Grigori Melnik 🇺🇦

Product @Cribl_io • @UCalgary Adjunct Professor • Author • Formerly @Microsoft, @Splunk and @MongoDB • Passionately curious

[Grigori Melnik 🇺🇦 @gmelnik]

The war in #Ukraine has deeply affected me. My mind and heart are over there. I apologize to my followers - most of my tweets these days are about #Ukraine. I might be posting on other topics via LI, but not as frequently. I would not get offended if you choose to unfollow me.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

No one could have imagined that decades after Chornobyl – after everything countries have done to ensure radiation safety and protect lives – someone would want to turn Chornobyl, the facilities that remain here, and the Exclusion Zone itself into a territory of war.

And the worst thing is that when the Russians came to Chornobyl, it became clear that they had absolutely no understanding of where they had come and what this place was. This is important to understand about today’s Russia – about this state, about what remains of their culture, and about how they treat people, how they treat life as a whole.

The Russians tried to advance on Kyiv through this territory and seize the capital. They dug military positions here in restricted forests, drove military equipment across this land, deployed artillery here and fired from this area, destroyed equipment, and abused our people who work at the Chornobyl plant and associated facilities. Some of our Ukrainian servicemembers, including those from the National Guard of Ukraine who were guarding the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, are still, unfortunately, in captivity in Russia.

From an address marking the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster (1/3)

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

‼️ ZELENSKYY: For the first time in the war, an enemy position was captured entirely by ground robotic systems and drones - without any infantry. A robot entered the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier and took the positions.

«The future is here, on the battlefield, and Ukraine is creating it. These are our ground robotic systems. For the first time in this war's history, an enemy position was taken exclusively by unmanned GRS platforms and drones. The occupiers surrendered, and this operation was completed without infantry involvement and without losses on our side. Ratel, Termite, Ardal, Lynx, Zmiy, Protector, Volya and other GRS completed over 22 000 missions at the front in just 3 months. In other words, over 22 000 times lives were saved. A robot went into the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier» - Zelenskyy’s address to the workers of Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex. April 13th, 2026.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Huge win for democracy in Hungary today. Huge win for EU unity. Huge win for Ukraine.

Losers: Putin, Xi, and Trump.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Congratulations to @magyarpeterMP and the TISZA party on their resounding victory. It is important when constructive approach prevails.

Ukraine has always sought good-neighbourly relations with everyone in Europe and we are ready to advance our cooperation with Hungary.

Europe and every European nation must get stronger, and millions of Europeans seek cooperation and stability.

We are ready for meetings and joint constructive work for the benefit of both nations, as well as peace, security, and stability in Europe.

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

STATE OF THE PRODUCT JOB MARKET IN EARLY 2026

In spite of the headlines about layoffs and AI taking jobs, we’re actually seeing a lot of promising signs in tech hiring, and some interesting new trends:
1. PM openings are at the highest levels we’ve seen in over three years
2. AI hasn’t slowed the demand for software engineers (at least not yet)
3. AI roles in general are absolutely exploding
4. Design roles have plateaued
5. The Bay Area is increasing in importance
6. Remote work opportunities continue to decline
7. Despite ongoing layoffs, the overall number of tech jobs continues to grow

More in 🧵

[Grigori Melnik 🇺🇦 @gmelnik]

All, yes, all knowledge work is becoming an exercise in specifying intent.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

The death of two dictators?

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Thank you, Croatia

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

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[Grigori Melnik 🇺🇦 @gmelnik]

Carney pledges $2B for Ukraine, sanctions for Russian 'shadow fleet' as war enters 5th year. Thank you, Canada 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 https://t.co/eAPqaqJT3i

[Jay Anderson @TheProjectUnity]

Filmmaker David Lynch's Diagram for Transcendental Consciousness is one of the greatest, easiest to understand explanations for how our reality is made of MIND first, MATTER second.

I promise this is genuinely worth your time.

It's fantastic.

[Grigori Melnik 🇺🇦 @gmelnik]

Disgrace!
@Paralympics
Committee, these are war criminals!

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

❗️Russian and Belarusian athletes who fought in the war against Ukraine have been admitted to the Milan Paralympics. They will also compete under their own flags.

Russian Paralympic Committee said that about 500 war veterans are already part of the country's Paralympic teams.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Don’t look away. The richest nations, the strongest military alliance in the history of the world are right next door and choose every day not to stop this. All while Ukrainian soldiers defend their cozy complacency.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Stop standing with Ukraine and start fighting with Ukraine! Cut off Russia's ability to fund its war machine and give Ukraine the weapons it needs to defend itself. Both of these things could be done today and save countless innocent lives. Instead, more talk.

[Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina]

I am a Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. I have a question. 

Why has Trump's year of negotiations been the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion? The number of deaths and injuries has increased by 31 percent compared to the previous year.
Why did Putin not allow himself such brutal strikes on civilian infrastructure under Biden, whom Trump calls “weak,” but totally destroys peaceful cities and disregards the “strong Trump”?

Photo Liz Landers

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

Mark Carney in Davos: This is the speech of a statesman - a riposte to Trump and to western defeatism

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom just obliterated Trump’s might-makes-right regime in 90 seconds.

No fear. Just a full-throated defense of law, democracy, and human dignity.

This is a must-watch.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis just torched Stephen Miller:

“You know what makes me cranky? Stupid. You don’t speak on behalf of this U.S. senator or Congress. You can say it may be the position of the president that Greenland should be part of the U.S., but it is NOT the position of this government. We are a co-equal branch.”

That’s a Republican senator drawing a hard constitutional line and calling out the White House for pretending Congress doesn’t exist.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

If you are surprised by this, you haven’t been paying attention to the way Putin rolls. He lies all the time.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 BREAKING: UK PM Keir Starmer just agreed to redirect the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club to Ukraine.

Chelsea was seized from a Russian oligarch. Now that money is going to fund Ukraine’s defense.

That’s what accountability looks like.