Ukrainian journalists and media creators are working under extreme and often life-threatening conditions, yet the support available to them remains fragmented and difficult to navigate. PRESS brings these critical resources together in one place, so current support can be found quickly. clearly, and when it is most needed.
This page also includes links to publications that provide guidance about working in dangerous conflict environments and other related information for those documenting the war and its consequences.
Ukrainian Organisations
National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU)
NUJU provides legal assistance, professional training, and safety guidance for reporters, particularly in conflict zones. It monitors violations of journalists’ rights and publicly reports attacks or censorship cases. Since 2014, the organisation has been instrumental in documenting press freedom violations related to Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
The ongoing war with Russia has heightened risks for Ukrainian journalists, with NUJU focusing on safety training, protective equipment distribution, and psychological support. The union continues to lobby for media law reforms ensuring transparency, independence and resilience of Ukraine’s press sector.
Network of Journalists’ Solidarity Centres
NUJU operates a network of Journalists’ Solidarity Centres. Each Centre acts as a safe place for Ukrainian and foreign journalists. All six Centres also serve as co-working spaces with Starlink terminals and generators. The Centres are located at the following addresses:
Kyiv: 27A Khreshchatyk Street.
Tel: 050 680 5204 (Illia Suzdaliev)
Zaporizhzhia: 152 Sobornyi Avenue.
Tel: 096 277 5352
Dnipro
Tel: 050 919 8479
Kharkiv
Tel: 095 421 5477
Lviv: 5 Solomiyi Krushelnytskoyi Street, 2nd floor.
Tel: 097 907 9702
Chernivtsi hub: 96 Nezalezhnosti Avenue.
Tel: 068 286 3706
Ivano-Frankivsk: 25 Sichovykh Striltsiv Street.
Tel: 066 677 0726
NUJU provides specific support to Ukrainian and foreign journalists, photojournalists, and videographers.
Personal Protective Equipment
NUJU provides Ukrainian and foreign journalists with branded bulletproof vests, helmets, and tactical first-aid kits for work in dangerous locations. Journalists who need to receive body protective equipment for free temporary use are invited to fill out this FORM.
(This form is in Ukrainian and can be translated into English using Google Translate in the browser address bar.)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1js-3StZyBDRR3JEkQQdcVTTbsKij_H8iFc-6kUgEKzE/viewform?ts=6235fecc&edit_requested=true
Equipment
NUJU receives video cameras, cameras, laptops, and other professional equipment from donors and provides them to colleagues in need. To apply for such assistance, applicants are asked to provide a rationale and detailed information about themselves and their work by filling out this FORM.
(This form is in Ukrainian and can be translated into English using Google Translate in the browser address bar.)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenN8oB1e4f-fFXScuF5DtRvDJbCrsy6JHtpIlNh1J0MGxBdg/viewform
Emergency Financial Assistance
NUJU provides one-time emergency financial assistance based on justified requests, including departure from war zones or occupied territories, damage to housing or property, and the purchase of equipment destroyed by the occupiers. To apply for financial assistance, applicants should use this FORM.
(This form is in Ukrainian and can be translated into English using Google Translate in the browser address bar.)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyVOXShcHAAtN2GShY-ZtriRavR-VI0B6A0kqDNziTdyvPhQ/viewform
Legal Assistance
A legal support hotline operates within the network of the Centres. Journalists can contact NUJU lawyers by filling out this FORM.
(This form is in Ukrainian and can be translated into English using Google Translate in the browser address bar.)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeQ79fu2mJhNzDsLYmnwZvqHy4uMpdoNGLp_aj7M8kUuhphw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0fBcq2Om1TjiLvVS0scAFtrkfV33Rg4FObg6NCP8Sipbfpe1N8fHwh1yY
Psychological Assistance
Every media worker can receive psychological support. For this purpose, NUJU organises psychological training sessions, workshops, webinars and seminars to help journalists cope with stress and burnout and to provide guidance on working more effectively. Further information is available on NUJU’s website: www.nsju.org
Skills and Knowledge
NUJU also conducts training sessions and other educational activities designed to help journalists work in wartime conditions. These activities address topics such as security during hostilities and occupation, radiation safety, fact-checking and the work of fixers. In addition, NUJU organises educational events and meetings for students, displaced journalists, and local media representatives. The organisation provides consulting and organisational assistance and informs colleagues on issues such as how to obtain grants, settle in a new location, leave occupied territories, and arrange temporary relocation abroad.
