Valeriia “Lera” Burlakova is a journalist and former soldier from Ukraine. She served in combat from 2014-2017 after joining the Ukrainian army following the Russia invasion of Crimea. Her war diary "Life P.S." received the UN Women in Arts award in 2021. She has worked as a journalist in Ukraine since 2008, beginning during her time at Taras Schevchenko University in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she earned a Bachelor’s in Journalism. She has worked for Ukrayinskiy Tyzhden (The Ukrainian Week magazine) and Censor.net.ua.
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Resilience, Reconstruction, Recovery: The Path Ahead for Ukraine
How can the world achieve sustainable Ukrainian resilience, reconstruction, and recovery in the face of conflict?
Ukrainian Women Seek an Equal Right to Fight
Ukraine faces an acute shortage of military personnel and yet half the population is excluded from conscription. Women warriors say this should change.
Ukraine’s Good-Natured Pied Piper
Kid’s stories from the liberated territories are hard to tell. But imagine a child who witnessed both parents killed by Russian soldiers and who still lives in the family home, very close to the frontline.
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Ukraine’s Frustrated Missile Guardians
Russia is gleefully exploiting delays in US military aid to wreck Ukraine. And that’s not the only problem facing Kyiv’s air defense batteries.
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Ukraine’s Frustrated Missile Guardians
April 18, 2024
Resilience, Reconstruction, Recovery: The Path Ahead for Ukraine
April 10, 2024
Ukrainian Women Seek an Equal Right to Fight
March 28, 2024
Ukraine’s Good-Natured Pied Piper
March 15, 2024
Ukraine, War, Lamentation
February 26, 2024
Containing Russia, Securing Europe
January 31, 2024