Your weekly update (Patreon)

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Each Friday, we inform our community about the work of the Kyiv Independent, a new Ukrainian media outlet.

We are extremely grateful for your help in carrying out our mission: bringing quality stories about Ukraine to the world.

Here’s what we at the Kyiv Independent did this week:

On Tuesday, we held our first community event. We gathered some friends and supporters to share our vision of the Kyiv Independent’s future. Chief editor Olga Rudenko and CEO Daryna Shevchenko walked the guests through the origin story and strategy of the Kyiv Independent, and introduced its team. All attendees have been vaccinated against Covid-19. See photos from the event.

On Wednesday, the Kyiv Independent received its first award! Ukrainska Pravda, a prominent Ukrainian news outlet, gave its annual Journalist of the Year award to the team of the Kyiv Independent, recognizing their efforts to protect editorial independence. (Read more)

On Thursday, the fourth episode of our podcast aired on all platforms. This podcast, “Media in Progress,” documents our journey of creating the Kyiv Independent. The fourth episode talks about the tremendous support that we received from the community.

On Thursday, the Kyiv Independent published an exclusive interview with Artem Sytnyk, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). We talked about the progress of high-profile investigations, political pressure and the challenges of fighting corruption in Ukraine. Sytnyk has been leading NABU for six years, and his term is running out in spring 2022.

Read it here: NABU head Artem Sytnyk interview: 6 years of success or failure?

This week, we covered Zelensky’s visit to Brussels, assessed Ukraine’s freshly-signed 2022 budget and explained why Russia wants autonomy for occupied Donbas.

Read all stories at kyivindependent.com

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Thank you for your support and have a wonderful weekend!