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News: Media under Pressure: Ukrainian and Russian Journalists Share Insights into their Work

How is Russia’s war against Ukraine changing journalism? How do Ukrainian journalists report under fire? What are the consequences of state repression and exile for Russian journalists? in Regensburg, media professionals from Ukraine and Russia shed light on the impact of war, censorship, and political pressure on their work. The discussion series "Journalists at Risk"  was organized by “Think Space Ukraine”.

03 July 2026, by Anna Khomutkova, Think Space Ukraine

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The discussion “Journalists at Risk – Turning Points: Ukraine” featuring Serhiy Shturkhetskyy, Milan Lelich and Olena Babakova and moderated by Jędrzej Morawiecki (University of Wrocław), opened the series on 23 June at the Evangelisches Bildungswerk Regensburg. 

The second discussion of the series, “Journalists at Risk – Turning Points: Russia,” brought together Russian journalists Leonid Ragozin and Vladimir Shvedov , who are currently working in exile and are openly opposing Russian aggression in Ukraine. This discussion took place on 25 June 2026 in Regensburg and was also moderated by Jędrzej Morawiecki.

You can find insights from both discussions on TSU's webpages (external link, opens in a new window).

The discussion series “Journalists at Risk” was organized by “Denkraum Ukraine” / “Think Space Ukraine” at the University of Regensburg, in cooperation with Evangelisches Bildungswerk Regensburg e. V. and the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS). The events were financed by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) through the funds from the Federal Foreign Office (AA).  

 

Contacts

Think Space Ukraine

Anna Khomutkova
Public Relations

Mail to: oeffentlichkeitsarbeit.du@ur.de

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