National Union of Journalists of Ukraine contact details
Headquarters:
01001, Kyiv,
str. Khreshchatyk, 27-a
Email: spilka@nsju.org
Web address: https://nuju.org.ua
Lviv Media Forum (LMF)
Is a Ukrainian NGO founded in 2013 to convene media professionals in Lviv for its annual international conference. It has since evolved into a broad ecosystem supporting media and promoting high standards of journalism in Ukraine and beyond. Its mission is to strengthen communication actors — including media, civil society, and public institutions — to foster healthy public dialogue and contribute to a democratic, resilient society
Emergency Support Program
Provides urgent, targeted assistance to newsrooms and freelance journalists affected by the war. The guiding principle is simple: will this support enable a journalist or newsroom to continue or restore their work.
Eligible applicants include:
Media working in frontline or threatened regions. Those who have lost equipment, offices, homes (that also served as workplaces), or access to workspaces due to hostilities.
Newsrooms forced to relocate.
Freelancers and war correspondents, including those serving in the military.
Freelancers must provide a portfolio confirming professional activity.
Support may cover:
Replacement of essential equipment. Relocation costs. Minimum necessary expenses to restore a newsroom or workspace. Not covered: salaries, office rent or utilities, precautionary infrastructure purchases, non-professional expenses
Applications are submitted via a short form and reviewed within three business days. The program is implemented with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy.
How to apply for support
Applications are submitted through a short form, which includes required fields: applicant’s full name; media outlet name (or freelancer/journalist status); description of the request; justification of the need; and explanation of how this support will help preserve or restore the ability to work. The team reviews applications within three business days of submission. Support is one-time and dependent on LMF’s current capacity. The organisation reserves the right to decline applications.
Link to Application form: (the form can be translated into English by Google in the address bar).
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1LviUWM8oi5mV6h-H9Iv4lD9tyy6tI9CykhOCuPEISu3-Cg/viewform
Psychological Support Program
As part of its systemic wartime assistance, LMF offers confidential psychological support to media professionals experiencing trauma, burnout, prolonged stress, or emotional exhaustion. Priority is given to journalists working in high-risk regions, including frontline and heavily threatened areas.
The program provides: Up to five fully funded one-on-one sessions with professional psychologists. Possible extension where justified. Flexible online or in-person formats (where feasible) All sessions are confidential and designed to help media professionals sustain their ability to work under extreme conditions.
Link to Application form: (the form can be translated into English by Google in the address bar).
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWeagSGQo-_MKaVTHRkb9ulf4KHLOweo_iwySAMZzSpG8S7A/viewform
Strategic Media Support Program
The Strategic Media Support Program of LMF is a long-term initiative designed to strengthen the capacity, sustainability, and independence of Ukrainian media. It supports projects that move beyond short-term fixes toward systemic development, improving effectiveness, scaling operations, diversifying revenue, enhancing content quality, expanding audiences, and building long-term resilience. The program operates through themed application waves. Criteria, target groups, support formats, and timelines are defined individually for each call, depending on focus and partner support.
Media Excellence Program
Is a long-term support program aimed at educating and training Ukrainian media professionals. It combines the activities and opportunities of various grant projects related to consultations and other forms of training.
Online and offline consultations – collective and individual.
Online and offline lectures, trainings, workshops on topics such as; content production, social media strategy, SEO, analytics, fact-checking, video production, financial management, grant writing, legal advice, digital security, editorial processes, and audience development.
Reporting Ukraine Guide
LMF provides a practical resource for foreign journalists covering Russia’s war against Ukraine, particularly those reporting from frontlines and newly liberated territories. The guide offers specialised, field-oriented information and may be shared with proper attribution, as it is LMF intellectual property. The guid is a live feed on the Linkedin Platform. To assess it one has to join or be signed up to Linkedin. The site is in English.
Reporting Ukraine Guide web address:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/reporting-ukraine-guide/posts/?feedView=all
YouTube Bloggers Support Program
This program supports Ukrainian and Belarusian-language YouTube creators. From the first round, 67 completed training in content creation, promotion, monetisation, and audience engagement. Four finalists received mentorship and grants of 100,000 UAH to expand their channels. The program was delivered in three structured stages: training, strategy development, and mentorship with financial support.
