Midnight in Kyiv soon. Ballistic missile threat again. A bit earlier, explosions shook the air. It definitely looks like the end of the war 🙃 Soon. In 24 hours. Next year. Sometime.

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Late evening in Kyiv. Darkness is dotted with pale light from windows. Power outage. A familiar voice outside assured everyone that the air raid alert was over. When did it begin? These days, the attacks seem continuous. I see no need to complain or grumble. I write. You read. I write.

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Sunday morning in Kyiv. Emergency power outages again after russian strikes. The window is open, bringing in the sound of generators. Covering myself in a blanket of autumn sun and sipping a warcoffee, I’m going to write a letter about what it was like to live in Kyiv this week.

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These days there’s so much talk of a nightmare waiting for Kyiv: we’ll freeze with no water or electricity, and strikes on bridges connecting the two banks will cause a logistical collapse… I don’t say times are or will be easy. But I stay in Kyiv. This panic benefits russia.

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This thunderstorm warning is for east Wales, Midlands, northern England, East Anglia and southern England. So why is this being broadcast here? Would it be that hard to only show Scottish news or at least UK news relevant to Scotland?

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