We’re finding ourselves acutely aware that we are living in some dark times. We don’t claim to have all the answers, but now more than ever, we feel the gravity of accurate news and the sharing of reliable information. History unfolds before our eyes, as democracy, freedom and even truth are under vicious, violent attack in Ukraine.
We want to share the profiles of journalists risking their lives to tell the truth of what’s happening, reporting on the ground in Ukraine.
Please follow them, share their stories. Some of them are freelancers who are not being rewarded as they deserve. Please support them financially if possible. If you know of any journalists we should add, let us know.
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Olya Rudenko
Olya Rudenko is a Ukrainian journalist, she is the chief editor of Kyiv Independent and the ex-deputy chief editor of the Kyiv Post. She has written for many global publications, including USA Today and the Washington Times. She was a 2021 fellow at Chicago Booth School of Business.
Anna Myroniuk
Anna Myroniuk is a Journalist, co-founder of The Kyiv Independent. Ex-Kyiv Post writer. Bylines: OCCRP, Coda Story, OpenDemocracy, Washington Post.
Oleksiy Sorokin
Oleksiy Sorokin is a journalist for the Kyiv Independant, an editor, manager at The University of Toronto 2018, and an ex-Kyiv Post Journalist.
Jakub Parusinski
Jakub Parusinski is a journalist for The Fix Media, Kyiv Independent and Centre for Media Studies. He’s an Ex-Kyiv Post CEO and has written for New Eastern Europe, the Financial Times and the Economist.
Asami Terajima
Asami Terajima is a Japanese journalist based in Kyiv, ex-Kyiv Post journo and now writing for Kyiv Independent, continuing on-ground reporting from Kyiv.
Illia Ponomarenko
Illia Ponomarenko is a defense reporter for The Kyiv Independent with particular interest in topics related to war and weapons. Orginally from Donbas and now Kyiv, Ukraine.
Andrei Popoviciu
Andrei Popoviciu is an independent journalist focusing on human rights, conflict, migration and foreign affairs. He works for The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Vice World News, Libération and Middle East Eye.
Nika Melkozerova
Nika Melkozerova is the executive editor for New Voice Ukraine, an award-winning journalist, with bylines including: NBC News, Vice, Politico, OCCRP, Coda Story, US News & World Report and BuzzFeed.
Terrell J Starr
Terrell J Starr is a host of the #BlackDiplomats Podcast and a Journalist for The Rolling Stone, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council and Слава Україні!. Originally from Kyiv and now living in New York City.
Sara Cincurova
Sara Cincurova is a human rights journalist and writer for the Guardian, BBC, Der Spiegel, Foreign Policy, currently in Ukraine.
Olga Tokariuk
Olga Tokariuk is a EFE noticias freelance correspondent in Kyiv. She is a CEPA non-resident fellow, disinformation researcher, and ex-Hromadske member.
Salwan Georges
Salwan Georges is a Staff Photojournalist at The Washington Post.
Oksana Parafeniuk
Oksana Parafeniuk is an Independent photographer based in Kyiv, Ukraine as well as a local producer in Ukraine for NBC News and others.
Siobhán O’Grady
Siobhán O’Grady is the bureau chief at The Washington Post, covering North Africa and Yemen. Usually in Cairo, but is currently in Kyiv.
Whitney Leaming
Whitney Leaming is a video journalist and filmmaker for Washington Post, currently in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Sarah Rainsford
Sarah Rainsford is a BBC Eastern Europe Correspondent, expelled from Moscow after many years. Formerly Istanbul, Madrid and Havana. Still following events in Russia, but from afar – for now.
Dan Peleschuk
Dan Peleschuk is a recovering East Europe hack (especially 🇺🇦 ) now editing for Atlantic Council, with work seen in The Economist, ForeignPolicy, PRI, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Slate, World Politics Review and others.
Glenn Kates
Glenn Kates is a journalist in Kyiv who has previously worked with Current Time TV, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, NY Times, as well as worked on an audio/video documentary in English and Russian for Coda Story.
Kristina Berdynskykh
Kristina Berdynskykh is a journalist fo НВ in Kyiv.
Clive Myrie
Clive Myrie is a BBC Presenter and foreign correspondent.
Ian Pannell
Ian Pannell is an ABC Senior Foreign Correspondent and Ex-BBC member, as well as a senior Fellow with the J Schofield Trust.
Andrii Degeler
Andrii Degeler is a Kharkiv-born-and-raised Tech journalist, podcast host and Founder of Proceed.to living in Groningen, Netherlands.
Anders Östlund
Anders Östlund is a Swedish-born, Kyiv-living writer for The Center for European Policy Analysis.
