Did you know that the parents of Abraham Maslow, who created the famous hierarchy of needs, emigrated to the United States from Kyiv?

Every day after another Russian strike you scan the city for familiar places, check the buildings of people you know, message your loved ones to make sure they are safe.
Kyiv begins the weekend without sleep.
The terror continues.

You wake up to explosions as air defense intercepts drones above the city. The family steps away from the windows and quietly starts the day. On the way to work, I hear that two people were killed in Kyiv and my native Zaporizhzhia. Ordinary morning in Ukraine.

Good news from Sweden: 700 copies of Management in Times of War were ordered for municipal managers. The Swedish edition has a different cover and a new foreword. Author copies finally reached me today.
Next comes the Finnish edition.

This mural was painted on the building earlier today, before the strike, but now it feels even more symbolic.

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The Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada) today adopted in full the draft Law “On the Unified Information System of the Social Sphere.”

My 11-year-old daughter wrote this quote in her bio:
“If it’s not fate, then I’ll go against fate”
I agree with her.

Russia’s overnight drone and missile assault on Kyiv killed three people, including an infant, injured dozens (among them a pregnant woman), and sparked fires in both residential districts and the government’s Cabinet building. #KyivUnderAttack #Ukraine

A typical weekend start in Ukraine

Just another workday in Kyiv

The greatest advantage of using AI assistants in learning is the ability to ask an unlimited number of clarifying, challenging, and even naïve questions.

I’ve just discovered LinkedIn Learning. Haven’t taken any full courses yet, but the Daily feed with short videos feels like a useful version of TikTok.

In the night of August 28, Russian forces launched another combined strike on Kyiv.
Four people, including two children, were killed, and more than 20 others were reported injured.

Independence Day reminds us that freedom is defended every day.
Grateful to everyone who fights, works, or volunteers for Ukraine.
Glory to Ukraine!

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#russia struck the American-owned Flex plant in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia, over 800 km from the front line.
Two missiles injured 12 people, two critically. Flex employs 3,500 locally and over 200,000 worldwide, partnering with brands like #Google, #Microsoft, #Nike, and #Lenovo.

You can’t imagine the resilience of Ukrainians who keep creating and delivering results day and night — under shelling and global talks about them. Invest in Ukraine. Buy Ukrainian. Build your business here.

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This is what nights in Kyiv look like. And in the morning, the survivors head to work — sleep-deprived but determined to do their best, so the country stands firm and keeps moving forward.

Volodymyr Zelenskyi has signed a law allowing Ukrainians to hold multiple citizenships with designated countries, while foreigners from partner nations can obtain Ukrainian citizenship without giving up their original one.

Kyiv endured another massive attack – over 20 drones and missiles targeted the city during the night of July 4. People, residential buildings, and infrastructure were hit. Fires are still burning in several districts, and the air remains thick with smoke.

At night — drones and silent goodbyes.
In the morning — flowers, my daughter’s birthday, her smile.
This is how we live now. We hold on, we love, we work.

The #Kyiv sky was magical this evening.

The Ukrainian Parliament has passed the law on multiple citizenship. Initiated by President Zelensky.
It will be allowed in cases of birth with multiple nationalities, adoption by foreigners, marriage with a foreigner, automatic acquisition, or for citizens of friendly countries.

A terrible night for Kyiv. A residential entrance was completely destroyed — including a university dormitory, a kindergarten, and nearby homes.
These are the “targets” of the terrorist state.

The building used by #Boeing in #Kyiv was severely damaged in a massive #russian airstrike.
The strike appears to have intentionally targeted the #American #aerospace company.

Ukraine’s Armed Forces Band joined the Royal Marines at London’s Mountbatten Festival of Music.

Named my book Management in Times of ₩aʀ.
Turns out, “war” kills reach.
₩aʀ, w@r, w.a.r — fine.
Real word? Silenced.
We’re tapping between feeds like between prison walls.
To speak the truth, you first have to distort it.

Russian losses exceeded 1 million — like wiping Samara off the map.
If Putin cared for his people, he’d have stopped long ago.
Glory to the Ukrainian Armed Forces!
Thanks to everyone helping — our 40 drones are part of that fight too.