Igor Burdyga

Igor Burdyga began his career as a journalist with Interfax-Ukraine in 2007 before moving to Kommersant-Ukraine. Since spring 2015, he has been a freelance correspondent for the Ukrainian edition of Deutsche Welle.

Surviving 100 days of Russian occupation in Kherson

What is life like in Ukraine's southern region of Kherson, under Russian control since the start of the invasion?

By Igor Burdyga

/ 9 Jun 2022

Surviving 100 days of Russian occupation in Kherson

These miners protested for 43 days underground. Then they were betrayed

This autumn, miners in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih held a strike one kilometre underground to force management into a compromise. The day after an agreement was signed, the plant began legal proceedings against 400 miners.

By Igor Burdyga

/ 3 Dec 2020

These miners protested for 43 days underground. Then they were betrayed

Arkady Babchenko: the murder that didn’t happen

One year on from the “murder” of a Russian journalist that shocked the world, the promise of a transparent investigation is yet to materialise. Instead, it’s the murky world of Russian-Ukrainian counterintelligence that has emerged from the shadows.

By Igor Burdyga

/ 30 May 2019

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Where now for Ukraine’s brave new journalism?

Three years on from the start of Ukraine’s democratic revolution, freedom of speech still isn’t valued by the authorities. And there’s only more ways to shut down debate. Русский

By Igor Burdyga

/ 30 Jan 2017

Ukraine’s media: a plea for pluralism

Ukraine’s media is caught between propaganda and counter-propaganda. We need to stop this black and white thinking.

By Igor Burdyga

/ 29 Dec 2015