Dispatches from Kyiv
First-hand accounts, war history, and the context that the news cycle doesn't cover.
Maidan Square, Kyiv: From Euromaidan to Invasion
Explore the layered history of Maidan Nezalezhnosti, from the 2014 Euromaidan revolution to its role during the 2022 full‑scale invasion, and learn how tourists can engage with the site respectfully.
The Siege of Mariupol: What Happened and Why It Matters
The anatomy of the siege of Mariupol, what Azovstal came to symbolise, and why a city no visitor can reach still shapes what you see everywhere else in Ukraine.
Kyiv Remembers in Layers: 1941, 2014, 2022
The same few hundred metres of central Kyiv carry three different catastrophes and three different arguments about how to mark them. A guide to reading the city's memorials as a sequence rather than a list.
Flying into Ukraine in 2026: What Actually Works
An essential guide for international travelers planning their journey to Kyiv, covering current airspace realities, land borders, and logistical preparations.
Ukraine’s War Geography, Explained
Where the front line actually is, why Kyiv was a target, what Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel mean on the map, and how Ukrainians themselves describe the geography of the war.
Responsible War Tourism in Ukraine: A Practical Guide
How to visit Ukraine’s war-touched places without turning them into a spectacle: the ethics, the logistics, what rebuilding looks like, and the red flags of morbid tourism.
How Seasons Shape Wartime Tourism in Kyiv
Explore how Kyiv’s winter and summer conditions influence war‑context travel, from accessibility of memorials to visitor experience, and learn what to expect when touring the city and its surroundings year‑round.
Honouring History on Kyiv's and Bucha's Trails
What Kyiv and Bucha show you on foot that they never show from a car window: the distances, the ordinary streets between the landmarks, and why walking changes what you understand.
Walking Through Memory: Bucha's Memorial Sites
What actually stands in Bucha today, what is still being decided, and why a town four years after its occupation has no single finished monument.