Christopher Miller

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Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times. 14 years reporting in Ukraine. My book, THE WAR CAME TO US, published by Bloomsbury, is out now: http://linktr.ee/thewarcametous

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The type of Russian missile that destroyed a Kyiv children’s hospital relies on western-designed components, according to experts and Ukrainian officials, showing the Kremlin’s success at evading sanctions. www.ft.com/content/ef46...

Type of Russian missile that struck Kyiv children’s hospital uses western componentswww.ft.com Kremlin has turned to microprocessors and other technology not intended for military use to skirt sanctions

Russia is making nearly eight times more Kh-101 missiles than before Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion in 2022 — and is still dependent on parts from western countries, particularly the US. Our @financialtimes.com story on the missile that destroyed Okhmatdyt hospital. www.ft.com/content/ef46...

Our latest scoop on what could mean a big leap in capabilities for Ukraine: The US, Israel and Ukraine are in talks to supply Kyiv with up to eight Patriot air defence systems, dramatically improving its ability to counter Russian air strikes. www.ft.com/content/1c93...

US in talks to send Israel’s Patriot systems to Ukrainewww.ft.com Transfer of up to eight batteries would mark shift in Israel’s relations with Moscow

The White House comments on and links to our @financialtimes.com report, which you can read here: FT investigation finds Ukrainian children on Russian adoption sites on.ft.com/3KLKm85

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Ukrainians remain united for victory, but politics have never been far beneath the surface. From @christopherjm.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/22ce...

Ukraine’s top reconstruction official quits in new blow for Zelenskyywww.ft.com Mustafa Nayyem accuses government of undermining the agency building fortifications against Russia

NEW: Our @financialtimes.com team identified and located four Ukrainian children who were abducted and taken to Russia and are now advertised as up for adoption on a Russian government-linked adoption website, including one child given a false Russian identity and age. on.ft.com/3KLKm85

Russia lists abducted Ukrainian children on adoption siteson.ft.com FT identified and located four missing Ukrainian children in Russia, including one given false identity

For Moscow to maintain its upper hand on Ukrainian battlefields, the Kremlin has turned to crime suspects to swell the ranks of the Russian army. www.ft.com/content/ade7...

Russia’s military seeks new recruits: crime suspectswww.ft.com 61-year-old pop singer is among those brought to frontline in mobilisation drive

Russia launched a wave of missiles targeting Kharkiv and nearby cities in the north east of Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least seven people and destroying civilian infrastructure in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called an "extremely brutal" attack. www.ft.com/content/1f42...

Russia targets Ukraine’s Kharkiv region in deadly missile attacksFinancial Timeswww.ft.com At least 7 people killed in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls ‘extremely brutal’ aerial assault

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Russia plotting sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warn https://on.ft.com/3UN0DzM

Russia plotting sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warnon.ft.com Assessments suggest Kremlin agents preparing covert bombings, arson and attacks on infrastructure

🎙️ It’s a double @financialtimes.com Ukraine podcast day! I joined Gideon Rachman on this week’s Rachman Review to talk about what difference the $60 billion US military aid package can make and whether Ukraine can still hope to win the war. on.ft.com/3JzXNYn

US aid package offers fresh hope to Ukraineon.ft.com Much-needed supplies are key to fending off Russian attacks

A blunder during a recent rotation of Ukrainian forces allowed Russian troops to make a swift 5km gain, capture Ocheretyne village and move towards Ukraine’s newly fortified defenses. “Unfortunately, the enemy managed to take advantage of the situation.” on.ft.com/4aJGIqT

Russia threatens to step up attacks on western weapons in Ukraineon.ft.com Russian defence minister reacts to US passage of military aid as Kyiv’s forces struggle to hold frontline positions

Greece and Spain are under intense pressure from their EU and Nato allies to provide more air defence systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv prepares to demand more aid at a meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers on Monday. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/cc32...

Greece and Spain under pressure to provide Ukraine with air defence systemswww.ft.com EU leaders urge Athens and Madrid to donate shipment as Kyiv’s need is greater than theirs

Big news: The US House of Representatives has approved over $60bn in military aid for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, in a major breakthrough after months of inaction on Capitol Hill. www.ft.com/content/e42d...

US lawmakers approve aid to Ukraine and Israel after months of delaywww.ft.com Funding comes after Kyiv was forced to ration munitions in the face of Russian advances

📖 👉 “Capturing the defiance and resilience of the Ukrainian people…the lead correspondent for the Financial Times in Ukraine delivers an eye-opening and deeply touching inside story of the country’s long fight for freedom...” ― @waterstones.bsky.social www.amazon.com/War-Came-Us-...

