Olga Rudenko and the Kyiv Independent Are Showing What the War in Ukraine Looks Like

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Published 2022-05-12

In the days and weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent quickly became the world’s primary source for reliable English-language journalism on the war.

“Reporting on a war in your own country is both a blessing and a curse,” says Editor-in-Chief Olga Rudenko. “It’s a curse because you can’t turn off the news. It’s your job to be looking at the atrocities."

But the work also provides a way of dealing with the horror—and of making meaning out of it. “As a journalist,” she says, “you have the privilege of knowing that your job is actually helping.”

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All Comments (5)

@khalilahd. 2 years ago

I love seeing people like this who use their platform for change 👏🏽💛
@wickedwitchie 2 years ago

thank you for all your work, following you on TT
@MChoice2008 2 years ago

Хорошие девушки, нужная работа!
@user-yq1hn2nr1x 1 month ago

Блискуча жiнка в усьому ,щiра Украiнка. ЩАСТЯ ТА ЗДОРОВЬЯ