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Andriy Dubchak
Andriy Dubchak is the founder and director of the independent reporting media outlet Donbas Frontliner and was a correspondent and photographer for many years for RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. He specializes in telling the stories of soldiers and civilians caught up in the war in eastern Ukraine. He received a 2022 Free Media Award from the Fritt Ord and ZEIT foundations for his "courageous professional reporting from battle zones." He also received a Lovie award for his coverage of the Maidan protests in 2014 and a Gold Medal in the LifePressPhoto competition in 2020.