Lviv Media Forum contact details
Email: info@lvivmediaforum.com
Web Address: https://lvivmediaforum.com
Media Center Ukraine (MCU)
Founded in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Media Centre Ukraine emerged as a collaborative initiative between civil society, government, and responsible businesses. Today, it operates in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa serving as a key platform for foreign journalists, facilitating effective communication between government, business, and the public sector, and developing creative strategies to help Ukraine prevail in the war and rebuild in its aftermath.
MCU services includes:
Support for Foreign Journalists: Provides guidance on accreditation, professional regulations and navigating interactions with Ukrainian authorities.
Press Tours: Arranges tours to de-occupied areas and other locations in the spotlight, ensuring journalists receive accurate information, exclusive commentary and the resources needed for in-depth reporting.
Event Platform: Organises briefings featuring government officials, event participants, NGO representatives and experts on key issues.
Media Support: Their production centre assists journalists in identifying compelling stories, sources and contacts. We also maintain a free-to-use photo bank.
Off-the-Record Discussions: Facilitate closed-door meetings where journalists can engage with key speakers on critical topics in a secure setting, fostering deeper understanding, candid discussions and access to insider insights.
Strengthening Civil Society: Provides mentorship, training, and consultations for civil society organisations, helping them organise events and secure media coverage.
Media Center Ukraine contact details:
Kyiv
Address: 9 Borysa Hrinchenka St., Kyiv
Tel: +38 091 481 00 04
Odesa
Tel: +38 050 089 58 30
Email: ukraine.media.centre.kyiv@gmail.com
The International Insurance Fund for Journalists (IIFJ)
Is an initiative of six public organisations: Association of Independent Regional Publishers of Ukraine (AIRPU), “Suspilnist” Foundation, IMI, Detector Media, Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law and RPDI, aimed at organising assistance to the media to be protected while creating news, reports and stories during the war.
What the program does
IJIF is not an insurance company. It organises free insurance for approved media workers through a professional insurance provider.
Who can apply
Independent Ukrainian media workers on official assignments, including journalists, fixers, videographers, editors, and photographers. Assignments to combat zones, frontline areas, recently liberated territories, and border regions (including borders with Russia and Belarus).
Reporting Requirements
Applicants must work ethically and follow the Code of Journalistic Ethics. Applicants must have protective equipment. Priority is given to those with security training and first aid training. Content produced during the insured assignment must be sent to the program coordinator within two weeks after the trip ends (or the coordinator must be told in advance if publication will be later). All print, audio, or video content produced during an insured assignment must include a set acknowledgment stating the material was prepared with IJIF support (implemented by AIRPU), and that the project does not influence editorial policy.
International Journalists Insurance Fund contact details:
Email: office.airpu@gmail.com
https://war-correspondent.info/en
Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
‘The Institute of Mass Information is a civil society organisation specialising in the media, operating since 1996. IMI defends the rights of journalists, studies the media landscape and reports on media-related events, fights propaganda and disinformation, and provides media workers with safety equipment for trips to combat areas. IMI carries out the only monitoring study of freedom of speech in Ukraine, keeps a list of transparent and responsible online media outlets, and tracks Russia’s media crimes in the war on Ukraine. IMI has representatives in 20 oblasts of Ukraine and runs a network of Media Hubs that provide journalists with unfailing support. IMI’s partners include Reporters Without Borders (RSF); the organisation is also a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX).’
The IMI is an extremely useful resource for Ukrainian and international media producers because it provides vital information on many aspects of the media industry in Ukraine. It documents Russia’s impact on the sector and offers a great deal of support and advice about operating as media producer during the current conflict.
Some of the support, studies, and resources it provides include:
Regular News relating to the media in Ukraine.
Media Hubs
The Mediabazas are a network of 15 regional hubs created by the Institute of Mass Information to support the work of independent journalists during Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. The Mediabazas provide journalists with workspace during blackouts, bulletproof vests and helmets, workshops, classes, and help with communication with local authorities. This list of services is not exhaustive, as IMI’s regional hubs adapt their support in response to the needs of the media community in each region.
Monitoring Studies
The IMI carries out the only monitoring study of Russia’s crimes against journalists and the media in Ukraine. This tracking began with the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. It also monitors freedom of speech and the quality of media outlets across the country.
Advice
IMI publishes articles and compiles practical guides on working in Ukraine as a media producer.
Institute of Mass Information contact details:
Tele: (050) 447-70-63
Email info@imi.org.ua
Web address: https://imi.org.ua/en
Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine (AIRPPU)
There Mission Statement
‘Is to protect and promote freedom in the media, quality journalism, help to adhere to professional standards, lobby the interests of regional media in the legislative field for the prosperity of independent media in Ukraine’.
