Our new war crimes investigation department, thanks to your support
Dear Kyiv Independent community members,
Thank you for sticking with us. It’s thanks to your support that we’ve been able to not only survive, but grow our team and invest into initiatives like our new war crimes investigation unit.
Earlier this month, we announced the launch of the department, specifically dedicated to investigating Russia’s war crimes and producing documentaries in English and Ukrainian. The first documentary is set to be released this summer.
The department is headed and staffed by award-winning journalists Yevheniia Motorevska, Danylo Mokryk, and Olesia Bida (seen on the photo respectively).
Motorevska, the head of the department, is an award-winning Ukrainian journalist, editor, and video producer who previously worked at the Slidstvo.Info investigative journalism agency and served as the chief editor of the independent Ukrainian media outlet Hromadske in 2021-2022.
Mokryk is a high-profile Ukrainian investigative journalist best known for his work with Bihus.Info and as the author of his own YouTube project MokRec.
Bida is a Ukrainian journalist best known for her reports on human rights issues and Russian war crimes. She has previously worked for Hromadske.
We want you to know that this is what your support helps us accomplish – and that every contribution, no matter how small, makes a difference. We are grateful for our community and international attention still being on Ukraine.
If you are interested in providing additional support for the war crimes investigation unit, please contact our community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com.
Thank you.
Comments (11)
You are all very courageous.
This is an excellent idea for this new department. Very pertinent is these horrific times. I am sure that they will uncover many disturbing facts. I always enjoy reading this newspaper.
This is a very much needed department. A challenging job - also on a psychological level.
Metropolitan Pavlo Lebid should be ashamed to regard himself as a man of God. How the compliant Russian Church can reconcile its own existence when Putin and his armed forces are guilty of war crimes and atrocities is beyond my comprehension.
All my Love and Best Wishes dear friends - I pray for Victory for your Heroes
Cool!
Will the investigations be able to contribute towards eventual prosecution of the criminals?
Hi Fran, I will pass this question along to the team!
I am very glad to see this addition to the team
I'm glad to see you are able to expand into this important area. My understanding is that the UN has said that there were also some potential crimes committed by Ukrainian forces. Do you have the capacity to investigate these as well, or are you restricted in what you can investigate?
Hi DrWex, I will pass this question along to the team