Lesya Kharchenko

Kyiv-based video-maker & journalist

Kyiv-based independent video-maker and journalist focusing on human rights and social justice. Her work has been broadcast on national and international, including Germany's ARD, Austria's ORF and the European culture TV channel Arte. For over a decade she collaborated with the German human rights foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future."

Stories by the Author

Ukraine: Defending the Enemy

Russian militaries receive legal assistance in Ukraine. It is guaranteed by the state and provided at the expense of the state budget.

18 Apr 23

Serhiy Prytula is a former TV presenter, actor and politician who has been fundraising since 2014 in the wake of the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea.

Serhiy Prytula is a former TV presenter, actor and politician who has been fundraising since 2014 in the wake of the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea. © Lesya Kharchenko

Prytula: “It Depends On You”

How an entertainment celebrity raised tens of millions to buy drones for Ukraine.

22 Feb 23

Oleksandr Kamyshin is head of Ukraine’s rail state company.

Oleksandr Kamyshin is head of Ukraine’s rail state company. © Ukrzaliznytsia’s press office

Kamyshin: Leading Ukraine’s Iron Diplomacy

How a manager tasked with reforming a train network became a wartime director of operations.

22 Feb 23

Ukraine: Release from Russian Captivity

Freed women relate stories of violence, starvation and emotional abuse.

28 Nov 22

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