What they do
AIRPPU supports independent local and regional media across Ukraine. Its work focuses on defending media freedom, strengthening professional standards, encouraging innovation and helping regional news organisations build more sustainable business models.
AIRPPU works primarily with media outlets and newsrooms, rather than supporting individual journalists alone.
Support during the war
Since the full-scale invasion, AIRPPU has played an important role in helping Ukrainian regional media continue working under wartime conditions. Its support has developed from emergency assistance into longer-term help aimed at resilience and recovery. This has included practical support such as evacuations, protective equipment, technical equipment, remote-working assistance, crisis-journalism training and financial support for media organisations affected by the war.
Programmes and partnerships
AIRPPU has run and supported a wide range of programmes, including emergency funding for vulnerable local and regional outlets, insurance and safety-related support for media workers, newsroom equipment, business-development mentoring and projects focused on financial sustainability, investigative journalism, leadership development, gender equality, media literacy, and international cooperation.
Its programmes have included the Emergency Support Program for Regional Media, Plan B, AIRPPU-UMF, Innovative Media Ukraine, Media Bridges: Finland–Ukraine, Stronger Together: Media and Democracy, Women in Media, and the International Insurance Fund for Journalists.
Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine contact Details:
Email: office.airpu@gmail.com
Web address https://airpu.org
Media Development Foundation (MDF)
‘The Media Development Foundation believes vibrant and free media is critical to social, political, and economic development, particularly in post-authoritarian states. We provide the tools and training needed to strengthen media and help newsrooms find sustainable ways to grow.’
What they do
The Media Development Foundation is a Ukrainian organisation that supports the development of independent media. It works to strengthen free and professional journalism by providing training, mentoring, and practical support to help newsrooms grow and become more sustainable. MDF works with independent local journalists, newsrooms, media managers, and early-career media professionals. It has built a national network of local media outlets and media experts and its work focuses on improving professional standards, strengthening newsroom capacity and supporting long-term sustainability.
Support during the war
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, MDF has helped independent Ukrainian media continue working under extremely difficult conditions. Its research shows that local newsrooms have faced staff shortages, financial instability, psychological strain, shelling, power outages, and the difficulties of reporting from frontline and occupied areas.
MDF’s role during the war has combined immediate support for independent media with longer-term work aimed at helping newsrooms adapt, survive, and remain viable.
How they support independent media and media producers
MDF supports independent media through training, mentoring, newsroom development, research, and professional community-building. Its strategic directions include Local Media Sustainability, Kyiv Media School, Community Building, and the Journalism Experience Program.
Its programmes include support for newsroom sustainability, training for journalists and media managers, development opportunities for young journalists, and initiatives designed to help local media continue working in their own regions. MDF also produces research and analysis that help explain the pressures facing Ukrainian independent media and what support is needed most.
Media Development Foundation contact details:
Address: Kyiv, Maidan Nezalezhnosti 2
info@mdf.org.ua
Public Interest Journalism Lab (PIJL)
‘They believe in high-quality journalism. The Lab team is aimed at creating content that promoted constructive discussion around complex social topics. In our work, we use interdisciplinarity e. g. cooperation with sociologists and analysts. They test different types of content, analyze audiences’ feedback, research public opinion and conduct media monitoring.
What they do
PIJL is a Ukrainian media organisation that researches, creates and promotes public interest journalism in the digital age. It combines journalism with audience research, media monitoring and wider analytical work in order to explain complex social and political issues in clear, accessible ways.
PIJL produces articles, documentaries, podcasts, multimedia projects and research reports. Its work is designed not only to inform, but also to encourage deeper public understanding of important issues affecting Ukraine.
Support during the war
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, PIJL has focused much of its work on frontline reporting, documenting Russian war crimes, and preserving a public record of life in wartime Ukraine. This has made it an important contributor both to journalism and to the wider effort to record the reality of the war
One of its most important wartime initiatives is The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies, which brings together journalists, analysts, and lawyers to collect testimonies and evidence with potential legal value in future war-crimes cases, while also producing public-facing multimedia journalism.
PIJL has produced a number of important public-interest projects. These include The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies, Life in War, a multimedia record of Ukraine during the war and Yahidne. A Village in Captivity, which preserves the memory of a Russian atrocity against civilians.
