Artur Korniienko

Hi Twitter! You may know me as a culture writer for @KyivIndependent. Since Russia's invasion, I joined Ukraine's Armed Forces and can't write much. But readers keep asking about our wartime culture. So I'll tweet about things that inspire me and my comrades to keep up the fight.

Rarely that I’m here, my priority is thanking supporters. On the continent farthest from Ukraine, 11 Combat Engineer Squadron Royal Australian Engineers helped us buy FPV equipment many times. Not to mention @ABP87853471’s encouragement and music exchanges. Thanks, dear Diggers!

Thanks, fam 🥰

Has anyone noticed how protector Liu Kang fatalities invader Shang Tsung with yellow & blue in @MortalKombat 1 trailer? I wonder what inspired @noobde and @NetherRealm there! Russians are learning the hard way that Ukraine's colors represent more than clear skies & wheat fields.

Fuckers can’t do nothing right. Guess we gotta do it for them.

That said, I hope they will bleed each other dry in a gruelly long civil war over swaths of land with critically high casualties on both sides. Ideally, including both Putin and Prigozhin with their inner circles.

If I had to choose which evil has the power – the newly popular battle-scared killing machine that is Prigozhin & Wanger or the abominate corrupt and incapable regime of Putin & Shoigu – I would choose the latter.

You can become one too. Adopt Don't Stop cares for many cats and dogs from the frontlines and now regions flooded after Kakhovka. A monthly donation will fund their treatment while you will get news & videos until your fosterling finds a forever home. adoptdontstop.com/guardian

Hruden, the sickly cat we rescued in Torske, is now fluffy and healthy thanks to Kyiv's Adopt Don't Stop charity. Sadly, he still hasn't found a family. I couldn't adopt him myself (our tabby lady tramp is more than enough for our apt.), but I became his remote guardian.

We found Hruden (December) in a half-destroyed house & named him after one tough commander. He’s cuddly, but needs medical attention we can’t provide. But my friend @BulletCatcher_ can get him to Kyiv – can anyone take care of Hruden there? Please DM Ruslan – I’m rarely online.

I can neither confirm nor deny any involvement.

There will be many relief funds in the days to come, but please don’t forget to help the animals. @UAnimalsENG are the first to try. send.monobank.ua/jar/6Ji4HFR2W9 stopecocideukraine.org

My heart breaks seeing how the animals suffer on the frontlines without being able to help them nearly enough. But I just can’t bare seeing news images of someone’s dogs or cows drowning or wild animals screaming in final agony at a zoo.

Nova Kakhovka dam destruction is the worst evil I have witnessed in my lifetime. The Russians are erasing whole ecosystems with no regard for living beings, even on the territories they occupy.

After 15 months, on the frontlines we finally met with my girlfriend’s father Svyatoslav, having previously served just 20 km from each other near Kreminna. A retired @ng_ukraine tank squadron tech officer, he joined @TDF on day one and now leads a company. Felt like being home.

@IAPonomarenko Дякую, друже! Стараємось якнайшвидше.

Please congratulate our brother @ak2ki_ who’s having his second birthday as Ukraine’s Territorial Force member. Come back home soon, bro.

"I am alive!" – my brothers shout to each other after a Russian guided missile hits the back of their truck, and that's what matters most. Stas, Dima, Serhiy & Serhiy are recovering from shrapnel wounds and concussions to be back in our ranks soon. Russian missiles can't stop us.

So Bakhmut it is. After a brief respite, I'm back on the frontline with my new unit – @SynyHromy aerial reconnaissance. Please follow and support us, because drones are very expendable here. People are not. PayPal: donat2.ua@gmail.com Monobank: send.monobank.ua/jar/4rU6xTfsBT

Сумно: @the_ukrainians, схоже, пройшли етап розвитку медіа, яке давало заробити і вирости живим (юкрейніан!) ілюстраторам. Тепер вони (атріцатєльно) стрибнули до генерування картинок штучним інтелектом Midjourney. Сподіваюся, це винятки і проби. Хай ChatGPT вам репортаж напише.

Four cold months in Torske and notorious Kreminna forests were my most challenging, back-breaking, but also my proudest. Thanks to all who’ve supported me & my unit. I’m back on rotation in Kyiv oblast and getting my first vacation soon. There’s a heavy price, but we are winning.

Getting a care package with notes from some of Ukraine’s best writers is priceless. Thank you, @KyivIndependent, I’m touched. I now also have a new favorite sweatshirt.