Christopher Miller

@ChristopherJM

@FT’s chief correspondent in Kyiv. 16+ years living and reporting in Ukraine. 📖 Author of THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE, @BloomsburyBooks

Kyiv via Bakhmut; also NYC

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Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
Jul 18, 2023
It’s here! U.S. publication day for THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE! Huge gratitude to @BloomsburyBooks @BloomsburyPub for believing in it from the start, and to the many Ukrainians who shared their stories over the years. Get your copy in bookstores across America!
Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
1h
In Odesa, the war can disappear for hours, dissolving into the music, sea air and champagne fizz of a summer eve. And it can come roaring back with a massive Russian attack like the one I witnessed on Saturday. My @FT dispatch from the Black Sea port city
Sun, sea and bombs in Odesa
From ft.com
Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
4h
A Russian jet-powered Shahed drone struck a Ukrainian railways passenger train in Odesa region, killing the engineer and an assistant, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chair of the state-run company's board, said in a statement this morning. "The sudden maneuver of a jet-powered Shahed
Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
5h
The Caruzo, a 28-year-old tanker sanctioned by EU and UK governments, sailed out of the Black Sea through the Bosphorus on Tuesday with anti-drone nets and stackable water tanks hung off its sides, according to footage filmed by shipping analyst @YorukIsik. On the Russian ghost
Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones
From ft.com
Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
17h
In all these recent war games and exercises between Western militaries and Ukrainians, the Ukrainians seem to win pretty quickly. It's almost as if we in the West could stand to learn a thing or two from them. In that case, let's help 'em out a bit more. "The Ukrainian drone
Lara Seligman
@laraseligman
17h
During the exercise, called Combined Resolve, Ukrainian drone units easily spotted and defeated U.S. troops and armored vehicles on rotation from Fort Hood in Texas, according to people familiar with the events. Scoop w @macdonaldajm @DanMichaelsWSJ wsj.com/politics/natio…