Grantees

The projects listed below have been supported by Documenting Ukraine. This is not a complete list; other grantees have opted not to publish information about their projects, and new projects are being added to the site on an ongoing basis.

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Forecasting Affective Reaction to Existential Threats in Wartime	Oleksii Polunin
Assessing how people predict their affective response to existential threats related to war.
Ukrainian Wartime Justice: Access, Risks, and Institutional Adaptation	Aurika Paskar
Documenting how Ukraine’s justice system is transforming during wartime by focusing on three core areas: access to justice under martial law; risks faced by judges, lawyers, and litigants; and institutional resilience.
Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms among Students in Relation to Local Security Conditions	Anton Gorodokin
Assessing anxiety and depression levels among Ukrainian higher-education students in different security conditions as the war goes on.
Teaching under Fire: Ukrainian University Lectures between the Frontlines and Education	Yuliya Krylova-Grek
A research project documenting the experiences of Ukrainian teachers amid war to show that the educational space is also a battlefield for ideas and future intellectual potential.
Documenting a Public Initiative in the Defense Sector: The Case of the Ukrainian School of UAV Operators	Igor Serdiuk
Documenting the work of one of the most effective civilian drone-operator training schools in Ukraine.
Documenting Plant Diversity in Occupied Territories within Ukraine’s Steppe Zone	Mykyta Peregrym
Preserving and publishing crucial, previously unknown, biodiversity data collected from the Ukrainian steppe zone between 2001 and 2021.
Chronicles of Thirst: Documenting Mykolaiv’s Water Security Challenges and Solutions in a War-Torn City	Olena Mitryasova
Scientific analysis and human documentation of Mykolaiv’s water crisis, a direct consequence of the war that has left hundreds of thousands without a stable water supply.
War and Time: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Eclipse of Peace	Denys Sultanhaliiev
Developing theoretical frameworks for understanding the Russian invasion through continental philosophy.
The Invisible Battalion – 10 Years of Struggle for Gender Equality in Ukraine’s Armed Forces	Tamara Martsenyuk
Conducting interviews with participants of the so-called “Invisible Battalion,” which integrates women into Ukraine’s security and defense sectors.
Life Changed by War: Oral Testimonies from a Rural Community	Maryna Baryshpolets
Recording the experiences of residents of a rural community in the Kyiv region, where the war manifests itself through mobilization, prolonged separation, changes in social and religious practices, heightened anxiety, silence, and new forms of mutual support.
Silenced Voices from 11 Years of Occupation	Ilami Yasna
Analyzing the stories of Ukrainian women who remained under Russian occupation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions for over a decade, challenging simplistic narratives about loyalty, identity, and belonging in occupied regions.
Anthropology of Survival	Oleksandr Cheremisin
An oral history project documenting the lives of residents of Kherson, which is under constant drone attacks from the Russian military.