Our new war crimes investigation department, thanks to your support (Patreon)

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.