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KYIV—It’s about 1 a.m. Thursday when the first explosion rips through the night. I’m pinned to my bed, unable to move. I’ve just come back from a week in eastern Ukraine. Lack of sleep, constant shelling, and stress have finally worn me down. Or maybe it’s also the borscht I ate with soldiers just a few miles from the Russian lines.
Joseph Roche is a correspondent covering defense, diplomacy, economy, and religion in the broader Black Sea region. Based in Ukraine since 2022, his reporting also takes him to the Middle East, where he explores regional security dynamics and geopolitical shifts.
