Oleksiy Arunyan

Oleksiy Arunyan is a correspondent from Ukraine. He specialises in society and legal reporting. He currently works for Graty, a Ukrainian media outlet that focuses on the law and justice system.

In occupation, they cared for the vulnerable. Now they’re in jail for it

Ukrainians who ensured elderly neighbours survived when Russia took their town are being convicted of collaboration

By Oleksiy Arunyan

/ 4 Oct 2023

In occupation, they cared for the vulnerable. Now they’re in jail for it

Building on bones: working undercover on Ukraine’s deadly building sites

Every year, dozens of workers die on Ukraine’s construction sites due to poor safety procedures. To find out more, I got a job at one of them.

By Oleksiy Arunyan

/ 18 Jun 2019

Building on bones: working undercover on Ukraine’s deadly building sites

Why work-to-rule is a mobilising act on Ukraine’s railways

In May 2018, Ukraine’s railway workers took an unprecedented stand against deathtrap conditions. Six months on, I went to found out what's changed. RU

By Oleksiy Arunyan

/ 21 Feb 2019

“They are collecting information on people involved in social activism”: Ukrainian anarchists targeted in series of searches

In December, Ukrainian law enforcement searched a series of activists' homes in connection with a violent assault on a Ukrainian war veteran. Activists believe this is part of a wider campaign against anarchists in Ukraine.

By Oleksiy Arunyan

/ 11 Jan 2019

How Hungary and Ukraine fell out over a passport scandal

Ukraine’s border region of Zakarpattya is home to the country’s Hungarian community – and is now the centre of a diplomatic row. RU

By Oleksiy Arunyan

/ 11 Oct 2018