Kate Tsurkan

1 day ago | kyivindependent.com | Kate Tsurkan |Oleksandra Matviichuk

Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina never got to finish writing her book “Looking at Women, Looking at War.”After she was killed in a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast in 2023, it fell upon her closest friends and colleagues to do what they could to make sure it would still be published.

5 days ago | kyivindependent.com | Kate Tsurkan

In early May, 64-year-old film critic and journalist Ekaterina Barabash made international headlines when it was revealed that she had pulled off a daring escape from house arrest in Russia and sought political asylum in France. Barabash was put under house arrest in February for posts that she had made criticizing Russia’s war against Ukraine. She was accused of spreading “knowingly false” information about the military on her social media.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kate Tsurkan

Kharkiv, located a stone’s throw away from Russia’s border, continues to pulsate with a resilient spirit despite the invasion. Each cultural event that takes place in this eastern Ukrainian city is more than just artistic expression — it is a poignant reminder of what Ukraine stands to lose in the war.

1 week ago | kyivindependent.com | Kate Tsurkan

When Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s body was returned from Russian captivity with organs missing to hide evidence of torture, the revelation sent shockwaves around the world. Roshchyna died in Russian captivity in the fall of 2024, but her body was only returned to Ukraine in February and officially identified in April. She was among 16,000 Ukrainian civilians held captive by Russia, according to Ukrainian authorities.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kate Tsurkan

When Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s body was returned from Russian captivity with organs missing to hide evidence of torture, the revelation sent shockwaves around the world. Roshchyna died in Russian captivity in the fall of 2024, but her body was only returned to Ukraine in February and officially identified in April. She was among 16,000 Ukrainian civilians held captive by Russia, according to Ukrainian authorities.