Six months war update with Defense Reporter Illia Ponomarenko
When Russia began its full scale invasion just over six months ago, many believed Kyiv would fall in three days. This week, Ukraine began its counteroffensive in the south — reports so far say that Ukraine has liberated multiple towns in Kherson Oblast.
On Thursday, Sept. 8, we invite you to join us for a Q&A with our defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko. He will answer your questions and talk about the current state of Europe’s deadliest war since WWII happening in his own country.
Read some of Illia’s recent articles: “6 months of war: How Russia got derailed in Ukraine” and his op-ed “Stop whining about the war in Ukraine.”
Illia has been reporting on Russia’s war against Ukraine since 2014. He has also worked on deployments to Palestine and the DR Congo as an embedded reporter with UN peacekeeping forces.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. Kyiv time (1 p.m. EDT).
This event is exclusive to our Patreon community members.
You can register here: https://forms.gle/8xPN6tvsgm1t9JhR8
Hope to see you there!
Comments (11)
Just starting now! Excited to listen, thanks for posting a recording :)
Thank you for taking the time to speak to us earlier and answer our questions, it was very interesting and insightful. Keep up the good work, stay strong and stay safe. Love to you all from England. Slava Ukraini!
Congratulations, Kyiv Independent! Your update on the war was fascinating. A long road ahead of you, and hopefully, your continuing support from Western military powers and NGOs will give the ***strong*** people of Ukraine a continuing sense of victory by next year. I understand that taking time away from your wartime reporting to advise those of us who would like to travel to Poland or nearby countries to assist with refugees, supplies, and anything you need in-country is not a priority. However, to help non-combat volunteers get to the right support agencies and correct locations along the western borders would be very welcome! None of us wish to travel a thousand miles into the midst of a scam relief org. Best wishes! Bess
Hi Bess, Thank you for your message and your support! We will pass this idea along to the editorial team. Best, KI Team
but did not get a link in my email
Hi Karen – you can find the meeting link here as well: https://www.patreon.com/posts/reminder-six-of-71700204 Let me know if you have any trouble logging on!
I bought a member just to hear this conversation
i tried to register, but it says registration is closed? I would like to listen in. Mark B
Hi Mark, we post a one hour reminder with the link, just in case. You can find it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/reminder-six-of-71700204
Fantastic. Been missing him 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you for your work. We're with you in thought.