Yuliana Skibitska

Editor-in-Chief

I was born and raised in Zaporizhzhia and worked in journalism since 2012. I started my career at the local wired station Radio Try and the newspaper Mriya. In 2014, I moved to Kyiv and worked for the newspaper Segodnya, Hromadske TV, wrote for Ukrainska Pravda, Charitum, Liga.net, The Guardian, PenOpp, and others.

In 2019, I joined Babel as an editor, later became a deputy editor-in-chief at Zaborona, and then returned to Babel. In 2020, I won the Honour of the Profession award in the Constructive Journalism category.

Currently, I teach two courses for aspiring journalists at Kyiv Media School and collaborate with the History Unit project by n-ost.

Publications of the author

“I need years of therapy.” Journalist Iryna Romaliiska on Russians, living between Czechia and Ukraine, and pregnancy loss: а deep (and painful) interview
Since 2018, Ukrainian journalist Iryna Romaliiska has served as an anchor and reporter for Current Time , an RFE/RL project aimed at Russian-speaking audiences. In August...
The Ukrainian defense industry is developing, and even you can invest in it. Here is how it works
Ukraine’s defense industry is expanding rapidly, driving a sharp rise in demand for private capital. Domestic retail investors and international venture funds alike are...
Looking for something for your pet? Here are 13 Ukrainian brands where you can buy everything from food to clothing. Some even have Halloween costumes
Yellow Blue has put together a selection of 13 Ukrainian brands that meet every need a pet might have: nutritious, high-quality food, tasty treats, practical clothing, gear...
“We will all die in this war. Some of us just from old age.” Lyuba Shipovich on supporting the military and living between Ukraine and the US
In 2008, Lyuba Shipovich moved to the US because, after the Orange Revolution , she had lost faith that Ukraine would change. From 2015 to 2020, she returned to Ukraine for...
It started with dreams in a Lviv kitchen. Then came Mriya, which never flew over Venice. In the end, the voices of Ukrainians at war echoed at the Biennale. The story of Open Group
You may have seen the video : Ukrainians who survived shelling recreate the sounds of war using their own voices—the whistle of a missile, gunfire, explosions—and invite...
“Traces”: the painful stories of women who survived violence during the war. How the director and the film’s protagonist turned their own pain into a way to help others
Ukraine has chosen its entry for the Oscars. It is the documentary “Traces,” directed by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk, a story about women who survived violence during...
Artist Pavlo Makov created Utopia and Lost Paradise. How his art reflects life — even the one that cannot be. A profile
Pavlo Makov’s works are held in world-renowned museums across Europe, the US, and Japan. In 2022, his installation Fountain of Exhaustion. High Water represented Ukraine...
"Dad's Lullaby" is a film about a veteran trying to return to civilian life. Here is how it shows the experience of thousands of Ukrainian families
A small Kyiv kitchen. A stubbled man talks about blood, knives, and the guys who come back from war. This is Serhiy, an ATO veteran who returned home in 2018 after nearly...