Anastasiia Lapatina

I spoke Russian for 22 years and there isn’t an inch of my body that doesn’t hate Russia.

"Zelensky...came to Washington prepared to sign away anything...except his nation’s freedom, security and common sense. For that, he was rewarded with a lecture on manners from the most mendacious vulgarian and ungracious host ever to inhabit the White House." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

I am not a Zelensky voter, but I literally teared up after watching the way Trump and Vance humiliated him in the Oval just now. What a dark, humiliating moment in our history. At a loss for words, tbh

Core Kyiv experience—walking your child over to daycare to the sound of air defence over your head.

I’m holding my first Q&A Zoom call with my supporters in 1,5 hours at 10 EST. Subscribe to my newsletter and join me to discuss Zelensky’s attack on anti-corruption institutions and more 👇🏼

"Initiative alone is not victory. What matters is not just what Russia has gained, but also what it has lost in exchange." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

Come work with the best team🤝🏼

In my latest essay, I think about narrowly escaping death twice this week yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/things-im-...

I literally just had to grab my child and run from the bed towards the building staircase because of the sound of an approaching drone. Russia is attacking Kyiv nearly every night

Aaaand the air raid is on. The drones are hovering over Kyiv

Another night of doing things I wish I never had to do — packing up snacks, blankets, and baby clothes before heading to the shelter in a few hours, scrolling the updates about the dozens of drones heading towards my city. I will never comprehend how this became a regular part of our lives

Exciting!

Everything we know about Ukraine's astonishing operation on June 1 yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/what-we-kn...