The young reporters at the Kyiv Independent – Ukraine’s fledgling online English-language newspaper – have produced courageous journalism of frightening urgency
How could these reporters, many of whom were more used to writing about fashion and culture, deal with the existential threat, not only to their jobs but to their lives?has now topped £1.7m and, unlike most newspapers around the world, theis hiring. But this is not work for the faint-hearted. These reporters are living every second of this war alongside their friends and families, and they have to balance their role as journalists with their hopes and fears as citizens.
Igor Kossov stands out for the laconic charm of his writing. On 22 March, he spends a day with two volunteer drivers, running supplies into the war zone outside Kyiv and extracting civilians. Arriving in a possibly occupied village, Kossov and the volunteers hear about two groups of people needing to be evacuated – some on Chekhov Street and one on Dostoevsky Street. “We decided to hit Chekhov first, not for any literary merit, it just seemed closer.
There is no mistaking which side of the war these journalists are on. As Anna Myroniuk, head of investigations, points out, they are not like most war correspondents, who can go home after a tour of duty. “This is your home. Under attack.”
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