Liz Cookman's year freelancing in Ukraine: 'Spirit-crushing but worth fighting for
Quick summary:
1. I arrived in Ukraine in the first week of January amid US warnings of a Russian invasion and headed to the front line in the east before settling for over a month in Mariupol.
2. I was one of the only international journalists to remain in Mariupol after the invasion, but regular missile attacks and editors' safety fears meant it was difficult to report.
3. We – me, two Czech journalists and a Turkish photographer – escaped out of the last open checkpoint in Mariupol, manned by a single Ukrainian soldier who warned that he had no idea what lay ahead
#biyro #sanfrancisco #newyork #mikolaiv #ivanofrankivsk
More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/liz-cookmans-year-freelancing-in-ukraine-spirit-crushing-but-worth-fighting-for/
Quick summary:
1. I arrived in Ukraine in the first week of January amid US warnings of a Russian invasion and headed to the front line in the east before settling for over a month in Mariupol.
2. I was one of the only international journalists to remain in Mariupol after the invasion, but regular missile attacks and editors' safety fears meant it was difficult to report.
3. We – me, two Czech journalists and a Turkish photographer – escaped out of the last open checkpoint in Mariupol, manned by a single Ukrainian soldier who warned that he had no idea what lay ahead
#biyro #sanfrancisco #newyork #mikolaiv #ivanofrankivsk
More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/liz-cookmans-year-freelancing-in-ukraine-spirit-crushing-but-worth-fighting-for/