Chris Sampson – Complete Works (Selected Major Publications & Media)
This page consolidates major publications, investigations, media appearances, and documentary projects by
journalist and analyst Chris Sampson, with a focus on Ukraine, Russian aggression, terrorism,
disinformation, and culture in wartime.
I. War Crimes / Strikes / Atrocities (Ukraine)
2025
2025-08-28 – Kyiv Post
Kyiv Endures Deadly Night of Ballistic and Drone Strikes
· Photo essay
2025-07-31 – Kyiv Post
Kyiv Reels After Missile Strike Destroys Homes, Leaves 16 Dead
· Photo essay
2025-06-30 – Kyiv Post
Farewell to ‘Budgie’: A British Volunteer Fighter Laid to Rest in Kyiv
· Photo essay
2025-03-05 – NatSecMedia
The Testimony of Maksym Kolesnikov: Russian War Crimes Against Ukrainian Defenders
2025-02-23 – NatSecMedia
Eve of Year 4: Three Years of Russian Aggression to Kill Ukrainians
2024
2024-12-26 – NatSecMedia
Christmas and Russian Terrorism Strikes with Missiles Again
2024-12-20 – NatSecMedia
Russia Strikes Kyiv: Six Embassies Damaged in Latest Assault, Killing One
2024-07-10 – NatSecMedia
The Destruction of Okhmadyt and Continued Russian Terrorism
2024-12-18 – NatSecMedia
Russian Abductions of Ukrainian Citizens in Crimea with Khrystyna Shkudor
2023
2023-10-18 – NatSecMedia
THE STOLEN GENERATION: Putin’s Criminal Abduction of Ukrainian Children
2023-10-08 – NatSecMedia
THE DISAPPEARED: Russia’s Abducted Authority
2023-05-15 – Patreon (NatSecMedia)
NatSecMedia | News coverage from Ukraine (Exclusive Content Series)
· Mixed-media frontline coverage
2022
2022-11-04 – NatSecMedia
A Return to Izyum: Supplies, Devastation and Graves
2022-10-11 – NatSecMedia
Russia Strikes: Missile Attacks on Kyiv Result in More Civilian Deaths
2022-07-16 – NatSecMedia
Terror Attack on Vinnytsia by Russia Kills 25
2022-04-16 – NatSecMedia
A Day in Bucha: First-Hand Account of Atrocities in Ukraine
II. POWs / Captivity / Families
2025-08-16 – Kyiv Post
Kyiv Protesters to Trump: Don’t Trade Land – Bring Our People Home
· Photo essay
2025-07-28 – Kyiv Post
Three Years Since Olenivka: Ukraine Remembers, Families Still Wait
· Photo essay
2025-03-09 – NatSecMedia
The Waiting Continues, and Tetiana Does Not Give Up
2025-03-06 – NatSecMedia
Ukrainian POW Families Rally at the US Embassy in Kyiv
2023-09-22 – NatSecMedia
Tetiana Waits: A Marine’s Mother Looks for Her Son
III. Defense Tech / AI / Drones / Military Operations
2025-11-10 – Kyiv Post
Ukraine Sets World Record on the Way to Becoming the AI Nation
2025-11-07 – Kyiv Post
Ukraine’s Agentic Ambition: Building the World’s First AI State Under Fire
2025-06-25 – Kyiv Post
Russian, US Defence Ministers Discuss Ukraine by Phone
2025-01-18 – Ukraine Watch (YouTube)
Ukraine Watch #47: Missiles, Drones, and Ukraine’s War Industry Rebuild
· Interview
IV. Disinformation / Hybrid Warfare / Cyber / Extremism
Russia’s Maximalist Demands Series (Substack, 2025)
2025-11-22 – TheChrisSampson Substack
The Breakdown of Russia’s Imperialist & Maximalist Demands (Part I)
2025-11-23 – TheChrisSampson Substack
The Comprehensive Destructive Breakdown — Part II: Ukraine’s Forced Neutralization
2025-11-24 – TheChrisSampson Substack
The Comprehensive Destructive Breakdown — Part III
Earlier Disinformation & Extremism Work
2023-03-23 – Newsweek Romania
VIDEO: Expert American în Propaganda Rusă – Putin a Unit Ucraina
· Video interview
2021-06-10 – MSNBC
The FBI’s Open Source Hunt for Capitol Rioters Is Working (Quoted Expert)
2021-01-12 – NBC News (via Attention to the Unseen)
Extremists Move to Secret Online Channels to Plan for Inauguration Day in D.C. (Quoted Expert)
2018-04-23 – Skyhorse Publishing
Putin’s Asymmetric Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe (Contributor)
2018-03-23 – The Independent
Does Isis really ‘claim every terror attack’? How do we know if a claim is true? (Quoted Expert)
2017-12-05 – Skyhorse Publishing
Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad (Co-Author)
2017-01-09 – Thinkwing Radio
Was the Election Hacked by the Russians and How Can We Know? (Guest)
2015-07-03 – ChrisSampson.com (TAPSTRI)
Jihadi Selfies and the Thrill Kill Cult: The Evolution of AQ/ISIL Media Machine
2009-01-01 – ChrisSampson.com
Early TAPSTRI Research Brief on Al-Qaeda Media Tactics
· Archived
V. Democracy / US Politics / Jan 6 / Oathkeepers
2025-03-01 – Politics Done Right (Podcast)
Chris Sampson, @NatSecMedia Journalist in Ukraine, Reacts to Zelenskyy–Trump White House Brawl
VI. Culture / Religion / Memory / Human Stories
2025-05-30 – NatSecMedia
From the Frontlines of the Soul: Valerii Reads His Poem of a Mother’s Goodbye
2024-01-14 – NatSecMedia
The Poet and Soldier: Maksym Kryvtsov
2023-08-13 – NatSecMedia
The Destruction of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa
