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Oleksandr Yankovskiy

Oleksandr Yankovskiy is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. Originally from Crimea, Yankovskiy has worked as the editor in chief and presenter of the Crimea.Realities TV and radio projects. Since 2021, he has been a presenter for The News of Azov Region project.

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May 12, 2023
'Panicking For Real': In Anticipation Of A Counteroffensive, Russia Moves Thousands Of People From Their Homes In Southern Ukraine

Ukrainian officials from the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions say Russia is forcibly evacuating civilians from areas near the front line. The behavior of Russian troops resembles their conduct ahead of the Ukrainian counteroffensive that led to the liberation of the city of Kherson last fall.
January 04, 2023
Months After Liberation, A Ukrainian City Struggles Under Continued Russian Bombardment

Less than two months ago, Kherson residents rejoiced after Ukrainian troops recaptured the port city from retreating Russian forces. But the retreat has not ended Russia’s pummeling of the city.
October 24, 2022
Hunger Amid Destruction: Ukrainians In Lyman And Kupyansk Describe Life Under Russian Occupation

Amid the ruins of two Ukrainian towns recently recaptured from Russian forces, the local population is cold and traumatized.
July 09, 2022
'Teaching Children To Hate': Russian Occupation Officials Preparing To 'Russify' Ukrainian Schools

The Moscow-installed administrations in occupied southern Ukraine are threatening to take children away from parents who refuse to enroll them in pro-Russian schools this fall, sources across the region say.
May 02, 2022
'They Described How I Would Die In Agony': Ukrainian Journalist Recounts His Brutal Week As A Russian Prisoner

In March, Ukrainian journalist Oleh Baturin was abducted in the Russia-occupied Kherson region and held prisoner for eight days. He told RFE/RL about the beatings, interrogations, and mistreatment he endured as retaliation for his reporting.
April 24, 2022
Officials, Activists Document Allegations Of War Crimes In Occupied Parts Of Ukraine

Ukrainian officials and human rights monitors are documenting allegations of murder, torture, abduction, rape, looting, and other crimes by Russian forces occupying southern and eastern regions of the country, even as fighting intensifies.
April 13, 2022
'Smashed To Pieces': Besieged Mariupol Teeters On The Brink

For weeks, civilians and defenders of Ukraine's Azov Sea port of Mariupol have been trapped inside the besieged city, which Russia sees as a crucial strategic goal. As the Russians press their attack, efforts to evacuate civilians and provide humanitarian aid are being stymied.
March 16, 2022
In A Ukrainian Region Occupied By Russian Forces, People Are Disappearing. Locals Fear It's About To Get Worse.

Dozens, perhaps scores, of people -- activists, bloggers, and others -- have gone missing in one southern Ukrainian region since Russian forces moved in and occupied the capital. Locals fear the worst -- and fear it’s only going to get worse.
March 12, 2022
Shortages Of Cash, Food, Gas: Mayor Of Ukrainian Town Describes Two Weeks Behind Russian Lines

The southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky was seized by Russian forces on the first day of Moscow’s invasion. The town’s mayor tells RFE/RL that “the situation has stabilized,” but he anticipates shortages of medicine and gasoline in the next few days.

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