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KYIV—An air raid siren cuts through the city. One explosion echoes, then another. It is 2 a.m., and the temperature is minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit.
The blasts, muffled by thick layers of snow, sound distant, almost smothered, yet the night sky glows orange. On Telegram channels, alerts multiply: A ballistic missile is heading toward Kyiv.
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.
