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Christopher Miller

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Artemivs’k, New York
Covers:  Conflicts, crises and international affairs.
@FT’s chief correspondent in Kyiv. 16 years living + reporting in Ukraine. 📖 Author of THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE, @BloomsburyBooks

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He wanted an adventure. He ended up in Ukraine's most brutal war zone

He wanted an adventure. He ended up in Ukraine's most brutal war zone

Financial Times — I first glimpsed the Donbas through the steamy windows of a clattering overnight train. It was a June morning in 2010, and the rising sun heated the carriage I shared with two dozen half-dressed passengers. The odour of unbathed bodies and boiled eggs, my coachmates' dinner the night before, hung in the stilted air.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: 'I am more responsible than brave'

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: 'I am more responsible than brave'

Financial Times — Nine months into a brutal struggle for national survival against Russian invaders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks tired, with dark circles under his eyes. What he would like to be doing instead of confronting a merciless invader is fishing with his son. "I just want to catch a carp in the Dnipro river," he says.

UkraineX: How Elon Musk's space satellites changed the war on the ground

UkraineX: How Elon Musk's space satellites changed the war on the ground

POLITICO — KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine - Every time Oleksiy and his fellow artillerymen hit a Russian target, they have one person to thank: Elon Musk, the world's richest man. Embedded in a frontline hot zone just south of the strategic town of Izyum in Ukraine's war-ravaged east, Oleksiy - who declined to give his last name for security reasons - is now a power-user of Starlink, a satellite communication system owned by Musk's SpaceX.

One Ukrainian family's perilous journey through Russia's 'filtration camps'

One Ukrainian family's perilous journey through Russia's 'filtration camps'

POLITICO — KYIV - Oksana was just finishing her coffee on the morning of Feb. 24, when the bombs started raining down on Mariupol. She had heard the rumors about a potential Russian invasion. "But everyone thought it was just some kind of panic. We didn't understand how dangerous it was," she said.

The Executioners Of Slovyansk: RFE/RL Puts Names, Faces To Death Squad

The Executioners Of Slovyansk: RFE/RL Puts Names, Faces To Death Squad

Radio Free Europe — slovyansk, ukraine - The Russia-backed gunmen came and hauled away Oleksiy Pichko on the afternoon of June 17, 2014, three days after he allegedly broke into a neighbor's home in a rundown district on the outskirts of Slovyansk, in eastern Ukraine, and stole two shirts and a pair of pants.

A Long Way From Moscow: 'Russia's Mark Zuckerberg' took on the Kremlin - and lost his country and...

A Long Way From Moscow: 'Russia's Mark Zuckerberg' took on the Kremlin - and lost his country and...

authory.com — On a recent afternoon, a motley crew gathered on a Williamsburg rooftop for a barbecue. Ashot Gabrelyanov, a long-time propagandist for Russian President Vladimir Putin, stood in one corner, flipping burger patties and wearing a pink polo shirt. At a nearby table, former Kremlin loyalist Masha Drokova sipped cocktails, wearing oversized sunglasses, despite the gray skies above.

I've Seen Some Crazy Things In Ukraine In The Last 10 Years. But Nothing Like This.

I've Seen Some Crazy Things In Ukraine In The Last 10 Years. But Nothing Like This.

BuzzFeed News — MARIUPOL, Ukraine - If you're lucky enough to be within microphone-reach of Volodymyr Zelensky these days and to see the Ukrainian president take a question about Donald Trump, you'll witness some impressive facial gymnastics. His eyes and brows will narrow as he leans in to hear the question.

Tragedy On Sunshine Street

Tragedy On Sunshine Street

Radio Free Europe — It was warm and clear when the 26-year-old Svitlana, a college graduate who worked for a subsidiary of the country's largest confectionary, set out for the office shortly after sunrise on September 15, 2015. She planned on taking the same route she did each day, down Sunshine St.

Ukraine's crisis of faith

Ukraine's crisis of faith

POLITICO Europe — VORSIVKA, Ukraine - For years, Father Vasily spent his Sundays behind the altar at St. Nicholas, a church in the small town of Vorsivka, in north-central Ukraine. That all changed in early January, not long after the Ukrainian Orthodox Church officially split from the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church in one of the biggest schisms in Christian history.

While Everyone In DC Talks About Ukraine, There's An Actual War Going On

While Everyone In DC Talks About Ukraine, There's An Actual War Going On

BuzzFeed News — NOVOOLEKSANDRIVKA, Ukraine - When he's not engaged in gun battles with Russian-led forces on Ukraine's eastern front line, Stas, a scruffy 26-year-old soldier, likes to cozy up in his bunker and brush up on his English skills by watching Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live.