Front-line conditions in Donetsk Oblast: Q&A with reporters Francis Farrell and Asami Terajima (Patreon)

Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

Our next event will be a Q&A with reporters Francis Farrell and Asami Terajima about the front-line conditions in Donetsk Oblast, where they have recently traveled. They will answer your questions and discuss the planned counteroffensive, what it’s like on the ground, and what they’ve heard from soldiers there.

Read Francis’ latest articles from the region: “‘They crawl forward 24/7:’ On the zero line with Ukrainian infantry north of Bakhmut” and “Surviving Avdiivka: Russia intensifies assault on city deemed a ‘second Bakhmut’”

Read Asami’s latest articles from the region: “‘I work, then I cry’: Exhausted medics near Bakhmut fight for every life” and “Battle of Bakhmut: Ukrainian soldiers worry Russians begin to ‘taste victory’”

Register and submit your questions here: https://forms.gle/5pXPeUabq2xYN5t6A 

The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 20, at 8 p.m. Kyiv time (1 p.m. EDT).

Hope to see you there!