Its wider work also includes documentary and multimedia projects such as How We Will Get Crimea Back, Our 30 Years, which looked back at the history of independent Ukraine, and The Murder of Gongadze, about one of the most important crimes against a journalist in modern Ukraine.
PIJL also publishes major research reports on Ukrainian society and media. These cover topics such as national unity, conspiracy propaganda, democracy and national defence during war, and wartime mobilisation and social cohesion
Many of these articles, reports, video programmes, and podcasts can be downloaded from the PIJL website. PRESS also offers a selection of this material for download, making some of PIJL’s most valuable work easier to access in one place.
Public Interest Journalism Lab Contact details:
Address: Kyiv, 42 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho, office 42
Tel: + 380998951082
Emal:iinfo@journlab.online
Web address: https://www.journlab.online
Detector Media (DM)
‘Enhances resilience to disinformation, promotes media freedom and empowers quality journalism.’
What they do
DM is a Ukrainian media watchdog and civil society organisation. It is best known for analysing propaganda, exposing manipulation and helping people understand how false narratives spread.
Support during the war
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, DM has continued to monitor and expose Russian propaganda and disinformation, especially online. Its work helps show how Russian information campaigns are used to weaken Ukraine and undermine support for it.
How they help
DM supports the media sector through monitoring, research, analysis and media-literacy education. It publishes reports and investigations that help journalists and the wider public recognise and respond to propaganda and manipulation.
Its work includes the Media Literacy Index of Ukrainians as well as investigations into fake narratives, disinformation networks, and coordinated influence campaigns. The website also offers a wide range of material, including articles, media research, videos, podcasts, interviews, multimedia features, documents, and special projects.
Detector Media contact details:
Tel: 38 (063) 5019258
Email: info@detector.media
Web address: (English) https://en.detector.media
Media focused British organisation currently supporting Ukraine
Rory Peck Trust
Is dedicated to the support, safety and welfare of freelance news gatherers around the world.Their role: Emergency grants, safety training, welfare aid for freelance journalists.
The Rory Peck Trust provides practical and financial support to freelance journalists and their families worldwide, assisting in times of crisis and helping them to work more safely and professionally. They do this through assistance funds, training fund, and online resources, as well as their annual Awards, which uniquely celebrate the work of freelance journalists.
The Crisis Fund
Provides financial grants for active freelance news journalists whose work and livelihoods have been put at risk as a result of their journalism. for example, if they experience physical attacks, have urgent medical or equipment replacement costs to cover or are forced to relocate. The fund may also provide assistance to a freelancer’s family following an injury, imprisonment, kidnapping or death of the journalist while doing their work.
Eligibility
If you are a professional freelance journalist working in news and current affairs whose only source of income comes from journalism, you may be eligible for a grant.
Link to Eligibility details: https://rorypecktrust.org/get-help/crisis/crisis-fund/
How to Apply
The application is available in several languages. The two below are In English and Ukrainian.
Direct link to the English application:
https://rorypecktrust.submittable.com/submit/c45cf8b3-c5b8-4452-92d7-4b92fd94bb2a/crisis-fund-english-application
Direct link to Ukrainian Application:
https://rorypecktrust.submittable.com/submit/5cab5a8a-8890-4c9b-aaa5-c88c74f7a8f7/crisis-fund-ukrainian-application
The Rory Peck Trust’s Therapy Fund
Freelance journalists are often exposed to intense stress that can affect both their wellbeing and their ability to work. The Therapy Fund helps cover the cost of professional psychological support so they can recover and continue their important work.
Link to information and application: https://rorypecktrust.org/get-help/therapy/
The Rory Peck Trust website also has resources and links to assist in seeking Psychological Support.
The Rory Peck Trust Training Fund
Helps freelance journalists gain the essential skills needed to work more safely in difficult and potentially dangerous situations. Through trusted training providers, journalists can learn how to assess risk, recognise danger, respond in a crisis, support others and provide vital first aid.
Link to information and eligible for a training bursary: https://rorypecktrust.org/get-help/training/ The site also offers advice and links to trusted media insurance brokers, along with practical safety resources including risk assessment templates, communications plans, proof-of-life forms in multiple languages, and digital security guides.
The Rory Peck Trust contact details:
Postal Address:
PO Box 80795
London, SE22 2GD
United Kingdom
Email: info@rorypecktrust.org
Website: https://rorypecktrust.org/
Thomson Foundation (UK)
‘Is an independent organisation with more than 60 years of global experience. They champion integrity in journalism and media, supporting professionals and organisations committed to delivering fair, independent and trustworthy information.
