Jane Lytvynenko
Reporting for WSJ in Kyiv.
Previously BuzzFeed News, Harvard Shorenstein Center.
Osint, investigations, sometimes disinformation.
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- Reposted by Jane LytvynenkoWe set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
- Reposted by Jane Lytvynenko2000 Meters to Andriivka was snubbed by the Oscars, but it's still the absolute best documentary of modern warfare. When the soldiers who survived stood up after the film's premier in Kyiv last summer, they received a 15 minute standing ovation. Watch here 👇
- Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb is one of the most ambitious covert operations to date, striking a precious airplane fleet deep in Russia's territory. Read our exclusive account based on conversations with those involved: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
- We're back to power outages in Kyiv after Russia's latest attack. In the neighbourhood café, staff and visitors exchange stories about the situation in their homes. "I hope it's over soon," the waitress said to her guests, who are without power, "but, for now, enjoy our light."
- “There will be no more mercy.” “No one deserves pity. Spare me your whining.” Those are captions to videos of Russian drone operators attacking civilians in Kherson city and region. Living in Kherson means risking execution from the sky. www.wsj.com/world/russia... (read free)
- When Russia began bombarding farmers in Kherson with FPV drones, Oleksandr Hordienko fought back, shooting down over 80 with his rifle. Russians took notice. “They’re hunting me,” he said. Our story on what Ukraine's farmers in Kherson face: www.wsj.com/world/a-ukra...
- Russia's deadliest attack on Kyiv since Anchorage has damaged EU and UK offices and killed at least 17. Among the infrastructure hit was a courier sorting facility and a train depot. “Not a single train will be canceled,” the train company said. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
- Kyiv, the day after a massive Russian bombardment. t.me/suspilnenews...
- Once a nimble, scrappy fighting force, Ukraine’s army has been bogged down by a more rigid, Soviet-style bureaucracy. ”If you’re dumb and obedient, they leave you alone.” Read free: www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
- Hoped it was aliens, turned out it was the Vulcan satellite launch.
- A youth-led backlash pushed Zelensky to his biggest u-turn yet, delivering another victory for Ukraine's robust civil society. “The real opposition in Ukraine has always been the people,” said an organizer, a veteran who was among the first to call for protest. 🎁🔗 www.wsj.com/world/europe...
- Another massive attack on Kyiv last night, a total of 309 drones and 8 missiles used, most of them against the capital. In my shelter, a mom brought her 8-month-old daughter who slept through the explosions while she worked.
- “I don’t want for my niece, my future children, my younger brother to live in a country with corruption,” said Vladyslava. “I don’t want to live in a country with corruption.” www.wsj.com/world/europe... (gift link)
- For two nights now, Ukrainians have gathered across the country to protest a law passed by Zelensky's party defanging anti-corruption agencies. There were easily over 5,000 gathered in Kyiv last night. The protesters have also began proposing a name: Cardboard Revolution.
- After last night’s Russian bombardment in Kyiv, a metro station — probably the most bombed one in the city — filled with smoke as people were sheltering in it. Russia used over 400 attack drones and 24 missiles in last night’s air raid across Ukraine.
- Russia launched 1,125 attack drones at Ukraine in the past two nights. Recently, Russia launched more attack drones in a single day than in the all of July last year, per @cen4infores.bsky.social. Our story on Russia's growing capabilities @mjluxmoore.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/russia...
- The Lolita update is that we’re besties now
- Saw Lolita from my shelter going about her neighbourhood business today. Felt like a celebrity sighting. Read about how we spend our nights in Kyiv. www.wsj.com/world/gaming...
- Another harrowing night in Kyiv and my neighbourhood is getting pummelled. A boy ran into my shelter with his family earlier, crying. “I thought this was my last night,” he told his grandma as she cuddled him. Then, at 3:00 am: “I’m 8 years old now! It’s already my birthday!”
- Putin is plotting yet another summer of relentless attacks, trying to exhaust Ukraine's army and civilians as U.S. pulls back support: www.wsj.com/world/russia...
- After bombardments like yesterday's, Kyivans say hello with the words "was it loud where you were?" and later, when departing, wish each other quiet.
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- Saw Lolita from my shelter going about her neighbourhood business today. Felt like a celebrity sighting. Read about how we spend our nights in Kyiv. www.wsj.com/world/gaming...
- For the first time in this war, I wrote in the first person. Here is what it's like to experience an air raid in Kyiv, to negotiate between bombs and normality, and to come out of shelter into the smoky aftermath. Free to read: www.wsj.com/world/gaming...
- Russia has launched more drones in the first two weeks of June than during entire months last year, a @cen4infores.bsky.social analysis shows. Last night's attack on Kyiv killed at least 15. Russia launched 440 drones and 32 missiles across Ukraine. Free to read: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
- We've got more detail on Operation Spiderweb plus a look inside the SBU, the agency that pulled it off: (🎁 Read free) www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
- Here's our beat-by-beat dive into how Ukrainians pulled off their audacious attack on Russia's warplanes. Our team analysed satellite, video, and photo evidence, spoke to people with knowledge of the attack and scoured official statements for this story: (🎁 Read free) www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
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- What a thrill of a day for osint nerds everywhere 👾 Sprinting, not running, with my laptop in hand to sign up.
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- Today is a day of remembrance for Crimean Tatars deported by Stalin 81 years ago. Thousands were loaded onto cattle trains and sent to Russia far east, many dying en route. Our recent story on Russia's occupation of Crimea and its role in negotiations: www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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- Mineral Deal Day is the Infrastructure Week of 2025
- Reposted by Jane LytvynenkoAnd now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
- Third air raid alert of the day? On a MONDAY?
- North Korea has for the first time acknowledged sending their troops to fight against Ukraine, saying a monument to them will soon be erected: www.kcna.kp/en/article/q... Read our coverage of what the North Koreans learned on the battlefield: www.wsj.com/world/north-...
- Crimea, the first Ukrainian region to be occupied by Russia, is at the heart of negotiations. I wrote about the occupation, the political significance, and spoke to Crimeans who have watched the armed men roll in. “We cannot give up Crimea,” they say. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
- Zelensky during a press conference in South Africa before rushing back to Ukraine after last night's bombing: "I believe that we were attacked. Our territory was occupied. Thousands, tens of thousands of people were killed. Many children and adults were buried alive." (1/2)
- Two teenage Ukrainian sweethearts were among nine children killed when a Russian missile hit near a playground, exposing the limits of President Trump’s efforts to end the war www.wsj.com/world/russia...
- “They pay with blood, but this experience will not go to waste.” Our report on the what North Koreans have learned fighting against Ukrainians. www.wsj.com/world/north-... (gift link)
- Russia’s killing of nine children in a missile strike has brought into focus the failure of President Trump to fulfill his campaign pledge of a swift end to the war. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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- Sounds of air defence firing booming across central Kyiv.
- U.S. to Withdraw From Group Investigating Responsibility for Ukraine Invasion www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u... (gift link)
- Russia Overpowers Bold Ukrainian Military Venture in Kursk www.wsj.com/world/europe... (gift link)
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- Putin's spy chief holds phone call with CIA director - www.reuters.com/world/putins...
- JD Vance's cousin is fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine. "We are the useful idiots of Vladimir Putin," he told Le Figaro about Trump and Vance's position. www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
