Andrey Kurkov is Ukraine's most prominent living novelist and one of the country's leading public intellectuals. Since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, he has remained in Kyiv and published three volumes of war diaries (Diary of an Invasion, The Year of the Locust, and Three Years on Fire). Speaking to Jean-Emile Jammine, he describes what it means to be a writer living under the bombs.
Ukrainian best-selling author, Andrey Kurkov speaks to France 24
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Thu 09:11 - Handelsblatt Politik
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Thu 14:21 - n-tv Politik
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Fri 08:10 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Politik
War in Ukraine: Kharkiv under constant fire
Fri 09:38 - Handelsblatt Politik
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Fri 12:25 - Die Welt
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Fri 14:54 - n-tv Politik
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Sat 12:20 - Handelsblatt Politik
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Sat 17:04 - Handelsblatt Politik
+++ Ukraine War +++: Ukraine and Türkiye expand security cooperation
Sun 08:20 - n-tv Politik
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Sun 08:35 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Alles
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Sun 13:18 - Die Welt
Russian oil facilities on fire after drone attack – grain freighter sinks in the Sea of Azov
Sun 15:10 - n-tv Politik
Criticism of "Russian practices": Kiev's military investigates costly counterattack near Pokrovsk
Mon 06:26 - Tagesschau
School in Ukraine: underground for lessons
Mon 08:10 - Tagesschau
Three dead in Russian drone strikes on Odessa
Mon 15:16 - n-tv Politik
Drones over Novorossiysk: Kyiv reports attack on flagship of the Black Sea Fleet
Mon 19:48 - n-tv Politik
"When Russia is ready": Zelensky proposes partial ceasefire on energy facilities
Tue 00:46 - Tagesschau
Zelensky suggests Russia ceasefire on power plants
Tue 06:46 - Die Welt
“The tide has turned”
Tue 06:50 - Die Welt
Ukraine reports attack on flagship of Russian Black Sea Fleet
Tue 12:07 - La Libre (BE)
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Wed 17:19 - Le Monde
LIVE, war in Ukraine: Russia once again threatens “third countries” that allow Ukrainian drones to fly over their territory
Thu 06:09 - n-tv Politik
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Thu 08:53 - n-tv Politik
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Thu 12:51 - Handelsblatt Politik
Arms cooperation: “Hostile act”: Japanese-Ukrainian drone deal leads to tensions between Moscow and Tokyo
Fri 04:37 - Die Welt
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Sat 10:36 - Handelsblatt Politik
Ukraine: Between war and rails - train journey through a wounded country
Sat 12:56 - Handelsblatt Politik
Ukraine: Reich Ministry counters Papperger's malice about drone manufacturers
Sun 00:49 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Politik
War in Ukraine: Ukraine complains about hundreds of violations of the Easter ceasefire
Sun 11:13 - SRF News
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Mon 05:28 - Handelsblatt Politik
Ukraine: Reich Ministry counters Papperger's malice about drone manufacturers
Mon 06:41 - DN (SE)
In Ukraine, there is a sigh of relief over Orbán's loss
Tue 00:13 - n-tv Politik
Sent to the front: German-Ukrainian company delivers first drones to fight against Russia
Tue 10:18 - Die Welt
“Both warring parties are interested in using long-range weapons”
Tue 11:33 - Handelsblatt Politik
+++ Ukraine War +++: Germany finances Ukraine several hundred Patriot missiles
Wed 06:54 - Die Welt
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Wed 08:46 - Handelsblatt Politik
+++ Ukraine War +++: Ukraine reports attacks from Russia with hundreds of drones
Wed 10:34 - Aftenposten (NO)
New, mysterious drones scare the wits out of the Russians
Wed 15:47 - Euronews
Zelenskyy says Patriot missile shortage 'could not be any worse'
Wed 19:59 - n-tv Politik
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Wed 23:48 - Handelsblatt Politik
+++ Ukraine War +++: Ukraine fends off massive Russian attacks
Thu 06:26 - Die Welt
British want to deliver 120,000 drones to Ukraine – Russia sends warning to Europe
Thu 10:02 - La Libre (BE)
In a delicate situation, Russia threatens Europe and carries out a massacre in Ukraine: “A new deliberate act of terror against the civilian population”
Thu 16:28 - Tagesschau
Russia has again massively attacked Ukraine
Fri 01:39 - Handelsblatt Politik
+++ Ukraine war +++: EU promises further billions in aid to Ukraine after reforms
Fri 04:31 - n-tv Politik
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Fri 04:56 - Le Monde
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Fri 07:49 - Handelsblatt Politik
Ukraine war: Russia names companies in Europe as targets - including in Germany
Fri 15:22 - n-tv Politik
Ukraine's new clout: Russia's Tuapse oil port is ablaze
Fri 15:46 - n-tv Politik
Because of Ukrainian attacks: Russia wants to recruit reservists for drone defense
Fri 16:42 - Die Zeit Newsfeed
Situation in Ukraine: The next step in drone warfare
Sat 12:59 - Die Welt
"Older people in particular are coming more. Many have no chance of getting out of the situation"
Sun 21:26 - France 24
Ukrainian best-selling author, Andrey Kurkov speaks to France 24