Anastasia Rokytna

War correspondent

War correspondent, journalist of the RBC-Ukraine. Co-founder and head of the non-governmental organization VATRA. Author of materials about Ukrainian political prisoners of the human rights organization Prisoners Voice.

Stories by the Author

Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of Yehor Bartosh, a member of the 'Azov' unit killed in the Olenivka detention center, during the funeral service outside his house on April 25, 2023 in the village of Korniivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Ukraine: “To Be Silent Is to Let Them Keep Killing”

Why Olenivka’s bereaved families are taking their case to the International Criminal Court.

10 Oct 25

In Kramatorsk, rescuers of Ukraine's State Emergency Service intervene to help residents in a building hit by a Russian rocket on 14 March. Located in Ukraine’s industrial east, Kramatorsk has become Donbas’ key city and it endures regular shelling on civilian buildings and infrastructure. © Anastasia Rokytna

Life Under Attack in Kramatorsk

Close to the frontline, the city in eastern Ukraine endures regular shelling on residential buildings and key infrastructure.

30 Mar 23

Olena sits on her bed in the basement of her apartment building in Bakhmut where she has been living for months with her parents. © Anastasia Rokytna/IWPR

Ukraine: Life Below Ground in Bakhmut

The city is at the centre of a war of attrition between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have been trying to take it for over six months.

1 Mar 23

Left: A boy from Bobrovyi Kut chooses a toy distributed by volunteers. Right: A girl in Kalinivskoe receives soft toys from volunteers. © Anastasia Rokitna

Ukraine: Scars of Occupation Run Deep

Locals say that the physical and emotional damage will take a long time to heal.

31 Jan 23

An elderly man walks by an apartment block that was destroyed by a Russian missile attack earlier in the month, on October 28, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Ukraine: The Decisive Battle for Kherson

As forces approach the regional centre, they describe growing evidence of Russian atrocities.

31 Oct 22

An half destroyed building in Bashtanka, a town of 12,000 in Mykolaiv region. In March Russian troops faced fierce resistance from the local population and were pushed out but the town bears the wounds of hard shelling. © IWPR/Anastasia Rokytna

Resistance and Destruction in Mykolaiv Region

The Ukrainian counter-offensive has regained swathes of territory, but towns are devastated following savage bombardment.

12 Oct 22

Officials carry bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 19, 2022 in Izyum, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Izyum Residents Describe Mass Graves and Torture

Nearly six months of Russian occupation have left behind a terrible legacy.

20 Sep 22

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