Euromaidanpress.com: Journalist launches own media on Donbas to remind world of Russia’s war

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Article by: Olena Makarenko Edited by: Michael Garrood

It’s the sixth year of the war in eastern Ukraine, and events there are disappearing from both Ukrainian and international media coverage. The trend has several reasons, but the lack of coverage is in stark contrast to the ongoing war. Andriy Dubchak is a journalist who set himself the task of showing the true picture of Donbas to a wider audience. To achieve this, he launched a crowdfunding campaign for his media, Donbas Frontliner.

Andriy Dubchak is a journalist who set himself the task of showing the true picture of Donbas. Photo: Andriy Dubchak's archive

Andriy Dubchak came to journalism from the world of IT. Being familiar with new technologies, he became the first streamer at the Euromaidan Revolution. He also held video streams from all the key events of the Revolution. Later, he covered Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014. Realizing the power of photography, Andriy started to pay more attention to it. Since 2016, he has been covering the Donbas war extensively and is known for his series of photo reports from there.

At a position near Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers eat dinner as their comrades-in-arms trade bursts of fire with Russia-backed forces. Photo: https: www.andriy-dubchak.com.ua

“I don’t like war and killings. On the contrary: I love people. They and their emotions are always in the center of my reports and photography. However, in spite of our desires, the Russian-Ukrainian war is ongoing, and we have to do something with it.”

With these thoughts in mind, Dubchak decided to act and created the project Donbas Frontliner.

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