Kurkov: I lost the feeling of fear. I remember the fear which paralysed me when I heard the first explosions in Kyiv.

If you cannot stand this life, you become a refugee. But if you decided to stay, you have to ignore fear, because fear stops you from functioning. 4/ pic.twitter.com/pVeGW9ZsmW

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Kurkov: I lost the feeling of fear. I remember the fear which paralysed me when I heard the first explosions in Kyiv. If you cannot stand this life, you become a refugee. But if you decided to stay, you have to ignore fear, because fear stops you from functioning. 4/

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Kurkov: This winter became the main enemy — it allied with Russia.

Not sleeping because of explosions is one thing, not sleeping because of the cold is another. With no heating, you go to bed with plastic bottles filled with boiled water. It isn’t good for your health. 3/ pic.twitter.com/O9CZdeUP13

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Kurkov: This winter became the main enemy — it allied with Russia. Not sleeping because of explosions is one thing, not sleeping because of the cold is another. With no heating, you go to bed with plastic bottles filled with boiled water. It isn’t good for your health. 3/

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Kurkov: I feel like I spent already half of my life in war. Now it became part of daily life and lottery. You never know who will be killed tomorrow by Russians.

You just live one day at a time, hoping to survive till the next year, but with no guarantee. 2/ pic.twitter.com/lYwG3ndkna

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Kurkov: I feel like I’ve already spent half my life in war. It has become part of daily life and a lottery. You never know who will be killed tomorrow by the Russians. You just live one day at a time, hoping to survive until the next year, but with no guarantee. 2/

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Andrey Kurkov, Ukrainian writer: Nobody’s winning in Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump wants to be a winner and look like a peacemaker, but he’s a business dealer. He wants a deal with Russia, and Ukraine is an obstacle to restarting joint oil projects and profits. 1/ pic.twitter.com/5G8LQqvJ0m

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Andrey Kurkov, Ukrainian writer: Nobody’s winning in Russia-Ukraine war. Trump wants to be a winner and look like a peacemaker, but he’s a business dealer. He wants a deal with Russia, and Ukraine is an obstacle to restarting joint oil projects and profits. 1/

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❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian fighters from the "Donbas" Battalion destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian ground drone that was transporting ammunition. pic.twitter.com/XhnbEeBrBf

— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 février 2026

Ukrainian fighters from the Donbas Battalion destroyed a Russian ground drone that was transporting ammunition.

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Alyona about Russian captivity:“They gave me a piece of herring for dinner. And four dry biscuits. No water.

I didn’t eat it. They wanted me to beg, become more compliant.”

Feeding prisoners salted herring without water was used as torture back in the 1940s. It’s a system.

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— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Alyona about Russian captivity:“They gave me a piece of herring for dinner. And four dry biscuits. No water. I didn’t eat it. They wanted me to beg, become more compliant.” Feeding prisoners salted herring without water was used as torture back in the 1940s. It’s a system. 6X

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Akhmed Gisaev about Russian captivity: One evening, two drunk Russian soldiers beat me brutally.

One kicked me in the liver. I started vomiting. Later I realized I was bleeding inside.

They left me lying in my own vomit. I thought that was it. I thought I was going to die.

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— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Akhmed Gisaev about Russian captivity: One evening, two drunk Russian soldiers beat me brutally. One kicked me in the liver. I started vomiting. Later I realized I was bleeding inside. They left me lying in my own vomit. I thought that was it. I thought I was going to die. 5/

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Oleksii: He started beating me with a wooden handle. On my thighs. Both of them.

He kept hitting and hitting until I urinated from the pain.

He didn’t stop. He only stopped when he ran out of breath.

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— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Oleksii: He started beating me with a wooden handle. On my thighs. Both of them. He kept hitting and hitting until I urinated from the pain. He didn’t stop. He only stopped when he ran out of breath. 4/

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Oleksii about Russian captivity: They put me on a pile of firewood.

The Russian took a log and hit me in the back, shoulders, neck. Head was slamming into the metal stove.

I had neck pain for years. Then one blow — crack. It stopped hurting.

I thought: well… thanks.
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— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Oleksii about Russian captivity: They put me on a pile of firewood. The Russian took a log and hit me in the back, shoulders, neck. Head was slamming into the metal stove. I had neck pain for years. Then one blow — crack. It stopped hurting. I thought: well… thanks.
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