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Kollen Post

Kollen Post is a freelance journalist, photographer, and contributor to RFE/RL. Based in Kyiv, he specializes in Ukrainian civil society, technology, and human stories within the war. Originally from western Michigan, he speaks Russian and Ukrainian. His work has appeared in Fortune, the Cipher Brief, FT’s Sifted, and Science Magazine. His BA comes from Vanderbilt University.

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October 28, 2024
For Ukrainian Underground Pro Wrestlers And Their Audiences, A Way To Forget The War

In the midst of the Russian invasion, cartoonish violence provides an escape from the real thing, as low-budget but larger-than-life professional wrestling draws crowds in Kyiv.
July 23, 2024
Under Relentless Russian Attacks, Ukrainian Power Plant Workers Race To Get The Lights Back On

From an initial attack in October 2022 to a strike that ripped off the roof in May, this thermoelectric plant has been a repeated target of Russia’s assault on Ukrainian power infrastructure. For its workers, a cycle of attacks and repairs has become the norm as Ukraine fights to keep the lights on.
May 25, 2024
Life, Death, And A Dilemma On Ukraine's New Front Line: Stay Or Go

With Russian shells pounding the border towns of the Kharkiv region, Moscow’s new offensive in northeastern Ukraine is killing civilians, razing homes, and uprooting families. As villages empty out, some people are staying put.
May 16, 2024
Fighting Fires Under Fire In Kharkiv As Russian Bombs Rain Down

As Russian forces press forward from the border and relentlessly bombard Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv’s firefighters have a particularly tough job to do. “Roulette” is how one of them describes a typical 48-hour shift. “It’s a matter of chance.”
April 23, 2024
The Ascent Of Ukrainian Rap As The Soundtrack To War

A genre in its infancy at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, hip hop has flourished amid a cultural boom in wartime Ukraine. It’s a two-way street, with lyrics reflecting Ukraine’s fight for survival and concerts helping raise cash for the cause.
April 18, 2024
Guarding The Memory Of The Brutal Russian Siege Of Chernihiv, As Bombs Fall Again

In a damaged cemetery and a dank cellar where Russian soldiers held hundreds of people captive, the scars of the siege of Chernihiv are still fresh. As rockets rain down again, Ukrainians wage a battle to preserve the memory of the onslaught that unfolded in the first weeks of full-scale war.
March 22, 2024
As Russia Pummels Power Plants, Ukrainians Advance On Renewable Energy Front

With its energy infrastructure under heavy Russian fire and over two-thirds of its power-generation capacity lost to occupation forces, Ukraine is seeking to revive a “green transformation” that was gathering speed before the full-scale invasion of February 2022.
December 14, 2023
As Winter Falls And Ukraine Faces New Russian Attacks On Energy Infrastructure, A Wind Farm Eyes Expansion

Early in the invasion, Russian forces advancing in southern Ukraine took over many of the biggest energy plants in the country. With the battle for electricity ongoing, Ukraine is building back its wind power.
October 25, 2023
Back In Ukrainian Hands, A Southern Region Struggles To Rebuild As Winter Approaches

Last year, Russian forces overran part of the Mykolayiv region and pressed at the gates of its main city before being driven back. Today, Mykolayiv finds itself on a new front line: The frontier in Ukraine’s battle to rebuild, even as the country continues its fight against the invasion.
May 02, 2023
Far From The Front In The War With Russia, Lviv Seeks To Evolve From Outsourcing Hub To Ukrainian Silicon Valley

Already an IT hub, the western city of Lviv tries to ride out the Russian invasion -- and hopes for a boom when it's over. The industry and the talent that it produces are pillars of Ukraine's plans for economic recovery in a postwar world, but times are tough as the war rages on further east.

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