Elena Kostyuchenko
Elena Kostyuchenko was selected for the 2023 Shortlist with Mykolaiv.
Elena Kostyuchenko is a Russian independent journalist. For 17 years she was a special correspondent of Novaya Gazeta, till the newspaper was shut down by Russian authorities in April 2022. She reported on conflict, crime, and social issues. Kostyuchenko was among the first to write about the presence of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. She covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the second day of the war. She is also the author of two collections, Unwanted on Probation and It’s Us Who Will Live Here. Her work was acknowledged with multiple awards including European Press Prize, the Gerd Bucerius Award-Free Press of Eastern Europe, and Paul Klebnikov Prize.
Anna Myroniuk
Anna Myroniuk was selected for the 2023 Shortlist with Suicide missions, abuse, physical threats: International Legion fighters speak out against leadership’s misconduct.
Anna Myroniuk is the head of investigations at the Kyiv Independent. Anna has run investigative projects on human rights, healthcare, and illicit trade. She also investigated political and corporate misconduct and alleged wrongdoings in the Ukraine army’sleadership. Myroniuk has written for New York Times, Washington Post, Coda Story, and OCCRP. Anna holds a Masters in Investigative Journalism from the City University of London. She is a Chevening Scholar, the winner of the #AllForJan Award 2023, an honoree of the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Media & Marketing list, the runner-up in the investigative reporting category of the 2022 European Press Prize, and a finalist for the 2022 National Investigative Journalism Award of Ukraine and the 2020 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award.