VII. Documentary / Multimedia & Photojournalism
2025-08-28 – Kyiv Post
– Kyiv Endures Deadly Night of Ballistic and Drone Strikes (Photo essay)
2025-07-31 – Kyiv Post
– Kyiv Reels After Missile Strike Destroys Homes, Leaves 16 Dead (Photo essay)
2025-07-28 – Kyiv Post
– Three Years Since Olenivka: Ukraine Remembers, Families Still Wait (Photo essay)
2025-06-30 – Kyiv Post
– Farewell to ‘Budgie’: A British Volunteer Fighter Laid to Rest in Kyiv (Photo essay)
Ongoing – NatSecMedia Patreon
NatSecMedia Ukraine Coverage (exclusive video, audio, and behind-the-scenes material)
VIII. Ukrainian Music & Culture-in-War Projects
Comprehensive wartime documentation (film, photography, interviews, and field audio) of Ukrainian musicians, choirs, folk ensembles, and independent artists across Kyiv, Lviv, Ternopil, Mykolaiv, and Zakarpattia as part of the multi-year Ukrainian Music and One Note At A Time projects for SampsonShots.com and OMRadio. Work spans 2022–2025 and includes live performances, rehearsals, cultural-heritage preservation efforts, and wartime artistic resilience initiatives.
Key collaborations, subjects, and documented artists include:
Major Artists & Ensembles
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Oleh Skrypka (Vopli Vidopliassova)
Filming sessions, rehearsals, and cultural interviews; coverage of Skrypka’s wartime concerts and civic-cultural projects. -
Taras Kompanichenko & Chorea Kozacka / early-music ensembles
Extensive documentation of Kozak, Baroque, and Sich-era repertoire; interviews on cultural continuity during war. -
Marjan Pyrig
Ritual, folk-revival, and traditional performance photography/film; collaboration on cultural-heritage preservation. -
Kalush Orchestra
Performance and festival documentation; wartime cultural diplomacy and modern folk-rap fusion elements. -
Drevo Folk Ensemble (Древо)
Filming of polyphonic traditions, village-rooted repertoire, and educational outreach on Ukrainian folk vocality. -
Vukha Choir (Хор “Вуха”)
Rehearsal and performance documentation of contemporary and folk-inspired vocal works. -
Pororoka
Coverage of experimental folk / ethnofusion performances and Kyiv cultural-front events.
Festivals, Events & Cultural Platforms
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Kraina Mriy Festival
Multi-stage coverage of folk, rock, and experimental performers; interviews with organizers on wartime adaptation. -
Kyiv Culture Front / Pepper Club Bands
Documentation of defender-support charity concerts, underground venues, and wartime music collectives. -
Ukrainian Carols & Holiday Traditions (2022–2024)
Recordings of choirs, street ensembles, and ritual groups preserving winter-ritual music during conflict years.
Street, Metro & Civil-Society Musicians
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Kyiv, Lviv & Ternopil metro performers during air-raid periods
Captured as part of the “One Note At A Time” project — music as psychological resilience under bombardment. -
Independent street musicians & wartime buskers
Profiles and portrait series illustrating the everyday cultural resistance of urban Ukrainian life.
Video, Photo & Archival Outputs
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High-resolution photography collections hosted at SampsonShots.com
→ http://sampsonshots.com/ukrainian-music/ -
Long-form documentary sequences for OMRadio’s upcoming Resonant Minds and World in Sound series.
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Music-focused Substack essays and cultural field notes:
NatSecMedia and OMRadio Substacks (2022–2025). -
Integration of artist interviews into broader documentary projects, including Holding the Line, The Art of Drone War, and Voices of Wartime Ukraine.
Themes & Research Emphases
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Ukrainian music as cultural resilience under occupation and attack
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Preservation of folk-ritual traditions during bombardment
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Wartime artistic communities as civil-society infrastructure
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Music as a frontline of identity and psychological resistance
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Documentation for future post-war cultural archive
IX. Books & Major Long-Form Contributions
2017 – Skyhorse Publishing
Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad
· Co-author
2018 – Skyhorse Publishing
Putin’s Asymmetric Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe: Implications for U.S. National Security
· Contributor
2019 – Skyhorse Publishing
The Jihadi Next Door: How ISIS Is Forcing, Defrauding, and Coercing Your Neighbor into Terrorism
· Foreword author