Amazon.com: The War Came To Us: Life and Death in Ukraine: 9781399406857: Miller, Christopher: Libroswww.amazon.com Amazon.com: The War Came To Us: Life and Death in Ukraine: 9781399406857: Miller, Christopher: Libros

📚🗽NYC! I’ll be in town & celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with my favorite Brooklyn bookstore, Greenlight Bookstore, on Saturday, April 27. Come by to pick up a signed copy of 📖THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE📖 and ask me all your burning questions about Ukraine, Russia, Zelensky.

A Polish citizen allegedly working with Russia’s military intelligence agency has been arrested on suspicion of aiding Moscow in a plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Ukrainian and Polish authorities. www.ft.com/content/8819... via @financialtimes.com

Poland arrests man suspected of aiding Russia in plot to kill Volodymyr Zelenskyywww.ft.com Polish national accused of passing on information about key airport as part of plan to assassinate Ukrainian president

On the downcast mood in Ukraine, the cautious optimism of many Ukrainians about the looming U.S. assistance vote, and the doom-laden warnings of President Zelensky if it isn’t passed and help doesn’t arrive to war-weary Kyiv soon. on.ft.com/3Q8ek9C

US aid delays leave Ukrainians at low ebbon.ft.com Faltering western assistance and Russia’s fresh initiative on battlefield chip away at country’s morale

As Russian forces advance and pulverize everything in their path, life is draining out of Ukraine's frontline communities. My @financialtimes.com dispatch from my old stomping grounds in the Donbas. www.ft.com/content/bccd...

Ukraine’s eastern cities brace as Russian troops advancewww.ft.com With Moscow’s forces slowly pressing forward, life is draining out of frontline communities

Ukraine’s top commander says eastern frontline has ‘significantly worsened’ on.ft.com/3vSR20t

Ukraine’s top commander says eastern frontline has ‘significantly worsened’on.ft.com Outgunned forces struggle to halt Russian offensive as Berlin offers air defence system

Military briefing: Russian ‘glide bombs’ pound Ukrainian troops and towns on.ft.com/4aBzPYo

Military briefing: Russian ‘glide bombs’ pound Ukrainian troops and townson.ft.com Moscow retrofits ‘very scary, very lethal’ Soviet-era weapons and launches them from beyond the reach of air-defence systems

A message to the United States, from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kostyantynivka:

The Ukrainian president dismissed Oleksiy Danilov, head of the national security and defence council, and replaced him with foreign intelligence chief Oleksandr Lytvynenko, according to decrees published on the presidential website on Tuesday.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reshuffles Ukraine’s top security officials https://on.ft.com/3TChd3k

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reshuffles Ukraine’s top security officialson.ft.com President appoints new chiefs of national security council and foreign intelligence

Tomorrow I’ll be discussing with my journalist colleagues our reporting on Russia’s war against Ukraine. Join us! 7pm Kyiv time. Register for free here: rubryka.com/en/article/v...

Voices of Change: Informing the World about Ukraine Today and Tomorrowrubryka.com The Russian full-scale war made many foreign media professionals come to Ukraine for first-hand coverage. How does the work of foreign journalists differ from what one expects? What difficulties did t...

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have fought and died for their country and freedom since 2014. The Wall of Memory of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian War is overflowing with memorials to them. I made this photo while walking past this weekend. 🇺🇦

Moscow seeks to blame Kyiv for Isis concert hall attack on.ft.com/3TYZq89

Moscow seeks to blame Kyiv for Isis concert hall attackon.ft.com FSB has shifted focus away from Islamist terror since full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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Armed men attack crowded Moscow music venue https://on.ft.com/4cwgDgn

Armed men attack crowded Moscow music venueon.ft.com Gunfire and explosions reported as Russian rock band was due to perform, state news agency reports

🚨 Scoop: The US has urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, warning senior security and intelligence officials at the SBU and GUR that drone strikes risk driving up global oil prices and provoking retaliation. @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/3x2gfWx

US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refinerieson.ft.com Washington told Kyiv that drone attacks risk driving up crude prices and provoking retaliation

“Christopher Miller knows Ukraine with unmatchable depth and a fierce intimacy… There isn’t a village he hasn’t visited, a front line he hasn’t crossed. The world is belatedly waking up to the importance of Ukraine. And Miller is the ultimate guide.” ―Peter Pomerantsev www.amazon.com/War-Came-Us-...

“The fastest way to start production is to do it in Ukraine. We are very capable. We are price competitive and we are close to the front lines.” Kyiv calls on west to fund Ukraine’s domestic defence production www.ft.com/content/3b32...

Kyiv calls on west to fund Ukraine’s domestic defence productionwww.ft.com Country’s revived arms sector can produce some weaponry cheaper and faster than allies, says minister

Horrific. At least 16 people were killed and 73 wounded in a Russian missile attack and double-tap strike on the port city of Odesa today, according to Ukrainian officials. Several first responders are among the dead and injured.