-making, and Ukraine’s direction as the war continues. 🇺🇦

Russia launched 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 attack drones against Ukraine overnight, with Kyiv the primary target. Once again, residential areas bore the brunt of the attack. 🇺🇦

Huge rally in Kyiv today in support of Mykhailo Fedorov. As I’ve been saying from the start, reform isn’t just a political talking point in Ukraine, it’s something people are prepared to take to the streets for.

I’ve lived in Ukraine for 8 years, and other than Military parades, I have never seen a demonstration this big…….🇺🇦

I’ve come west back to Kyiv, and it’s another beautiful day in Ukraine. If only we could get rid of the neighbours.🇺🇦

No, this isn’t the surface of Mars or the Moon. This crater was left by a Russian cruise missile that flew approximately 100 km into Poland during last night’s mass attack on Ukraine. It struck near the villages of Tarnawa-Kolonia and Tokary in Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship. 🇺🇦🇵🇱

Four years ago, I was supposed to be at Olenivka. Instead, I’d already spent 60 days in a Russian black site. This is my account of a prison system built on torture, propaganda and fear, and the world that still allows it. 🇺🇦👇 open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

Remember, we’re still waiting for the 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange that President Trump publicly attached his name to, an exchange that never happened. As part of that, Putin got his Victory Day celebrations. So forgive me if I don’t get my hopes up.

💥🔥 Following an attack by Ukrainian forces, a refinery in the Russian city of Perm is on fire.

Zelensky’s visits to Britain and Washington were a world away from the Oval Office clash of February 2025. But politics is measured by actions, not photo ops. Patriot licences remain only agreed in principle, and sanctions still need to become law. 🇺🇦👇 substack.com/@pinnerpatte...

If you stand against the Kremlin, none of it matters, your background, your religion, your nationality, or your politics. In the eyes of Russian state propaganda, you automatically become a “Nazi.” Or, in my case, a “Nazi,” a mercenary, and a terrorist. open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

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Russia isn’t preparing for peace. It’s preparing for the next phase of war. There is, quite simply, no end in sight. 🇺🇦 open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

Russia isn’t preparing for peace. It’s preparing for the next phase of war. There is, quite simply, no end in sight. 🇺🇦 open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

While you were sleeping, 🇺🇦 democracy drones paid a visit to the “Hydrostatconstruction” plant in Chekhov, just outside Moscow. Thick smoke was seen rising from the facility following the strike.

Waking up every morning and thinking how you will “delete” 100 Russians today, doesn’t do much for your mental health Now on YouTube: my conversation with my friend Dimko about the psychological toll of war,survival, and to live through this conflict from the Ukrainian side youtu.be/fRGk95S7Mpo?...

JUST CALL ME DIMKO | From Digital Nomad to Ukrainian Soldier: An Ordinary Man at War

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I joined Ken Harbaugh to discuss one of the most consequential weeks of the war in Ukraine We unpack President Zelensky’s military reshuffle, the protests that sent a powerful message, growing pressure on Russia, and why I believe the strategic balance is beginning to shift youtu.be/aRi2raxV4U0?...

WHAT JUST CHANGED? | I Join the Meidas Weekly Update Live from Ukraine

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It’s a strange but incredibly dangerous moment in this war. Neither side believes its objectives are beyond military reach. Ukraine tightening the noose around Crimea, while Russia believes attrition can deliver victory, at enormous human and economic cost. 🇺🇦 londonlovesbusiness.com/world-losing...

Russia's mobilisation and the influencer war - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Ukraine's war grows deadlier. Why the world's attention is drifting from the conflict that still threatens Europe ...

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Iran now threatens to strike Ukraine. Ibrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee, declared: “Ukraine will soon understand that the Islamic Republic does not leave debts unpaid.”

Another week in Ukraine and online as the conversation drifts dangerously further from the reality on the ground. But who is driving it? Mobilisation, propaganda, influencers, and the question nobody can answer: when does this war end? 🇺🇦 open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

It’s been oddly quiet in Dnipro, however, Russians have struck an “Epicenter" hypermarket in Kryvyi Rih; a large-scale fire is currently raging there,** - Regional Military Administration.

Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, is Muslim. Loomers latest comments have upset many here.

Shaun Pinner@shaunpinner.bsky.social · 2w ago

I fail to see what benefit her being here has at all. So far, it seems to generate controversy while some of her posts continue to play into narratives that Russia has long sought to exploit. 🤷‍♂️

Loomer was sorry to Ukrainian’s, just the white non Muslim type….