Victoria Amelina
Victoria Amelina was a Ukrainian novelist and children's writer, known for her efforts to document war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She founded a literary festival in her hometown of New York, Donetsk, and after the war began in February 2022, she transitioned to humanitarian work and volunteered as a war crimes researcher. Tragically, she died in June 2023 due to injuries sustained in a Russian missile strike.
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Victoria Amelina was a writer investigating alleged war crimes when she was killed in Kramatorsk.
The tragic war in Ukraine has become tragically normal
Canada· 2026-02-21
Victoria Amelina's tragic death during the Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as a poignant reflection on life and humanity.
Los 50 mejores libros de 2025 | Babelia
Spain· 2025-12-13
Victoria Amelina was killed in a missile attack, highlighting the tragic impact of the war on civilians.
“Nunca viviré bajo bandera rusa”: el Donbás controlado por Ucrania no quiere ser moneda de cambio para la paz | InternacionalSpain· 2025-10-26
Victoria Amelina was a writer and human rights researcher who published the diary of a murdered fellow writer.
how two literary academics became wartime resistance leaders – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-09-07
Victoria Amelina was a Ukrainian writer who died during a Russian bombing in Kramatorsk.
investigador de crímenes en Ucrania explica cómo opera la maquinaria de guerra de Rusia
Colombia· 2025-08-11
Victoria Amelina is mentioned as a friend of Héctor Abad Faciolince, with whom he changed seats to avoid a missile.
El hambre como arma de guerra
Bolivia· 2025-07-25
Victoria Amélina was a Ukrainian writer who tragically died when a Russian missile struck the pizzeria where she was.
‘Ahora y en la hora’Colombia· 2025-07-18
Victoria Amelina is a deceased poet whose work is remembered in the urban art of Kharkiv.
Cubren ventanas rotas de Járkov, destrozadas por la guerra; se convierten en lienzos de resiliencia e identidad ucraniana
Mexico· 2025-07-14
Victoria Amelina is a deceased poet whose work is remembered and honored in the street art of Kharkiv.
Las ventanas rotas de Járkov se convierten en lienzos de resiliencia e identidad ucraniana - Mundo
Paraguay· 2025-07-13Victoria Amelina was honored posthumously with the Orwell Prize for Political Writing for her book Looking at Women Looking at War.
Βραβεία και ξεχασμένα βιβλία | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ
Greece· 2025-07-12
Victoria Amelina is remembered as a brave woman and a victim of the war in Ukraine.
Eduardo Mendoza, Rozalén, Victoria Luengo, Bunbury y otros protagonistas del año cultural comparten sus lecturas para el verano | BabeliaSpain· 2025-06-30
Victoria Amelina tragically lost her life in a missile attack in Kramatorsk.
70 libros para leer este verano: las recomendaciones de los expertos de ‘Babelia’ | BabeliaSpain· 2025-06-28
Victoria Amelina has posthumously won the Orwell Political Writing prize for her book Looking at Women, Looking at War.
Irish author Donal Ryan wins Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for novel Heart, Be at Peace – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-25
Victoria Amelina was a young Ukrainian writer who died after being injured in a missile attack.
La herida de Abad Faciolince, tras la pista de Pavese, la gentrificación porno de la sociedad y otros libros de la semana | BabeliaSpain· 2025-06-01
Victoria Amelina was a writer and activist who dedicated herself to documenting the crimes of the Russian invasion but died in the missile attack.
“Soy de los cobardes que sobreviven”. El escritor habla de Ahora y en la horaColombia· 2025-05-25
Victoria Amelina tragically passed away, impacting those around her.
Gracias, Filbo - Columna de Jineth Bedoya LimaColombia· 2025-05-15
Victoria Amelina was another Ukrainian writer who was killed in a Russian bombing.
Il corpo di Vika Roshchyna e quel crimine contro tutti noi
Italy· 2025-04-30
Victoria Amelina was a Ukrainian writer and war crimes investigator who documented the impact of the Russian invasion on her country.
la lezione d’Europa di una scrittrice di guerra- Corriere.itItaly· 2025-03-17
Victoria Amelina documented war crimes and stories of resistance before her tragic death in a missile strike.
Andrea Goldsmith, Victoria Amelina, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Omar El Akkad and other
Australia· 2025-03-04
Victoria Amelina was a young writer who tragically died during an attack in Ukraine.
“Hoy, la libertad de expresión es para los falsos”: Héctor Abad FaciolinceMexico· 2025-02-24
Victoria Amelina was one of her country’s most promising young writers, who documented the war in her country and died from injuries sustained after a Russian missile struck a restaurant.
Valuable, vivid, frustrating – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-22
Victoria Amelina is the author of 'Looking at Women Looking at War'.
Quand les femmes d’Ukraine racontent leur guerre
France· 2025-02-20
Victoria Amelina was a Ukrainian writer who collected testimonies from women during the war and died in 2023 at the age of 37 due to a Russian missile strike.
Notre sélection de six livres cette semaine : « L’Avenir », « Un seul œil », « Heidegger », « Une lettre de l’Est »…France· 2025-02-20
Victoria Amelina was an author who died after a Russian missile hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk.
Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – a precious and powerful work of literature | Books
United Kingdom· 2025-02-12
Victoria Amelina was a novelist and children’s writer, and the founder of a literary festival staged in New York.
Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – in memory of the Ukrainian novelist who catalogued war crimes | Journalism booksUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-11