Elina Beketova - Behind the Lines in Temporarily Occupied and Recently Liberated Ukrainian Territory

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24,  2022, some territories faced Moscow’s aggression for the first time,  while others had been illegally annexed or fought over since 2014. When  Russia’s full-scale invasion began, seven regions felt the full force of  Russian aggression. Of these, Crimea had been illegally annexed by  Russia the longest, for eight years. And it’s this territory that holds  the key for victory both for Ukraine, but also for Russia.   

Elina Beketova is a Democracy Fellow at the Centre for European Policy  Analysis (CEPA). She has experience of working as a journalist, editor,  and TV-anchor for news stations in Kharkiv and Kyiv. Elina is originally  from Crimea. At CEPA, Elina Authored – Behind the Lines – a project  about the latest developments in the temporarily occupied and recently  liberated territories of Ukraine. For that study, she interviewed a wide  range of Ukrainian voices – policymakers, activists, and officials.   https://cepa.org/article/behind-the-lines-ukraine-after-russias-invasion/ https://cepa.org/author/elina-beketova/