Lee Reaney

News Editor and Correspondent at The New Voice of Ukraine (English)

Editor of Lviv Today (since 2013) and writer for the International Paralympic Committee (since 2017). Correspondent for LBC News and TRT World. Previous jobs include Hromadske, New Eastern Europe, The Budapest Times, World Taekwondo, and Government of Saskatchewan.

Masters-level education in East European Studies (Kyiv) and International Conflict (Saskatoon).

Passionate about disability rights, refugee assistance, and justice in sport. One of four Canadians longlisted for ‘Best Color Piece’ at 2022 AIPS Sports Media Awards.

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Resilient & patient /
Ukrainians show resiliency: Corruption down, support for EU & NATO up, IRI survey finds

Ukrainians are seeing less corruption, show patience in waiting for reconstruction, and show strong support for local governments, NATO, and the EU, according to the latest survey conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI).
10 June 2024, 10:16 PM 380
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Paying a price /
Dutch performer who played in Russia after the invasion banned from Eurovision finals

Dutch performer Joost Klein, who performed in Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and was set to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision finals, has been banned from the competition, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced.
11 May 2024, 05:15 PM 6955
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Significant win /
‘We do it for the soldiers’ – UA’s national hockey team dedicates Olympic qualifier success to army

Ukraine’s national hockey team can close out a remarkably successful Olympic qualification tournament with a win against Estonia – and they’re dedicating their success to those fighting on the frontlines.
11 February 2024, 06:25 PM 232
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Dreaming big /
Ukraine can likely qualify for the final Olympic hockey qualification tournament by beating Poland

Head coach Dmytro Khristich said a win would bring the team ‘one step closer to the dream’
9 February 2024, 08:31 PM 212
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Music at war /
Ukraine’s Antytila band at the vanguard of rewriting rules of winning wartime’s ‘cultural front’

In the band’s first interview after returning from the U.S. leg of its current world tour, Antytila’s Taras Topolia sat down with NV to discuss the role of artists during war and how his group contributes to Ukraine’s war effort.
26 October 2023, 10:30 PM 274
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No gold for you /
Brutal timekeeper error robs Terliuga of gold medal dream after standing up to Russian in earlier fight

It went from ecstasy to agony in mere moments for Ukraine’s Olympic silver medalist Anzhelika Terliuga at the World Karate Federation (WKF) World Championships, after a Bulgarian protest over a timekeeping error forced a partial replay of the semi-final fight she had already won on Oct. 25.
26 October 2023, 10:25 AM 778
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Back in force /
Ruslana debuts new song in front of Ukrainian refugees at Eurovision in Liverpool

Ruslana spoke with NV English after premiering a track from the upcoming ‘Wild Heart’ – her first studio album since 2013. 
19 May 2023, 08:30 PM 538
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Living in a yellow-and-blue submarine /
UK honors Ukrainian artists during Eurovision 2023

An estimated 170+ million people around the world tuned in to see Great Britain celebrate Ukrainian music. The UK was chosen to host Eurovision in 2023 instead of 2022’s winner, Ukraine, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.
17 May 2023, 02:34 PM 562
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Sounds of war /
Ukraine’s Eurovision Wartime Playlist

You know all their Eurovision tunes – but have you heard what Ukraine’s Eurovision acts have been up to since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022? Check out NV’s definitive Eurovision Wartime Playlist to find out!
12 May 2023, 01:29 PM 2631
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Activism through art /
Interview with Otoy – the man singing with Mariya Yaremchuk at Eurovision this evening

Vyacheslav Drofa was just like many other Ukrainians before Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022: he had a day job in IT while he chased his dream of becoming a singer-songwriter. 
11 May 2023, 09:39 PM 567
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