Olga Rudenko

1 week ago | kyivindependent.com | Danylo Mokryk |Olga Rudenko

Melitopol, a city in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, has traditionally been a hub of religious and cultural diversity. Numerous Christian churches operated there, not only coexisting but also effectively collaborating with one another. Among them, Protestant churches were some of the most active and influential. Immediately following the start of Russia’s occupation of Melitopol and the wider region in 2022, local Christians faced repression.

3 weeks ago | bedfordindependent.co.uk | Olga Rudenko |Kyiv Independent

To mark World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2025), we are honoured to join other independent publications worldwide in publishing this piece from Olga Rudenko, the editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian English-language online newspaper. For over three years, the Kyiv Independent has been the voice of Ukraine in the world, and it serves as a shining example of why local, independent journalism is vital to the ecosystem of a healthy community, whatever the challenges may be.

1 month ago | kyivindependent.com | Olga Rudenko

“How do we continue convincing our few remaining allies that journalists’ work is important?”Last month, I was sitting on stage at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Europe’s biggest journalism conference, when I heard this question from an audience member. The answer came to me fast. “Point at who is killing journalists,” I suggested. I then reminded the room about the case of Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist killed in Russian captivity.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Olga Rudenko

“How do we continue convincing our few remaining allies that journalists’ work is important?”Last month, I was sitting on stage at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Europe’s biggest journalism conference, when I heard this question from an audience member. The answer came to me fast. “Point at who is killing journalists,” I suggested. I then reminded the room about the case of Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist killed in Russian captivity.

1 month ago | bedfordindependent.co.uk | Olga Rudenko |Kyiv Independent

To mark World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2025), we are honoured to join other independent publications worldwide in publishing this piece from Olga Rudenko, the editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian English-language online newspaper. For over three years, the Kyiv Independent has been the voice of Ukraine in the world, and it serves as a shining example of why local, independent journalism is vital to the ecosystem of a healthy community, whatever the challenges may be.