Drive for about fours hours from my Romanian hometown, and you are in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Drive for about three hours, and you are in Chisinau, Moldova (another country I fear might be attacked). I never witnessed such grief beyond belief so close to my birthplace. And so, hypocritically, I admit, I am horrified by this war and its unmeasurable loss of human life, although there were and still are gruesome conflicts spread all across this messed up world.
For the last few days, I doomscrolled all articles and megathreads, cried, yowled, in awe of the bravery displayed by the fearless Ukrainian people. Unfortunately, I noticed I fell prey to fake information and rumours. As it seems that information will only dilute, I compiled a list of reliable sources that I follow for updates regarding the Russia-Ukraine war:
- Guardian Live
- New York Times Live
- Credible Defense subreddit
- Bellingcat (website, Twitter, non-Twitter for those who don’t use Twitter)
- Michael Kofman (Twitter and non-Twitter)
- Understanding War
- War on the Rocks
Resources recommended by Ukrainian friends (“some resources for real information about our war”):
- DW
- InformNapalm – a collection of open-source investigations with many insights.
- Liga.net – another info agency with English-language coverage
- The Kyiv Independent – a Ukrainian newspaper for an English-language audience. My note: their defence reporter Illia Ponomarenko Twitter account and non-Twitter link.
- Ukraine subreddit
- Ukrinform – a Ukrainian info agency with a multilingual site
- War in Ukraine
Monetary donations:
Misc:
The stories of Ukrainian bravery give resolve not only to the Ukrainians, but to the whole world. They give courage to the governments of European nations, to the US administration, and even to the oppressed citizens of Russia. If Ukrainians dare to stop a tank with their bare hands, the German government can dare to supply them with some anti-tank missiles, the US government can dare to cut Russia off Swift, and Russian citizens can dare to demonstrate their opposition to this senseless war.
We can all be inspired to dare to do something, whether it is make a donation, welcome refugees, or help with the struggle online. The war in Ukraine will shape the future of the entire world. If tyranny and aggression are allowed to win, we will all suffer the consequences. There is no point to remain just observers. It’s time to stand up and be counted.