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Veronika Melkozerova

Veronika Melkozerova is a journalist based in Kyiv. She contributed to multiple international publications, including NBC News, Politico, Vice, OCCRP, US News & World Report. She worked at the Kyiv Post from June 2015-December 2018.

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Veronika Melkozerova: How looming Russian invasion changed lives of Ukrainians

by Veronika Melkozerova
The first thing I do every morning is grab my phone to read the latest news. And every morning I read about yet another ominous threat of Russia invading my home, Ukraine. It’s either Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Ukraine joining NATO would mean death to Russia as we know it, or it is Russian President Vladimir Putin saying he would protect what he sees as Russian historical lands, but in reality, he would just occupy more of my own country’s lands. It could be the self-proclaimed lea