Valeriia Liedenko spent a decade working in Ukrainian communications, mostly in television — including roles at STB, Novyi, and the 1+1 Media Group. After the full-scale...
Mila Shevchuk
Editor
I am a Kyiv native who is in love with the Ukrainian language and has been shaping and refining texts for 20 years. I am a member of the Association of Ukrainian Editors and have 10 years of experience in television, progressing from journalist to chief editor and lead scriptwriter for social projects and investigative crime series.
As a communications specialist, I collaborated with the Starenki charity fund, as well as the civic organizations Yedyni and the Association of Families of Kremlin Political Prisoners.
I am also the author of the Movonka blog, a Ukrainian language trainer for adults, and a moderator of international Ukrainian conversation clubs. After evacuating from occupied Bucha, I organized and led the longest-running daily volunteer language marathon of 2022, lasting over seven months. Due to the war, I had to relocate to Italy.
In 2024, I completed training with the International Centre for Development and Leadership and the Confidence Psychological Support Centre, becoming a facilitator for Ukrainian women’s support groups.
I keep the poetic essence of our project’s writing alive and share the stories of determined Ukrainians reshaping their lives and the world around them.
Publications of the author
In April 2022, language activists Ivanna Kobieleva and Natalka Fedechko, along with entrepreneur Ivan Kapeliushnyk, launched the National Initiative Yedyni (United—...
The Leleka Foundation is one of the most recognized Ukrainian charitable organizations operating abroad. Its co-founder, Vadіm Geshel, resides in the United States. When...
