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Francesca Ebel
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Correspondent @washingtonpost covering Russia and Ukraine | Formerly @AP in Tunis. insta: @francesca_ebel Напишите мне: [email protected]
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Sep 19, 2024
    Putin wants Russia’s youth to become ultranationalist patriots. Many are all in. My latest piece from Russia on a new wartime generation of Russian youth, self dividing into conformists & outcasts -- for @washingtonpost 'Russia, Remastered' series
    Putin wants Russia’s youth to become ultranationalist patriots. Many are all in.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Mar 2, 2022
    Life in Russia is deteriorating extremely rapidly. So many of my friends are packing up & leaving the country. Their cards are blocking. Huge lines for ATMs etc. Rumours that borders will close soon. “What have we done? How did we not stop him earlier?” said a friend to me yday
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Mar 3, 2022
    Russia invaded Ukraine a week ago. I took this video of Khreschatyk, central Kyiv, on the night before the invasion, and sent to friends who asked what life was like in the capital, whether people were panicking, readying for war amid the warnings etc. It’s hard to watch it now.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Feb 25, 2022
    I’m in the north of #Kyiv where Russia is continuing to bomb the neighborhoods. This is the bridge that Ukraine blew up today to prevent the advance of Russian tanks. You can see ppl fleeing the city on foot scrambling over the ruins; I watched as a man dragged over his bicycle.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Mar 2, 2022
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    How this war that nobody wanted will destroy Russian families and livelihoods is a v important part of this story. For English language coverage follow @PjotrSauer @ASLuhn @BBCWillVernon @BBCSteveR @Andrew__Roth @antontroian on the ground rn
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Feb 24, 2022
    Terrified that Russia could attack the capital at any moment, many Ukrainians have taken shelter deep underground, in #Kyiv’s metro system. Ppl have brought along their dogs, blankets & crosswords, hunkering down for the long night ahead. #Ukraine
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Mar 3, 2022
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    This is what life looks like on Khreschatyk now, a week later. Completely empty, bleak and frightening.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Feb 24, 2022
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    Despite the cheery atmosphere, the ppl I talked to tonight were visibly exhausted & emotional about what was happening to their country. Best friends Anna & Euhenia said that the day had been one of panic, hysteria & fear. “It wasn’t clear what to do, where to run, how to behave”
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Feb 24, 2022
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    Bogdan Voytenko told me he plans to sleep overnight in the makeshift bomb shelter. “I think that it is one of the only places right now where you can hide in Kyiv. All other places are… terrifying” he told me, a far away look in his eyes.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Oct 26, 2023
    Happy 32nd birthday to our friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich, who has now been in prison in Russia awaiting trail on absurd charges of espionage for nearly 7 months. We continue to call for his release. Evan, we miss you.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Jun 7, 2019
    The one-man picket protesting yesterday’s arrest of Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov is growing, despite multiple arrests of protestors earlier today.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Feb 28, 2022
    Screens in #Kyiv now flashing messages for potential Russian invaders/saboteurs. Don’t have bandwidth rn to translate each mssg (@WarTranslation over to you) but the gist of it is — “leave without blood on your hands, don’t kill for the sake of Putin!”
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Nov 22, 2023
    This is Danylo and Diana. They are from Zaporizhzhia, which lies about 20 miles from the frontline and has been under relentless bombardment since Russia’s invasion. They had their first date 6 months into the war — by that time, missile strikes had become a terrifying new norm.
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    Francesca Ebel
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    Jun 1, 2022
    “Our activists and opposition politicians told the West for a long time that Putin is a fascist and that they should bring sanctions against him,” she says. “They didn’t listen.” Interviewed @lcshtn for @TheEconomist about her daring escape from Russia
    With her PlayStation and her pet rat: how one member of Pussy Riot fled Russia
    From economist.com