Ethical communication is vital to healthy democracies. Journalism holds power to account, informs the public and fosters trust within societies. In a landscape challenged by misinformation and constantly evolving business models, their mission is to empower communicators, promote ethical practices and ensure the sustainability of reliable information sources worldwide.’
They support journalists in challenging places, providing the tools and training to report effectively and with integrity.
Free Online Courses
One of the most valuable aspects of Thomson’s support is its range of free online courses. Designed to fit around the working day, these short courses help journalists and media professionals develop specialist skills and continue learning at their own pace, at no cost.
Link to Thomson E Learning website, (English) https://www.thomsonfoundation.org/e-learning
Thompson Foundation contact details:
Address:
6 Greenland Place
London
NW1 0AP
Email: enquiries@thomsonfoundation.org
Web Address: https://www.thomsonfoundation.org/
Media Defence (UK)
‘Media Defence provides legal help to journalists, citizen journalists and independent media across the world.’
Emergency legal defence
They provide emergency legal defence to support journalists facing costly and complex litigation intended to silence them. This includes abusive lawsuits, judicial harassment, travel bans, gag orders, detention and other forms of pressure that can have a chilling effect on freedom of expression.
Media Defence support journalists – including citizen journalists, bloggers, broadcasters, photojournalists, cartoonists or fact-checkers – and news outlets when they are confronted with legal action as a result of their reporting.
They can provide funding for your legal defence and we can help you find a lawyer.
Their legal team can also provide technical legal support to your lawyer.
They can also help you bring legal action to compel the state to protect your rights if they have been violated, including to investigate abuses and bring perpetrators of attacks to justice.
To apply for legal support from Media Defence use this link to their multi language application page: https://www.mediadefence.org/apply-for-case-support/
Strategic litigation
They also undertake strategic litigation to improve the legal environment in which the media operate and to secure remedies when journalists’ rights have been violated. Their work covers issues including online speech, criminal laws used against legitimate reporting, source protection, arbitrary detention, torture, violence and impunity.
Open access Resource Hub
Offers more than 250 legal resources on freedom of expression across five global regions. It is designed to support lawyers and civil society with free training materials, legal standards, key cases and practical guidance for litigation. These resources are open to all, with no restrictions or sign-up required, making expert legal knowledge freely available.
Work in Ukraine
Their work has included support for journalists and independent media in Ukraine through their partnership with the Human Rights Platform. Since 2017, this has included legal defence, strategic litigation, and helping build a network of media lawyers across the country. One example involved support for efforts to defend journalistic sources after Ukrainian investigative journalist Natalia Sedletska’s phone data was accessed by authorities.
Media Defence Contact details:
Emai: info@mediadefence.org
Web address: https://www.mediadefence.org
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) – UK
Overview
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) is a London-based international non-profit that supports local voices in conflict zones and fragile environments. Founded in 1991, it strengthens independent journalism, combats disinformation and advances human rights by training and mentoring journalists and rights activists in professional research, reporting and production skills.
Core Focus
IWPR’s work is built around three priorities: producing factual content to counter disinformation; building sustainable local media and civic groups through funding and mentoring; and tackling human rights challenges through journalism, public accountability and the power of information.
Support in Ukraine
IWPR has worked in Ukraine since 2014 and significantly expanded its operations after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, recognising that the information space is a critical frontline in the war. Its support is practical and largely focused on strengthening journalists and media organisations through funding, training, safety support and international visibility.
Funding and Institutional Support
Through the Ukraine Regional Media Emergency Support (URMES) programme and Boosting Investigative Journalism Outlets Across Ukraine, IWPR provides grants and sub-grants to regional media outlets, investigative journalism organisations and civil society groups. This funding helps organisations pay staff, relocate operations, continue publishing and sustain watchdog reporting during wartime.
Training, Mentoring and Safety
Through Ukraine Voices, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, IWPR provides training, editorial mentoring and on-the-job support for journalists and independent media. This includes investigative journalism, ethics, conflict-sensitive reporting, legal protections, digital security, physical safety and mental health awareness. In partnership with UNESCO, it has also delivered resilience and emergency support training across multiple Ukrainian cities.
Justice and War-Crimes Reporting
Its Ukraine Justice Report provides in-depth reporting on war-crimes trials, judicial processes and accountability efforts linked to the invasion, while helping journalists document atrocities to international evidential and legal standards.
