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Kseniia Novytska

Freelance Journalist

Kseniia is a freelance journalist for Livyi Bereh, focusing on issued related to war crimes.

Stories by the Author

A member of a Territorial Defence unit guards a barricade close to the eastern frontline on March 05, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

A member of a Territorial Defence unit guards a barricade close to the eastern frontline on March 05, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukrainian Citizen Convicted of Treason and Kidnapping

Two brothers, one of whom was a minor, were abducted during the occupation of the Kyiv region in the spring of 2022.

20 Mar 26

An apartment looted by the Russian forces, April 5, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine.

An apartment looted by the Russian forces, April 5, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

First Acquittal in Russian War Crimes Prosecution

Prosecutor intends to appeal court decision that found evidence insufficient to convict serviceman of looting.

28 Nov 25

A nurse looks after an orphan child at the Kherson Regional Children’s hospital on November 26, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Throughout Kherson’s more than eight months under Russian control, staff at the hospital have cared for and protected a group of 10 orphans after hearing that occupying authorities were forcibly removing children to Crimea and Russia itself.

A nurse looks after an orphan child at the Kherson Regional Children’s hospital on November 26, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Throughout Kherson’s more than eight months under Russian control, staff at the hospital have cared for and protected a group of 10 orphans after hearing that occupying authorities were forcibly removing children to Crimea and Russia itself. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: “They Just Took the Child”

Investigators allege that two Ukrainian children were seized at a de facto care facility in occupied Kherson.

4 Nov 25

A 21-year-old Russian POW has been sentenced to life in prison for the October 2024 murder of civilians in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region.

A 21-year-old Russian POW has been sentenced to life in prison for the October 2024 murder of civilians in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region. © Office of the Prosecutor General, Ukraine

Russian POW Sentenced to Life for Executing Civilians

Rifleman was captured hours after he carried out the killings in a village in the Kharkhiv region.

18 Aug 25

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