Valeria Costa-Kostritsky is editorial assistant at oDR, openDemocracy's post-Soviet space project, and is a French journalist based in London. She writes about politics, women's rights and social issues for publications including L'Obs, the London Review of Books and Index on Censorship.
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Published in: oDR: Review5 must-watch Ukrainian films that pre-date Russia’s 2022 invasionFor an insight into the years preceding Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, watch these five films
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Published in: oDR: NewsHow to help Ukrainian people, in and outside Ukraine, in 2023Ukrainians need your support more than ever in 2023. You can give money to these local grassroots organisations
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Published in: oDR: ExplainerDonations worth millions fail to reach Ukraine – sparking calls for changeAid delays have exposed a deep power imbalance between Ukrainians and the international actors claiming to help them.
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Published in: oDR: NewsFears for Ukrainian human rights activist captured by RussiaAnti-racist and anti-fascist campaigner Maksym Butkevych was reportedly taken prisoner while fighting last month
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘War changed the way I look at things’: a Mariupol photographer portrays KyivPhotographer and filmmaker Oleksandr Surovtsov moved to the Ukrainian capital after Russia destroyed his hometown
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Published in: oDR: InterviewMillions were raised to help Ukraine. Where was the aid on the ground?Ukrainian volunteers and organisations did the bulk of the work helping people caught in Russia’s invasion, a new...