Writing, editing, and translating stories about Russia, Ukraine, and beyond. Former @meduza.io deputy editor, best known for The Beet. DM for 📧 or📱https://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mwviuxyltk2zUkraine reportedly showed European partners intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter. The document says that Russia intends to target electrical switchyards and thereby force nuclear plants offline. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world/europe/russia-ukraine-winter.html02 Oct 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwviuxyltk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mwrbyuxqq22r“The latest barrage stretched from night into day. At 12 hours and 44 minutes, the air raid alert in Kyiv on Sept. 30 was one of the longest single alerts the city has ever recorded. Several more have sounded since...” https://kyivindependent.com/in-pictures-a-week-of-russian-jet-drone-terror-in-kyiv/ @kyivindependent.com30 Sep 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrbyuxqq22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mwqllpjuys2lWith Belarus, we've seen this approach free hundreds of political prisoners while giving Lukashenka an incentive to take more hostages. But with Russia there's another issue — there's no evidence that Putin has any interest in “prosperity agreements” with the U.S. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqllpjuys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mvaxx5xy522xMust-read reporting about the more than ten thousand Ukrainian civilians who have disappeared into the Russian prison system. For the @newyorker.com, Joshua Yaffa tells the story of the women held in one cell in Russia's “new Gulag.” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/17/inside-russias-new-gulag11 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaxx5xy522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3muzxqf6ip22uFor the second year running, @freedomhouse.bsky.social has ranked Russian-occupied areas of eastern and southern Ukraine as the least free territories *on earth*. https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russian-occupation-unfree-discrimination-repression/08 Sep 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzxqf6ip22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3ms7l2tbazk23Ukraine is building a landmark crimes against humanity case over the use of drones to kill civilians, with the aim of prosecuting Russian officials in absentia. https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/ukraine-russia-crimes-against-humanity-icc-hssdzdswr03 Aug 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7l2tbazk23https://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mqtuovbyh22k“The result was an unusual situation: at a time when Ukraine continues to fight Russia's full-scale war, neither of the government bodies responsible for diplomacy nor defense had a confirmed leader.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtuovbyh22khttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mpj53rtwlk25My article about Russia's political prisoner mothers has been picked up by @eurozine.bsky.social! Read more via the link below (no paywall!) https://www.eurozine.com/russias-imprisoned-mothers/30 Jun 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj53rtwlk25https://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3moxqopzqzk2gAs Russia’s prison population hits historic lows, the number of women behind bars is growing. Among them are mothers jailed for anti-war activism & political dissent — and they’re increasingly cut off from the outside world. My article for @neweasterneurope.eu https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/06/23/russias-imprisoned-mothers/23 Jun 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxqopzqzk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mp2aq34vw22e“Going out and holding your single picket sign saying ‘No to war’ is definitely not what the state wants women to do,” @jgmaber.bsky.social told me. “It doesn’t want anybody to do it, but it especially doesn’t want women to do it.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2aq34vw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3moxqopzqzk2gAs Russia’s prison population hits historic lows, the number of women behind bars is growing. Among them are mothers jailed for anti-war activism & political dissent — and they’re increasingly cut off from the outside world. My article for @neweasterneurope.eu https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/06/23/russias-imprisoned-mothers/23 Jun 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxqopzqzk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mol6rjk3hs2oNovaya Gazeta Europe has created a map of attacks on Russian territory — and occupied Crimea — since the full-scale war began in 2022. It updates every 15 minutes and includes both Ukrainian and Russian strikes. https://novayagazeta.eu/en/articles/2026/06/18/interactive-map-attacks-on-russian-territory-updated-in-real-time-en18 Jun 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol6rjk3hs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mol3xp5iks2rUkraine launched its largest-ever drone attack on Moscow today, injuring at least 17 people. NYT reports that some Muscovites are still struggling to grasp that these strikes are a response to Russia's years-long invasion of Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/europe/moscow-ukraine-drone-attack-fire.html18 Jun 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol3xp5iks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eilishhart.bsky.social/post/3mnueiy4fqk2sJust listened to @storyevtime.bsky.social & Maria Kuznetsova talking to @onthemedia.bsky.social about their book! Sharp analysis of how authoritarian practices can seep into a democracy so quickly that people lack the language to describe what's happening. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/a-russian-phrasebook-for-surviving-authoritarianism09 Jun 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:nfmllxoe6le3dvecuc4j6jvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnueiy4fqk2s