I’m JP Lindsley, an American journalist advocating for freedom + truth in Ukraine every day since February 24 2022. Follow me to feel the reality of resistance and war. I share what I see with whomever I can—especially skeptics. See 🧵below for story of why I am here ⤵️

It's a nasty night in Ukraine thanks to a massive Russian drone attack, from Kyiv to seaside Odesa.

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Europe, a lost soul ripe for invasion, is acting like the Kremlin in suppressing speech. Despotic Russia, China, India, & North Korea are aligning. While the world's freest people—the Ukrainians—are bleeding out holding the line in courageous resistance. Make it make sense?

This tune sung by a Lviv choir has spread wildly throughout Ukraine as a beacon of identity and hope—while Russia tries to kill Ukrainians. Their cardinal sin? Refusing to join Russia’s War Machine. Under Russian occupation, this song, "This Dream," is illegal.

Despotic Russia, China, India, & North Korea are aligning. Europe, a lost soul ripe for invasion, is forgetting domestic freedom. The world's freest people—the Ukrainians—are bleeding out holding the line in courageous resistance. Arming Ukraine could stop this hell. ⤵️.

Example no. 1,001 why I love Kharkiv, Ukraine:. This is the city in the subway during a Russian drone air-raid. 🎥. Just 30 miles from Russia, the people of Kharkiv will never join the Kremlin's Russian War Machine.

Russia's Nato concerns are a ruse to hide the reality that Putin dare not say aloud:. What the Russians can't tolerate is simply Ukraine, because Ukraine is free and pleasant and they are not. Russia is the school-shooter of nations. Understand that, and it all makes sense.

12/ Artem Moroz was speaking, in English, on Ukraine's @militarnyi podcast. Watch it here: You can follow Artem on LinkedIn: I'm JP Lindsley, the only American reporting from Ukraine every day of Russia's full-scale war. 🧵🎬.

11/ This month, Brave1 hosts its annual “Defense Tech Valley” conference in Ukraine—. —a chance for vetted investors to meet the teams shaping the future of mil-tech. As Artem Moroz puts it: “If you're not in Ukraine, you are not in defense business.” ⤵️

10/ For investors, Ukraine offers both principle and pragmatism: . Artem argues that investing in Ukrainian defense tech is the right thing—protecting democracies and your own national security—and the smart thing: a hedge that can generate outstanding financial returns. ⤵️

9/ Artem says some Western funds are getting hoodwinked by non-Ukrainian defense companies falsely boasting of “huge results in Ukraine.” . Much of that foreign kit ends up sitting in storage, because it doesn't work! . Better to back Ukrainian battle-proven gear, Artem says. ⤵️

8/ The irony? This advantage takes investors time to grasp, because it’s so radical:. “In Silicon Valley you sell first, then build," Artem says. "In Ukraine you build, send it to the frontline, get feedback, integrate—and only later try to sell.” ⤵️

7/ Ukraine's edge is speed. In Ukraine, ideas are tested on the frontline within days and weeks. Soldiers give feedback, engineers adapt, and the cycle repeats. That loop—impossible to copy in peacetime—is what convinces investors. ⤵️

6/ And yet, the results are tangible. Through Brave1’s network:. ✅ 400+ investors from ~40 countries engaged.✅ 90+ startups supported.✅ $85M in private capital raised in 18 months — with a target of $100M this year ⤵️

5/ Of course, many investors are jumpy. Wartime Ukraine carries a vibe of “country risk.” . There are fears about missile attacks, Soviet-era mindsets, and whether people in a war can really build companies. Artem admits: “We can’t change reputation in a day.” ⤵️.

4/ The necessity of resisting Russia’s invasion has unleashed a wave of unlikely founders. Warriors dream up ideas from trenches and hospital beds. Many had never pitched in their lives. Now they’re building kit the army actually needs—while becoming founders themselves. ⤵️

3/ "In manpower it's very hard to compete with Russia," Artem says. "So we need to create some things that Russia doesn't have.". Ukraine’s mil-tech boom is grassroots. Brave1 exists to supercharge that free-market innovation. ⤵️

2/ Artem Moroz is chief of investor relations at @BRAVE1ua, Ukraine's government-backed defense-tech cluster. His goals: . ⦿ Connect battlefield startups with global investors;. ⦿ Ensure Ukraine’s innovations scale into companies that will defend the free world. ⤵️

1/ 💥 If you’re not in Ukraine, you’re not in the defense business. 400+ investors. 40 countries. 90 Ukrainian mil-tech startups. Warriors-turned-founders are raising millions with their first-ever pitch decks. Ukraine is defining how to defend freedom. Here's how 🧵⤵️

11/ This is the “final battle” of our time, Nixon said. The only way to stop despotism, he warned, is to make freedom win. Ukraine is the place of choosing: Does anyone on this planet believe in freedom enough to resist ballistic missiles & nuclear threats? 🧵🎬

10/ Now the mess is revealed:. Tyrannical Russia, China, India, & North Korea are aligning. Europe, a lost soul ripe for invasion, is forgetting domestic freedom. While the world's freest people—the Ukrainians—are bleeding out holding the line in courageous resistance. ⤵️