Our friend Ihor died. He's the owner of the already iconic Kazka bar in Kharkiv. It is difficult to describe how great a loss this is for everyone, not only his family and friends, but also for the music community as a whole. His contribution to the cultural life of Kharkiv is difficult to overestimate. Having opened a year after the start of a full-scale ruzzist invasion, the bar became a mecca for heavy music. Almost all of the hardcore, punk, and metal concerts in the city took place exactly here during this time, giving locals an opportunity to escape from the gloomy reality and opening the doors to young and old bands from all over the country and even few brave ones from abroad.
Despite the bar's financial difficulties, Ihor continued this "business", as there was no alternative to such an institution. He often said, "maybe I am a naive fool, but I believe that the city needs such a place." Even after being drafted into the army, he coordinated the work of the bar and made plans for the future to continue making Kharkiv brighter. We have lost a music enthusiast, musician, a kind and responsible person, reliable partner. The future of the bar is currently uncertain. Eternal memory, Ihor! Glory to the Hero! 💔
Our friend Ihor died. He's the owner of the already iconic Kazka bar in Kharkiv. It is difficult to describe how great a loss this is for everyone, not only his family and friends, but also for the music community as a whole. His contribution to the cultural life of Kharkiv is difficult to overestimate. Having opened a year after the start of a full-scale ruzzist invasion, the bar became a mecca for heavy music. Almost all of the hardcore, punk, and metal concerts in the city took place exactly here during this time, giving locals an opportunity to escape from the gloomy reality and opening the doors to young and old bands from all over the country and even few brave ones from abroad.
Despite the bar's financial difficulties, Ihor continued this "business", as there was no alternative to such an institution. He often said, "maybe I am a naive fool, but I believe that the city needs such a place." Even after being drafted into the army, he coordinated the work of the bar and made plans for the future to continue making Kharkiv brighter. We have lost a music enthusiast, musician, a kind and responsible person, reliable partner. The future of the bar is currently uncertain. Eternal memory, Ihor! Glory to the Hero! 💔
Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. Telegram boasts 500 million users, who share information individually and in groups in relative security. But Telegram's use as a one-way broadcast channel — which followers can join but not reply to — means content from inauthentic accounts can easily reach large, captive and eager audiences. Apparently upbeat developments in Russia's discussions with Ukraine helped at least temporarily send investors back into risk assets. Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there were "certain positive developments" occurring in the talks with Ukraine, according to a transcript of their meeting. Putin added that discussions were happening "almost on a daily basis." Some people used the platform to organize ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, and last month Senator Mark Warner sent a letter to Durov urging him to curb Russian information operations on Telegram. Emerson Brooking, a disinformation expert at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, said: "Back in the Wild West period of content moderation, like 2014 or 2015, maybe they could have gotten away with it, but it stands in marked contrast with how other companies run themselves today."
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