George Llewelyn
@georgellewelyn
🇬🇧 Journalist & filmmaker. Work in @spectator, @tvp, @bylinetimes & @whowhatwhy. 🎬 Docs on Apple TV & Prime. 📝 Weekend War Digest every week on Substack
I spoke to MPs & staffers to find out how a bill about investigating missing persons was turned into a completely different bill at the last minute to curtail the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption enforcement. For @BylineTimes 👇🏻 bylinetimes.com/2025/07/24/zel…
Large protest in Kyiv tonight, the first signs of public dissent against Zelenskyy’s government since the full scale invasion, as demonstrators rally against the passing of a bill stripping anti-corruption bodies of their powers
With the US and Ukraine discussing a “mega deal” for Washington to purchase battle-tested drones, I got an exclusive look Friday at two Ukrainian companies that are developing the technology to blast Russian drones out of the sky — affordably. nypost.com/2025/07/18/wor…
Russia struck a tuberculosis hospital in Kharkiv with an aerial bomb. Twelve people were injured, including a 12-year-old girl. One fatality has been reported, but this info is yet to be confirmed. Rescue efforts continue — three more people may still be under the rubble.
The Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Action Centre gives its tentative approval to Zelensky's submitted bill which restores the independence of Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities.
1/ So President Zelensky submitted DL #13533 that restores NABU & SAPO independence - everything that 263 MPs destroyed on July 22nd. This is the result of incredible Ukrainians who showed the government they won't let their European future be destroyed. 🇺🇦
Happening now: Join @ZivoAdam for a live X space discussion on Zelenskyy's curbing of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies x.com/i/spaces/1djxX… Our panelists include: @georgellewelyn @Tomthescribe @RachelPAV @DylanBurns1776 @MooreUSA @yewleea
Join me tonight from 3-5pm EDT for an X space discussion on Zelenskyy's curbing of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies, produced in partnership with @nationalpost 💡 Our panelists include @georgellewelyn, @Tomthescribe, @RachelPAV, @DylanBurns1776, @MooreUSA, and @yewleea 🇺🇦
What’s wrong with this world? Kharkiv. Several air-dropped bombs. On a residential neighborhood. In broad daylight. If it were New York or Paris — the world would burn with outrage. But since it’s just Ukraine? Silence. F*ck everyone who stays silent and pretends not to see.
Protests against the law 12414 in Kharkiv. As dangerous as it is to gather under bombings, people still do it. I am always amazed by Ukrainians, today is no exception. Oh, and we are chanting "Ukraine is not russia" as in "we ain't gonna tolerate corruption and authoritarianism"…
Incredible. Zelensky's handpicked prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, said he did not ask to increase his powers and take over control of NABU and SAPO. He learned it was happening from the Telegram channel of Holos party MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak. pravda.com.ua/news/2025/07/2…
Zelensky finally speaks. And he digs in, claiming his move today to consolidate power and destroy independent investigative bodies was about purging Russian spies. “The anti-corruption infrastructure will operate. But only without Russian influences – everything must be cleansed…
After last night’s Russian bombardment in Kyiv, a metro station — probably the most bombed one in the city — filled with smoke as people were sheltering in it. Russia used over 400 attack drones and 24 missiles in last night’s air raid across Ukraine.
Good news: 11 Ukrainian children have been returned from the temporarily occupied territories and the Russian Federation!🇺🇦 As part of the initiative of the President of Ukraine @BringKidsBackUA, and through the efforts of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine 11 children have…
Footage of a Ukrainian Air Force interceptor slamming into a Russian Shahed-136 attack drone over northern Ukraine.
This morning the House overwhelmingly voted to continue providing military support to Ukraine by a 353-76 vote.
Ignoring the comments on the tweet, this video is deeply disturbing.
1/ So President Zelensky submitted DL #13533 that restores NABU & SAPO independence - everything that 263 MPs destroyed on July 22nd. This is the result of incredible Ukrainians who showed the government they won't let their European future be destroyed. 🇺🇦
🔴 A Russian drone strike sparked a fire across the top four floors of a 9-story apartment building in Odesa. Five people were rescued, but one woman later died, local emergency services report.
On Threads, a Danish user asked Ukrainians: “After everything you’ve been through, what’s the most important life lesson this war has taught you?” The answers were powerful: 🧳 “Everything you truly need fits in one suitcase.” 🕊 “Pacifism is a privilege—it only works if you’re…