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Oleksandra Vagner

Oleksandra Vagner is an editor for RFE/RL's Russian Service, based in Prague since 2006. Born in Kyiv in 1979, she graduated from the Kyiv Institute of Journalism with a master's degree. She studied English at City College Brighton and Hove in the United Kingdom. She has worked for Ukrainian newspapers and been published in the analytical weekly Zerkalo nedeli and several European publications. She was an employee of the Czech Republic's foreign broadcasting service, Radio Prague.

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November 01, 2022
On The Rails Across Wartime Ukraine

RFE/RL's Russian Service correspondent Oleksandra Vagner witnessed drone strikes and the quiet determination of ordinary Ukrainians while travelling by train from western Ukraine to the port city of Odesa.
April 06, 2022
As Evidence Of War Crimes In Bucha Mounts, A Hunt For Russian Military Units

As workers struggle to clear the bodies of civilians from the streets of the Ukrainian town of Bucha, and investigators struggle to compile evidence, RFE/RL has pinpointed some of the Russian military units known to have occupied the city.
August 04, 2021
As Sweeping Crackdown Intensifies, Russians Wonder What Comes Next

The ongoing crackdown in Russia has targeted opposition activists, independent journalists, prominent civil-society organizations, lawyers, artists, academics, and more. Is it the prelude to another Kremlin-managed election or a sign the country is being reshaped for the long term?
September 30, 2020
The Kyiv Photographer Who Captured The 'Gloomy Dignity' Of Soviet Life

Ukrainian photographer Oleksandr Ranchukov, who died last year, liked to take his camera out onto the streets of his native Kyiv and other cities to pursue his own gritty brand of street photography.
March 07, 2020
Disillusion In Donetsk: Former Separatist Inmate Says 'No One Wants To Stay' in Donbas

Tetyana Honcharova was held by separatists in eastern Ukraine for more than three years before being released in a prisoner exchange in December. Honcharova told RFE/RL's Russian Service about the torture she endured at a makeshift prison in the city of Donetsk, including electric shock. She also met many female former separatist fighters who are now disillusioned with the lawlessness in the Donbas.
February 08, 2020
'Unthinkable Things': Documenting The Scars Of Ukraine's Prisoners Of War

Associated Press contributor Zoya Shu, a photographer who is based in Kyiv, has been covering Ukraine's conflict with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, documenting the fate of prisoners of a war that has claimed more than 13,000 lives since it began in 2014.
May 03, 2019
No Occupancy: High Court Backs Czech Hotel Owner's Crimea Test For Russian Guests

A Czech man has received death threats since the country's Constitutional Court this week backed his right to subject Russian hotel guests to a political litmus test over Russia's actions in Ukraine.
April 11, 2015
Dispute Rages Over Soviet General's Grave In Ukraine

A political scandal is mounting over the grave of a Soviet military commander in central Kyiv, amid claims Ukraine plans to demolish the monument and cremate his body.
January 06, 2015
Freed Ukrainian Journalist Says Separatists 'Being Trained For An Offensive'

Ukrainian journalist Roman Cheremskyy was held for almost five months by separatists in the country's east. He says the rebels are deeply committed to the insurgency and are training for a potential offensive to capture more Ukrainian territory.
August 16, 2014
Ukrainian Artist Still Missing After Lampooning Separatists

A Ukrainian artist who displayed antiseparatist installations in the streets of Donetsk has been missing for over a week. Serhiy Zakharov's friends say he is being held by the insurgents and fear for his life.
August 01, 2014
Supplying The Front Lines In Eastern Ukraine

As deadly fighting continues to rage in eastern Ukraine, activists on both sides of the conflict are stepping up efforts to funnel equipment, basic necessities, and even fighters to the front lines.
May 29, 2014
Reporter's Notebook: Separatists In Eastern Ukraine Think Journalists Are Either For Them Or Against Them

RFE/RL's Russian Service correspondent Aleksandra Vagner returned on May 27 from a four-day reporting trip in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. She shares her impressions of what it is like to work as a journalist there.
October 11, 2013
Agonizing Separation For Greenpeace Families

The 30 people detained last month during a protest by environmental group Greenpeace in the Arctic remain in custody in Russia. Their families say they are increasingly worried about their fate.

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