Protecting Journalists
Through Protecting the Frontline, IWPR supports journalists documenting crimes against media workers through security training, legal guidance, financial support and expert mentorship. In some cases, it has also helped facilitate protective equipment and emergency assistance for journalists working in high-risk areas.
International Amplification
Through Ukraine Forward, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IWPR amplifies verified Ukrainian reporting and analysis internationally, connecting local journalists and experts with global media, policy and advocacy networks and increasing visibility and professional opportunities for Ukrainian media producers.
Institute for War & Peace Reporting contact details:
Address in the UK:
48 Gray’s Inn Road,
London
WC1X 8LT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 1030
Email: through their website
Web address: https://iwpr.net
Frontline Club Charitable Trust
‘The Frontline Club is a gathering place for journalists, photojournalists and filmmakers and other likeminded people interested in international affairs we Champion Independent Journalism & Freedom of Speech, we rally the protection of Press Freedom and fight for the safety of Freelancers in doing their important work around the globe.’
The Frontline Club’s #StraightFromTheFrontline campaign was launched in 2022 to raise emergency funds for Ukrainian and international freelance journalists covering the war. It helped provide grants, press cards, protective and first-aid equipment, a base in Lviv and battlefield first-aid and security training. Although the campaign appears to have been time-limited, the Frontline Club and its continue to support freelancers through advocacy, community, practical assistance and access to their facilities when in London. The Club also holds important events, including book launches, exhibitions and talks on Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, publishes podcast content drawn from these events and offers online paid training courses.
Frontline Club contact details:
Address
First Floor,
13 Norfolk Place,
London
W2 1QJ
Tel: +44 (0)207 046 7060
Tel: +44 (0)207 046 7066
Web address: https://www.frontlineclub.com
Media focused International organisation currently supporting Ukraine
Access Now (AN) – International
Is an international digital rights organisation that defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk. It supports journalists, activists, human rights defenders, civil society groups, and media organisations facing digital threats such as surveillance, censorship, cyberattacks, phishing, account takeovers, internet shutdowns, and online harassment.
Digital Security Helpline
One of AN’s key services is its 24/7 Digital Security Helpline, which provides real-time technical assistance and emergency digital security support. The Helpline supports at-risk users in ten languages, including Ukrainian and Access Now says it responds to requests within two hours.
This is particularly relevant to Ukraine, where civil society, independent media, and human rights defenders have faced cyberattacks, phishing, malware, account compromise, DDoS attacks, and internet disruption. Public reporting shows that Access Now had handled 64 Ukraine-related digital security cases by January 2020, including cases involving journalists, NGOs, and human rights defenders.
Grants and funding
AN also provides grants to grassroots and frontline organisations defending human rights in the digital age. Its funding includes project grants, core grants, and discretionary grants for urgent or emerging needs. It has stated that its grantmaking has supported activists facing digital threats in Ukraine and other conflict-affected contexts.
Reports and policy work
AN produces reports and policy analysis on digital rights issues, including internet shutdowns, surveillance, cyberattacks, censorship, platform accountability and spyware. Its Ukraine-related work has included documenting threats to connectivity and advocating for governments, technology companies, and telecommunications providers to protect access to the internet during the war.
International presence
AN is a global organisation with registered offices in Belgium, Costa Rica, and the United States, and presences in New York, San José, Brussels, Berlin, Tunis, Delhi, Nairobi, and Manila.
Access Now contact details:
Tel: +1 888 414 0100
Email: info@accessnow.org
Web address: https://www.accessnow.org
Recommended Ukrainian international facing media publications
Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s longest-established English-language newspaper, founded in Kyiv in 1995 and online since 1997. For three decades, it has served international readers, diplomats, business leaders, policy makers and Ukraine-watchers seeking English-language reporting from Ukraine.
Covering war, politics, business, economy, culture, opinion and international affairs, Kyiv Post has played an important role in explaining Ukraine to the world, from the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Kyiv Post is a private, for-profit media company operated by BusinessGroup LLC. Its business model is based mainly on commercial income, including advertising, subscriptions and events, with some grant support for specific journalism projects.
The newspaper has a long-standing reputation as one of Ukraine’s most recognisable English-language media brands. It was awarded the 2014 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism and continues to position itself as “Ukraine’s Global Voice.”
