Story Spotlight: Investigation into Ukraine’s International Legion (Patreon)

Dear KI community members,

On Wednesday, Aug. 17, we published our investigation “Suicide missions, abuse, physical threats: International Legion fighters speak out against leadership’s misconduct,” the first story from our newly-created investigations desk. The piece looks into the legion created for foreign fighters defending Ukraine – and how one of the unit’s commanders is an alleged former member of a criminal organization from Poland.

On Thursday, we’ll talk with journalists Alexander Khrebet and Anna Myroniuk about how they reported this story, what goes into an investigative piece, and answer questions you may have.

Alexander has covered Ukrainian foreign policy, the Middle East and North Africa. He previously worked as an editor for the respected Ukrainian news outlet ZN.UA and has been published in international media.

Anna is the head of investigations at the Kyiv Independent, and has been part of investigations into human rights, healthcare and illicit trade. She holds a master’s in investigative journalism from the City University of London and was an honoree of the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Media and Marketing list.

The event is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. Kyiv time (1 p.m. EDT).

This event is exclusive to our Patreon community members.

You can register here: https://forms.gle/WAohhV5VjJLK3vCJ6

Hope to see you there!