Valeria Yehoshyna

Valeria Yehoshyna is a journalist for Schemes (Skhemy), an investigative news project run by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. Yehoshyna was recognized as one of the "Top 30 Under 30" by the Kyiv Post in 2019 and has won a number of awards, including the top investigative prize at the Mezhyhirya Festival in 2018. Her investigations have also been short-listed in many other contests in Ukraine and internationally.

Also by Valeria Yehoshyna

January 03, 2023
How Ukraine's 'Great Reconstruction' Brought Great Rewards For A Company Linked To Dnipropetrovsk's Government And An FBI Fugitive

A company co-owned by a powerlifter who is linked to the governor of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region and the business partner of an FBI fugitive received nearly $41 million in public funds for road repair, a journalistic investigation by Schemes found.
December 05, 2022
Russian Soldier Says Commander Stabbed Ukrainian Woman To Death

A Russian commander stabbed an elderly Ukrainian woman to death during the retreat from Izyum, according to a soldier in his unit. Evidence of the alleged war crime first emerged from a phone intercept by Ukrainian intelligence.
December 01, 2022
Ukrainian Man Spends Months Digging Through Rubble To Find His Dead Friend

A Ukrainian man spent months digging through the wreckage of an apartment block to find the body of a close friend from his school days. Pavlo Holub lives in Izyum, and he carried out this work during the six-month Russian occupation of the town before it was liberated by Ukrainian forces.
October 30, 2022
After The Russian Withdrawal, Memories Of Resistance And Collaboration Linger In A Ukrainian Village

Some residents of Shevchenkove tell Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, how they withstood torture and threats to resist collaboration with the Russian forces occupying their village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. Others describe what compelled them to cooperate.
September 07, 2022
'Cut Off One Of Their Ears': In New Investigation, A Russian Soldier Describes Atrocities In Ukraine

In recorded calls obtained by Schemes, a Russian soldier described an assault on a village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region in grisly detail. The investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service then reached the soldier himself, obtaining a denial -- and further evidence of possible war crimes.
July 24, 2022
Exclusive: U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Says Washington Will Support Kyiv 'For As Long As It Takes'

The United States will continue to “support Ukraine for as long as it takes,” expediting military aid in the country’s battle against invading Russian military forces, says the U.S. ambassador to Kyiv.
May 08, 2022
Senior U.S. Official Vows More Aid To Ukraine To 'Win This War,' More 'Crippling Sanctions' For Russia

Robin Dunnigan, the U.S. undersecretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, has told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that Washington will continue to support Kyiv in its war against Russia and pursue harsher sanctions against Moscow for its unprovoked invasion of its neighbor.
April 20, 2022
Mothers Of The Moskva: For Relatives Of Missing Sailors, A Lack Of Information Fuels Grief

A week after the sinking of the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, relatives of sailors are desperately trying to find out the fates of more than 500 seamen who were on board. Silence from the Russian command, and the lack of an explanation from the Kremlin, have fueled anger and disbelief.
April 15, 2022
Russian Soldier And Wife Discussing Rape Of Ukrainian Women Identified By RFE/RL

The identities of a Russian soldier and his wife who discussed the rape of Ukrainian women in a phone call have been revealed following an investigation by RFE/RL’s Russian Service and Schemes.
July 08, 2021
RFE/RL Investigation: Why Is Hungary Funding Diaspora Communities In Western Ukraine?

Ethnic Hungarian communities and civic groups in western Ukraine have received at least 115 million euros from the Hungarian government over the past 10 years, a new RFE/RL investigation found.
April 08, 2021
Ukraine Targeted At European Court In Hail Of Claims From Russia, Donbas, RFE/RL Investigation Finds

The European Court of Human Rights has been flooded with thousands of filings accusing Kyiv of rights violations in the conflict-ridden Donbas, in what appears to be a coordinated campaign to tar Ukraine, an investigation by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service has found.

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Valeria Yehoshyna

Also by Valeria Yehoshyna

How Ukraine's 'Great Reconstruction' Brought Great Rewards For A Company Linked To Dnipropetrovsk's Government And An FBI Fugitive

Russian Soldier Says Commander Stabbed Ukrainian Woman To Death

Ukrainian Man Spends Months Digging Through Rubble To Find His Dead Friend

After The Russian Withdrawal, Memories Of Resistance And Collaboration Linger In A Ukrainian Village

'Cut Off One Of Their Ears': In New Investigation, A Russian Soldier Describes Atrocities In Ukraine

Exclusive: U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Says Washington Will Support Kyiv 'For As Long As It Takes'

Senior U.S. Official Vows More Aid To Ukraine To 'Win This War,' More 'Crippling Sanctions' For Russia

Mothers Of The Moskva: For Relatives Of Missing Sailors, A Lack Of Information Fuels Grief

Russian Soldier And Wife Discussing Rape Of Ukrainian Women Identified By RFE/RL

RFE/RL Investigation: Why Is Hungary Funding Diaspora Communities In Western Ukraine?

Ukraine Targeted At European Court In Hail Of Claims From Russia, Donbas, RFE/RL Investigation Finds