British Support Ukraine Media Initiative
A partnership-based initiative to strengthen support for Ukrainian journalists, photographers, filmmakers, independent content creators, writers and visual artists documenting Russia’s disgraceful war against Ukraine.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian media producers have endured extraordinary hardship. Reporters have been hunted, detained, tortured and killed. Photographers and videographers have been deliberately targeted by drones and artillery, while bloggers and independent creators have been beaten or threatened for exposing abuses.
Newsrooms have been destroyed, equipment lost, incomes have evaporated and families displaced. Freelancers often work without insurance, hostile-environment training, safety equipment or reliable pay, as advertising markets have collapsed and grants remain inconsistent.
Independent creators, writers and artists documenting the war frequently fall outside formal support structures. Alongside physical danger, exhaustion, trauma and financial precarity have become routine.
Yet Ukrainian media producers continue: not because conditions allow it, but because they believe the truth must be recorded. Their work preserves evidence, sustains public attention and forms part of Ukraine’s resistance. But courage alone is not sustainable.
PRESS aims to mobilise the UK’s vast media, creative and cultural sectors to protect and empower Ukrainian media producers: journalists, photographers, videographers, filmmakers, independent content creators, writers and visual artists.
Through a central online hub and strategic partnerships that deliver practical support alongside creative and career development opportunities, we aim to ensure that truthful reporting endures and that momentum towards a dignified and just peace continues to grow.
Discover our first 3 projects to support Ukraine media creators and our plans to greatly increase our the scope of support.
PRESS is not being set up for Ukrainian media producers, it is being created with them. Ukraine participation will help define needs, shape priorities and guide decision making. We invite Ukrainian organisations and individuals both at home and across the diaspora to get involved.
Most importantly, if you need support please reach out to us.
PRESS invites British organisations, groups and individuals to partner in direct support of Ukrainian media producers at the front line of truth, including journalists, photographers, videographers, filmmakers, bloggers, writers, artists and independent creators.
We manage every aspect of our partnerships, from coordination to delivery, making participation straightforward, efficient and truly transparent.
Together, we can turn shared values into measurable, positive outcomes that help Ukraine defend itself today and build a free, democratic and resilient future.
Here, gathered in one place, you will find information about the various existing support schemes currently offered to Ukrainian media producers by leading organisations.
You will also find other resources here to promote the safety and wellbeing of Ukrainians and international media producers, no matter your status in the media, arts and culture spaces.
Like much of Europe, it is extremely hot. The journey from Krakow to Lviv took eight hours by bus. Krakow itself was fascinating and is certainly a place I need to explore further. I was lucky at the border. My cases, crammed with filming equipment, were not checked, which may have taken some explaining. More…
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Read postOn March 11th I attended a live recording of Jonathan Fink’s Silicon Curtain YouTube channel and podcast at the Ukrainan Cultural Centre in London. It was one of the most impressive interviews I have seen on the subject of Russia’s disgraceful invasion of Ukraine. Jonathan’s guest was Roman Trokhymets, a young Ukrainian veteran whose story…
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Explore our collections of photography, video and visual art showing how creativity keeps Ukrainian culture defiant and alive. Submit your own work to share it with a growing audience of partners and supporters.
A project where war poetry finds its voice in music.
Fallen Rhymes is a cultural and artistic project that combines the poetry of Ukrainian soldiers with the music of contemporary performers. Its goal is to convey the voices of war in the form of songs, poems and performances.
The project was created by OVO Literary Agency in partnership with the NGO Horizons Without Borders.
