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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Project	Grantee
The Story of a Ukrainian Farmer	Taras Borovok
A VR360 documentary film that immerses its viewers in the realities of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
How I O̶c̶c̶u̶p̶i̶e̶d Donbas	Anastasiia Kuzmenko
An artistic project and a non-fiction book processing the personal memories of the artist Alexander Len, who is currently fighting in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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.
Donbas as Metaphor	Kateryna Iakovlenko
An English edition of a book about Donbas that positions the region as central to understanding post-industrial landscapes and contemporary environmental trauma.
The Search for Fallen Ukrainian Soldiers and the Journey Home	Mariia Moroz
A 40-minute vérité-style documentary following the harrowing yet dignified process of recovering the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in action.
On the Edge	Taras Ibrahimov
A documentary project set in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, focusing on Olha, an elderly woman who refuses to evacuate due to her age and the need to care for her livestock.
Mission XII	Oleksandr Kryshtalovych
Archiving and editing extensive raw footage collected by a local fixer during 11 missions to the Ukrainian frontline.
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.
Rescue	Tamara Human
An intimate documentary focusing on the Ukrainian and international volunteers who risk their lives to evacuate animals—including companion and farm animals—from the frontlines.
Tomorrow May Never Come	Andriy Lyubka
A non-fiction book about things, places, and people that may disappear physically tomorrow but will remain in the memory long after the war.
Under Pressure: The Role of Grassroots Movements in the Russo-Ukrainian War	Natalka Diachenko
Documenting the development, transformation, and current state of civic and cultural initiatives across Ukraine.
Where is the past stored?	Kateryna Krokha
An interactive exhibition based on a series of intimate interviews with forcefully displaced residents of the small town of Selydove in the Donetsk region.