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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When the Sky Came Crashing Down: Southern Ukraine in February 2022	Olena Syniavska
An archive of written testimonies from eyewitnesses of the first days of the war in the Odesa region, accompanied by photographs from their private archives.
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.
Grassroots and Temporary Memorials during the Full-Scale Invasion	Maryna Bakiieva
Recording, researching, and understanding manifestations of spontaneous memorialization and Ukraine’s collective traumatic experience.
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.
One Life—Two Wars	Iryna Kotsabiuk
Recording interviews with elderly people who experienced occupation during both World War II and the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.
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.
Invisible Front: Kherson	Olga Gibelinda
A documentary film focusing on a transformative journey made by Estonian director Ilmar Raag, who traveled to the Kherson region as a volunteer.
Stormy Land: Documenting the War in the Shostka District of the Sumy Region	Oleksandr Solomko
Investigating the living conditions of civilians in 10 border communities of the Shostka district in the Sumy region, which are regularly subjected to shelling.
Volunteer’s Kitchen	Volodymyr Kuznetsov
An ongoing project documenting the Ukrainian volunteer movement as a living and changing social organism, with a particular focus on volunteer kitchens.
The Body After: Landscape	Tetiana Kytsenko
A fictional documentary performance exploring how people cope with the severe bodily trauma caused by warfare and damaging cosmetic interventions driven by societal beauty standards.
The Seventh Company. Laugh or Cry \| Part 3	Andrii Meronyk
A collection of authentic short stories amplifying the voices of Ukrainian soldiers from the trenches, field-tested by mud, smoke, tension, laughter, and resilience.
Effects of War: A Devastated Farming Region	Vitalii Pichura
Collecting data and comprehensive scientific research on the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Reservoir for the farmers and rural population of southern Ukraine.