Kyiv Post remains a major international-facing Ukrainian media outlet, connecting global audiences with Ukrainian news, analysis and perspectives during one of the most important periods in the country’s modern history.
Kyiv Post contact details:
Address: 68 Zhylianska St. Kyiv, Ukraine, 01033
Tel: +38 (044) 591-3344
Email: news@kyivpost.com
Web Address: https://www.kyivpost.com
The Kyiv Independent
The Kyiv Independent is one of Ukraine’s leading independent English-language media organisations, founded in November 2021 by former Kyiv Post journalists after the newsroom was dismissed during a dispute over editorial independence.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, it has become a vital source of Ukrainian-led reporting for international audiences, covering the war, politics, investigations, business, culture, opinion and life in Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent has grown from a small start-up newsroom into a major digital media company, producing news, analysis, video reports, newsletters, documentaries and investigations. Its team includes frontline reporters, editors, visual journalists and a dedicated war crimes investigations unit.
Its funding model is central to its independence. The outlet has no single owner and no paywall, relying mainly on readers, members and donations, alongside other income such as advertising, content syndication and its online store.
The Kyiv Independent has won more than 20 awards for its journalism and continues to play an important role in explaining Ukraine to the world, while holding power to account during wartime.
The Kyiv Independent contact details:
Email: news@kyivindependent.com
Chief editor, write to Olga Rudenko, Email: olga@kyivindependent.com
For media & speaking inquiries, Email: press@kyivindependent.com
Web address: https://kyivindependent.com
Euromaidan Press
Euromaidan Press is an independent English-language Ukrainian media outlet launched by volunteers in 2014, following the Euromaidan Revolution and Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine.
Registered in Ukraine as NGO “Euromaidan Press,” it was created to bridge Ukraine with the English-speaking world by publishing Ukrainian news, analysis, translations, research, videos, graphics and newsletters for international audiences.
Its coverage includes Russia’s war against Ukraine, Ukrainian politics, history, civil society, democracy, disinformation, occupied territories, Ukrainian soldiers and the wider struggle for Ukraine’s freedom and territorial integrity.
Euromaidan Press is mission-driven rather than commercially owned. It is community-funded and supported by readers, volunteers and institutional partners, while maintaining a clear focus on non-partisan, non-religious and independent information.
Euromaidan Press has built a strong reputation for explaining Ukraine to the world and countering Russian disinformation. It gives international readers access to Ukrainian-led reporting, analysis and democratic values rooted in the spirit of the Euromaidan movement.
Euromaidan Contact details:
Address: Kyiv (details not available)
Tel: +380 93 753 6869
Email: through their website or euromaidanpress@gmail.com
Web Address: https://euromaidanpress.com
Frontliner
Frontliner is an independent Ukrainian media organisation producing powerful journalism, photography and video reporting on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Founded by Ukrainian photojournalist and war reporter Andriy Dubchak, Frontliner grew out of his work documenting the war in Donbas from 2014. Today, it reports from the front line, de-occupied territories and communities directly affected by Russia’s invasion.
Publishing in Ukrainian and English, Frontliner combines frontline reporting with strong visual storytelling, documenting military events, civilian life, war crimes, trauma, resilience and the long-term consequences of war.
Frontliner contact details:
Address: 04060, Ukraine, Kyiv, Olzhycha Str. 5, office 25
Tel: +38063-493-08-70
Email: info@frontliner.ua
Web Address: https://frontliner.ua
Ukraїner
Ukraїner is a Ukrainian community, media platform and non-profit organisation that has been researching and sharing stories about Ukraine since 2016.
Through beautifully produced writing, photography, video, books and multilingual publishing, Ukraїner reveals the richness of Ukrainian life, including its regions, people, traditions, creativity, history, humour, resilience and democratic values.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraїner has also documented evacuation, resistance, de-occupation, humanitarian and military support, war crimes, cultural survival and the strength of communities living under attack.
Through Ukraїner International, it shares Ukrainian stories with global audiences in many languages, including English. Its publishing house also turns this multimedia storytelling into lasting books on Ukrainian identity, culture, resistance and wartime experience.
Ukraїner’s work helps the world see Ukraine not only as a country at war, but as a vibrant, diverse, creative and deeply human society fighting for its freedom, memory and future.
Ukraїner contact details:
Postal address: NGO “Ukraїner”, Yaroslaviv Val Street 15, office 410, Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine
Email: mail@ukrainer.net
Web address: https://www.ukrainer.net